history of arkansas

Funeral obsequies of free-trade

A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... more

portrait from "Notes of a military reconnaissance from Port Leavenwort...

This image has been taken from scan 000074 from "Notes of a military reconnaissance from Port Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, del Norte and Gila Rivers". Th... more

portrait from "Notes of a military reconnaissance from Port Leavenwort...

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Indians set fire to their village at the approach of de Soto / J.W. Or...

Indians burning their village in Arkansas, at the approach of de Soto. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T. Ll... more

Arms of the state of Arkansas, drawn for the ceiling of the Hall of Re...

U.S. Capitol (drawing).

Hon. Wm. King Sebastian of Ark

Hon. Wm. King Sebastian of Ark

Hon. Brooks, Ark.

Hon. Wm. King Sebastian of Ark

An Arkansas Planter

Will Denslow (American, 1856–1915)

[Design drawing for woodwork for Altar Reredos and furnishings in Chan...

[Robert W. Johnson, Senator from Arkansas, Thirty-fifth Congress, half...

Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 273. Each item includes subject's orig... more

[Alfred B. Greenwood, Representative from Arkansas, Thirty-fifth Congr...

Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 274. Each item includes subject's orig... more

[Wm. K. Sebastian, Senator from Arkansas, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-...

Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 272. Each item includes subject's orig... more

[Edward A. Warren, Representative from Arkansas, Thirty-fifth Congress...

Hon. J.H. Rogers of Arkansas

Hon. Powell Clayton of Arkansas

Hon. Oliver P. Snyder of Ark.

Capt. Fred F. Burlick, 4th Ark. Cav.

[Unidentified soldier in Union shell jacket with 7th Corps Dept. of Ar...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather, scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased ... more

[Captain Daniel Turrentine of Company G, 12th Arkansas Infantry Regime...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; floral and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available ... more

John Selden Roan, Brig. Gen., Ark.

Brig. Gen. John Selden Roane, half-length portrait, facing front. On verso: From Brady negative.

[Evander McNair, of Arkansas, Brigadier General, C.S.A., head-and-shou...

Croquis of the Battlefield of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. December 7th, 1...

Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Battle of Mouth of Sabine River, September 8th, 1863.

Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Gunter, Hon. Thomas Montague of Ark., col. of 13th Ark. Inf. C.S.A.

Gunter, Hon. T.M. of Ark. Col. of 13th Ark. Inf. C.S.A.

Slemons, Hon. Wm Ferguson of Ark. Colonel in Price's cavalry

Manning, Hon. Vannoy Hartrog of Miss. Colonel of 3rd Arkansas Inf. C.S...

Gause, Hon. Lucien C. Rep of Ark. Col. In Confederate Army

Cravens, Hon. Jordan Edgar of Arkansas Entered the Confederate Army in...

Wilshire, Hon. Wm Wallace of Arkansas. Major in 126th Ill. Vol. Inf. (...

Slemons, Hon. Wm. Ferguson, Rep of Ark. Colonel in Price's Cavalry

Hodges, Hon. Asa of Ark.

Sen. Powell Clayton Gov. of Arkansas, Col. of 5th Kansas vol. cav. U.S...

Wilshire, Hon. Wm. Wallace, Rep of Arkansas, Major in 126 Ill. Inf USA

Rebel Defenses of Galveston and Vicinity, Surveyed and Drawn by order ...

Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Arkansas plaids

Advertising label illustration of buffalo (American Bison).

Austin, M.A. Pine Bluff, Ark.

Dorsey, Senator of Ark.

Sen. Powell Clayton of Ark. Born in Del. County, Pa. 1833, Bristol, Pa...

Senator Powell Clayton of Ark.

Bird's eye view of the city of Little Rock, the capitol of Arkansas 18...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Looking south west." LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 13 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes ill. and index to points of interest.... more

Arkansas. Hot Springs, the popular health resort of the southwest / sk...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1873 Oct. 25, p. 113.

Western sketches - Arkansas pilgrims in camp; a freshet in the Red Riv...

Emigrants crossing on cable ferry. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1874 April 25. No file prints. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ferries; West Emigrants; Shelf.

Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Looking east toward the plains

No. 137. Title from item. Part of series: Colorado Views.

Valley of the Arkansas. Temple of the Aztecs

No. 146. Title from item. Part of series: Colorado Views.

Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Royal Gorge, walls 1500 feet in height

No. 138. Title from item. Part of series: Colorado Views.

woman from "[The Great South: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas...

This image has been taken from scan 000429 from "[The Great South: a record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. ... Profusely illustrated fr... more

General Sheridan stands by his dispatches

General Philip Sheridan, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, next to copies of his letters describing actions of "armed White League" in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, against African American ... more

[Ostrich farm, Hot Springs, Ark.]

Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas

Artist: William Henry Jackson.Artist Bio: American, 1843 - 1942.Creation Date: 1880s.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Museum purchase with funds provided by MoPA Collectors Group.Accession Number: 2003.008.002

portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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Joseph H. Wells from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. ...

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portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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portrait from "History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [By W. B. Vickers...

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His boasted magnetism - and the kind of metal it attracts / Gillam.

Illustration shows James G. Blaine as the "plumed knight" wearing cabbage leaves on his head with two plumes labeled "Brag" and "Bluster", and with a quill pen labeled "Gail Hamilton"; he holds a sword labeled ... more

Bird's eye view of Hot Springs, Ark.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Indexed for points of interest. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 12 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Arkansas, from Flags of the States and Territories (N11) for Allen & G...

Governor Hughes, Arkansas, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-1...

Governor Hughes, Arkansas, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-2...

Eight Cotton Bale remedies. Crowned with merit and success

Advertisement for Cotton Bale Medicine Co. (Helena, Arkansas) patent medicines, including blood elixir, tonics, cough syrup, liver pills, liniment, healing balm, and "worm and liver shot." Image shows African A... more

Arkansas, from Flags of the States and Territories (N11) for Allen & G...

Perspective map of, Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. Indexed for points of interest. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 15 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Capitol of Arkansas in Little Rock, from the General Government and St...

[Hot Springs, Arkansas, Southern Club]

Hon. Isaac C. Parker, Representative from Missouri

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Isaac C. Parker, who served in Congress 1871-1874 and became known as the "Hanging Judge" while on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 1875-1896. Title from item.

[Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas]

[Government Reservation building, Hot Springs, Arkansas]

[Ostrich farm, Hot Springs, Arkansas]

Gate to Government Reservation, Hot Springs, Ark.

The Entrance, Government Reservation, Hot Springs, Ark.

In the timber region, Arkansas / Wittenberg & Sorber, St L.

Exterior view of sawmill surrounded by lumber. Illus. in: Arkansas. Statistics and information showing the agricultural and mineral resources / Missouri Pacific railway company. 17th edition, c1896, p. 43. Refe... more

Human hearts an idyl of the Arkansaw hills.

Caption: My pa used to raise apples like these! Created by "The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." Direction, W.E. Nankeville. No. 7476. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collecti... more

Royal Gorge, Can[y]on of the Arkansas, Colorado

Historic Sites

Main St., north from 6th [Sixth Street], Little Rock, Ark.

Markham St. [Street], west from Main, Little Rock, Ark.

[Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs, Ark.]

Hotel Pullman, Hot Springs, Ark.

L.R. & H.S.W. R.R. [i.e. Little Rock & Hot Springs Western Railroad] D...

Maurice Bath House, Hot Springs, Ark.

[The Bear pits, Forest Park, Little Rock, Ark.]

Lake Scenes - Arkansas

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

River Scenes - Arkansas

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Fire Control: Detection - Arkansas

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Signs - Arkansas

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Signs - Arkansas

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Signs - Arizona

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Foresters at Work - Arkansas

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History