DeWitt (new hospital) on Opening Day, December 2, 1963 [Colvert (left), O'Daniel and Henson with an incubator] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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DeWitt (new hospital) on Opening Day, December 2, 1963 [Colvert (left), O'Daniel and Henson with an incubator] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Negative taken for December 4, 1963, Arkansas Gazette article "Airport Site, Rice, Soybeans Help Build Hospital," B1:2. Arkansas County Hospital opened two days before this article was published. Land from a proposed airport was used for construction of the hospital. Profits from the sale of soybeans and rice planted on the airport land were used for the hospital. Pictured are Mayor J.S. (Jim) Colvert, F.A. O'Daniel and Richard Henson, hospital administrator. The hospital is located in DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas.

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Deane, Ernie

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Henson, Richard A. (Richard Adams), 1910-

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African American airline executive and test pilot; founder and chair, Henson Aviation, Hagerstown, Md.; chief of Flight Test Dept., Fairchild Aircraft Co.; and Beech Aircraft dealer, Western Maryland. From the description of Richard Adams Henson papers, 1929-1995 (bulk 1940-1990). (University of Maryland, Eastern Shore). WorldCat record id: 70965248 ...

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 ...

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O'Daniel, F. A.

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Colvert, J. S. (Jim S.)

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