Arkansas Postcard Past: Brinkley in 1909
Brinkley, 1909: Friday's feature was on the Brinkley Car Works, which employed 150 men for railcar and lumber manufacturing. The jobs were lost when a tornado …
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Brinkley, circa 1908
Brinkley, circa 1908: Brinkley Car Works, manufacturing railcars and lumber, employed 150 men. Used in the factory was hardwood lumber from the surrounding for…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Harrison in 1913
Harrison, 1913: Yesterday's feature showed the exterior of the town's post office while today's captures the lobby in front of the clerk's window to the left. …
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Paragould in 1914
Paragould, 1914: This multi-purposed business was located near the train depot. On swivel stools, passengers who stopped over in the Greene County seat might h…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Russellville in 1907
Russellville, 1907: The card, stamped on leather, was sent to recently married Mrs. Chester Findley. "Heres to the bride may her only troubles be LITTLE ONES."
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Dardanelle, circa 1910
Dardanelle, circa 1910: The jauntily dressed group parked in a 1910 Buick on the dirt street were sipping sodas, apparently served by the young man balancing…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Blytheville, circa 1955
Blytheville, circa 1955: The Delta Queen was for a time the only overnight steamboat plying the Mississippi River. It was constructed in 1926 and saw decades o…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Russellville in 1907
Russellville, 1907: Mailed from nearby Lamar, "Just because she made them goo goo eyes" says the front of the card. Ada penned to Mrs. Mary Findley, "How do yo…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: El Dorado, circa 1947
El Dorado, circa 1947: For a couple years after World War II, a Freedom Train, pulled by a Spirit of 1776 locomotive, traveled the U.S. in a show of patriotic …
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Higginson in 1909
Higginson, 1909: Most in Arkansas are familiar with Markham Street in Little Rock, one of the major streets dating from the territorial period of the city. How…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Hope in 1953
Hope, 1953: The most famous person to come out of Hempstead County is pictured next to the teacher in this first-grade class photo. Referring to the future-Pre…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Cabot, circa 1910
Cabot, circa 1910: At this time, the Lonoke County town had a population of 441 people, part of which supported the pictured Bank of Cabot with a capital avail…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: DeQueen in 1912
De Queen, 1912: Some 112 years ago, the first grade class and their teacher posed outside their school. Seated to the left of the chalk sign in the bottom row …
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Leola in 1908
Leola, 1908: Originally named Sandy Springs, the small Grant County timber town thrived on the Rock Island Railroad. Its two-story high school, complete with a…
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Marianna in 1907
Marianna, 1907: The city is the county seat of Lee County, named for the Confederate General. The court house was built in 1889 and has an unusual history. In …
