Artifact of the Month Archive
Class Ring
Frances Slaughter wore this senior ring as a member of Fayetteville High School’s Class of 1922. She kept a diary during her senior year. On Friday, May 19, 1922, she wrote . . .
Linen Suit
This style of suit was popular for young boys of middle class families in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was inspired by the 1886 book “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” whose main character . . .
Orval Faubus’s Hat
This circa 1960 hat was made for Gov. Orval Faubus by Harry Rolnick, co-owner and designer of Resistol Hats. Rolnick and E.R. Byer founded Byer-Rolnick Company in Dallas in 1927. Byer-Rolnick specialized . . .
Fashion Clock
Complete with Seth Thomas clockworks, this clock was made by Southern Calendar Clock Company of St. Louis in 1877. The upper dial keeps time; the lower dial is a perpetual calendar . . .
Printer’s Block
This metal-plated printer’s block engraved with a cow was used by the Prairie Grove “Enterprise” newspaper.
Egg Basket
This basket belonged to Elnora Coralee Webb Fritts (1865-1962). She was born at Durham (Washington County) and lived there always.