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Category: 1950s

sepia toned portrait of Susan Marshbanks Manuel with high-collar dress

Safe Harbor During Jim Crow Era

February 24, 2013

Susie Marshbanks Manuel, Rev. James Webb and Naomi Smith were among the Fayetteville residents who offered boarding and meals to travelers during the Jim Crow era. … More Safe Harbor During Jim Crow Era

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Homecoming Parade on Dickson Street-1952

October 17, 2012

  Sixty years ago, the University of Arkansas homecoming parade up Dickson Street was caught on film. It was photographed in 1952 by the mother and father of John Wolf, a native of Fayetteville who posted the film to YouTube. Glimpses of the Uark Theater and the Sigma Nu house, designed by Edward Durell Stone, … More Homecoming Parade on Dickson Street-1952

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Sights and Sounds from the 1950s

April 21, 2010

A film of the University of Arkansas campus in the early 1950s with audio added from a 1956 recording. … More Sights and Sounds from the 1950s

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Timeline – 1950s

January 1, 1828
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