1909 – Wolff Goldman Department Store

1909 – Wolff Goldman Department Store

The employees of the Wolff Goldman department store pose outside their newly renovated and expanded operation in 1909.  Arkansas’s leading architect, Charles L. Thompson, designed the new building at the corner of Hazel and Front Streets.  Sigmund Wolff and...
1907 – West End of Front Street

1907 – West End of Front Street

This postcard was printed in Germany and sold in I.D. Price’s bookstore on Newport’s Front Street in 1907.  It features a view of the west end of Front Street, facing the railroad and the river.  The city fathers were already using mussel shells, abundant...
1907 – East Front Street in Newport

1907 – East Front Street in Newport

The signature white ink on this photography shows that it was taken by local photographer Parker.  It features the east end of Front Street in 1907.  Two establishments in the same block offer hot meals for 20 cents. From Watson, Tim, and Elizabeth Jacoway. Newport...
1890’s – Best’s Restaurant and Saloon

1890’s – Best’s Restaurant and Saloon

Berry Best’s brother and sister-in-law Ira and Jewel Best owned a popular restaurant and saloon at the corner of Walnut and Front Streets.  The kitchen help is pictured here standing outside with Ira’s domesticated wolves.  The man in the dark hat in the...