Darby's Rangers [View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1960.

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Darby's Rangers [View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1960.

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Negative taken for May 5, 1960, Arkansas Gazette article "The Heroic Exploits of Darby and His Rangers," B1:3. Photographs from the book "The Spearheaders" by James Altieri. The book tells the story of William O. Darby, from Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, who created a group of superior American soldiers, called the Rangers.

1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 3 cm. (1 x 1 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 ...