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African-American man in suit sitting at a piano while another holds a stand-up bass

African-American man and three sons with afros and matching outfits of black pants and vests with white ruffled shirts standing together with body of water behind them

Art Porter Sr. and Sons

white man with full beard in military regalia

White man sitting in suit and tie talking on telephone at his desk with framed pictures and diplomas on the wall behind him

Old white man with glasses smiling in suit and tie

African-American man speaking at lectern with African-American woman and men sitting behind him on stage

Men logs and boat on water with trees along the shoreline

Single story wooden building beside railroad tracks

Stacks of lumber in yard with buildings in the background

Portia Lumber Co.

long wooden building with smoke stack next to railroad tracks and piles of lumber

Portia Lumber Company

Two white men in aspen grove with man in cowboy hat and eyepatch making pistol grip gesture

Charles Portis and John Wayne

White family with 2 men, 1 woman, 3 children, and dog outside wood frame house

Charles Portis's Family

Brick storefronts and people walking on dirt road

Portland Main Street

Cars and truck parked outside brick storefronts

Portland City Hall

Single story wooden building

Close-up of front of Naval steamboat at docks with buildings along the shoreline

Possibly the USS Tensas

White man and woman outside gas station and general store "Possum Grape Mercantile"

Possum Grape Mercantile

Group of white men and women with awards and regalia standing with stage behind them

Winery building with brick church tower in the distance above the trees

Post Familie Vineyards and Winery

Post Familie Winery Bottle

White man with painting of farmers and animals at work

Joseph Vorst's Post Office Mural

"Naming post offices" newspaper clipping

Post Office Naming

Two white men in suits sitting in leather chairs talking on stage with sign above them and musicians on their left side

Pot Luck and Poison Ivy

River as seen from bridge above

Rock outcropping over river with trees on both sides

House boat on river with steel arch bridge in the distance and text on post card

Poteau River at Fort Smith

View from upon concrete bridge looking towards with concrete railing

Poteau River Bridge

Green building with central garage bay door and truck parked outside

Poteau Work Center

Single-story cabin and outbuildings with multistory house with covered porch and balcony in the background

Wood frame mansion with porch, balcony, double chimneys, foreground foliage

Side view of brick storefront with covered sidewalk and signs on street with parked cars and multistory house in the background

Brick storefront building on street corner

Pottsville Citizens Bank

"Negro is lynched by mob at Wilmot" newspaper clipping

Pounds Lynching Article

Street curve with rounded hut building and house on right side

POW Camp in Earle

"Built by German prisoner of war 1943" engraving on stone

Small stone building with moss growing on its roof in forest

Powder Magazine

"Mob kills slayer of Sheriff's aide" newspaper clipping

Charles Powell Lynching Article

Young man in Naval uniform and woman in Naval cap yelling with text on songbook cover

Dick Powell Music

White man in suit and tie holding a cigarette

Single-story house with white siding tables and "Birthplace of Dick Powell" sign under trees

Dick Powell Home

Three white men in tuxedos with one man holding an Arkansas flag standing in front of a set of french doors trimmed with heavy brocade curtains

Powell, Hall, and Burns

Two older white women posing with a goat

Mary Powell and Mickey Davis

White woman wearing military uniform holding large back by straps over right shoulder

Portrait painting of white man in Navy dress uniform with hat

"Lynching at Huttig" newspaper clipping

Sam Powell Lynching Article

"Negro is found hanging to tree" newspaper clipping

Sam Powell Lynching Article

Men and women singing to congregation in church sanctuary with wooden pews and cross curtain

Small white building labeled "United States Post Office" with white siding and flag pole

Powhatan Post Office

Stone steps leading up to a three-story building with a bell tower

Powhatan Courthouse

Stone jail building with narrow windows, walkway and wooden steps

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