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[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0239]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Cousin Robin Becomes 'Chief Big Wind' - Bob Burns, the gentleman traveler from Arkansas and Points west, was made an honorary member of the Kiowa Indian tribe Monday night, and he has the feathers to prove it."
Date: November 25, 1946
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0226]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Burns is a Pennsylvanian. He is regional director here for crescent advertising and sales manager for Lions Match Co. The Candidate is married and has one son."
Date: February 13, 1955
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0225]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bob Burns of Geary is a cowboy who would rather raise canines than hard cattle. He and his wife have a kennel of Dalmatians along the border between Blaine and Canadian counties."
Date: October 20, 1989
Creator: McDaniel, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0257]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bob Burns of Hollywood will be challenged by Bob Burns of Oklahoma City to a "Bazooka duel" when the local Burns appears here in the contest which will precede a national broadcast of the Burns Radio show at the Municipal Auditorium, November 24."
Date: 1946
Creator: Melton, Johnny
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0252]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "TELLING ON THE HOME FOLKS - Bob Burns, bock on the Kraft Music Hall program after a coast-to-coast vacation, has made his home folks back in Van Buren, Arkansas, famous between those some coasts. His homely philosophy and his bazooka are heard along with Bing Crosby and guests over the NBC-Red Network Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m., EST.."
Date: June 15, 1938
Creator: NBC News
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0246]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "BURNS KEPT BUSY READING FAN MAIL - The sage of Van Buren, Ark., the bazooka playing Bob Burns, seen above at his dining room table, is kept busy reading fan mail because he likes to attend to it himself, and if anyone happens to think the days of fan mail are over he has only to look at the sacks of it received daily by the Arkansas wit."
Date: November 17, 1939
Creator: NBC News
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0251]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "JUST A PIPE DREAM - Bob Burns, the sage of Van Buren, Arkansas, takes the edge off of radio's intensive activity with a short nap in his specially-built "lounger's model" done up in white leather. Burns, funny enough to warrant the front page of his home town paper, is heard with Bing Crosby on the Kraft Music Hall every Thursday at 10:00 p.m., E.D.S.T., over the NBC-Red Network."
Date: May 18, 1936
Creator: NBC News
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0255]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bob Burns, veteran City League bowling secretary, and best singer in the tenpin fraternity, will be one of some 300 local pin stars in action when the 23rd Times Classic runs this weekend and next at Bowlerama."
Date: 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0248]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The sage of Van Buren, Ark. and governor of Canoga park, Calif., doesn't trust anyone when it comes to handling his favorite musical instrument."
Date: November 25, 1946
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0253]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "BOB BURNS INVADES LONDON SOCIETY - Bob Burns plays a Missouri mule man who has to invade London society to sell his animals to British Army officers in Paramount's "I'm From Missouri." Bob is shown here as he appears on his Missouri farm."
Date: March 24, 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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