Arkansas Post, Civil War shells deflowered at Pine Bluff Arsenal, January 7, 1961 [View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1961.

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Arkansas Post, Civil War shells deflowered at Pine Bluff Arsenal, January 7, 1961 [View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1961.

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Part of a group of negatives taken for January 12, 1961, Arkansas Gazette article "Civil War Relics Made Safe for Prosperity," B1:3. Civil War artifacts were "deflowered" at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. The artifacts came from Arkansas Post in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Artifacts on display include cannon balls and artillery shells (back row) and grape-size pellets found in the cannons (in the foreground) along with a modern cup to indicate the relative size of the ammunition (1799.2).

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 ...

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