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[Photograph 2012.201.B0140.0073]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The 45th infantry division, which has a long string of firsts on its record, Thursday marked up another when it was visited by General J. Lawton Collins, as his first official act since being sworn in Tuesday as chief of staff of the army."
Date: 1949
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0140.0072]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "With four stars shining over their shoulder, two members of Company I, 279th Infantry regiment, act out their roles in a maneuver on Adams hill, Fort Sill."
Date: 1949
Creator: 45th Division
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0301]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Before the water and air method was started at Fort Sill by Ciptak gas tanks had to be removed from tanks, trucks and guns for cleaning."
Date: September 9, 1949
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0302]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The awards committee at Fort Sill is giving John Ciptak, civilian employee from Fletcher, $275 for a great scientific discovery."
Date: September 9, 1949
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0141]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A $125,000 annex to the administration building of the Cameron State Agriculture college, Lawton, was opened in dedication ceremonies there Friday"
Date: March 25, 1949
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Description: Photograph of three buffalo standing in a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the Buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and … more
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0355.0112]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The annual Wichita Mountain Easter pageant, which includes a cast of 3,000 non-sectarian citizens of Lawton, Okla., and surrounding communities, has been incorporated into a new $2,500,000 full length movie titled "The Lawton Story."
Date: 1949
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1110.0442]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "At right, Richard Brock, who helped the other three men hunt for treasure, standsbeside Wayne Rowe, the rancher on whose land it was said to have been found, looking over the valley."
Date: July 10, 1949
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Description: Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 522.
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Description: Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 521.
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Description: Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 524.
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Description: Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 520.
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Description: Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 526.
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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