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Seven airplanes and a number of people walking and standing near the planes 154th Observation Squadron
wrecked wooden house in floodwater 1907 Flood
Official Program for multiple meetings including the "38th annual reunion United Confederate Veterans" 1928 UCV Reunion Program
Bar tender and patron standing at saloon bar 1930s Saloon
Group of older white men in suits standing together 1934 Congressional Delegation
Three men in dress shirts stand on sidewalk below awning with "Tailors" sign near stairs A. H. Thomasson and Son Tailors
Horse-drawn carriage riding past brick storefronts on dirt road A. R. Carroll Drugstore
Paper with borders and black text "National A.A.U. Track and Field Championships" AAU Flyer Advertising Eddie Hamm
Oil derrick in flooded pit Abandoned Smackover Oil Well
White man with mustache in military uniform with cap Eugene Abington
"Act 320 makes cohabitation between the white and Negro races a felony punishable with not less than one month nor more than one year in the penitentiary" newspaper clipping Act 320
Multistory brick building with covered porch and four front columns Ada Thompson Memorial Home
Airport buildings and hangar with town in the background Adams Field, 1942
White man in military garb George Geyer Adams
men in hats boots and pants with suspenders loading a mine cart with shovels ADC Workers
Campaign letter Adkins Campaign Letter
White man with glasses in suit and tie on campaign flyer "Homer Adkins Candidate for Governor of Arkansas" Adkins Campaign Flyer
Crowd of people gathered outside multistory building Adkins Campaign, 1940
Old white man in suit standing behind bench with his wife and daughter sitting on it with little girl standing in between them Cyrus Adler Family
Portrait white man in suit and bow tie with mustache Simon Adler
African-American men in matching suits performing on stage Adolphus Hotel Orchestra
Wooden church building with spire Adona Church
Group of people standing on porch of single story building next to railroad tracks Adona Depot
Three men in suits and hats with two holding shotguns and one holding a pistol Advance Store
Man watching biplane flying over water Aerial Seeding
Class of young white men in machine shop posing with various aircraft engines Aero Mechanics Class at Camp Pike
White woman with notepad standing in front of museum exhibits Africa Exhibit
Aerial view of white tents set up in rows on oval racetrack African American Flood Refugees
Large group of African American men posing in street African American WWI Draftees
"Negroes leave town of Bonanza" newspaper clipping African Americans in Bonanza
"Negroes warned to leave town" newspaper clipping African Americans in Bonanza
"Too many Negroes" newspaper clipping African Americans in Cotter
"Negroes warned to leave Cotter" newspaper clipping African Americans in Cotter
African-American brass band in uniforms with horns and drums posing outside brick building African-American Band
Group of African-American men and women with identification tags waiting outside brick building African-American Flood Refugees
Post card with "Some of the Churches and Schools for Colored People in Helena Arkansas" written above photos of four different brick church and school buildings African-American Institutions
"How the Negro is helping to win the war" newspaper clipping African-American War Support
Group of white men in suits and ties Agricultural Committee
Decorated gates and displays inside large hall Agricultural Exhibit
Stone building with shingled roof on grass Agriculture/Vo-Tech Building
Group of white men in formal suits and hats inside temple building Al Amin Shriners
Large classical building with row of columns and windows with trees and parked cars on street Albert Pike Temple
Two white men standing in doorway of large two story brick building Albright & Ramsey Store
Typed letter on "State Police Department" letter head to "Governor Futrell" Albright Letter
Portrait of white man in police uniform and tie with "Chief" badge and hat gazing sideways Gray Albright
White men and women on carnival ride with striped tent behind them Alco Merry-Go-Round
White women in uniforms with shorts and long socks and kneepads All American Red Heads
Flyer with eagle young women's portraits on stars and red white and blue text All American Red Heads Poster
White boy with fiddle standing next to white girl with umbrella and younger white girl with doll Allen Family Children
Red and black sports car parked under arched canopy of single-story service station building on street Allen Tire Company and Gas Station

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