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Hot Springs, 1917: The Ancient Order of United Workmen was having its convention. Founded in 1868, the fraternal order devised a system of life insurance for ordinary working people. Members, numbering more than 400,000 at its peak, paid $1 each into a fund that paid a death benefit of $500 to members. Little Rock had an A.O.U.W. office. With modern insurance regulations the organization largely faded away.
Hot Springs, 1910: "B is much better since he came home. The children have just got over the measles. My health is poor . Sickness has put me behind with my work." The card was of Longhran Square, later COMO Square, where Central, Ouachita, Market and Orange streets met. Several of the buildings survive; the Woodcock building at right is now missing its top floor.
Arkansas, 1966: "Win Rockefeller, as governor, will provide stable and responsible leadership to Arkansas. He can do the most for our state in many ways, and I hope you will join me in helping to elect him." Campaigns had postcards printed for supporters to mail out. In November 1966, Rockefeller won the state s election as the first Republican governor in almost a century by defeating "Justice Jim" Johnson.
Hope, 1908: This card was sent to Mary Hughes, a student at Henderson College in Arkadelphia. "We are having a street fair here now and are having a time. I see where your college and this place play ball tomorrow. . Tell Ruth that I am going to get even with her for not answering my postal." The card was of the Hope High School for white students.