Carolyn Crumm Home Economics student at Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College

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Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Description: A young woman, wearing a nice business dress, holds a complete set of silverware for a home. Carolyn Crumm was not just a leading OSU student in her field of study, she was a national President’s Trophy winner for 4-H, and the news of her award was mentioned in papers around the U.S. including the front page of the Chicago Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune, the Washington Times Herald, and of course all across Oklahoma. Various photos were used, but the most common one was of her receiving … continued below

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Hill, Gilbert December 4, 1952.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 12 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Carolyn Crumm Home Economics student at Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
  • Other: Most likely unpublished. Date on the photo is December 4, 1952

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Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Description: A young woman, wearing a nice business dress, holds a complete set of silverware for a home. Carolyn Crumm was not just a leading OSU student in her field of study, she was a national President’s Trophy winner for 4-H, and the news of her award was mentioned in papers around the U.S. including the front page of the Chicago Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune, the Washington Times Herald, and of course all across Oklahoma. Various photos were used, but the most common one was of her receiving the award. The date for the reward was December 4, 1952, and that is the date given for the picture above.

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PublishDate: 1952-12-04T00:00:00Z

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Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection

The Oklahoma Publishing Company, the parent company of many prominent Oklahoma newspapers, amassed a significant collection of photographs that span more than a century. The wide variety of photographs accompanied stories in the newspapers.

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  • December 4, 1952

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  • Oct. 11, 2013, 8:30 p.m.

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  • March 5, 2026, 1:25 p.m.

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Hill, Gilbert. Carolyn Crumm Home Economics student at Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, photograph, December 4, 1952; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc226277/: accessed September 8, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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