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"U.S. Air Force" jet in flight, tail number "50672"

Railroad crossing signs next to train tracks

Brick building with metal garage extension on gravel parking lot

B&N Railway Depot

B&N Railway Sign

Man driving horses and wagon in front of single story building

Bald Knob Depot

brick building with angled spanish tile roof and "Bald Knob" sign parked vehicles by railroad tracks

Bald Knob Train Depot

Large group of people gathered around large

Balloon Ascension

Tug boat in the center of river pushing a barge

man in straw hat outside small building with pointed roof standing alongside railroad tracks

Baring Cross Bridge Tender's Office

Steel truss bridge under construction over river with town buildings in the background

Baring Cross Bridge

Steel arch bridge being built over a river with train cars on tracks in the foreground

Baring Cross Bridge

"Towboat sinks near Osceola" newspaper clipping

Bart Tully Article

"Bart Tully Sinks

Bart Tully Article

Cypress trees in swamp

Trees and shoreline reflected in lake

Bear Creek Lake

rough wooden A-frame building labeled "Bearden"

Bearden Railroad Depot

Aerial view of suspension bridge over river with tree covered hills in the background

brick building with "Beebe" sign

Beebe Train Depot

Potrait of white man in suit with raised collar

White man wearing a fedora hat looking over a tree-lined river and bridge in the distance

Before Norfork Lake

Steamboat sinking in river with smoke billowing out of its smokestacks

Belle Zane Steamboat

Looking across concrete highway bridge with steel arch trusses

Ben Laney Bridge

Side view of concrete arch bridge over river taken from shore

One man standing beside truck and two men in the cockpit of the plane on the back of the truck

Benton Airplane

Two two-horse stagecoaches in square with white drivers and multistory storefronts behind them

Berryville Public Square

Concrete dam and buildings with power station on water

Blakely Mountain Dam

View of concrete dam and lake with islands from above

Blakely Mountain Dam

Concrete bridge over shallow creek

Blansett Bridge

"Blue Star Memorial By Way" plaque on large rock in flower bed

Blue Star Memorial

Bronze plaque saying "A tribute to the armed forces that have defended the United States of America"

Blue Star Plaque

Concrete arch straddling highway and saying "Entering Arkansas"

Single story wooden building next to railroad tracks with car parked at the end

Blytheville Depot

Wood frame building with stilts and two chimney and railroad track platform with thin metal tower

Bono Train Depot

Railroad bridge crossing river; automobile bridge in the distance to the right

Looking across concrete bridge with two-lane road and railings

Looking across concrete bridge with railing

Bridge Street Bridge

Concrete bridge railing and monument with plaque on it

Bridge Street Bridge Guard Rail

Concrete railing and bridge platform with supporting structure

Bridge Street Bridge Support

"Arkansas State Highway Commission" plaque on bridge dated 1936

Bridge Street Dedication Plaque

"Abolish the Bridge Charge" newspaper clipping

Metal bridge over river; city in background

Broadway Bridge

Steel arch bridge being torn down by crane barge on river

Broadway Bridge Demolition

Concrete arch bridge over river during restoration with multistory buildings in the background

Broadway Bridge Remodel

Single-story church building with steeple on left side of curved two-lane road across from other building

Concrete arch highway bridge over river

Buffalo River Bridge

Row of cylindrical objects in long corridor

Bull Shoals Dam Power Plants

Postcard with buildings and cars

Bus and Shoe Companies

Bus station with buses and waiting areas

White man in suit with white shirt

John Butterfield

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