the argus 
newspaper museum 
& 
picture gallery

a museum of the people -- the country weekly newspaper office and photographs

2015 Renovation of the Museum

Essays about the importance of a hometown newspaper

PDFs of the surviving editions

Photographs of location & staff

Photographs of presses & other equipment

Editors

This museum was opened in 1976.

It presents a working newspaper office, with an 1885 printing press, 1910 linotype machines, job printing presses, and all of the other accoutrements of a country weekly newspaper.  The newspaper equipment stands pretty much as it was when beloved editor Rudy Senft died unexpectedly in 1974.  He had headed the paper since 1940.

THE TABLE ROCK ARGUS, A COUNTRY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

Editor frank h. taylor

Taylor headed the newspaper from 1887 until shortly before his death in 1934, with a break in the teens.

More about Frank Taylor & his Argus

Frank Taylor, Photo 186

AT WORK in 1929

Editor Rudy Senft

Rudy in 1943, excerpted from a group picture.

AT WORK in 1944

Rudy headed the paper from 1940 until his death in 1974.  

These photographs are from his daughter June, who says they were taken in 1944.  

Given the date, they were taken in a prior location, east of the Square.  The office did not move into its most recent location until 1960.

More about Rudy & his Argus will be added soon

THE ARGUS MUSEUM

May 27, 1976 -- The museum was dedicated.