"Zander Type A-12 Adjustable Weight Finger Joint Unit" is a cast-iron ...
"Zander Type A-12 Adjustable Weight Finger Joint Unit" is a cast-iron device that resembles a typing table. The center has a large U-shaped opening with a wooden hour-glass shaped armrest attached to the front... More
"Zander Type B-12 Adjustable Weight Ankle Unit" consists of an ornate ...
"Zander Type B-12 Adjustable Weight Ankle Unit" consists of an ornate iron flywheel attached horizontally to an extended arm atop an iron column and base mounted on an oak platform. The wheel (which has a smoo... More
"Zander Type C-34 Adjustable Weight Back Stretch Unit" is a narrow vel...
"Zander Type C-3/4 Adjustable Weight Back Stretch Unit" is a narrow velvet-upholstered platform supported with an oak frame, with an iron pulley mechanism attached to the end, a slot with an adjustable foot bo... More
12 gauge shotgun, pump type, model 1897 Winchester; Exposed hammer; re...
12 gauge shotgun, pump type, model 1897 Winchester; Exposed hammer; reddish hardwood (possibly cherry) butt stock; pump handle also hardwood (possibly walnut); Used by a bodyguard hired by Supt. Martin Eisele ... More
Clear glass bottle with pouring spout and finger-ring, its ends attach...
Clear glass bottle with pouring spout and finger-ring, its ends attached to top and bottom of neck. Neck has mold lines and flares out at bottom in a bell shape. The body and neck are joined with another mold ... More
Clear glass bottle, oval label, painted green, lettering on side. With...
Clear glass bottle, oval label, painted green, lettering on side. With green metal cap. Oval label painted on with green paint. Label reads "For Health Mountain Valley Mineral Water from Hot Springs Arkansas"
Clear glass souvenir jug, half-gallon size; With white plastic screw-o...
Clear glass souvenir jug, half-gallon size; With white plastic screw-on top; Red, white & blue shield-shaped label gives mineral content of Hot Springs National Park thermal spring water
Clear glass cup slightly flared at top and base with loop handle of gl...
Clear glass cup slightly flared at top and base with loop handle of glass, engraved in front and on bottom. Pale gold patina said to have been acquired from immersion in hot spring water while the purchaser wa... More
Black lettering; Sign reads, "Don't Kick Wall." (5f90b5ca-fd73-4b41-8c...
Black lettering; Sign reads, "Don't Kick Wall."
Bowl cracked across bottom & into one side, natural finish, design inc...
bowl cracked across bottom & into one side, natural finish, design incised, uneven, rough in design - Caddo
Bowl with bulbous body and straight rim, flat bottom but no base. Four...
bowl with bulbous body and straight rim, flat bottom but no base. Four small round handles with ends connecting lip & body; gray with stripes in red burnished slip – Caddo
Bowl with bulbous body and straight rim, flat bottom but no base. Four...
bowl with bulbous body and straight rim, flat bottom but no base. Four small round handles with ends connecting lip & body; gray with stripes in red burnished slip – Caddo
Bowl, natural clay, no design - Caddo (935e7e88-34fb-4f38-9c65-cf18cc8...
bowl, natural clay, no design - Caddo
Bowl; neck & lip are not flared, incised design; hole inside body– Cad...
bowl; neck & lip are not flared, incised design; hole inside body– Caddo
Bowl with 4 knobby handles from mouth to bulge in bowl body - Caddo (a...
bowl with 4 knobby handles from mouth to bulge in bowl body - Caddo
Bowl with chunks out of the bottom, natural finished, blackened, open ...
bowl with chunks out of the bottom, natural finished, blackened, open mouth, incised reverse triangle design - Caddo
Bowl; neck & lip are not flared, incised design; hole inside body– Cad...
National Park Service Picture – Courtesy of Hot Springs National Park Archives bowl; neck & lip are not flared, incised design; hole inside body– Caddo
Chiropodist's tool; Knife-like, short blade (4 cm), angled tip; Alumin...
Chiropodist's tool; Knife-like, short blade (4 cm), angled tip; Aluminum handle has etched, narrow grooves in 1.7 cm band 0.8 cm below blade.
3 novaculite debitage, 1-2 cm, no cortex. 1 proximal flake with a prep...
3 novaculite debitage, 1-2 cm, no cortex. 1 proximal flake with a prepared platform, 1 medial flake, 1 proximal flake with a crushed platform.
Large wicker armchair, painted brown, wide arms. Brown vinyl seat & ba...
Large wicker armchair, painted brown, wide arms. Brown vinyl seat & back cushions.
Man's cotton T-shirt; White, man's size XL, short sleeved, crew neck; ...
Man's cotton T-shirt; White, man's size XL, short sleeved, crew neck; Printed in black on front, "LAMAR BATHS"; white label in back embroidered in red reads "WILTON 100% COTTON XL"; worn by male bath attendan... More
Man's sealskin cap with ear flaps. Ribbon ties at front of earflap sec...
Man's sealskin cap with ear flaps. Ribbon ties at front of earflap section; brown quilted satin lining around edge, smooth satin lining inside crown, Dark brown manufacturer's label embroidered with gold thre... More
Partial wooden sign "Except Bath House Employees" that was found in th...
Partial wooden sign "Except Bath House Employees" that was found in the collection. Wood has deteriorated around the edges and part of the sign is missing.
File-Glass octagonal bottle with metal screw-on cap-Brown; squared ind...
Glass octagonal bottle with metal screw-on cap Brown; squared indentations on sides; side seams; embossed on bottom: 1416, 0, 12 Found underneath fountain in front of Maurice Bathhouse in 1982. Bottle unblemi... More
Soda-acid fire extinguisher for Class A fires; Aluminum, painted red; ...
Soda-acid fire extinguisher for Class A fires; Aluminum, painted red; collar support attached to top; handle near collar; hose attached to 1 side; manufacturer's plate on side gives serial no.
Framed print of pen & ink drawing of Hernando DeSoto; Portrait in blac...
Framed print of pen & ink drawing of Hernando DeSoto; Portrait in black frame, glass cover, wire in back for hanging; on front, brown label on lower right hand corner identifies subject, gives text: "...Spanis... More
All of the debitage is composed of novaculite. Only proximal (n = 5) a...
All of the debitage is composed of novaculite. Only proximal (n = 5) and medial (n = 2) flakes were identified. Five different platform types are present; these types are edge collapsed (n = 1), faceted (n = 1... More
Bicycle exerciser mounted on wooden base; Metal frame of bicycle paint...
Bicycle exerciser mounted on wooden base; Metal frame of bicycle painted light blue-green; leather-covered seat; Used in Maurice Bathhouse gymnasium; Rusted; wheel missing; seat cover deteriorated; chain broke... More
Biface, possibly a knife; novaculite; ends pointed, sides curved. (f0c...
Biface, possibly a knife; novaculite; ends pointed, sides curved.
File-Amber glass bottle with cork & partial contents (white chalky res...
Amber glass bottle with cork & partial contents (white chalky residue) Cylindrical bottle with smaller cylindrical neck (H 2.0, Diam. 2.8 CM), lipped rim; bottom slightly concave; mold seams in side; "2" embos... More
File-Aluminum leg brace-2 strips of aluminum spanning top & bottom sem...
Aluminum leg brace 2 strips of aluminum spanning top & bottom semi-circular bands of aluminum for rigid sup- port; 4 white canvas straps (with extra padding over bands) fasten around leg; top & bottom straps h... More
Cardboard sign in natural pine frame with glass cover; Frame made of s...
Cardboard sign in natural pine frame with glass cover; Frame made of small overlapping boards forming Xs at corners; black lettering on ivory background. Used in Superior Bathhouse. Sign reads, "REGISTER HERE... More
Five 3-dimensional copper letters that spell "OZARK"; Ozark Bathhouse ...
Five 3-dimensional copper letters that spell "OZARK"; Ozark Bathhouse identification sign; letters not solid but molded; each letter was hung independently of others by wire loops on back, probably originally ... More
Four black glass building signs with gold leaf print reading "Hale Bat...
Four black glass building signs with gold leaf print reading "Hale Baths." They were formerly hung on the front of the Hale Bathhouse. Collected by Jerry Schaffer, DSC supervisor for Hale BH renovations, for r... More
Four ashtrays. Round metal base with bowl-shaped ashtray at top. Carry...
Four ashtrays. Round metal base with bowl-shaped ashtray at top. Carry handle spans across bowl. Round opening in the center of bowl for ashes. Found in Bally Building during inventory.
Glass bottle recovered from visitor by LE Ranger Christopher Schreck o...
Glass bottle recovered from visitor by LE Ranger Christopher Schreck on Blacksnake Road in early March 2017. Visitor was "bottle hunting" in the known historic bottle dumps along the roadway. Medium dark amber... More
Glass sign in long, narrow black wooden frame; Glass painted black; go...
Glass sign in long, narrow black wooden frame; Glass painted black; gold lettering; Used in Hale Bathhouse as a caption for Old Hale photograph HOSP 1512; Sign reads, "THE OLD HALE BATH HOUSE 1854." Frame pain... More
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkan...
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkansas; iron head, wooden handle banded in iron; head has spear-like point on end (with broken tip), small ax blade on one side, curved hook o... More
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkan...
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkansas; iron head, wooden handle banded in iron; head has spear-like point on end (with broken tip), small ax blade on one side, curved hook o... More
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkan...
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkansas; iron head, wooden handle banded in iron; head has spear-like point on end (with broken tip), small ax blade on one side, curved hook o... More
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkan...
Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkansas; iron head, wooden handle banded in iron; head has spear-like point on end (with broken tip), small ax blade on one side, curved hook o... More
Cypress water pipe insulator; Hand hewn half-diameter section of cylin...
Cypress water pipe insulator; Hand hewn half-diameter section of cylindrical cypress water pipe insulator with tongue & groove joints running along both long edges; originally two pieces would have been fitted... More
Cypress water pipe insulator; Hand hewn half-diameter section of cylin...
Cypress water pipe insulator; Hand hewn half-diameter section of cylindrical cypress water pipe insulator with tongue & groove joints running along both long edges; originally two pieces would have been fitted... More
Hoyer Lifter manufactured by Ted Hoyer and Co. Chrome steel with hydra...
Hoyer Lifter manufactured by Ted Hoyer and Co. Chrome steel with hydraulic cylinder and rubber casters. Coat-rack type lifting apparatus.
Jug; chips on body, blackened, gritty glaze, design incised - Caddo (b...
jug; chips on body, blackened, gritty glaze, design incised - Caddo
Jug with chipped lip, red finish, no design - Caddo (4c8a6041-1d02-4c6...
jug with chipped lip, red finish, no design - Caddo
Jug; neck narrow, short, broken, red; body squat & rounded; glazed red...
jug; neck narrow, short, broken, red; body squat & rounded; glazed red, deep notch on one side, smaller nick on other side – Caddo
Jug; neck narrow, short, broken, red; body squat & rounded; glazed red...
jug; neck narrow, short, broken, red; body squat & rounded; glazed red, deep notch on one side, smaller nick on other side - Caddo
Lady's 2-piece wool suit- long-sleeved jacket, skirt; Dark brown coat ...
Lady's 2-piece wool suit: long-sleeved jacket, skirt; Dark brown coat & skirt; coat with velvet collar & cuffs, wide lapels, satin lining, woven panels at waist in front & back with 4 fabric buttons in a row a... More
Leather-covered wooden instrument case with hinged top, handle; Black ...
Leather-covered wooden instrument case with hinged top, handle; Black leather; lined with pale orange satin inside, with purple ribbon in lid; bottom molded to accept specific glass massage instruments & vibra... More
Long neck pressed white glass bottle, white porcelain stopper. Lettere...
Long neck pressed white glass bottle, white porcelain stopper. Lettered in red on front "WATER"
Metal handwieght of unknown type, date, or orgin. Found on West Mounta...
Metal handwieght of unknown type, date, or orgin. Found on West Mountain. Highly corroded.
Metal painted sign with figure of Hernando de Soto, the outline of the...
Metal painted sign with figure of Hernando de Soto, the outline of the state of Arkansas and words "DeSoto Trail," and double headed arrow to indicate direction. Red, gold, and black paint on sign is crackled ... More
Metal & wooden wheelchair; Metal frame painted silver; perforated meta...
Metal & wooden wheelchair; Metal frame painted silver; perforated metal back & leg support; wooden folding footrests; red vinyl padded seat, 2 solid rubber tires with spoked wheels in front, smaller guide whee... More
Metal high-backed cooling chair, enameled white; Original Fordyce Bath...
Metal high-backed cooling chair, enameled white; Original Fordyce Bathhouse furnishing; possibly bought earlier for Palace Bathhouse; 2.5 cm tubular iron frame braced near floor with 2 semicircular supports, t... More
Metal soda fountain chair; Enameled white; round seat; twisted metal w...
Metal soda fountain chair; Enameled white; round seat; twisted metal wire back & legs; Paint badly chipped & stained.
Metal toy figure of a bathtub of eliptical shape with flat bottom, str...
Metal toy figure of a bathtub of eliptical shape with flat bottom, straight sides, curved ends; top edge rolled and higher in back than front, pipe in center front with center joint and turned end; exterior pa... More
Mountain Valley water bottle, empty; Clear glass bottle with parallel ...
Mountain Valley water bottle, empty; Clear glass bottle with parallel diagonal ridges meeting in peaks, front & back, 10 cm from top. Above peaks, red silhouettes of the state of Arkansas outlined in white, wi... More
DOI notice rates of various services, Arlington Hotel; Beige sign, bla...
DOI notice rates of various services, Arlington Hotel; Beige sign, black print & border; headed "ARLINGTON HOTEL HOT SPRINGS RESERVATION HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS SCHEDULE OF RATES"; gives rates for personal s... More
Painted metal smoker's stand; Gold; ashtray portion has rounded base &...
Painted metal smoker's stand; Gold; ashtray portion has rounded base & bowl with handle over top; cylindrical shaft spanning ashtray & base; Rusting.
Painted metal Bentwood style chair; White; round wooden seat; Paint sc...
Painted metal Bentwood style chair; White; round wooden seat; Paint scratched; iron rusting underneath.
Possibly Waubesa type; grey to tan novaculite; asymmetrical shoulders ...
Possibly Waubesa type; grey to tan novaculite; asymmetrical shoulders squared (one chipped off); stem rounded; worked both faces;
Possibly Marshall; also resembles Shumla (c. 1-800 AD) or Wade (c 2500...
Possibly Marshall; also resembles Shumla (c. 1-800 AD) or Wade (c 2500 BC); white to grey novaculite narrow stem, Both faces worked, margins retouched; may be modified Late Archaic form
Round aluminum ash trays; 3 indentations on raised rim Embossed in bot...
Round aluminum ash trays; 3 indentations on raised rim Embossed in bottom: "Superior Bath House, Hot Springs, Arkansas."
Time chart with painting of explorers; Watercolor painting with callig...
time chart with painting of explorers; Watercolor painting with calligraphic lettering; above, DeSoto's expedition setting out; below, text with previous expedition sizes & significant dates of DeSoto's expedi... More
Tobacco pipe, Black mouthpiece, reddish briar stem & bowl "Algerian Br...
Tobacco pipe, Black mouthpiece, reddish briar stem & bowl "Algerian Briar" & "Colossal DeLuxe" engraved on stem. Last status date 1991. Deaccession P.2019001 by consent of HOSP Collections Advisory Committee. ... More
Toy double-barreled shotgun, comprising metal barrels, receiver, foren...
Toy double-barreled shotgun, comprising metal barrels, receiver, forend, trigger guard and triggers (2), and wooden buttstock. Barrels break at receiver, to cock spring mechanism near end of each barrel on und... More
Toy figure of a cowboy wearing light brown chaps textured to resemble ...
Toy figure of a cowboy wearing light brown chaps textured to resemble fur, red belt with holster on right thigh, orange shirt, yellow kerchief, brown hat with wide flat rim; left leg forward, left arm extended... More
Toy figure of a Mexican wearing brown boots, tan pants, black belt wit...
Toy figure of a Mexican wearing brown boots, tan pants, black belt with holster on right hip, green jacket, white shirt, red kerchief, grey hat with wide flat rim; kneeling on right knee, left elbow propped on... More
Toy figure of a soldier wearing olive drab pants and jacket with brown...
Toy figure of a soldier wearing olive drab pants and jacket with brown cartridge holder over left shoulder across to right hip, olive drab brimmed hat with brown band; right foot forward, left arm handing stra... More
Toy figure of an Indian wearing red boots, light green pants and shirt...
Toy figure of an Indian wearing red boots, light green pants and shirt, black belt, red headband with 1 white and 1 yellow feather, slash of red on left shirt front, slash of green on right hip, slashes of blu... More
Toy top; pear-shaped wood with 3 concentric grooved lines below groove...
Toy top; pear-shaped wood with 3 concentric grooved lines below grooved ring; wide end with flat circular projection, balancing end of top fitted with flat metal disk supporting a central metal peg with a shar... More
Toy figure of piece of breech loading field artillery mounted at a 45-...
Toy figure of piece of breech loading field artillery mounted at a 45-degree angle on triangular carriage; circular perforation at narrow end of carriage. Gun and carriage painted silver, 2 red wheels each wit... More
Vibrator, hand-held; Stainless steel cylinder with roller at 1 end (L ...
Vibrator, hand-held; Stainless steel cylinder with roller at 1 end (L 4.6, Diam. 2.5 cm); embossing on end: "Electreat Relieves Pain Pat. 6-3-19"; slender cord (L 102.5 cm) with post plug; round electrode wit... More
Empty green glass bottle with small rubber stopper (diam 2.5 cm); Two ...
Empty green glass bottle with small rubber stopper (diam 2.5 cm); Two blue labels with white & red lettering, both largely missing; One label provided instructions for drinking; the other label described conte... More
Empty clear gallon Duraglas bottle with white screw-on cap; Blue-green...
Empty clear gallon Duraglas bottle with white screw-on cap; Blue-green label on front; at top reads: "Drink Wilson's Mineral Springs Water;" Below, oval with sketch of Wilson Springs building surrounded by let... More
Empty cigarette box that once held 10 small cigarettes; original foil ...
Empty cigarette box that once held 10 small cigarettes; original foil wrapping still inside. "Old Mill" brand, marketed by the Pinkerton Tobacco Company. Blue tobacco tax stamp still partially intact on front ... More
White paper sign with ornate black border, black print; "NOTICE!" in b...
White paper sign with ornate black border, black print; "NOTICE!" in box below top border; "G. H. Eastman, Mgr." in box above lower border; sign gives information on use of Hale; Bathhouse "hot cave"; corrugat... More
File-Massage rate sign in gilded carved wooden frame-White background,...
Massage rate sign in gilded carved wooden frame White background, light blue border, blue & black lettering; rates updated with new sheet glued on. Sign reads, in blue, "MASSAGE RATES"; in black, "18 MASSAGES... More
File-Metal collapsible cup with lid-Silver color; lid has scene of 9 p...
Metal collapsible cup with lid Silver color; lid has scene of 9 people drinking thermal water at Maurice Spring Cup has 4 telescoping sections
File-Leather & canvas back brace-Yellowish tan leather frame attached ...
Leather & canvas back brace Yellowish tan leather frame attached to leather & cotton webbing shoulder straps, wide white canvas 2-piece band around waist (1 side of band fastens with 5 adjustable straps to hoo... More
File-Molded rectangular glass ashtray-Black translucent ashtray with c...
Molded rectangular glass ashtray Black translucent ashtray with calender for 1970 painted inside in yellow & white White script in center reads, "Holiday Greetings Greenwald Furniture Co. 9012 Commercial Ave... More
File-Metal sign-Originally painted green & white; attachment holes alo...
Metal sign Originally painted green & white; attachment holes along top & bottom near ends; embossed with the following: "U.S. Dept. of Interior Boundary Line National Park Service."
File-Toy figure of a soldier wearing off-white boots, light blue pants...
Toy figure of a soldier wearing off-white boots, light blue pants, dark blue jacket with gold belt and buttons, tan hat; left leg forward, feet joined to flat oval base painted green, arms straight at sides, r... More
File-Victrola cranking phonograph-Mahogany case with hinged 4-sided li...
Victrola cranking phonograph Mahogany case with hinged 4-sided lid, brass & nickel-plated brass hardware, 2 pairs of double doors in front; top for volume control, bottom for record storage shelves Metal plate... More
File-White plastic drinking cup, 3 12 oz size-Printed in red letters o...
White plastic drinking cup, 3 1/2 oz size Printed in red letters on both sides: LAMAR BATH HOUSE
File-Wicker & rattan desk with glass top-Natural, varnished; rounded w...
Wicker & rattan desk with glass top Natural, varnished; rounded wicker back extends above desk with rattan dividers in front creating compartments for paper & envelopes; wooden top, split rattan tacked to edge... More
Fire extinguisher; Copper cannister; handle near top; hose attached to...
Fire extinguisher; Copper cannister; handle near top; hose attached to 1 side; Manufacturer's plate on side gives serial no. B743639. Rusting in places.
Graptolite colony in Polk Creek shale. Collected in 1961. Likely Late ...
Graptolite colony in Polk Creek shale. Collected in 1961. Likely Late Ordovician (~445 Ma) as the Ordovician-Silurian boundary is marked by a mass extinction event that eliminated most graptolite species.
Green bottle with external threaded closure. Embossed diamond decorati...
Green bottle with external threaded closure. Embossed diamond decoration on body with space for paper labels on both sides. Base is embossed "L-890/ 6 [H over anchor] 1".
Green-tinged glass bottle for spring water. Cylindrical bottle with sl...
Green-tinged glass bottle for spring water. Cylindrical bottle with sloped shoulders, cylindrical neck; faint molding lines divide bottle longitudinally in half; glass band below lip; Embossed on side: DE SOTO... More
Hand held vibrator, switch & cord; Metal painted black; oval metal pla...
Hand held vibrator, switch & cord; Metal painted black; oval metal plate, orange with silver letters, "Shelton Vibrator/Patent Mar. 27, 1906. Shelton Electric Co., New York-Chicago" Worn & scratched but complete.
Iron tobacco tin, rectangular faces, rounded sides; lid attached by sm...
Iron tobacco tin, rectangular faces, rounded sides; lid attached by small hinges allowing it to overlap the top of the tin, providing a good seal in conjunction with a raised ring around the tin just below the... More
Lot of 5 toy sailors each wearing black pants, black shirt with flat c...
Lot of 5 toy sailors each wearing black pants, black shirt with flat collar edged in white and tied in front, black beret; left leg bent, ankle joined to rectangular base painted green. Right leg bent at knee ... More
Lot of 2 handpainted cardboard signs; Black background, red & white le...
Lot of 2 handpainted cardboard signs; Black background, red & white lettering, white border; corners have curved notches; Lettering reads, "More Complete Display Indian Relics on Third Floor"; Some mildew; red... More
Lot of three gold leaf on black glass signs for Superior Bathhouse; wo...
Lot of three gold leaf on black glass signs for Superior Bathhouse; wood frames painted green. Removed for safety but never replaced.
Mechanical toy figure of a horse and rider; rider wearing blue pants a...
Mechanical toy figure of a horse and rider; rider wearing blue pants and plaid shirt; off-white horse with blue hooves and markings, blue leather tail; wind-up mechanism inside horse with 3 sided projection at... More
Novaculite scraper. Measures 40 x 36 x 11 mm and has no cortex. (861b6...
Novaculite scraper. Measures 40 x 36 x 11 mm and has no cortex.
Oak side chair with vinyl or leather padded seat, vertical slat back; ...
Oak side chair with vinyl or leather padded seat, vertical slat back; Walnut finish, Mission Oak style; H shaped stretchers; 3 slats in back; Original Maurice Bathhouse furnishing.