Dams, De Gray Dam, ground breaking, June 6, 1964 [View 3] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

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Dams, De Gray Dam, ground breaking, June 6, 1964 [View 3] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

Negative taken for June 9, 1964, Arkansas Gazette article "Poor Weather Accompanies Ground Breaking for Dams," B1:2. High temperatures met participants during the ground breaking of De Gray Dam. The dam is located near Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. Major General Elsworth Davis, chief of the Army Engineers at Vicksburg, John Morrow, Sr., who works for Arkansas river development, Senator John McClellan, John Morrow, Jr. along with many other participants and audience were present.

1 negative : b&w ; 3 x 4 cm. (1 x 2 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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Deane, Ernie

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McClellan, John L. (John Little), 1896-1977

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John Little McClellan, Representative and Senator from Arkansas; born in Sheridan, Grant County, Ark., February 25, 1896; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1913, when he was seventeen; commenced practice in Sheridan, Ark.; served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps 1917-1919; moved to Malvern, Ark. in 1919 and continued the practice of law; prosecuting attorney of the seventh judicial district of Arkansas 1927-1930; elected as a De...

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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 ...

Davis, Elsworth.

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