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[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0254]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A few years ago, the old Geronimo hotel was one of Chickasha's show places. The hungry and gay came for miles to dine in this fashionable hostelry, but age and a growing Chickasha finally spelled doom for the city's landmark."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hart, Alphia O.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0301]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A wide trench dug for a drainage pipeline project cuts downtown Chickasha in half as crews wait for warmer weather to repair the city's main street. The 54-inch line connects to a 108-inch line several blocks away in a system designed to feed into nearby Line Creek. the $366,000-project was approved by voters to provide a drain for rainwater that frequently floods Chickasha businesses."
Date: February 7, 1979
Creator: Miller, Joe
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0278]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "These bars kept Henry Aro, Negro, in the jail at Chickasha, but they failed to prevent the mob of Friday night from killing the prisoner. The picture shows what is left of the door leading to the Negro's cell. Failing to open the door, the mob tore through the door and the adjoining wall to approach the cell. National guardsmen cleared the jail after the Negro had been shot."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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