Historic Black Lives
in Arrow Rock, MO
Rena Brown and family, c. 1915
Ruth Banks
Dr. John Thomas Trigg
Sonny Cavill
J. Huston Tavern kitchen, c. 1955: Georgia Willa Wood, Frances Edwards and Ruth Banks
Brown's Chapel with congregation, c. 1960
Bettie and Dennis Banks in front of Brown Lodge, c. 1945
At the Arrow Rock Country Store
Joe Penny (center) of nearby Pennytown, MO
Baling hay at Lawless Farm, c. 1900
Steam engine and crew, c. 1900
Lucy Mae Banks and Bettie Parker at Arrow Rock State Park
Daisy Branch Banks
At Arrow Rock State Park
At the schoolhouse
Photos courtesy of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources