Postcard, Robinson Auditorium - Little Rock, Arkansas

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Postcard, Robinson Auditorium - Little Rock, Arkansas

Object number1989.015.09

Dateca 1950

MediumPaper, Ink

Dimensions3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

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DescriptionA postcard depicting the Joseph Taylor Robinson Auditorium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The postcard features an image of the auditorium which is a building comprised of orange brick, a large front staircase, and a columned portico at the entrance. In the foreground, a manicured garden leads to the auditorium. "Joseph Taylor Robinson Auditorium, Little Rock, Ark. -45" is printed in the upper middle section of the postcard. On the back of the postcard, a caption states "This new municipal auditorium took two years to build and cost $860,000. Its main exhibition hall will accommodate 4,000 persons. The nation's leading road shows are staged here. With the completion of this auditorium, Little Rock took its place as one of the South's leading convention cities."

Joseph Taylor "Joe T." Robinson was born on August 16, 1872 in Lonoke County, Arkansas. After graduating from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Robinson won his 1894 campaign for state representative. He later won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1902, a position he held for a decade. In 1912, Robinson ran for governor and won. However, Senator Jeff Davis died of a heart attack before Robinson was inaugurated. Robinson decided to run for Davis' seat and won. During his short time as governor (1913), Robinson created a state banking board, a state health board, and the Arkansas Highway Commission. On March 8, 1913, Robinson officially resigned the governorship to take his Senate seat. He died of a heart attack on July 14, 1937.

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