Vintage Photos Capture Springtime In Clarksville, Arkansas In 1953

Kids playing outdoors.

Clarksville, a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, is widely known for its peaches, scenic byways and abundance of natural outdoor recreational activities. Take a look at the peaceful life of the city during the springtime in 1953 through these 21 captivating vintage photographs taken by LIFE photographer Yale Joel.

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Students eating on blankets at the College of the Ozarks.

A family cleaning furniture outside.

A farm family feeding calves.

High school students race to the lunch room.

Two kids and their pet horse.

A small boy playing in a tree.

Owner of a small drug store working.

A little boy watching a cow eating.

A fisherman in Spadra Creek.

A high school girl being fitted for a formal dress.

A boy and his baby brother taking a walk

A small English sparrow sitting atop its house.

Adventurous waders test the temperature of Spadra Creek.

A tree trimmer swinging from a tree like Tarzan.

School kids playing during recesses.

Two boys riding a horse down a country road.

A little girl who has the measles.

A family playing baseball in the yard.

An 85-year-old woman sitting in an open window getting fresh air.

A man staring through his prison window.