Steamboats, Copies of old bills of lading from Arkansas Post, June 27, 1964 [Belle of Texas, view 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

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Steamboats, Copies of old bills of lading from Arkansas Post, June 27, 1964 [Belle of Texas, view 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

Part of a group of copy negatives taken for July 5, 1964, Arkansas Gazette article "Old Shipping Papers Found at Post," D5:2. These old shipping papers from steamboats relating to the Arkansas Post were found in an attic of an abandoned house in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Papers include Bills of Lading for shipments made by G.A. Fogee and Mrs. Mary Fogee of Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, Arkansas or made to him by firms with which he did business in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. Steamboats associated with the papers include the "Belle of Texas," Arkansas Post, Arkansas, January 13, 1878.

1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)

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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 ...