Jim Argo Collection
About Jim Argo
Jim Argo began his career in photojournalism while a student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He worked for two Texas newspapers before moving to Oklahoma City. He began working for The Daily Oklahoman and its sister publication, the Oklahoma City Times, in 1963. He developed a passion for photographing Oklahoma's landscape and people, winning several local, national, and international awards for his photography and writing.
His freelance assignments have included major newsmagazines such as Business Week, Newsweek, Time, and National Geographic as well as several smaller publications. His corporate clients included AT&T, Lucent, and Southwestern Bell.
Argo was the photographer for Oklahoma Impressions, published in 2006, and Oklahoma City Impressions, published in 2007, and was a contributing photographer to the book Oklahoma Simply Beautiful. He has co-authored three books published by the Oklahoma Historical Society and was a major photographic contributor to 14 other books on Oklahoma. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1997. Argo retired as The Oklahoman photo editor in 2003.
—biographical data drawn from Oklahoma Impressions biographical note
About the Collection
The Jim Argo Collection spans the years 1950 to 2008. Most of the 52,195 images in the collection come from color mounted slides, while some are born digital or scans of original prints that arrived on disk. The collection covers communities from all over Oklahoma, along with their events, scenery, buildings, art, businesses, industries, and people.
At a Glance
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44,251
Items
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Partner
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6
Decades
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2
Languages
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83
Counties
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8
States
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Country
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223,941
Usage
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4 years, 9 months ago
Collection Created
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4 years, 11 months ago
Last Updated
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Cite This Collection
Here is our suggested citation. Consult an appropriate style guide for conformance to specific guidelines.
Jim Argo Collection in The Gateway to Oklahoma History. Oklahoma Historical Society. https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/JAPC/ accessed May 15, 2025.
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