Carolyn Boyles is an award-winning author living in central Arkansas. Also a historian, her work has appeared in local and national publications. Patsy Pipkin is also an award-winning author and longtime resident of Searcy and White County. She was a local newspaper columnist for 15 years. The authors have compiled a collection of photographs from the Ivan Quattlebaum Collection, the definitive group of historic Searcy photographs; the White County Historical Society; the Black House; the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce; and numerous local businesses, organizations, civic groups, and individuals who have shared their private collections of pictures, many of which are previously unpublished.