CWR Academy football team [graphic]. [1939?]

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CWR Academy football team [graphic]. [1939?]

Negative of the football team standing in front of an unidentified building at the CWR Academy that was probably taken in 1939. Wesley E. Hayes was President of Consolidated White River (CWR) Academy located in Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas, 1938-48. He also taught at Fargo Agricultural School in Fargo, Monroe County, Arkansas. The CWR Academy was an African American elementary and secondary school that was founded by former principal J.E. Clarke in 1893. The school was owned by a board of trustees and supported by two Baptist associations.

1 copy negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...