1890s, Photo Search
This unidentified steamer pushing a lumber barge on the White River was photographed by W.D. Ross, who produced many of the photographs in Jackson County in the 1880’s and 1890’s. These boards have been milled and are ready for delivery to Memphis, New...
1890s, Photo Search
The steamboat trade was vital to inland towns like Newport and the surrounding countryside. Steamers from Newport had clear passage to New Orleans, Memphis and even St. Louis via the White and Mississippi Rivers, which provided ready markets for cotton and timber...
1890s, Photo Search
Harmon Liveright Remmel (1859-1927) and his brother Augustus had learned the lumber business in Indiana before moving to Arkansas. In 1896, Harmon left the lumber business and moved to Little Rock, where he quickly became an important force in Republican Party...
1890s, Photo Search
In the severe ice storm of 1898, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at the corner of Laurel and Second Streets is shown on a very cold day. This weather was unusual enough in the southern latitudes of Newport that the men had not purchased heavy overcoats. From...
1890s, Photo Search
The Paragon Milling Company Building with a tree in Newport. Later the building was the Newport Grain and Milling Company. From the James Morgan Collection.
1890s, Photo Search
From the Jacksonport State Park Collection.
