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#1: Composite image of early photo of John McDonnell and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: John McDonnell's parents, Michael and Bridget (Hopkins) McDonnell, on their wedding day
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#3: John McDonnell's mother- and father-in-law, Mary and Joseph Elias, on their wedding day; December 31, 1931
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#4: John McDonnell, Ireland
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#5: John McDonnell, 1958
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#6: John McDonnell's parents, Michael (left) and Bridget McDonnell (center), 1966
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#7: John McDonnell's parents, Michael and Bridget (center), at their home in Woodville, Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland, 1966
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#8: John McDonnell and Ellen Elias (McDonnell), New Jersey, 1966
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#9: John McDonnell running track for the University of Southwestern Louisiana; April 1967
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#10: John McDonnell, University of Southwestern Louisiana
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#11: John McDonnell, University of Southwestern Louisiana
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#12: John and Ellen McDonnell on their wedding day; June 17, 1967
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#13: John McDonnell in Ireland, 1967
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#14: John McDonnell (kneeling) with his brother, Patrick, in Ireland, August 1967
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#15: John McDonnell
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#16: John McDonnell
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#17: John McDonnell's mother, Bridget McDonnell (center), at John's childhood home; 1969
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#18: John McDonnell with his sheep
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#19: John McDonnell homestead in Woodville, Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland
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#20: John McDonnell with his mother, Bridget Hopkins McDonnell, 1982
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#21: John McDonnell with his wolfhound
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#22: John McDonnell with his daughter, Heather, Ireland, 1983
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#23: John McDonnell (back row, far right) with his siblings: (front row) Mary, Philomena, Carmel, Anne, and Margaret; (back row) Michael, Patrick, and John, 1986
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#24: John McDonnell, 1990
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#25: John McDonnell with his wife, Ellen, and their children, Sean and Heather
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#26: John McDonnell with his family; (l-r), Sean, Ellen, John, and Heather
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#27: John McDonnell celebrating the 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship with the University of Arkansas track team, Frank Broyles (front row, 4th from right), and others
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#28: John McDonnell (at podium) with President Bill Clinton and members of the University of Arkansas track team
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#29: John McDonnell (center, left) with Bill and Hillary Clinton and members of the University of Arkansas track team; White House, Washinton, DC, 1993
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#30: John McDonnell with his family and Hillary Clinton: (l-r), Heather, Sean, Clinton, John, and Ellen; White House, Washington, DC, 1993
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#31: Poster commemorating John McDonnell's career, 1994
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#32: John McDonnell with his family, 1994
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#33: John McDonnell (center) being presented with a check from Don Tyson for $3 million that led to the construction of the Randal Tyson Track Center, 1998
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#34: John McDonnell on the cover of a publication by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette; August 1998
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#35: John McDonnell with his daughter, Heather, and wife, Ellen
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#36: John McDonnell with his family: (l-r) Sean, Ellen, and Heather
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#37: John McDonnell with daughter, Heather, and wife, Ellen, 2006
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#38: Caricature of John McDonnell
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#39: Welcome Home sign at John McDonnell's house
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#40: John McDonnell on the cover of Hawgs Illustrated, July 2008
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#41: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with John McDonnell; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2010
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#42: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with John McDonnell; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2010
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#43: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with John McDonnell; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2010
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#44: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with John McDonnell; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2010
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#45: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with John McDonnell; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2010
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#46: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with John McDonnell; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2010
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