Markers and monuments, Pere Marquette at Helena [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Markers and monuments, Pere Marquette at Helena [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Negative taken for July 14, 1963, Arkansas Gazette article "Helena --- It's Truly a 'Marked' City," 5E:2. In Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, by State Highway 6, a marble statue of Pere Jacques Marquette, the Jesuit missionary, who traveled to Helena. Plaque on monument reads, "Tribute of the Catholic Knights of America to Pere Marquette, S.J., who with Louis Joliet discovered the Mississippi River 17, June 1673 at Prairie de Chien, Wis., terminated his exploration in Arkansas, returned north 17, July 1675. Dedicated Oct. 19, 1936, Most Rev. John R. Morris, D.D., Bishop of Little Rock, Ark."

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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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 ...