Reverend Timothy Flint claimed that “the western states are already comparatively populous. The tide having there found its level continues to roll on, eddying, disparting, and finding its secret currents into every and valley of the wilderness. The smoke of hearth arises, and man with his axe, gun, and human incitements to action, is there.” Continue reading “An 1835 Traveler Views Arkansas”
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Early Arkansas Hunter: 1908 McNab
Circa 1908 Duck hunter and farmer Charles W. McNab (b. 30 JAN 1884- d. 28 Aug 1962) near McNab, (Hempstead County) Arkansas. McNab has a large string of mallards. He has a shell vest made from leather and canvas. He carries a 1908 Remington Pump 12 gauge shotgun. Source: Ancestry.com #shotgun #remington #arkansas #arkansashunting #arkansasoutdoors #duckhunting #ducks #mallardsContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunter: 1908 McNab”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Circa 1900 Washington County
Circa 1900 (Left to Right) Robert C Burson (b. 26 JUL 1874) Henry Morris, Julius A Burson, Green Kenney, and William Henry Burson in Washington County, Arkansas. These men have powder horns, muzzleloaders, and a few hunting dogs. A split-rail fence is in the background. Burson (middle) looks like he is carrying a possibles bag. They are all wearingContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Circa 1900 Washington County”
Early Arkansas Visitor: 1810-1815
When visiting the region sometime between 1810 and 1815, an unknown Frenchman proclaimed, “This is, without a doubt, the most beautiful and agreeable part of the United States, both in point of [the] temperature of climate and fertility of [the] soil.” His comments certainly served as a positive recruiting tool after so many other observersContinue reading “Early Arkansas Visitor: 1810-1815”
Early Arkansas Fur: 1820 Arkansas Factory aka Trading Post
The United States established its line of factories, or trading posts, throughout the Mississippi River Valley to build friendly relationships with the region’s Indian Nations. Influence with the Indian Nations was so crucial to American officials that they often conducted business at cost to court friendship and create more financial control over the nations. InContinue reading “Early Arkansas Fur: 1820 Arkansas Factory aka Trading Post”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900 Duck Hunter with Live Decoy and Hunting Dog
Circa 1900, Old Skool Duck Hunter Ralph John Speer (B. January 18, 1875) from Fort Smith, Sebastian County, with a live decoy in his lap, with his shell vest, boot gaiters, camping tent, and his faithful retriever at his side. Source: Ancestry.com #arkansas #arkansashunting #duckhunting #duckdog #livedecoy #huntingishistory #arkansasduckhunting #duckhunting #vintagehunting #vintagehunter #mallardduck #conservation #huntingconservationContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900 Duck Hunter with Live Decoy and Hunting Dog”
Early Arkansas Sportsmen: Hiring African American Guides
By the end of the nineteenth century, a few African Americans worked for white sportsmen, guiding them or as porters or paddlers. Former Confederate officers enjoyed having African Americans continue to work for them in the woods and fields and at their clubs, a reminiscence of the Old South. Many visitors from places like ChicagoContinue reading “Early Arkansas Sportsmen: Hiring African American Guides”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Aaron Thompson, Phillips County, Arkansas Early 1930s with Live Decoys
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Early Arkansas Hunters: 1818 Sugarloaf Prairie
In describing the lifestyle of families living along the White River near the Missouri border at Sugar-Loaf Prairie in December 1818, Schoolcraft noted that “these people subsist partly by agriculture, and partly by hunting. They raise corn for bread, and for feeding their horses…but none for exportation. No cabbages, beets, onions, potatoes, turnips, or otherContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1818 Sugarloaf Prairie”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1942 Crow Hunter Robert “Gillam” Lawton in Pine Bluff
1942 Pine Bluff Resident Robert (Gillam) Lawton (b. SEP 23, 1877) is seen after a field hunt with his crow hunting set up, complete with a stuffed owl, crow decoy, and one alley cat (in his hands along with a dead crow). He sure does seem like he is enjoying himself. Source: Ancestry.com #arkansas #arkansashuntingContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1942 Crow Hunter Robert “Gillam” Lawton in Pine Bluff”
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