Arkansas History Features 1907 Postcards, WWII Airbase

Historical snapshots preserve everyday life and community milestones across several towns. A 1907 postcard from Crossett shows Lue posing on horseback in a derby hat, while another from that year depicts Mena’s dirt main street and its Jackson’s Drug Store and furniture business. A postcard from Walnut Ridge recalls its World War II flight-training base, where more than 4,000 pilots trained and many aircraft were later sent for scrapping. Evans County’s time capsule likewise revisits local memories, including a school Halloween carnival, a student’s sorority election and Claxton High’s homecoming traditions.