Postcard, Three Confederate Soldiers' Home Postcards

Object number2009.087.17.1-3

DateUnknown Date

Mediumpaper and ink

Dimensions5.5in x 3.4in (13.9cm x 8.7cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

DescriptionThree Confederate Soldiers Home Postcards, color images of buildings on front, V. & Sons globe logo - "FAMOUS/THROUGHOUT THE WORLD."
.1 - "Confederate Soldiers' Home at Sweet Home near Little Rock, Ark." printed in red ink at top right corner. "212040" in green at bottom left. Published by the Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. of New York and Boston. This shows a side view of the building.
.2 - "Confederate Soldiers' Home, Little Rock, Ark." in red ink at top left corner. Shows building from the front.
.3 - "Confederate Soldiers' Home at Sweet Home near Little Rock, Ark." printed in red ink at top right corner. "212040" in green at bottom left. Published by the Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. of New York and Boston. This shows a side view of the building. (identical to .1)

The Confederate Home was opened by the Ex-Confederate Association in 1890 near Sweet Home (Pulaski County), Arkansas. It housed Confederate veterans and veterans' widows. Originally existing in a small remodeled residence, a new building was built on site in 1892. The new building was remodeled in 1911. The Sweet Home building was closed in 1955 and the remaining residents were moved to a newer, smaller building at the School for the Blind in Little Rock. The old buildings in Sweet Home were torn down and the area was mined for bauxite. The entire institution was closed in 1961 and the remaining Confederate widows were moved into nursing homes. The building on the school grounds still stands today.

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