Found in the Archives
Found in the Archives combs through the museum’s photo archives and features various photographs from the Siloam Springs of the past
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Memories of the 1974 flood
This week we relieve memories of the 1974 flood, with this year being the 50th anniversary.
The Old Post Office
This week, we are featuring a photograph of the old post office, located off of S. Broadway Street.
Siloam Springs and the New Deal
The image featured this week is the American Legion Community Building, which was constructed during the Great Depression. The building continues to stand today on N. Mt. Olive Street downtown Siloam Springs.
Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital, 1950
This week’s featured photo shows the Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital under construction in 1950.
Siloam Springs and the Railroad
This week’s featured photo, donated in 1988, shows one of Kansas City Southern’s early diesel passenger liners pulling into the depot at Siloam Springs and discusses the history of the railroad in our town.
First Presbyterian Church: Breaking ground on a new building, 1949
This week’s featured photo, donated in 1988, shows the 1949 groundbreaking of First Presbyterian Church’s current building.
Gypsy Camp for Girls Passes the Torch
This week’s featured photo shows campers enjoying summer activities at Gypsy Camp for Girls. The camp was operational just south of Siloam Springs on Highway 59 from 1921 until 1978. Click the link to read about the camp’s history and its future.
The Suttles--documenting for the future
Without photos of historic Siloam Springs taken by J. E. and J. H. Suttle, local historians would find it more difficult to envision downtown Siloam in the early 1900’s. Their work represented a large percentage of the photos taken of Siloam around this time. This week’s issue of Found in the Archives features a photo of one of the Suttle photographers and members of his family, donated to the museum in 1986.
Forest Park and the forgotten lake
This week’s issue of Found in the Archives tells the history of Forest Park and its long-lost lake.
The Siloam Spring in Siloam Springs
This week’s featured photo shows a large group of men gathered in front of the Siloam Spring for a town advertisement which was published in 1885.
Hal Millsap IGA Food Liner: a Continuing Legacy
This week’s featured photo shows Hal Millsap IGA Food Liner as it looked in the late 1940’s. Today, this building is occupied by TC Screen Printing.
Dripping Springs (Natural Falls State Park)
This week’s featured photo, donated to the museum in 1986, shows a man standing beneath the 77-foot waterfall at Dripping Springs within what is now Natural Falls State Park.
J. J. Britt and Son Hardware
This week’s featured photo, donated to the museum in 1986, shows one of Siloam’s early wood frame buildings, J. J. Britt and Son Hardware, and tells about the life of the owner.
Rapps' Barber Shop, est. 1909
This week’s featured photo shows the inside of Rapps’ Barber Shop, which was open in downtown Siloam Springs from 1909 to the mid 1960’s.
Downtown Siloam's Oldest Building
This week’s issue of Found In The Archives features a 1930’s photo of the present day Crown Hotel in downtown Siloam and shows the hotel’s evolution since it was built in 1881.
Museum Renovations: Special Article
This week, we bring you a special issue of Found in the Archives as the museum begins the process of renovating its current space.
Parades and Celebrations in Siloam Springs
This week’s featured photo, donated to the museum in 1984, shows a parade down present day Broadway Street in early Siloam Springs history.
Doug the Deer's Ancestor: a Friendly Deer in 1920's Siloam
This week's featured photo shows that Doug the Deer is not the only friendly deer in Siloam's past.
Aerial Photos of Siloam Springs
This week's featured photos were donated to the museum in 1983. They document a private pilot’s flight around the Siloam Springs area and provide a unique perspective on Siloam in the early 1980’s.