Near Shiloh, four miles south of Shuler, in Union county, Arkansas, in 1910, men clear land. The "hand sticks" enable each pair of 'log rollers' to balance the weight between them. Names of the men, at left, front to back : John Moore (of Peace Town), Jessie Davis, Jimmy Warren and W. T. "Tommy" Wilson. At right : Ellis Brit, Irvin Loftin, Smead Pyle (face partly hidden) and Parks Ledbetter. (Photograph courtesy of Mrs. L. H. Perritt)
In upper Howard county, Arkansas, in 1912, the Hale men clear land to build a farm house. Names of Hale men, left to right : Denver Hale, Alfred C. Hale, Johnny Hale, and W. J. Hale, the father. (Photograph courtesy of Ralph Hale)
At Foreman, Arkansas, in early fall 1914, wagons bring cotton to auction. Note the absence of an anti-pig ordinance, or enforcement of one, by the presence of wandering pigs in the street. Those identified in the front wagon are Thomas Edward Cannon (in black hat) with sons Joseph (the baby) and George Edward. (Photograph courtesy of Joseph Cannon)
At Waldo, Arkansas, before 1900, this local Cornet Band and Comedy Company performs on special occasions. The photograph was taken in Front Street. The tall building at the right is W. M. Fincher and Son's Store. Names of band members, from left : Levi Parker, Tom Massey, Clyde Fincher, C. A. Kennedy, Will Carroway, Frank Puskar, and Eustia Parker. (Photograph courtesy of Joseph Harrington Dempsey)
Unidentified farmers hand-cut hay in Sevier county, Arkansas. The original photograph contains the words "When we could do no better and knew no better." (Photograph courtesy of J. A. Wofford)
Combining pleasure with farming, the Joe Willmon family assembles in the field possibly for lunch in Sevier county, Arkansas, in 1914. (Photograph courtesy of J. A. Wofford)
The football team at Third District Agricultural School in Magnolia, Arkansas, like the baseball team listed above, rode mules to the nearest railroad depot at McNeil for road trips. This provided the name - Muleriders - for all subsequent athletic teams at the school. The mule remains the mascot today of Southern Arkansas University. The five-game schedule of the 1916 team included Henderson Brown, Stephens High School, the Monticello Aggies, Louisiana State Normal, and the Russellville Aggies. Names of players, seated, left to right : Elbert "Dutchey" Scantland (RE); Carl "Farmer" Webb (RT and Captain); Rhomelous "Butts" Stewart (RG); Marvin "Fatty" Hamilton (C); Jasper Cooper (LG); Tom Huddleston (LT); Horace Holland (LE). Standing, left to right : G. R. "Ruford" Turrentine (Coach and part-time quarterback); Owen Whitehead (RH); Ves Godley (QB); Wilbur "I. W." Harper (FB); Lloyd Godley (LH). (Photograph courtesy of Dee Bearden)
Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, on the northwest corner of the town square, this hotel operated under various names, such as "The Goode Hotel" in 1896 and the "Harris Hotel" in 1901. (Photograph courtesy of Mrs. Mary Woodward Lewis)
Joseph Oscar and Mary Eula (Patton) Mitchell log with an ox-team near the William Lovin Greer sawmill in 1903 at Morris Ferry, between Winthrop and Horatio, Arkansas. (Photograph from an unknown source)
In the early 1920s the Dierks Lumber Company ran a logging railroad to Harper's Springs where the highway now forks in Umpire, Arkansas. This photograph shows a closeup of a mule-team carrying logs from forest to railhead. The rider's name is not known. (Photograph courtesy of Don Manning of Umpire)
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