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Gen. James M. Shackelford

Description: Article chronicles the military career of Judge James M. Shackleford who established the first United States Court within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Eli Lundy Huggins

Description: Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of General Eli Lundy Huggins. The general worked within the United States Army during the Civil War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Uprising in China, and in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Clarence W. Turner

Description: Article honors Clarence W. Turner, owner of the Turner Hardware Company. Through his company's success, Turner was integral to the prosperity of Muskogee County and the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Muskogee Historical Society

Description: Article details two accomplishments of the Muskogee Historical Society: the dedication of the start of Washington Irving's adventure into the American west with a historical marker and acquiring the title for old Fort Gibson.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Gregory, Parthenia
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0179]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Not trusting even lock and key, Mrs. J. W. Fair, Muskogee, never leaves home for more than a few hours without her two violins, which have been recognized by authorities as extremely valuable specimens."
Date: December 27, 1937
Creator: Hart, Alphia O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0919.0166]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Chimney Mountain, south of Muskogee, near the Honey Springs battlefield. It was near this elevation that the battle began on the prairie northeast of Oktaha, and served as an observation post for the Confederates."
Date: February 3, 1936
Creator: Hart, Alphia O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1048.0342]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Part of the current controvery over administration of three state African Americans institutions at Taft traces to the crowded conditions at the orphanage."
Date: November 4, 1937
Creator: Hart, Alphia O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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