File:Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkansas; iron head, wooden handle banded in iron; head has (38c79483-d8cb-4bbe-b79d-16e795d14de1).jpg

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English: HOSP_156_DeSotoHalberdColor_1530s
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English: National Park Service Picture – Courtesy of Hot Springs National Park Archives
Title
English: HOSP_156_DeSotoHalberdColor_1530s
Description
English: Halberd, Spanish, supposed artifact of DeSoto expedition through Arkansas; iron head, wooden handle banded in iron; head has spear-like point on end (with broken tip), small ax blade on one side, curved hook on opposite side; accompanied by image of John Fordyce drawing of original, sent to HOSP by Dr. Anne Early, Arkansas State Archeologist, in October 2011 (original drawing in archives at University of Arkansas - Fayetteville). Curator's Notes from 8/7/2014 and 10/15/2014: Halberd has been examined by Dr. Jeffrey Michem of AAS and determined likely to be an actual weapon from the DeSoto expedition and Spanish in origin.
Depicted place
English: Hot Springs National Park, Garland County, Arkansas
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38c79483-d8cb-4bbe-b79d-16e795d14de1
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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HOSP
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English: DeSoto

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