Photograph, John McClellan

 
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Photograph, John McClellan
Photograph, John McClellan
Photograph, John McClellan
Photograph, John McClellan

Photograph, John McClellan

Object number2015.028.01
DateJune 8, 1960
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions9 × 7 1/4 in. (22.9 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA black and white photograph of John McClellan. This photograph was taken on June 8, 1960. McClellan is seated on a couch and holding a newspaper. He is wearing a suit and glasses with thick rims.

    John Little McClellan was born on February 25, 1896 on a farm near Sheridan, Arkansas. McClellan is most widely known for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, a project which illustrates his firm belief that large federal projects would boost Arkansas’s prosperity and his dedication to cultivating opportunity and progress in Arkansas and the Southwest. In 1934, McClellan was elected to the United States Congress and served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from the Sixth Congressional District of Arkansas (1935-1938). McClellan was elected to the United States Senate in 1942 and served until his death in 1977, representing the people of Arkansas in the Senate longer than anyone in state history. He passed away on November 28, 1977.
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