Chidester House Camden, Ark., February 7, 1964 [Living room] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

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Chidester House Camden, Ark., February 7, 1964 [Living room] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

Part of a group of negatives taken for February 11, 1964, Arkansas Gazette article "Ouachita County People Have Saved Fine Old House," B1:2. The Chidester house, also known as the McCollum-Chidester house, in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, was saved to be renovated and opened to the public by the Ouachita County Historical Society. Built in 1849 by Peter McCollum of South Carolina, the house was one of the first homes in the area to be built with plaster walls, carpeting, wallpaper and an iron cook stove. McCollum sold the house in 1862 to John Chidester, a stagecoach business owner.

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

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Arkansas History Commission

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Deane, Ernie

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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 ...

Chidester House (Camden, Ark.)

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