George Washington Petty Sr (September 14, 1865, in Caddo Gap, Arkansas, and died in Mena, July 31, 1946) turkey hunting in April 1920 near Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. In 1920, Petty was in the mercantile business, and his wife, Louisa, worked in the store with him. The bottom photo is Petty Sr with his sonContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Polk County 1920”
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Early Arkansas Hunters: 1920s Searcy County
Around 1928, Searcy County citizens Franklin Babe Barnes (September 30, 1911) and James Morris Barnes (September 27, 1920) posed with their dog, old car, and three shotguns. Two are semi-automatics, and the other is a single-shot. Those guns are longer than James Morris is tall! I wonder which gun he shot? Franklin later became aContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1920s Searcy County”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Polk County Cousins
Probably taken in Polk County around 1910-1920. Colonel J. Standridge (name not title) was born on November 26, 1891, in Montgomery County, Arkansas (on the right with the work coat and slouch hat), and Jesse James Beck (July 21, 1897) poses on the left with the overalls. They were cousins. They have a pair ofContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Polk County Cousins”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900ish
This photograph has floated around the internet for some time and is the cover picture of James F. Keefe and Lynn Morrow’s The White River Chronicles of S. C. Turnbo. However, the man in the image is not S. C. Turnbo. It is Charles Weslie Hill (Born in Izard County on September 28, 1879, diedContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900ish”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Father and Son Holt from Marked Tree
Circa 1930s in Marked Tree in Poinsett County. Father Thomas Arthur Holt Sr (1902) and son Thomas Arthur Holt Jr (1928) posing next to their coupe with their dog. Senior has a pump shotgun, and Junior has a .22 rifle. Junior is wearing a fine hat and boots. In 1930, Mr. Holt managed a retailContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Father and Son Holt from Marked Tree”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Young Darrel Stephens
Circa 1940. Logan County resident Darrel G. Stephens (November 17, 1924) with his headlamp, coon dog, hunting horn, and a .22 rifle. Stephens was born in Scranton, in extreme northern Logan County. In 1940, he lived at Shoal Creek with his mother, Inez, and sister, Mary Sue. He made $10 a month delivering papers, whichContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Young Darrel Stephens”
Early Arkansas Duck Hunters: Quapaw
The Mississippi Flyway, one of the most prolific arteries for migratory birds, passes down the Mississippi River Valley in eastern Arkansas. Another longitudinal route is the Central Flyway, located just across the western border in modern-day Oklahoma. Millions of birds move through these corridors during their seasonal migrations, and Arkansas had two. Therefore, Arkansawyers haveContinue reading “Early Arkansas Duck Hunters: Quapaw”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Elijah Collard And His Bear Coat, 1850s
Elijah Collard (b. February 5, 1824) Cleburne County. In the 1850s, Elijah Collard spent time at the Indian village near what is now called Heber Springs, Arkansas. They used to camp near the mineral springs and drink the water. He evidently hunted with them, too. On one such trip, he came upon a bear justContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Elijah Collard And His Bear Coat, 1850s”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1925 Dressed to the 9s
Circa 1925. Dallas County resident and dapper-dresser Joseph Whitright (b. 04 JUL 1900) has two great pictures. He is carrying a bolt-action rifle and a pistol alongside his trusty dog. Whitright has high-laced boots, a hunting coat with oversized pockets, and riding pants. #arkansaswildlifehistory #arkansashistory #arkansaswildlife #ArkansasHunting #vintagearkansas #vintagehunting #vintagehunter #shotgun #earlyarkansas #deerhunting #deerhunter #oldschoolContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1925 Dressed to the 9s”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Kids, Dog, Hunting Horn, and a Big Gun
Circa 1920, Brothers Henry Harrison Wolfe (b.28 OCT 1909 ) and James Samuel Wolfe (b. 26 OCT 1912) with their dog, hunting horn, game bag, and double-barreled shotgun. That gun looks bigger than he is. This is in Little River County. Little River County is located on the southwest border of the U.S. state ofContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Kids, Dog, Hunting Horn, and a Big Gun”
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