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Benson Park: Shawnee Citizens at Leisure in the Twentieth Century

Description: Article describes the beauty and history of Benson Park near Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kenneth R. Bain, Rob Phillips, and Paul D. Travis explore its attraction as a recreational area and the many leisure activities that were possible there until its eventual decline in the face of industry.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Bain, Kenneth R.; Phillips, Rob & Travis, Paul D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Snorkel (6-24-72)

Description: Photograph looking west at the Snorkel on the left and the station on the right with four Boardman engines and a Chief's car parked in front of the station. Open house ceremony.
Date: June 24, 1972
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Partner: Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum

[Photograph 2012.201.B0982.0585]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Myrtle Ollison, 5501 N Everest, president of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc., died late Tuesday in Shawnee Memorial Hospital following an apparent heart attack."
Date: 1972
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0991.0065]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Three Oklahoma Baptist University coeds are vying for the 1972 Harvest Queen title which will be awarded during homecoming activities this weekend."
Date: 1972
Creator: Putman, Jack
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0992.0125]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Brooksville leaders include from left, standing, Carl Young and Mayor Lee Oliver. Seated are C. E. Ervia, the town's remaining pioneer resident, and William Oliver."
Date: 1974
Creator: Owens, Robert
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1400.0176]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two O.B.U. students Walter Webb, right, and Steve Hurst get in some practice licks on Shawnee business streets before starting Saturday's man-sized memorial walk."
Date: March 18, 1970
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1268.0182]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A professorship has been established at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee in honor of Violet Sturgeon, a Norman psychiatrist who was the first woman elected to he OBU board of trustees."
Date: March 17, 1974
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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