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Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President"

Description: Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Floyd, Larry C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Schwartz Sisters 2007 Chicago

Description: Photograph of Schwartz Sisters' Chicago Trip March 2007. L-R: Henri Blehm, Angela Laubach, MaryJac Rauh, Tracee McPhearson, Kathy Wiederstein. They are the daughters of Jack and Shirley Schwartz, Okeene, OK.
Date: 2007
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Partner: Okeene Historical Preservation Group

[2012.201.B0223.0179]

Description: Photograph of a downtown street lined by tall buildings in Chicago, Illinois, used by a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. There are automobiles and cable cars in the street as well as pedestrians walking on the sidewalks. Caption: "Chicago's ban on parking in the 'loop', the heart of the city, was announced a complete success at the close of the first day's test."
Date: January 10, 1928
Creator: Associated Press
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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