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[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0404]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "E. K. Gatewood, left, trailblazer of a Fort Worth camping club, led a Texas contingent of 47 persons to the Wichita Mountains Saturday, part of the thousands pouring in for Easter rites."
Date: April 5, 1969
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0088]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. John R. Claypool , pastor of the Broadway Baptist Church of Fort Worth, will be featured speaker for commencement exercise at Oklahoma Baptist University May 26."
Date: April 5, 1973
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0113.0367]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Fort Worth manager Clay Bryant, right, onetime National league pitching star, gives a tip to the Cats' prize outfielder from Capitol Hill, big Dom Demeter."
Date: April 23, 1956
Creator: Gumm, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1431.0061]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A native of Anadarko and former Miss Oklahoma City will star in the world premiere of a new musical to open April 25 in Fort Worth."
Date: April 13, 1969
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1020.0181]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Plastic model enthusiasts James Pickett and Ed Van Tassell, both of Fort Worth, Texas, give serious attention to one of the entries in the meeting"
Date: April 17, 1982
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Land Leveling and Seeding Oats After Strip Mining on the Kingsbury Estate

Description: Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The gravel was removed, the area seeded to oats, and the hole left behind from removing the gravel will be used as a farm stock pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. This section of ground has had the gravel removed and has been leveled and seeded to oats. The hole left due to removal of quantity of gravel will be used as a farm… more
Date: April 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Leveling After Strip Mining on the Kingsbury Estate

Description: Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. Section of land that has been leveled after a layer of gravel from 3 to 9 feet thick has been removed by strip mining. This land will be more productive and will have a better waterholding [sic] capacity after the gravel has been removed. Mounds in the background will be leveled when the mining is… more
Date: April 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Unusable Spoils Bank on the Kingsbury Estate

Description: Photograph of a spoils bank after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The land in the photograph is rough and unusable for grazing cattle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Spoil Banks-Strip Mining. Rough unusable land which is typical of the type of spoils usually left when gravel is removed by strip mining. Some grass will slowly return on these spoils over a long period of time. The grass that does come in is of poor quality and is difficu… more
Date: April 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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