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DN, Female, Age 19



Exhibit: Photo of Bonneville House

This beautiful house is a very interesting place that hold history within itself. This house has different owners, but the latest owner was a woman. Even with changes, this place still holds a sense of fanciness and historical. Many years ago, the latest owner of this place was a well-known person. According to the Fort Smith National Historic Site, this was the place where many formal parties were being held. I personally passed through this house many times, and yet the sight of this place still got my attention. 


Exhibit: Photo of Clayton House

This is the famous Clayton House in Fort Smith. When I first saw this picture of the Clayton House, I was not much surprise. In fact, this gorgeous place is up for rent for many different occasions and is still well-known today. The Clayton House was own by one of the most famous people in Fort Smith. Even though there is not much history about this place related to women, however, because of the unique architecture and how much historical this house is, it is impossible for me to not talk about it. It feels like I was taken back to the days back then.



Exhibit: The Five Civilized Tribes

It turned out, there was not only the first jail, new architectures, or guns that was popular back then. There was also the Native Americans Tribes that crossed the path of Fort Smith. I find that this poster very interesting. I also learned so much from this information photograph. I love the printing of the people of this poster, it shows how Native Americans looks like back then. I also love the outfits show in the poster. I feel like I was going through history!


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