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[Photograph 2012.201.B0139.0097]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Street, park and place names in Oklahoma City are signposts in the city history -- though the origin of some names has become obscure with time. Colcord drive was named for Charles F. Colcord, a native of Kentucky who made the 1889 fun from Texas. He was Oklahoma City's first police chief and later the first Sheriff of Oklahoma County, Colcord was a real estate developer and became president of the Oklahoma Historical societ… more
Date: May 6, 1930
Creator: Oklahoma Publishing Company
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1001.0259]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Nude figure topping this fountain at 11th Street and North Broadway has been protested. The fountain includes a large fish pond, is on city property, and is part of the North Broadway widening project. In the picture, Miss Bernice Brown of Bethany is shown inspecting the fountain."
Date: April 6, 1930
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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