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Bauxite, Saline County, Arkansas
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A 1905 photograph of Bauxite Village shows J.W. Smith's store on Pine Street, bought from Gus Graham in 1904. The site is now a bauxite pit. The town grew famous as a source of domestic bauxite for aluminum. People identified include Mrs. H.N. Sanges, Grace Donham (Mrs. Tommy Gray), and others.
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1905
We dug into the archives and found a picture of the town of Bauxite about 1905.
This house and store were located on what is known now as Pine Street and is one short block from the present Rock Island Railway station.
J. W. Smith bought this store from Gus Graham in 1904 with no anticipation this village was to grow and become nationally famous as the source of domestic bauxite, the most commonly used ore for making aluminum.
Where this store once stood is a mined out bauxite pit.
The person at the extreme left is now Mrs. H. N. Sanges of Bauxite.
Moving right—the pictured are Grace Donham (now Mrs. Tommy Gray), Clara Emery, Mrs. J. W. Smith, Mrs. W. R. Donham, Smith Donham, John Emery, Blanche Donham, J. W. Smith and W. R. Emery (standing on the porch of the store building).
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Bauxite Village, Pine Street, Near Rock Island Railway Station
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About 1905
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A photograph from around 1905 depicts J.W. Smith's store in Bauxite Village, purchased in 1904 from Gus Graham. The village unexpectedly grew into a nationally famous source of domestic bauxite ore for aluminum production. The store's site is now a mined-out pit. Individuals in the photo are identified, including Mrs. H.N. Sanges and others standing on the porch.