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[Photograph 2012.201.B0324.0160]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mayor W. Dabney Smith, left, of Quapaw inspects the interior of a Kenew canoe held up by Loren Keenan, president of the boat-building firm there."
Date: May 13, 1962
Creator: Feen, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1036.0613]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Afton, 14 miles south of Miami, is believed to have been named for the River Afton in Robert Burns' famous poem. Ray Painter, chairman of the board of Farmers State Bank, is chairman of the board of the five-man council there. He says that Afton is the center of a "million-dollar wheat crop" every year, and tourists and cattle are important to the town's revenue. The famous Buffalo Ranch is to the north, as well as U. S. 69… more
Date: May 26, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0400.0397]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Weathered mill (near Commerce in northeastern Oklahoma) is a reminder of brighter, busier days. (World's largest zinc and lead mining district was shut down in 1957.)"
Date: May 27, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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