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Doug Brandon-Images 1-3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MC 1280 1 1

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains photographs of several United States presidents, including images of Bill Clinton during his tenure as governor of Arkansas. The Woodrow Wilson photograph is of a formation of 21,000 soldiers arranged on a field so as to form his profile. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt photograph includes Obsitnik as a child standing with the president.This subseries also includes images of Arkansas politicians, notably senators J. William Fulbright, Dale Bumpers, and David Pryor, and governors Orval Faubus, Winthrop Rockefeller, and Sid McMath. It also contains images of celebrities such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Glenn Campbell, Charlie Rich, and Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders. Images of personalities include General Douglas MacArthur, General Jimmy Doolittle, Arkansas Razorback coach Frank Broyles, boxer Mohammed Ali, war hero John Yancey, and sheriff Buford Pusser of Walking Tall fame.Several images feature Arkansas politicians with United States presidents and vice presidents. Notably, Sid McMath is in photographs with Harry Truman; Orval Faubus is in photographs with Truman and John F. Kennedy; and Bill Clinton is in photographs with Walter Mondale. These photographs are filed under the presidents' or vice president's names. Also, a Fulbright photograph includes Henry Kissinger, and a Winthrop Rockefeller image includes Spiro Agnew. Prints with corresponding negatives in Series A and C-K are so noted on their backs; the negatives are included in Series 2. Negatives of the Elvis Presley photographs are located in Box 3, folder 13. The negatives of some photographs by Obsitnik, notably several images of Ronald Reagan, are not included in the collection.

Dates

  • From the Collection: Creation: 1918-1984

Creator

Access Information

From the Collection:

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444