Photograph, 1st Arkansas Air Deputies
Object number2008.165.85
Date1927
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionNewswire photograph of the First Air Deputies in Arkansas (and possibly the nation). The wire note reads, "First Air Deputy Sheriffs, just appointed in Arkansas. Photo shows left to right: Lt. Smith, Army Officer, and Commercial Pilots Willard and Quinn, being sworn in by Sheriff Mike Haynie of Pulaski County, Arkansas. Their job will be to keep a vigilant watch for moonshiners and try to prevent lynchings, as far as is known they are the first Air Deputy Sheriffs in the Country."Status
Not on view
