Primary Source Set Arkansas: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources
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Bird's eye view of the city of Little Rock, the Capitol of Arkansas 1871 -
![Hattie Caraway, full-length studio portrait, sitting, facing front], 1914](/static/classroom-materials/usa-arkansas/images/carraway.jpg)
Hattie Caraway, full-length studio portrait, sitting, facing front], 1914 -
![Little Rock, 1959. Mob marching from capitol to Central High / [JTB]](/static/classroom-materials/usa-arkansas/images/mob.jpg)
Little Rock, 1959. Mob marching from capitol to Central High / [JTB] -
The Arkansas Traveler, c1939 -
Bird's Eye view of Eureka Springs, Ark, c1916 -
Bathhouse Row, Quapaw Bathhouse, Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR, 1920 -
Hot Springs, Arkansas. Bath houses -
Map of the battlefield of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, 1876 -
Adeline Blakeley as told by: Adeline Blakeley, 1936 -
Delta Plantation landscape south of Wilson, Arkansas, 1938 -
Arkansas citizens to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, February 11, 1864 (telegram) -
Crossville chronicle., October 04, 1922, Image 3
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Teacher’s Guide
To help your students analyze these primary sources, get a graphic organizer and guides: Analysis Tool and Guides
Arkansas, which joined the Union in 1836, was the 25th state. The primary sources in this set document key moments in the state’s story, and provide opportunities for students to explore that rich history further.
Use the question sets and analysis tool to deepen student engagement and thinking about these compelling, imperfect objects. Select questions such as:
- What do you see?
- Why do you think this item was made?
- What do you wonder about this item?
Or extend student learning by asking them to write a caption for the item, imagine what happened an hour before or after what the item portrays, or expand a textbook or other secondary account of history to include the item.
These primary sources can raise further questions about the time, place, or events from which they emerged, and can prompt students to further investigation of the state’s history.
