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[Photograph 2012.201.B0411.0067]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Future Golden Glovers are these champions of the summer Wheeler Park boxing tournament, left to right, Billy "Red" Farr, bantam ; Rudell Scott, lightweight; Preston "Tiger" Fails, welter, and Johnny Riley, who became the local Henry Armstrong by winning in three classes, middle , light heavy and heavyweight."
Date: September 8, 1939
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Burning Fence Post

Description: Photograph of a fencepost on fire. The weeds and brush behind the barbed wire fence was not burned off. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence Post Burning. Fire in this large pasture destroyed grass, fences, and wildlife, but did not burn the weeds and brush."
Date: September 8, 1939
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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