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[2012.201.B0320.0233]

Description: Photograph is of a man wearing a suit and tie standing near a calendar pointing to a date that is circled on the calendar. The calendar is hanging on the wall. Caption: "No "unlucky" days in Dr. Willard E. Edwards' calendar."
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0358.0044]

Description: Photograph is of a man wearing a naval uniform standing in front of a black car shining the front headlight. Caption: "Seaman J. E. Emerson polishes up the new automobile he won on a dollar investment."
Date: August 18, 1950
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0300.0072]

Description: Photograph is of a man in a US Navy uniform pointing to a diving helmet while a woman on the other side of the helmet looks on. Caption: "Even the Navy is represented in the Capitol Hill Home show. The new $1 million dollar field house is filled with furniture and home appliances of every description ."
Date: April 5, 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0357.0480]

Description: Photograph is of a young woman wearing a short polka dotted dress standing on her knees and placing an item in a box. Caption: "Seaman recruit Becky Elsman packs up the last of her household belongings in preparation for her eight weeks of basic training in Orlando, Fla."
Date: July 11, 1973
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0423.0344]

Description: Photograph is a head shot of a man smiling wearing a button down shirt with the collar of his undershirt showing. Caption: "YEOMAN 3-C FRANKLIN D. FOLSOM, 1441 NW 94--I don't think we should take Hawaii in."
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0366.0059]

Description: Photograph is of a woman wearing a sleeveless white shirt and a skirt standing next to a man in a Navy recruiting uniform holding a sign about recruiting while the woman puts his Navy hat on. Caption: "Mistletoe company Queen Patricia Stewart tries Lowell Evans' hat for size."
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: Peterson, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0415.0084]

Description: Photograph is of a man with a young boy at a table. the man is wrapping a fruit cake in plastic wrap while the boy watches. Caption: "During the holidays, William r. Ferguson, disabled since an accident last July, is not forgetting the many persons who have helped him through a difficult period."
Date: December 22, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0317.0407]

Description: Photograph is of a man wearing a military uniform crouching down and holding up a small white dog and a woman wearing a flowered dress crouching down next to the dog.
Date: December 5, 1944
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0358.0051]

Description: Photograph is a side head shot of a man wearing a military uniform. Caption: "121 NE 23--I hadn't even thought about it. I guess we'd just have to add a couple of stars somewhere."
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0312.0066]

Description: Photograph is of a man standing outside a car with his coat draped over his arm looking at the ground. Caption: "The Korean war got all mixed up in a minor traffic accident Monday."
Date: November 13, 1950
Creator: Hauton, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0363.0337]

Description: Photograph is of a man sitting behind a desk signing and reviewing paperwork. he is wearing a dark military suit, light button down shirt and a tie.
Date: March 12, 1943
Creator: Gordon, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0317.0408]

Description: Photograph is of a man stadning next to a wooden tiny house holding a dog in his arms. He is wearing a military uniform. A woman is standing on the other side of the tiny house smiling at the camera wearing a flowered dress. Caption: "This Spitz puppy not only traveled from Honolulu to Oklahoma City all by himself, he did it in style in his own private doghouse - about six feet square and four feet tall."
Date: December 5, 1944
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0417.0277]

Description: Photograph isof a man wearing a Navy uniform holding his hat on with his right hand while looking up towards the sky. Caption: "Gerald Finger trying to figure out Oklahoma weather."
Date: August 10, 1943
Creator: US Navy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma and the Medal of Honor

Description: Article provides a detailed history of the nineteen Medal of Honor recipients from Oklahoma, including their accomplishments in combat. John C. Powell also provides historical context about the award itself.
Date: Autumn 1996
Creator: Powell, John C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

L. L. Culver: A Naked Warrior in the Second World War

Description: Article follows the continuation of Ensign L. L. Culver's journey from its first part in the Winter 2002-03 issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Brad Agnew describes Culver's service in the Scouts and Raiders, a joint army-navy unit that participated in World War II amphibious assaults, his military successes, and his return home with the conclusion of the war.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Ensign L. L. Culver: "You can call me salty now"

Description: Article recounts the life and rigorous training experience of undertaker-turned-ensign L.L. Culver in the United States navy in the early years of World War II. Brad Agnew reconstructs the officer's experiences from letters sent home, and concludes the article with the beginning of a journey that is continued in the Spring 2003 issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Forgotten Hero: Oklahoma Naval Commander Ernest E. Evans's Gallant Sacrifice at Leyte Gulf

Description: Article explores the question of why Commander Ernest E. Evans's memory is virtually forgotten in his native state while so honored by the U.S. Navy. Evans, an Oklahoma native, bravely fought and died in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, earning multiple honors for his heroism.
Date: Summer 2010
Creator: Floyd, Larry C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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