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Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 207
A photograph print showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 207, 2-8-0 (BLW), Henryetta, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]
St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1043 on "Texas Flash"
A photograph postcard showing the St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1043, 4-6-2, on No. 118, "Texas Flash", northbound near Preston, OK, 4 cars, 70 mph. This train ran from Dallas to Tulsa, 296 miles, in 6 hours, 35 minutes.
Okmulgee Northern #6
A photograph postcard showing the Okmulgee Northern #6, named "Charley", 2-8-0, a former Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton engine, at Okmulgee, OK. General Manager D.H. Corbell stand with back to camera.
Okmulgee Northern #6
A photograph postcard showing the Okmulgee Northern #6, 4-6-0.
Industrial Edition and Oil Special: Beggs, Oklahoma, August 1919
Supplemental "Booster Magazine" to The Beggs Independent from Beggs, Oklahoma. Includes local, state, and national news along with advertising published for the express purpose of promoting Beggs and the surrounding county by highlighting opportunities in local industries.
Chitto Harjo
Article is a historical sketch on Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake) that was written by a student in high school and chosen for publication by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
The Old Council House
Article explains the significance of the Old Council House of the Creek Nation as a historical landmark within the history of the Indian Territory. This building is where the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society was held in 1935. Included is a poem paying tribute to the old building.
Annual Meeting
Article is an announcement of a date change for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
A Trial and Execution Among the Creeks
Article details the due process given to Timmie Jack during his trial for the murder of James Brown on New Years Day in 1896. Included is a letter asking for an appeal of the decision.
The Creek Indian Council in Session
Article details the author's journey to Okmulgee, the capitol of the Creek Nation, to see the Creek Indian Council in session.
Historical Sketch of Col. Samuel Checote, Once Chief of the Creek Nation
Article details the life of Colonel Samuel Checote, the colonel of the first Creek regiment that served with the Confederacy during the Civil War. Before the Civil War, Checote was a Methodist preacher within the Indian Territory.
Okmulgee Constitution
Article chronicles the events that took place at the first session of the General Council of the Indian Territory that was held in Okmulgee. This session discussed the terms set forth by the United States' House of Representatives that specified the federal government as the highest authority within Indian Territory.
Children's Choir at Okmulgee Church of the Redeemer
Three children wearing long robes and holding song books on each side of cloth covered altar with Nativity scene in front. A window is behind the altar with two Christmas trees in each corner. Written on front "Silent Night, Holy Night" "Black's Studio, Okmulgee". On back of photo "Okmulgee Children's Chapel, l to r, Pettigrew Wright, Ruth Odom, Mary Kendall, Linda Gray, Anita Chronos, Billy Metzger" and label for News Engravers, Inc.
Okmulgee Church of the Redeemer Newsletter
"THE PARISH NEWS" of the Church of The Redeemer, OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA" listing services and times, Rt. Rev. Thomas Cassidy, Bishop, and John Christfield Donnell, Rector. The Vestry names are listed on the cover. Also in the newsletter is image is an article "MY CHURCH" by Bishop Oldham. Date written on document "Oct. 1927."
Interior of Okmulgee Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church
Center aisle, wood pews on either side, wood paneling on walls, wood altar rail, cloth covered altar, candle on each side, shelf holding cross behind altar, wood panels with stained glass windows behind altar. Written on back of photo "Church of Redeemer, Okmulgee, Paneling completed 1953".
Parish House Okmulgee Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church
Brick building, flat roof, awning over front door. Written on back of photo, "Ch of Redeemer, Okmulgee, Parish House, enlarged & remodeled 1950."
Exterior of Henryetta Grace Episcopal Church
Stone building, double front doors with window on either side, rose window above, cross steeple, single door on rear ell, five rectangular windows on side. Printed on bottom, "Grace Church, 1934, Henryetta, Oklahoma."
Exterior of Henryetta Grace Episcopal Church
Stone building, center double doors, stained glass above door, round rose window above door, small arched windows either side of door, sidewalk in foreground with concrete steps to sidewalk, more steps to door.
Interior of Henryetta Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church, Henryetta, has center aisle with wood pews on either side, altar at center front on raised platform, dark drapery behind altar, cross, ciboria and candelabra on altar, rose window above. Dias and two pews on lower raised platform, American flag on right side. Exposed crossed wood beams in ceiling.
The Okmulgee Constitution: A Step Towards Indian Self-Determination
Article describes a series of meetings held in the 1870s by a general council comprised of delegates from twelve Indian tribes to draft a constitution setting up a territorial government, the Okmulgee Constitution. Although the constitution itself was never adopted, the council meetings still allowed the tribes to confront issues they were facing and provided an example of their self-determination to the national government.
Simon Ralph "S.R." Walkingstick: A Cherokee Leader
Article traces the life and genealogy of S. R. Walkingstick to show the ways in which one Cherokee family contributed to the tribal and state community.
A Will of Iron: Dr. M. L. Peter and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department
Article explores M. L. Peter's career in public health and contributions to the Oklahoma City community. Peter served for fifteen years as director of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, bringing polio vaccination clinics and improved sanitation practices to the Oklahoma City Area.
Building and Promoting Their Place: The Clegerns of ‘89
Article discusses the Clegern family and sheds light on a crucial time in the growth of three different Oklahoma cities. William Clegern and his son, Harry, were entrepreneurs who found opportunity in the 1889 Land Run. In addition, they influenced the development of Oklahoma City, Edmond, and Henryetta.
Rex Brinlee: The Man and His Escape
This article tells the story of notorious criminal Rex Brinlee, who is best known for his multiple escapes from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The article interweaves the details of his crimes with larger state events, including the McAlester Prison Riot.
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 89, Number 4, Winter 2011-12
Notes and Documents section from Volume 89, Number 4, Winter 2011-12. It includes "An Analysis of the Variants of the Okmulgee Constitution," a short article detailing the creation of the Okmulgee Constitution.
The Creek Draft Rebellion of 198: Wartime Hysteria and Indian-Baiting in WWI Oklahoma
Article depicts the events following the "Creek Draft Rebellion of 1918" and subsequent long and costly investigation into the leader of the demonstration, Ellen Perryman. Thomas A. Britten demonstrates the public hysteria perpetrated by the press and stereotypical negative image of Native Americans that was present in WWI Oklahoma.
Chitto Harjo and the Snake Rebellion
This article compares newspapers in Oklahoma to newspapers nationwide to discover the impact of the Snake Rebellion, led by Chitto Harjo.
A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946
Article discussing the struggles African American Oklahomans faced for access to public library services. The first forty years of statehood brought a few successes, and by mid-century only eleven communities provided a public library facility for the state's black citizens.
Money Matters: The Stamp Scrip Movement in Depression-Era Oklahoma
Article expanding on the previous 2004 article on Oklahoma's reaction to the depression era banking crisis of early 1933. In this article, Gatch ties the origin of the scrip movement to the writings of Yale University's professor Irving Fisher and traces the implementation of scrip schemes in nearly three dozen Oklahoma towns and explains the reasons for scrip's early success and rapid demise.
Okmulgee FD Crew
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Ernie Ledbetter
Photograph of OFD member, Ernie Ledbetter.
Fleet pic (5-7-13)
Photograph of Henryetta FD rigs in front of the station.
article-Paul Hinchey
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1952 Boardman
Photograph of the Henryetta FD 1951 or 1952 Ford/Boardman pumper. Spotlights are at the top of the windshield. Black tow hooks are on the front bumper. Photo by Jacoby's Photo Service. Date unknown.
Henryetta kids truck
Photograph of Henryetta FD kids fire truck.
Letter confirming a speaking engagement for the Okmulgee County NAACP
Letter to Clara Luper confirming a program with the Okmulgee County NAACP commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education.
O. A. Bingman Rejuvenated Pasture/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp #2
Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”
O. A. Bingman Rejuvenated Pasture/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp #1
Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”
Jim Conner and Fred Ridley
Photograph of Jim Conner and Fred Ridley inspecting Bermuda grass.
Jim Conner
Photograph of Jim Conner inspecting Bermuda grass.
A. R. Jackson
Photograph of A. R. Jackson holding Crotalaria.
Wind Erosion
Photograph of wind erosion control in a peanut field.
W. H. Septer
Photograph of W. H. Septer standing in burned pasture.
Sam C. Lumplin
Photograph of Sam C. Lumplin examining black locust on the corn crops.
Cattle
Photograph of some of W. H. Septer's cattle.
Weeping Lovegrass Hay
Photograph of weeping lovegrass hay on James H. Doneghty's farm.
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Sorghum Almum. The Sorghum Almum was sown via broadcast pasture drill in June 1957. 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer was applied on 1-8H. No utilization was made during the first summer. Used for a test plot. OK-550-8.
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Sorghum Almum. The Sorghum Almum was sown via broadcast pasture drill in June 1957. 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer was applied on 1-8H. No utilization was made during the first summer. Used for a test plot. OK-550-7.
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting seed. Harvesting native grass seed. Predominately Little Bluestem with mixtures of Switch, Little Blue and Indiangrass. Eswtimated yield of 100 pounds per acre. Air dried. OK-571-12.
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the harvesting of grass. Harvesting native grass seed with self-propelled combines. The meadow has been managed properly and condition maintained. Estimated yield of the combine run of seed was 100 pounds per acre. Ranch planned and range managed in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service. OK-572-1.
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