Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, Fayetteville, AR Videos
Videos by Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in Fayetteville. The David and Barbara Pryor Center is building a statewide archive of Arkansas oral and visual history.
Abbott stove
John Abbott, born in 1912 in El Dorado, talks about the wood stove in a house he grew up in. They had a coal stove to heat the downstairs. To hear more about heating a house in the early '20s, his childhood, and his career as an architect, go to our interview with him at https://tinyurl.com/4pxs2rpp
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Abbott stove
John Abbott, born in 1912 in El Dorado, talks about the wood stove in a house he grew up in. They had a coal stove to heat the downstairs. To hear more about heating a house in the early '20s, his childhood, and his career as an architect, go to our interview with him at https://tinyurl.com/4pxs2rpp
We're wrapping up this series with the closing segment of the Bicentennial Arkansas history special that was aired on KATV in 1976. If you enjoy historic TV footage from KATV, visit our digitized collection on the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x
1978 Lou Holz
This week on Ozarks at Large, Randy Dixon continues his look back at Razorback sports with the 1978 Orange Bowl game against Oklahoma in which Arkansas was considered an unlikely underdog. In this clip, Coach Lou Holtz talks about the game.
Episodes air every Monday at noon and 7 p.m. on KUAF and now on KUAR nightly at 7. To listen live or catch up on previous episodes, visit https://tinyurl.com/muamw3e6 and https://tinyurl.com/3fbu4aa4
The KATV Bicentennial Arkansas History special in 1976 included a segment on prison reform and Cummins Prison. This program covered a lot of ground! If you enjoy historic TV footage from KATV, visit our digitized collection on the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x
ark tn 1999 goalpost
Enjoy this look back on the 1999 Razorback celebration after the Hogs defeated Tennessee, then give a listen to this week's Ozarks at Large for even more nostalgia!
Episodes air every Monday at noon and 7 p.m. on KUAF and now on KUAR nightly at 7. To listen live or catch up on previous episodes, visit https://tinyurl.com/muamw3e6 and https://tinyurl.com/3fbu4aa4
OF clip
From the Bicentennial Arkansas History special that aired on KATV in 1976, this clip begins a retrospective on Governor Orval Faubus.
If you enjoy historic TV footage from KATV, visit our digitized collection on the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x
Ark Hist Hot Springs
Next up in our look into Arkansas History from KATV archived footage is an excerpt about Hot Springs, complete with gangsters, bath houses, and Sid McMath!
To explore more from KATV, visit our digitized collection on the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x
ussrazorback
This week's Ozarks at Large is an encore presentation about the USS Razorback. She was transferred to the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in North Little Rock 2004.
Episodes air every Monday at noon and 7 p.m. on KUAF and now on KUAR nightly at 7. To listen live or catch up on previous episodes, visit https://tinyurl.com/muamw3e6 and https://tinyurl.com/3fbu4aa4
1976 AR hist Faubus 1
Enjoy more of the 1976 Bicentennial special on Arkansas history from KATV with a segment on Orval Faubus, Arkansas's 36th governor.
For more historic TV footage from KATV, visit our digitized collection on the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x
Grapefest56
This week Ozark's at Large features another Arkansas tradition--the Tontitown Grape Festival! This is a clip from a 1956 Arkansas Highway Department film. The 125th Annual Tontitown Grape Festival runs August 6-10 this year.
Episodes air every Monday at noon and 7 p.m. on KUAF and now on KUAR nightly at 7. To listen live or catch up on previous episodes, visit https://tinyurl.com/muamw3e6 and https://tinyurl.com/3fbu4aa4
SM-Ark History opening
For the Bicentennial in 1976, KATV aired a special on Arkansas history. Here's the opening segment and there are more clips to come, so stay tuned!
If you enjoy historic TV footage from KATV, visit our digitized collection on the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x
This week on Ozarks at Large, we look at the history (and a preview) of the Hope Watermelon Festival. This is a rare clip of the 2nd festival from 1927. Episodes air every Monday at noon and 7 p.m. on KUAF and now on KUAR nightly at 7. To listen live or catch up on previous episodes, visit https://tinyurl.com/muamw3e6 and https://tinyurl.com/3fbu4aa4
1986 pink tomato race and dogs
Here's another Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival clip from 1986 with the annual 5k race and ugly dog contest. Congratulations to Charlie!
We are still collecting stories about the festival. If you'd like to talk to us, email John C. Davis at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
To explore our KATV digitized collection, visit the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x
Pink Tomato parade 1971
We're on a Pink Tomato roll! The Bradley County festival is featured this week on Ozarks at Large. This clip is B-roll of the 1971 parade and has no sound, but has tons of character. Tune in to the show to learn more!
Episodes air every Monday at noon and 7 p.m. on KUAF and now on KUAR nightly at 7. To listen live or catch up on previous episodes, visit https://tinyurl.com/muamw3e6 and https://tinyurl.com/3fbu4aa4
More tomato coverage from our KATV archives! The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival is over for this year, and we got lots of great stories. But we're still interested in yours! Contact our executive director, John C. Davis, at [email protected] to share your memories of the festival, and head to the Pryor Center website at https://tinyurl.com/bdz8zb2x for more KATV.
Harry Thomason Lester Boggs
Arkansas native Harry Thomason is best known as the director of the CBS comedy series "Designing Women," which ran from 1986 to 1993. He began his film career in Arkansas making low budget movies. Here he is in 1974 announcing his newest picture, "The Great Lester Boggs." Learn more this week on Ozarks at Large.
Episodes air every Monday at noon and 7 p.m. on KUAF and now on KUAR nightly at 7. To listen live or catch up on previous episodes, visit https://tinyurl.com/muamw3e6 and https://tinyurl.com/3fbu4aa4
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We'll be recording memories for our Arkansas Traditions project at the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival THIS SATURDAY, June 15, in Warren, Arkansas! Come visit with us under the red tent on the courthouse lawn, tell your stories, and eat some tomatoes. Hope to see y'all there!