Larry Obsitnik Photo Archives
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Scope and Content Note
Materials in this collection include almost 700 prints and more than 10,000 negatives. They include items spanning the entire length of Obsitnik's career as a photographer. One series features photographs taken while he was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. The collection includes approximately one hundred prints of prominent persons, including American presidents, Arkansas politicians, and celebrities; it contains a substantially larger number of negatives depicting these subjects. Several prints are autographed, including ones of Bill Clinton, Orval Faubus, and singer Johnny Cash.
Prints in the collection also include numerous photographs of Larry and Nina Obsitnik, most dating from the 1970s and 1980s. Obsitnik did not confine his craft to people; the collection also includes prints of buildings, outdoor settings, animals, and other topics. Notably the collection includes approximately four hundred negatives depicting events during the Little Rock Central desegregation crisis.
A subject index of the photographs and negatives has been compiled and attached as an appendix to the finding aid.
In addition to photographs and negatives, the collection includes a few letters, newspaper clippings, and certificates. The collection includes an original drawing of Albert Alligator by cartoonist Walt Kelly. It further includes posters supporting the presidential candidacy of Jimmy Carter. The collection includes a booklet on the experiences of Battery A, 206 Coast Artillery (AA), compiled by Battery veteran Don Drake and featuring photographs taken by Obsitnik. Finally, the collection includes medals received by Obsitnik during his military service.
Dates
- 1918-1984
Creator
- Obsitnik, Lawrence W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
Restrictions apply. Items bearing the signatures of Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan have been removed to the vault. Photocopies of these items are included in the collection.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Lawrence "Larry" W. Obsitnik was born in Little Rock on December 27, 1919. He attended Little Rock schools. A boyhood interest in photography included the opportunity in 1928 to take pictures of presidential candidate Herbert Hoover in Joliet, Illinois. Graduating from high school as war clouds gathered in Europe, Obsitnik joined the Arkansas National Guard.
Because of Obsitnik's interest in and experience with photography he was assigned to the Signal Corps Photographic Center on Long Island, New York for training as a news and combat photographer. On January 6, 1941, he was inducted into federal service as a corporal in Battery A, 206 Coast Artillery (AA). In June 1941 his unit was transferred to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. He was at nearby Morris Cove when the Japanese attacked Dutch Harbor in early June 1942. In May 1943 he was transferred to the photographic detachment of the 14th Signal Corps Service Company at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
After the war Little Rock photographer William Hughes hired Obsitnik as an assistant. Through Hughes he received an opportunity to photograph Arkansas Razorback coach John Barnhill during a football game for the Arkansas Gazette. The photographs, featured on the newspaper's front page, created a sensation, and in 1949 Obsitnik became the Gazette's first full-time photographer. For the next thirty-five years he worked for the newspaper, becoming known as "the Chief."
Obsitnik's use of unusual camera angles and poses revolutionized photojournalism in Arkansas. During his career he photographed every United States president from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan. He also photographed Arkansas politicians, public figures, and numerous celebrities. His 1957 photograph of American paratroopers entering Little Rock against the backdrop of a billboard reading "Who will build Arkansas if her own people do not?," taken during the Little Rock Central desegregation crisis, earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
During his life, Obsitnik married three times. By his first wife he had one son and four daughters. His last wife, Nina Obsitnik, survived him. He died on November 9, 1984.
Extent
5.75 Linear Feet (15 boxes, 1 folder)
Arrangement of the Papers
Material is arranged and described in five series:
- Series 1. Photographic Prints
- Series 1. Subseries 1. Politicians, Celebrities and Personalities
- Series 1. Subseries 2. Larry Obsitnik, Family and Friends
- Series 1. Subseries 3. Miscellaneous Photographs
- Series 2. Photographic Negatives
- Series 3. A Battery 206 Coastal Artillery (Anti-Aircraft)
- Series 4. Miscellaneous Materials
- Series 5. Oversize Materials
Acquisition Information
The Larry Obsitnik Photo Archives was donated to Special Collections by Nina Obsitnik, Diane Deal, Joe Harper, Larry Harper, Ann Lazerson, and Don Drake on March 3, 1994.
Processing Information
Processed by Todd E. Lewis; completed in December 1999.
Index of Photographic Prints and Negatives: People
Prints were numbered in the course of processing the Obsitnik Photo Archives in special Collections. Negatives were arranged in Series A through K and assigned identification numbers before the collection was acquired by Special Collections. No Series B was present when the donation was received.
Consequently, in the index below, the letters A-K denote negatives; the letter P denotes prints.
Subject identifications for the negatives are derived from information sheets included in cases A and C through K. The sheets provide more detailed descriptions of the negatives. The identifications, which were transcribed by donor Don Drake from notes on the photographer's envelopes, may contain some inaccuracies.
This index is divided into two sections, People and Things and Places.
- African-American Student-1st in LR Central
- D804-D806
- Agnew, Spiro
- P78; A383-A393; A474-A483
- Albright, Aubrey
- K1-K4
- Albright, Charlie
- P246; P255-P256
- Alford, Dale
- J229-J243; J253-J263; K151-K153
- Ali, Muhammed
- P11
- Ashmore, Harry
- P247-P249; D738-D744; K169-K179
- Becker, Bill
- D111-D112
- Benson, Sec.
- J167-J170
- Bennett, Bruce
- J202; J217-J219
- Bentley, George
- K493-K495
- Berry, Harold J.
- D1090-D1103
- Best, Eddie
- K81-K82
- Blaylock, Jay
- P255-P256
- Blossom, Virgil
- J171; J179-J181; J208-J216
- Boswell, Fred
- A506-A507
- Brandon, Doug
- P1-P3
- Brown, Minnijean
- I223-I235
- Broyles, Frank
- P4-P5
- Bumpers, Dale
- P6-P7; A409-A442; A508-509; A522-527; A612-A618
- Camble, Judge
- K531-K535
- Campbell, Glen
- P12
- Canterbury, Archbishop of
- A604-A606
- Carter, Jimmy
- P8-P10; A514-A521
- Cash, Johnny
- P13
- Best, Eddie
- K81-K82
- Blaylock, Jay
- P255-P256
- Blossom, Virgil
- J171; J179-J181; J208-J216
- Boswell, Fred
- A506-A507
- Brandon, Doug
- P1-P3
- Brown, Minnijean
- I223-I235
- Broyles, Frank
- P4-P5
- Bumpers, Dale
- P6-P7; A409-A442; A508-509; A522-527; A612-A618
- Camble, Judge
- K531-K535
- Campbell, Glen
- P12
- Canterbury, Archbishop of
- A604-A606
- Carter, Jimmy
- P8-P10; A514-A521
- Cash, Johnny
- P13
- Dulkersh, Betty
- K527-K530
- Eisenhower, Dwight
- P25; A8-A26
- Farrar, L.
- K56-K62
- Faubus, Orval
- P26-P30; P43; P49; P91; A2-A7; A306; A326-332; A550-A552; A626-A632; I104-I125; J49-J89; J113; J142; J173-J178; J182-J201; J264-J270; J299-J303; K74-K79
- Fletcher, Albert Lewis
- K149-K150
- Fletcher, John (Arkansas Gazette Staff)
- D676-D677; J203-J207; K63-K68
- Foster, Chief
- J1-J12
- Ford, Gerald
- P31
- Fountain, Pete
- D945
- Frman (sic), Gene
- K83-K84
- Fulbright, William
- P23; P32; P42; A162-A170; A171-A185; A528-A535; A558-A571; A607-A611; A626-A632; J271-J274
- Fulk, Gus
- K72-K73
- Gardner, John
- J304-J339
- "Gene"
- D678-D679; K52-K55
- Gibson, Dan
- P498-P499
- Gilmore, Mrs. W.T., Jr.
- K88-K93
- "Greg"
- D678-D679
- Griffin, Marvin
- J153-J157
- Harris, Sam
- P246; K463-K464; K519-K525
- Hays, Brooks
- P33-P36; A398-A408; J225-J228
- Heiskell, J.N.
- D156-D159; D551-D589; D868-D877; D1000-D1012
- Henry, Orville
- K80; K500-K505
- Hickman, Darrel
- A189-A192
- Hill
- D614-D631
- Hinkell, Fred
- K46-K47
- Humphrey, Hubert
- P37-P38; A487-A488
- Hurst for Governor
- A193-A194
- Johnson (Conway)
- J123-J135
- J. Johnson Children
- K180-K182
- Johnson, Lady Bird
- P44
- Johnson, Lyndon
- P39-P46; A114-A142; A359-A362
- Jones, Guy "Mutt"
- D113-D114; J80-J85
- Jones, Jerry
- D933
- Joymer
- K86-K87
- Karam, Jimmy
- D382-D394; J244-J252; K163-K168
- Keesee, Steve
- P257-P258; P261-P262
- Kennedy, John F.
- P47-P51; A143-A158; A443-A450
- Kennedy, Ted
- P52-P53
- Kennedy, Mrs. Ted
- P53
- Kennly, Fred
- D135-D410
- Kissinger, Henry
- P32a; A162-A170
- Knoop, Werner
- K43
- Lafferty
- D940
- Lamb, Mrs. Ted and children
- D757-D761
- Lamb Family
- K134-K138
- Laney, Ben
- A333-A340
- Lauck, Chester
- D926-D927
- Layman, Mayor
- A510-A513
- Lewis, Bill
- F26-F34
- Lodge, Henry Cabot
- A484-A486
- Lower, A.
- D941-D944
- MacArthur, Douglas
- P54-P58; A27-A67; A219-A220
- McClellan, John
- A221-A222; A374-A382; A540-A549; J53-J79; K74-K79
- McConnell, General
- A528-A535
- McGovern, George
- A105-A113; A363-A371; D1016-D1019
- McMath, Sid
- P59-P63; P88-P89; J1-J12; J53-J79; K74-K79
- Mann, Woodrow
- A341-A354; J114-J116
- Medons, Jim
- K44-K45
- Mills, Wilbur
- A558-A562
- Moasis Children
- D655-D659
- Mondale, Walter
- P64-P66
- Monroe, Vaughan
- K159-K161
- Moore, Billy
- K123-K124
- Moore, Henry
- K123-K124
- Morley, D.
- K381-K392
- Munds, Louis
- K506-K510
- Murray, Ike
- D773-D783
- Nash, Vernon
- K1-K4
- Native Americans
- P498-P502
- Nelson
- D473
- Nelson, A. R.
- P255-P256
- Nelson Family
- K143-K145
- Nixon, Richard
- P67; A159-A161; A484-A486
- Obsitnik, Billy
- D115; K140-K141
- Obsitnik, Larry
- P20; P32b; P85; P246-P248; P251-P252; P257-P258; P261; A358; C628-C629; D238-D246; D474; D551-D558; D678-D679; D745; D939-D940; D949; D959-D961; D963-D964; D1079-D1089; K52-K55; K147; K402-K407
- Obsitnik, Larry, Jr., and Diane
- D120-D124; K470-K474
- Obsitnik, Larry's Father
- D451; K140-K141
- Obsitnik, Larry's Mother
- K140-K141
- Obsitnik, Nina
- P9-P10; P61-P62; C469-C474; C714-C723
- Obsitnik Family
- K139-K141
- Party, Debra and Donna
- K368-K373
- "Pat"
- D607-D613
- Patterson
- K350-K363; K486-K491
- Patterson, Hugh
- P247-P249; D156-D159; K69-K71
- Patterson, Mrs. Hugh G.
- K459-K462
- Patterson, W.L. "Pat"
- P249; P257-P258; P262
- Patterson Family
- K127-K133
- Penick, James
- D5-D9
- Portis, Bob
- D125-D127
- Portis, Charles
- P535; K162; K539-K547; see also unnumbered prints at end of Negative Case K
- Portis, Charles
- P535; K162; K539-K547; see also unnumbered prints at end of Negative Case K
- Portis, Jerry
- D125-D127
- Portis, Larry
- D125-D127
- Portis, Richard
- D116; D125-D127
- Prescott, Gene
- P247-P249; P251-P253; P257-P258; P261-P262
- Presley, Elvis
- P68-P71
- Pryor, David
- P72; A374-A382; A489-A505
- Prescott, Gene
- P247-P249; P251-P253; P257-P258; P261-P262
- Presley, Elvis
- P68-P71
- Pryor, David
- P72; A374-A382; A489-A505
- Remmel, Pratt C.
- D484-D485
- Rickenbacker, Eddie
- A395-A397
- Riley, Bob
- P62
- Rockefeller, Nelson
- A467-A473
- Rockefeller, Winthrop
- P76; P78-P84; A1; A355; A383-A393; A464-A483; A536-A552; A556-A557; A572-A575; A586-A603; A619-A625; A633-A636; J142; J220-J224; J304-J359; J572-J902
- Rockwell, George Lincoln
- D82-D84
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- A307-A316
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- P85; A358
- Rose, Governor
- J53-J79
- Ross, Margaret
- F26-F34
- Ross, Mrs. John
- See Quatie
- Ross--, John (Gazette Photographer)
- P258
- Running, Bernard
- J360-J571
- Rush, Jerry
- P610-P612
- Saltzgaver, Jack
- D499
- Sanders, Colonel
- P17-P18
- Scott
- D1055-D1060
- Ross--, John (Gazette Photographer)
- P258
- Running, Bernard
- J360-J571
- Rush, Jerry
- P610-P612
- Saltzgaver, Jack
- D499
- Sanders, Colonel
- P17-P18
- Scott
- D1055-D1060
- Sixkiller, Bill
- P502
- Smith, Bobby
- D954-D956
- Speed, Gary
- P257; P261
- Stenvisas
- K125-K126
- Stephen, W.
- K396-K398
- Stevenson, Adlai
- A582-A585
- Stevenson, R. Redding
- J47-J48
- Suomi, Neal
- J117-J118
- Teller, Edward L.
- P81
- Terry, D.D.
- See D.D. Terry Home
- Thornton, Ray
- P86
- Touchy, James
- K1-K4
- Truman, Harry
- P87-P91; A68-A104; A195-A218; A223-A305
- Tucker
- K281-K307
- Teller, Edward L.
- P81
- Terry, D.D.
- See D.D. Terry Home
- Thornton, Ray
- P86
- Touchy, James
- K1-K4
- Truman, Harry
- P87-P91; A68-A104; A195-A218; A223-A305
- Tucker
- K281-K307
- Weigr, Jr., Jim
- J279-J298
- White, Frank
- P95-P99
- Whitworth, Bill
- K85
- Willinson, Jim
- K517-K518
- Wilson, Hank
- P258
- Wilson, Woodrow
- P100
- Winder, Ray
- D499
- Witherspoon, Cpt.
- J114-J116
- Wolf, Red
- D499
- Woods, Henry
- P63
- Woods, Russell
- D1061-D1063
Index of Photographic Prints and Negatives: Places and Things
- Aerial Photos (unidentified)
- C78-C79
- Air Force Base-Jacksonville
- D928-D930; D934-D937
- Airbase (unidentified)
- D298-D300; K5-K11
- Aircraft
- P228-P245
- Aircraft-AF-KC 135 Jet Tanker
- D904-D905
- Aircraft-B 47
- D660-D671
- Aircraft-New Bomber
- D928-D930
- Aircraft-Forced Landing, Jan. 1954
- E150-E159
- Airplane Crash
- C219-C233
- Airplane Crash-USAF Plane, 1973
- D1042-D1047
- Alcoa Plant, Benton
- P497
- Aluminum Bowl Football Game, 1956
- K14-K40
- Animals-Birds
- See Birds
- Animals-Cats
- See Cats
- Animals-Crocodiles
- C798-C813
- Animals-Dogs
- See Dogs
- Animals-Frogs
- C783-C785
- Animals-Great Cats
- C760-C763
- Animals-Polar Bears
- C774-C778
- Animals-Squirrels
- P613-P620; C438-C440; C510-C516; C548-C558; C587-C589; C593-C606; C755-C759
- Arkansas Gazette
- J119-J122
- Arkansas Gazette-Personnel
- P246-P263; P535; D684-D699; D931-D932; D1020-1041; F1-F296
- Arkansas Gazette-Photo Staff
- D497-D498
- Arkansas Gazette Building-Fire
- D210-D224; D672-D675
- Arkansas Gazette Building-New
- C258-C259; C340-C344; D61-D68; D234-D236
- Arkansas Gazette Building-Old
- D210-D233; D302-D303; E114-E128
- Arkansas Girls State
- D500-D506; D508-D522
- Arkansas Kraft Corporation
- E42-E46
- Arkansas National Guard
- K1-K4; see also Battery A, 206 Coast Artillery (AA)
- Arkansas Post
- D846-D848
- Arkansas Power and Light-Protest
- D357-D378
- Arkansas Power and Light Tower
- D746-D747
- Arkansas Revenue Department
- D97-D98
- Arkansas Rice Corporation
- E26-E31
- Arkansas River
- P416-P439; C61-C63; C74; C81-C82; C87-C89; C163-C173; C275-C278; D89-D96; D306-D307
- Arkansas River-Bridges
- See Bridges-Arkansas River
- Arkansas River Project
- C250-C252
- Arkla Chemical
- E37-E41
- Armistice Day Parade, 1939
- K1-K4
- Arts/Crafts
- P264-P269
- Automobile Accident
- D951-D953; K5-K11
- Bank on West 5th Street
- D816
- Baptist Hospital
- See Hospitals-Baptist
- Baseball
- D499
- Basketball-Girls'
- D71-D77
- Bath House-Hot Springs
- P270
- Battery A, 206 Coast Artillery (AA)
- P490; Series 3 passim
- Bauxite Pits
- E114-E128
- Beebe-Tornado
- D475-D483
- Benton Highway
- See Highway-To Benton
- Benton State Hospital
- See Hospitals-Benton State
- Bicentennial
- P271
- Big Rock
- E114-E128
- Billy Mitchell Boy's Club
- A372-A373
- Birds
- P272-P348; C550-C563; C650-C652; C662-C684; C693-C694; C755-C759; C764-C766; C771-C773
- Birds-Blue Jays
- C488-C508
- Birds-Brown Thrashers
- C564-C586
- Birds-Cardinals
- P332-P338; C509-C516
- Birds--Cedar Waxwings
- P339-P343
- Birds-Chickadees
- C410-C437
- Birds-Finches
- C455-C457
- Birds-Humming
- P344-P348; C452-C454; C517-C518; C640-C641
- Birds-Owls
- C450-C451; C796-C797
- Bridge Construction (unidentified)
- C271-C274; C336-C338
- Bridges-Arkansas River
- P416-P439; C59; C61; C64; C71-C73; C83; C134-C138; C146; C148-C150; C234; C260-C268; E103-E104
- Bridges-Broadway
- D46; D336-D346; D349-D350; D814-D815; D834
- Bridges-Interstate
- C73; E103-E104
- Bridges--LR Railroad Bridges
- C64; C71-C72; C153-C154
- Bridges--LR-NLR
- C61; C73; C146; C148-C150; C234; C260-C268; E103-E104
- Bridges-Main Street
- C59; C71-C72; C83; D336-D346; D814-D815; D832-D833; G1
- Bridges-Mississippi River
- C235-C246
- Buildings (unidentified)
- P349-P357; D260-D264
- Building-Center Street
- D266
- Bull Shoals Dam
- P87
- Bus Strike, 1951
- D708-D737
- Cabot-Tornado, 1976
- D984-D994
- Cal Collier Party, 1984
- D950
- Camp Robinson
- D748-D756
- Cato Methodist Church
- See Methodist Church-Cato
- Cats
- P360-P363; C593-C603; D925
- Cattle Sale
- A553-A555
- Cavern
- P364-P367
- Central Flying Service
- C196-C216; D265
- Central High-Class of 1940
- K146
- Central High Crisis
- P440-P443; H33-H68; I69-I386
- Chancellor Guy Williams Court
- J161-J166
- Cherry Valley-Tornado, 1953
- C174-C195
- Christmas Season
- P619; P625-P626; C550-C558; D237; D963-D964
- Citizens Council
- H34-H44
- Clouds
- C814-C828
- Conference of Christians and Jews
- P368
- Cotton
- P369
- Cotton Gin
- D57-D59
- Council Oaks Historic Site
- D457-D462
- Country Farm Bridge
- D69-D70
- County Jail
- G58-G92; J117-J118
- Court House
- D903
- Court House (old)
- D304-D305; D327-D329
- Crop Dusting
- C219-C233
- Cult
- P370
- Dam (unidentified)
- C67-C89
- Dam-Near Cammack Village
- D420-D423
- Dardanelle
- D457-D462
- Delta Airlines
- D946-D948
- Democratic Convention, 1954
- J90-J111
- Democratic Convention, 1956
- J136-J141
- Democratic Convention, 1968
- A626-A632
- Desegregation
- P440-P443; H33-H68; I69-I386; J229-J243; J253-J263; K151-K153; K163-K168; K204-K280
- Dierks Paper Corporation
- E11-E18
- Dog Racing
- D430-D450
- Dogpatch
- D133-D134
- Dogs
- P371
- Dogwood Trail
- C521-C531
- Downtown Organization, 1964
- D976-D982
- East-West Expressway
- C331
- Eiffel Tower
- P372-P373
- Election Night, August 1954
- J86-J89
- Election Night, November 1972
- D117-D119
- ERA Demonstrations, 1973
- D880-D897
- European Sites
- See Tourist Attractions-Europe
- Fall Scenes
- See Seasons-Fall
- Fashion Show, October 1965
- D849-D853
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- J151-J152
- Federal Building
- D319-D320
- Fire-North Little Rock, 1973
- D898-D902
- Fires
- P380-P392
- First National Bank
- C370-C388; D53-D54; D160-D166; D168-D173; D817-D818
- Fishermen
- E188-E212
- 555 Building
- D348
- Flood
- C96-C102
- Flowers
- P393-P394; C630-C635
- Football
- P395-P397; D983; K14-K40
- Football-Aluminum Bowl, 1956
- See Aluminum Bowl Football Game, 1956
- Forest Heights Jr. High-Rally, 1959
- K263-K280
- Forrest City-Tornado, 1974
- C279-C288
- Fourche
- E114-E128
- Foxville Highway
- See Highway-Foxville
- Freedom Train, 1976
- D906-D921
- Freeways
- See Little Rock Freeway and Wilbur Mills Freeway
- Frog Jumping Contest, 1970
- C783-C785
- Funeral (unidentified)
- D523-D547
- Gas-Public Hearing
- K125-K126
- General Assembly-60th Session
- J112
- Girls' Basketball
- See Basketball-Girls'
- Golf Tour, 1969
- D427-D428
- Governors' Convention, 1951
- J13-J46
- Governor's Mansion
- A356-A357
- Grady Manning Hotel
- D968-D970; G1
- Gulf Miles Discount Store
- D45
- Heiskell Award
- D152-D155
- Hendrix College
- D1000-D1012
- Highway (unidentified)
- C75
- Highway-Cloverleaf Patterns
- C269-C270
- Highway-Foxville
- E160-E181
- Highway-I-30
- C607-C615
- Highway-To Benton
- C139-C145; C461-C467
- Highway-To Hot Springs
- E51-E101
- Highway Audit Commission
- H1-H32
- Highway 67
- C114-C123
- Hippie Haircut
- D85-D88
- Hitching Posts
- D141-D145
- Holland
- P379
- Horses/Horse Racing
- P398-P403; E188-E212
- Hospitals-Baptist
- C249
- Hospitals-Benton State
- E129-E149; G1-G1
- Hospitals-North Little Rock
- E102
- Hospitals-St. Vincent
- C247-C248
- Hospitals-State
- C217; E114-E128
- Hospitals-Veterans
- C77; C86; E105
- Hot Springs
- E188-E212
- Hot Springs Highway
- See Highway-To Hot Springs
- Hotel (unidentified)-Demolition of
- D267-D270
- Hurricane Creek
- C730-C734
- Indian Mound
- K364-K367
- Indian Relics
- D954-D956
- Industrial Development Company
- C1-C47
- Insects-Butterflies
- P358-P359; C642-C649
- Interstate Bridge
- See Bridges-Interstate
- Interstate Routes
- C48-C58
- Iron Horses
- D463-D472
- Jacksonville
- C129-C133
- Jacksonville Air Force Base
- See Air Force Base-Jacksonville
- Judsonia-Tornado, 1953
- D590-D606
- Lake Conway
- E188-E212
- Lake Norfork
- A255-A282
- Little Rock
- P404-P439; C84; C147; C234; C308-C329; E188-E212; G20-G24
- Little Rock-City Hall
- G16-G19
- Little Rock-Downtown
- P444-P449; C70; C103-C105; C108-C113; C124-C128; C146; C148-C152; C155; C163-C173; C253-C257; C260-C268; C289-C294; C340-C344; C636-C639; D301; D319-D320; D424-D426; E47-E50; E103-E104; E113; E160-E181
- Little Rock-Eastern
- C76; C80
- Little Rock--Industrial District
- P466-P478; C1-C47; C156-C162; C352-C369; E1-E10
- Little Rock-Main Street
- D47-D50; D336-D346; K374-K380
- Little Rock-Railroad Bridge
- See Bridges--LR Railroad Bridge
- Little Rock-Riverfront
- C163-C173; C275-C278; D321-D324; D354-D355; D452-D456
- LR-South Industrial Park
- C7-C16; C352-C368; E1-E10
- Little Rock-Tornado, n.d.
- K427-K458
- Little Rock-Traffic Patterns
- G44-G57
- Little Rock-Winter Scenes
- C345-C351
- Little Rock Airport
- C65-C66; C106; D271-D273
- Little Rock Arts Center
- G94-G97
- LR Central High Crisis
- See Central High Crisis
- Little Rock Country Club
- D427-D428
- Little Rock Freeway
- P450-P465
- Little Rock Housing Authority
- D971-D975
- Little Rock Junior College
- D680-D681
- Little Rock Medical Center
- G93
- LR-NLR Bridges
- See Bridges--LR-NLR
- Little Rock Public Library
- C107
- LR School Board, 1957-1959
- H33; H45-H68
- Little Rock Zoo
- C760-C763; C774-C782; C786-C795
- Louisiana Street
- D318
- MacArthur Park
- D51-D52
- McKesson-Robbins Building
- D330
- Magnolia Centennial
- P589
- Main Street Bridge
- See Bridges-Main Street
- Manhole Covers
- P479-P489; D105-D110
- Mann Junior High School
- C90-C91
- Markham Street
- E103-E104; E113
- Marion Hotel
- D101-D104; D325-D326; D429; D1067-D1078
- Marion Hotel-Meeting, 1950
- K257-K262
- Martin Building
- D331; G24-G43
- Masonic Lodge Building
- D351-D353
- Memorial Day, 1950
- D700-D707
- Methodist Church-Cato
- D57-D59
- Military Scenes
- P490-P494
- Minnesota Mining
- E114-E128
- Minute Man Restaurant
- D128-D132
- Wilbur Mills Freeway
- C260-C268; C289-C294; C299-C307; D831; E129-E149
- Mississippi River
- C235-C246
- Missouri Pacific Station
- D274-D275
- Mohawk Rubber Company
- J142
- Morrilton Democrat
- J279-J298
- Mothers League
- K156-K158
- Murton Photos
- D854-D862
- National Guard Armory (old)
- D51-D52
- Nekoosa-Edwards
- E19-E25
- New Theater
- D332-D335
- New Year's Celebration, 1973
- D60
- North Little Rock
- C332-C335
- North Little Rock-Main Street
- D356
- Nursing Home-Benton
- G98-G105
- Observation Tower
- E188-E212
- Obsitnik and Other Homes-Benton
- C389-C444; C469-C474; C532-C603; C630-C635; C755-C759
- Oklahoma-Farm Land
- E107-E112
- Old State House
- P503-P505; D254-D259
- Omnibus Layout
- C532-C54
- Outdoor Scenes
- P506-P534
- PT Boat
- P492
- Pinnacle Mountain
- P506; C735-C754
- Polio Shots
- D762-D767
- Pul. Hts. School-Hearing, May 1959
- K224-K256
- Railroads/Trains
- P627-P632; see also Missouri Pacific Station
- Rain Maker
- P566
- Raindrops
- C653-C651
- Rebsamen Park
- C255-C257
- Recall Organizing
- K204-K223
- Redfield
- C74; C81-C82
- Revival, 1951
- P569; D636-D654
- Revilo Hotel
- D347
- Reynolds Complex
- C295-C298
- Rice Industry
- E26-E31
- Rockefeller Youth Rally
- D146-D151
- Roosevelt Road
- E160-E181
- Rural Scenes (unidentified)
- E182-E187
- Saint Louis Arch
- D965-D967
- St. Mark's Cathedral
- P376
- St. Mark's Square
- P375
- St. Vincent Hospital
- See Hospitals-St. Vincent
- Salvation Army
- D784-D803
- Seasons-Christmas
- See Christmas Season
- Seasons-Fall
- C616-C627; C699-C708
- Seasons-Winter
- P657-P671; C345-C351; C445-C449; C590-C592; C607-C615; C685-C692; C709-C713; C730-C734; C755-C759; C767-C770; D903; D995-D999
- Sertoma Club
- D152-D155
- Sewage Treatment Plant
- E160-E181
- "Shoot Out"
- See U.A.-U.Tex Football Game, 1969
- Shrine Parade
- D486-D496
- 6th Street Cave-in, 1957
- D622-D635; D807-D812
- Snow Scenes
- See Winter Scenes
- Society (unidentified)
- D99-D100
- State Auto Finance Company
- D167; D507
- State Capitol Building
- P621-E626; C155; D252-D253; E1-E10; E213
- State Capitol Building-Old
- See Old State House
- State Hospital
- See Hospitals-State
- Stock Show
- K109-K122
- Street Markers
- K12-K13
- Sunrises
- C461-C467
- Table Rock Dam
- D276-D297
- Terry Dam
- C250-C252
- D.D. Terry Home
- D1013-D1015
- Texaco Location
- C60; C92-C95
- 35th Division
- A283-A305
- Titan II
- D1048-D1054
- Toltec Mounds
- D922-D924
- Tornados-n.d.
- K427-K458
- Tornados-1953
- C174-C195; D475-D483; D590-D606
- Tornados-1974
- C279-C288
- Tornados-1976
- D984-D994
- Tourist Attractions-Europe
- P373-P379
- Traffic Lights
- D878-D879
- Trains
- See Railroads/Trains
- Trees
- P633-P649; C519-C531; C636-C639; C695-C698
- Trees--Banana
- P650-P656; C391-C440
- Trees-Cypress
- C445-C449; C767-C770
- Trees-Pecan
- C475-C487
- Trinity Nursing Home
- G106-G132
- 206th Coast Artillery Regiment
- K1-K4
- Union Bank
- C330
- Union Carbide Corporation
- E32-E36
- Union National Bank
- D820-D824
- Union Station
- D56
- USMC-15th Infantry Battalion
- D400-D419
- USO Building
- D55; D819
- U.S.S. Kitty Hawk
- P493
- University of Arkansas
- E106
- U.A.-U.Tex Football Game, 1969
- D863-D865
- UALR Trojans
- D382-D394
- Unknown Soldier-Tomb
- P374
- Valley Forge Freedom Foundation
- D835-D845
- Venice
- P375-P377
- Veterans Hospital
- See Hospitals-Veterans
- Victor Emmanuel-Monument
- P378
- Waldenburg-Tornado, 1953
- C174-C195
- War Memorial Stadium
- C217-C218; D395; D400-D419
- Watermelons
- D78-D81
- Weather Scenes
- C724-C729; D768-D771; D772
- West Memphis Dog Track
- D430-D450
- Winn-Tornado, 1953
- C174-C195
- Winrock Farm
- J143-J150
- Winter Scenes
- See Scenes-Winter
- Woodland Scenes
- C458-C460; C468; E188-E212
- World War II
- D242-D251; see also Battery A, 206 Coast Artillery (AA)
- Worthen Bank
- D1-D3; D5-D44; D174-D209; D825-D829
- Zoo
- P672-P679
Creator
- Obsitnik, Lawrence W. (Person)
Source
- Obsitnik, Nina (Donor, Person)
- Deal, Diane (Donor, Person)
- Harper, Joe (Donor, Person)
- Harper, Larry (Donor, Person)
- Lazerson, Ann (Donor, Person)
- Drake, Don (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Larry Obsitnik Photo Archives
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Todd E. Lewis
- Date
- December 1999
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu