Photo of the Month Archive
Welcome to our Photo Of The Month Archives. Each month we feature interesting photos from the Shiloh Museum’s archives. Scroll through to learn about the history of the Ozarks through these pictorial gems.
Heinie’s Steak House
Heinie’s Steak House, Springdale, 1962. Located on Highway 71 near the railroad underpass, this legendary local restaurant was owned and operated by Herman Clint “Heinie” Dierich. . . .
Maude Ball and Grandchildren
Lillie Maude Rogers Ball with her grandchildren at the Ball home on Ball Creek (Madison County), 1930s. . . .
Nick Clemmons
Fayetteville resident Nick Clemmons, circa 1910. We find Clemmons on the 1880 census, a 40-year-old widower living in Fayetteville with nine children and grandchildren. . . .
The Carnahans
Rev. Peter Carnahan (1838-1926) and his wife, Martha Jane Buchanan Carnahan (1841-1922), at their home in Bentonville, 1890. . . .
Summers Depot
Ozark & Cherokee Central (O&CC)/Frisco Muskogee Branch Railway depot, Summers (Washington County), early 1900s. . . .
Turkey Drive
Driving turkeys to market near Kingston (Madison County), early 1920s.
Calico Family
Calico family members at the Calico homeplace near Clifty (Madison County), Arkansas, March 1914. . . .
Dwain Cook with a Crazy Quilt
Dwain Cook poses with a crazy quilt at the family home in Kingston (Madison County), 1934. . . .
Fishback School
Fishback School was established in 1885 as Washington County (Arkansas) School District 68. At that time, the school was about two miles southeast of Springdale . . .
Eaton Family
Elbie and Lillian Eaton family at the Boston (Madison County) school and church, early 1940s . . .
Picking Beans
Picking beans at the McGarrah farm near Siloam Springs (Benton County), July 1, 1955. Standing, from left: Mrs. Bob Anderson, Bob Anderson, Geneva McGarrah Bauer, unidentified, Tom Anderson, Tom...
Brogdon and Hazel Produce Warehouse
Forrest Hazel and Preston Brogdon ran a bustling wholesale produce market for more than thirty years, during Springdale’s heyday as an agricultural hub . . .
J. A. Steele General Store
Joseph Albert Steele (1866–1931), a lifelong resident of Elm Springs (Benton County), was a storekeeper and buyer and seller of local farm products. In the May 6, 1917, issue of the Egg Reporter...
Henbest Sisters
Seven daughters of John and Susan Henbest posed for this portrait around the year 1900. The Henbest family lived on a farm near Mount Comfort . . .
Gilbert Family
General Clayton Gilbert with his grandsons in Bentonville, circa 1918. . . .
Parthenon
The group stands next to a school bus for the Parthenon Consolidate School District. Elmer Casey, who taught at Parthenon . . .
Wadsworth Building
Corner of Spring and Mountain streets, Eureka Springs, circa 1900. The occasion is unknown. At the time of the photo, the building was occupied by . . .
Sarah Morton
According to the 1910 census, Fayetteville resident Sarah Morton was born in 1855 in Tennessee. Her occupation in 1910 is listed as . . .
Stokenbury Home
Robert Henry Stokenbury and Lydia Johnson Stokenbury of Elkins (Washington County) stand with their children . . .
Wesley School Lunchroom
Audie Sharp and Rhoda Mitchell await hungry school children at Wesley School (Madison County), 1950s. . . .
Mustain Family
Thomas and Matilda Burnett Mustain family at their home near the Silent Grove community (Benton County), circa 1910. . . .
Pumping Water
Tom Farish and an identified worker at a irrigation pond in Lowell (Benton County), July 1946. . . .
Frisco Coaling Tower
Frisco Railroad coaling tower at Fayette Junction, a switchyard that was located in present-day south Fayetteville . . .
Dinner with the Ladies
A bountiful table was set for an elegant dinner at the W. H. Cecil home in Boone County, circa 1905. . . .