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White man in hat, sweater, baseball pants, walking away from two men on horses in background

Babe Ruth at Oaklawn Park

Multistory rounded concrete building with

Barton Coliseum

Oval-shaped stadium and surrounding buildings with residential area and trees in the background

Barton Coliseum

Multistory enclosed stadium building with red awnings and glass doors on parking lot

Barton Coliseum

Group of men dressed in baseball uniforms seated on ground with two men in ties standing behind them

Group of young white women in sleeveless shirts and shorts standing in line against a brick wall with ball

Batesville Pioneers

Group of young boys in sports jerseys posing in classroom

Basketball Team

Street with metal building next to carnival rides with Ferris wheel and loop roller coaster

Independence County Fair

Multistory brick building with scaffolding under construction

Bathhouse Construction

Brick building with large front windows and people sitting inside and a slender chimney and trees

Lamar Bathhouse

fully dressed white men in bath house sitting in hall way with changing rooms on both sides

Huffman Hamilton Bathhouse

Single-story buildings alongside spring-fed stream with cattle nearby

Bathhouse Row; 1867

Three-story building with elaborate awning on front and striped awnings on windows on street with Army-Navy hospital in background

Fordyce Bathhouse

Shirtless white men in bath house with stalls and beds

Building with arched windows and columns with cars in parking lot

Bathhouse; 1953

Trees and shoreline reflected in lake

Bear Creek Lake

White boy and girl with Alice in Wonderland cutout and stone building

Wonderland Cave

Lake with trees growing out of the water and wooden dock in the foreground

White man in football uniform with

Small log building with buggy and two grinding wheels

Blacksmith Shop

Layered rock features on cave ceiling

"Cave Bacon" at Blanchard

Three tiered natural water fall with trees and rock pool

Interior of a large cave with rock formations and tourists walking along a paved path with railings

Blanchard Springs Caverns

Tourists wearing hard hats with lights on them inside a cave

Blanchard Springs Caverns

artificially lit cave with striated stalactites

Blanchard Formations

striated stalactites in cave

Blanchard Flowstone

Interior cave stalagmites on natural shelves above mineral deposit piles covered in icicle like drips

Blanchard Springs Caverns

Blunt-Herron Monument

African-American man in mid air with football and

Group of white men in

Large knife leaning on wooden wagon wheel in grass

Bull Elk with large antlers on grass field

Wood and stone pavilion in forested area

Boyle Park Pavilion

Concrete and stone bridge over creek

Boyle Park Bridge

Close-up of outdoor stone and brick fireplace

Boyle Park Chimney

Interior of wood and stone pavilion with open fire pit

Boyle Park Fire Pit

White man with glasses in white football uniform with red number 77 focusing on game in progress

Brandon Burlsworth

Young white man with glasses in football uniform on

Brandon Burlsworth Ad

Footbridge with high railing over creek with walking path and buildings in the background

African-American man in baseball uniform holding rectangular object amid crowd of fellow players

Brock Record Stolen Base

Group of white men in baseball uniforms with caps and jackets sitting on wooden bleachers

White man in kayak holding paddle across chest with river rapids, mountain ridge

Buffalo National River

Young white boy holds large insect

Western style store fronts on grass

Mountain Village 1890

white man sits before old model computer with sign

Pair of cabin buildings with rock walls and foot bridge over creek in the foreground

Burns Gables Cottages

Tree and vines covering side of single-story brick building with sign and flat roof

Burns Gables Exterior: 2010

White woman in uniform serving white man and woman at bar

Burns Gables Interior

White man standing behind display case with items on shelving behind him in shop

Burns Gables Interior

Tall chairs at counter inside abandoned restaurant with debris on the floor

Burns Gables Interior: 2010

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