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[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0862]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Johnny, the London zoo's 4 year old chimpanzee, likes to put his quick wits to work by playing cards. Like so many humans, however, Johnny hates to lose. While playing with his keeper, Sam Smith, Johnny is apt to palm an ace or hide an important card when the game is going against him. When he loses, Johnny will often throw his cards to the floor in disgust. Sometimes his temper really rises and he throws the t… more
Date: October 9, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0164.0429]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dungarvan Dame, Dungarvan Denizan, Dungarvan Gunner, entries of Dungarvan Kennels of Roselyn, L. I., look straight ahead as they're pictured at the thirtieth specialty show of the American SPANIEL Club at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City."
Date: January 9, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1215.0965]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "These were not cracked up in landing. They were planes staked out on the Woodward Municipal airport when the wind struck, and piled planes into eachother and the building."
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1215.0975]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Twenty to 30 residential blocks were leveled in the west and north sections of 5,500 population northwestern Oklahoma City, and no lights, telephones or water systems were left working."
Date: April 9, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0720]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Earl Grinstead, 37, Edmond, explains to Arch Hamilton, state highway trooper, how he slowed down for a narrow bridge 1 1/2 miles east of Jones."
Date: September 9, 1947
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of representative erosion damage in this section from a heavy rain, approximate a 1 inch accumulation on May 9, 1947. Silting and washing in this 35 acre cornfield have destroyed conservatively 12 to 18 percent of the corn and cotton crop. Corn and cotton was cultivated up and down rows and dozens of small washes 3 to 25 feet wide have covered the young plants completely with silt. Erosion control methods, properly established, would have reduced the damage to less than 1%. Class II … more
Date: May 9, 1947
Creator: Becton, T. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320.0148]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Red haired and freckled faced Jerry Edwards fired a 79 in the qualifying round of the City Junior golf tournament Monday at Twin Hill but he faltered in the first round of match play Tuesday, losing a 1-up decision to Kenneth Hicks."
Date: June 9, 1947
Creator: East, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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