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Duley-Mons Arms Company, Incorporated in 1903, Little Rock

Little Rock Sportsman, Anheuser-Busch employee, and secretary of the Big Lake Club, Julius Mons partnered with ex-Little Rock Mayor W. R. Duley in 1903 (He would serve again as mayor in 1908-1911) to form the sporting shop that bore their name. Railroad man and banker Aristo Brizzolara served as the business’s vice president. The Duley-Mons…

St. Francis River Native Boat-1890

This is a photograph of an Arkansas pirogue on the St. Francis River, taken around 1890 for a tourism publication.

Early Arkansas Hunters: Randolph County circa 1880 Abt 1880 Randolph County Craven Carl Wilson (L) (b. 2 FEBRUARY 1846) and John Cox. Looks like these fellows had a tent to sleep in, a dog to hunt with, and found some rabbits. It is tough to tell, but Cox, on the right, looks like he has a…