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The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes (pg 66) that those pictured include: "from left to right, (front row) John Anderson, Earl Burnett, Tom Smith, unidentified, Vance Broadway, H.O. Blankenship, J. Pierce, Gilly Chapel, and unidentified; (back row) Arch Talfirt, roundhouse foreman; O.E. Burnett, car shop foreman; a Mr. Marshel, roundhouse foreman; and an unidentified taxi driver." Property of Roy Osborn (http://royosborn.com/genealogy/burnett/index.html).
Circa 1915 photo (see license plate) from "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which notes, "Sunday School Superintendent G. E. Henry out for an afternoon drive with his wife, Mrs. Bessie Henry, Sunday school teacher and active member of the W.M.U. Their daughter, Elizabeth, is the child in the photograph. Mrs. Lorraine Rainey, an active church member, is also in the picture. The man seated on the running board was Mr. H enry’s employer."
A group picture of part of the company; image courtesy of Jon Walter, who notes: "The Company Commander was Boas E. Gibson. Other officers were 1LT Julian Beakley and 2LT Alfred L. King. The 1SG was Paul K. Kirkpatrick. In 1938 Co K. met at Hoxie, Arkansas. They deployed to Alaska in 1941. Pictured in this photo: FIRST ROW: L.G. Gray, H.J. Guntharp, R.B. Holder, B.R. Smith, L. Robert, A.D. Sauls, J. Christie, F. Paxton, W.E. Conrey. SECOND ROW: M. Manning, M.E. Guntharp, J.H. Marshall, C.A. Wagoner, G. Johnson, M. Wile, J. Johnson, M. Guntharp, O. Wagoner, J.H. Grigsby. THIRD ROW: H.C. Foster, C.C. Baird, T.E. Davidson, A. Chronister, T. Hutchisson, H.A. Edwards, D. Nichols, W.N. Workman, P.R. Guntharp, C.E. Waddell, P. Poteet."
Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; image courtesy of Gilbert S. Rainey. The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes for this photograph that "the view in this picture is looking down West Main Street at the intersection of SW and NW Front Streets. Visible are, from left to right, the Rhea Stables, owned by John A. Rhea; Z. C. Phelps & Company General Merchandise; and, partly, the Star Hotel across Main Street, with S. Ruffner's Groceries on the first floor."
A group picture of another part of the company; image courtesy of Jon Walter, who notes that those pictured include: "FIRST ROW: P.K. Kirkpatrick, A.G. Corbett, C.T. Manning, J.M. Wike, E.D. Pope, C.A. Johnson, L.R. Grigsby, G. Dulaney, A.R. Grigsby. SECOND ROW: W.M. Hennessee, M.E. Kisling, G.E. Henry, C.F. Cook, K.J. Foxx, C.B James, L.D. Cox, C.C. Gray, S.L. Austin, J.R. Johnson. THIRD ROW: M.D. Corbett, P.F. Rice, P.C. Slaton, J.N. Wyatt, Z.B. Bilbrey, T.W. Owens II, C. Conrey, J.F. Roberts, W.D. Hibbard, T.D. Felts."