Photograph - Governor Homer Adkins

 
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Photograph - Governor Homer Adkins
Photograph - Governor Homer Adkins
Photograph - Governor Homer Adkins
Photograph - Governor Homer Adkins

Photograph - Governor Homer Adkins

Object number2024.018.01.1-2
Datec. 1940
Mediumgelatin silver print on paper
Dimensions3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (8.89 x 11.43 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Arkansas Governor Homer Adkins and his wife Estelle, taken c. 1940. The photograph was taken before the Arkansas Governor's Mansion was built.

Homer Adkins, born in Pulaski County, was the thirty-second Governor of Arkansas (1941-1945). Adkins fought in World War I and was known for his affiliation with the KKK and opposition to civil rights.
Status
Not on view