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[Photograph 2012.201.B0356.0009]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tom Lemmons founded an Oklahoma town that later became known as Slapout. His first choice for the name was Nye, after a friend in the Kansas Legislature."

Date: June 6, 1982

Creator: Hellstern, Paul

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0370.0315]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Bell Lemons of Slapout, Oklahoma ... 53 grandchildren, and 58 great-grandchildren."

Date: April 28, 1954

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0356.0006]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "T. L. Lemmons is servicing a car at the station where he started a general store in a tar paper shack 21 years ago. He has, in recent years, accepted the name Slapout for the village he originally hoped would be called Nye. (Located on U. S. 270 in Panhandle)"

Date: May 10, 1953

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0956.0363]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Trainer Cap O'Dell of La Verne takes Peaches the mule through her paces at Saturday's World Champion cow Chip Throwing contest at Beaver."

Date: April 27, 1975

Creator: McVey, Lori

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1026.0807]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Date: April 30, 1987

Creator: McNutt, Michael

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1048.0745]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Kent Perkins, 16, of the Forgan 4-H Club in Beaver County, started a hog production center with his club work, and won a $400 scholarship through his efforts."

Date: November 30, 1960

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1017.0760]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jane Ann Jayroe of Laverne, Miss America of 1967, will be mistress of ceremonies at the beaver Rainbow's annual "Little Miss Beaver" pageant Saturday, February 3 here in the school auditorium."

Date: 1966

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1128.0381]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "LIMIT of six pheasants is shown here by Dale Riley 13, left, and his father, Bill Riley of Beaver. They killed the birds while hunting a cut maize field near their home. The 1965 pheasant season in eight northwestern counties will end Sunday."

Date: 1965

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0372]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Beaver River, at Beaver, in May of 1955. The muddy flood rolling down the river is raising hopes for water-rationing Oklahoma City citizens, as the flow will move down the Beaver River, into the North Canadian, past Woodward, and toward OKC. View is taken from railroad bridge looking toward town of Beaver, and was taken as the crest lapped at the railroad ties."

Date: May 17, 1955

Creator: Campbell, Clyde

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1105.0452]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Maxine and Lynn Roper stand on the site of a dugout believed to be the first dwelling on their Logan Hill farm in Beaver County."

Date: March 18, 1990

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1124.0168]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jane Reed. . . 1968 Olympic Hopeful."

Date: June 1, 1966

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0373]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Beaver River, at Beaver, in May of 1955. The muddy flood rolling down the river is raising hopes for water-rationing Oklahoma City citizens, as the flow will move down the Beaver River, into the North Canadian, past Woodward, and toward OKC. View is taken from railroad bridge looking toward town of Beaver, and was taken as the crest lapped at the railroad ties."

Date: May 17, 1955

Creator: Campbell, Clyde

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1078.0799]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Beaver in the Oklahoma Panhandle is all set today for the city's unique annual event, the world championship Cow Chip Throwing Contest scheduled for Saturday and the winner will get this fancy trophy."

Date: April 24, 1975

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1105.0507]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It was plenty hot when cousins Linvell and C.J. Rose of Beaver pulledover for a breather in Slapout and the shadiest siesta spot handy was right under their rig."

Date: July 2, 1979

Creator: Thompson, Michal

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1267.0416]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Beaver County agent Bill Strom, left, compares heads of standard grain sorghum with loose open head of commercial hybrid grown this year by Lyle Wheeler."

Date: October 14, 1956

Creator: Farmer-Stockman Photo

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1267.0417]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "J. M. "Curley" Ives, extension district agent; Albert Hodges; Bill Strom, Beaver county agent; and Hodge's son, Albert Jr., examine a strand of sand love grass in sand dunes that a few years ago were bare of vegetation."

Date: November 23, 1956

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1235.0277]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ABOUT 14 MILES southwest of Beaver sits a house, now stuccoed, which was built in 1902."

Date: December 7, 1941

Creator: Miller, Joe

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1052.0362]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "SQUARING OFF for the Beaver Jaycees beard growing contest are Don Phelps, chamber of commerce member, and Boyd Tudor, Beaver Jaycee member."

Date: April 15, 1970

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1209.0572]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "this community famous for its coqboys and cow ships is also known locally for its big hearted residents, says Ruth Stewart."

Date: November 15, 1988

Creator: McDaniel, David

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1026.0738]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In 1913, a Knowles merchant offered a prize for the first baby born in the new town"

Date: October 23, 1989

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1026.0808]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Date: April 30, 1987

Creator: McNutt, Michael

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1283.0513]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Miss Maude Thomas was Oklahoma's first newspaperwoman and she is living here today in the same city where she bought the newspaper, the Beaver Herald, in 1902."

Date: March 1, 1953

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1283.0516]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Maude Thomas"

Date: unknown

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.1.0127]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Toilets"

Date: unknown

Creator: Leonard, Carolyn

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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