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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8534]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Henry Overholser (April 14, 1846 - Aug. 25, 1915) builder and civic leader was probably youthful Oklahoma City's most civic-minded business man. He was a large real estate operator, but he was a prime mover in creating the first chamber of commerce, then called "the board of trade." This was in May, 1889, and Overholser was the first president. He was president again in 1891, and was vice-president and director of the ch… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8533]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charles Gasham Jones (Nov. 3, 1856 - March 31, 1911) grain mill and real estate operator, railroad builder and civic leader, built the first flour mill in Oklahoma City, developed large real estate holdings, and later got into railroad construction. He was a leader in the move to bring the Frisco from Sapulpa to Oklahoma City, later built the Oklahoma and Southwestern from here to Quanah. it later was merged with the Fris… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10205]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cornerstone-Laying Ceremonies will be held Thursday afternoon at the $1 million-plus plant of University Loudspeakers shown under construction in the aerial photo above. The Ling-Temco-Vought subsudiary will move to Oklahoma City from White Plains, N.Y., as soon as the plant at W Reno and Sara Rd. is completed. Haskell Blair, University president, and Clyde Skeen, LTV vice president, will take part in the 2 p.m. ceremony … more
Date: February 27, 1963
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1335.0615]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It took almost two hours Tuesday afternoon for voters in this line at Superbia Retirement Home, near Northwest Expressway and Council Road, to reach the front and cast their ballots."
Date: November 4, 1980
Creator: Tullous, Don
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1335.0617]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Anderson J. Lonian preparesto slide his ballot into the electronic reader after casting a vote in the Ward 7 Oklahoma City council race Tuesday."
Date: March 16, 1993
Creator: Gooch, Steve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8528]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "John Wilford Shartel (May 1, 1862 - April 13, 1926) attorney, real estate developer, transportation executive, came to Oklahoma City in 1898 to practice law but soon bought and developed valuable downtown real estate. He organized the Metropolitan Railway Co., and when it was aborbed by Oklahoma Railway Co., in 1904 he became vice-president and operating head. He held this post through the city streetcar system's expandin… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8536]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(drawing of a man in a suit with his head downwards. Frontside handwriting: "Myron Reddish." Backside handwriting: "Unused and unidentified.")"
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8523]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Seymour C. Heyman (Aug., 1, 1861 - June 12, 1912) merchant and civic leader was an early day clothing merchant whose sense of civic responsibility gave him a unique place in the city's history. He is regarded as the founder of Oklahoma City's first social welfare agencies and was a leader in all civic matters soon after the turn of the century. He was a vice-president of the chamber of commerce, was president in 1903, was… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10196]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Operating buttonhole, machine top, is one of the important function in making an army fatigue suit. In the factory scene are, left to right, Harry R. White, factory manager; Mrs. Nada Harris, 600 SW 6; Mrs. Lula Smith, Choctaw, and Mrs. Zula Mae Bay, supervisor of the department."
Date: April 26, 1951
Creator: Orris, John Adams
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4075]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Threat to port is seen by Oklahoma City's city manager as result of annexation in Luther-Jones area. Key to the map shows: No.1, Oklahoma City's boundary before it annexed by Oklahoma City before it annexed 24.75 sqaure miles in the port area July 9. No. 2 is the area annexed by Oklahoma City and No. 3 the area subsequently de-annexed by Oklahoma City. No. 4 shows the boundary of Luther since annexation August 6. No. 5 i… more
Date: 1963
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8538]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charles Bismark Ames (Aug. 1, 1870 - July 21, 1935) attorney, jurist, corporation counsel and banker, came to Oklahoma City in 1899 and quickly took a leading part in legal, civic and financial affairs. He was active in the movement for statehood, was supreme court commissioner, federal food administer for Oklahoma in world war 1, was assistant U.S. attorney general for a year and nine years (1923-1932) was general counsel… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10198]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a steel skelton of a building being built, construction crane in the rear, worker in the far right, and more.)"
Date: March 14, 1963
Creator: Cobb, Dick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10197]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An unusaul feature of the new University Loud-speaker plant dedicated Thursday is its "amechoic chamber," a special room with deadened acoustics to prevent echo while testing sound equipment. Wedges of fiberglass insulation absorb sounds in the chamber. Shown testing a microphone is John King, chief engineer."
Date: August 15, 1963
Creator: Matheson, Mandell
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8530]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Edgar S. Vaught, born Jan. 7, 1873, and still active in Oklahoma City, was a native of Virginia and came here in 1901 as prinicpal of the highschool. He was elected superintendent of schools in 1902 and served five years, studying law at night. Admitted to the bar, he practiced here until 1928 when he was appointed U.S. district judge. He is now a senior member of the federal judiciary in Oklahoma. Judge Vaught was one … more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10201]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Road Checks are easy at Transcon Lines' new maintenance center here that services all trucks for the 11-state motor frieght system. Complete over-the-road driving conditions are simulated in this Dynamometer building as demonstrated by Jack Reynolds, in cab, pumpand injector mechanic, 4009 SW 29, and Jere Howard, chief of maintenance, 1315 Carlisle court, who takes a reading on the Dynamometer while Reynolds gives the big … more
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8537]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Angelo Cyrus Scott (Sep. 25, 1857 - Feb. 6, 1949) lawyer, educator, aurthor and publcist, came to Oklahoma City from Kansas in 1889 to practice law, but soon branched into journalism and education. For a year he was editor and publisher of the Oklahoma City Times, a predecessor of the present Oklahoma City Times, from 1889 to 1908 was president of Oklahoma A&M college, later taught at Epworth University here and from 1923 … more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8527]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "George G. Kerr (Oct. 31. 1863 - March 4, 1918) merchant and civic leader, was a native of Toronto, got early mercantile experience in Canada and Kansas, came here first in 1897 but soon moved on to Texas and California. He returned in 1903 as manager of the Kennedy Dry Goods Co., which he later bought in partnership with W.S. Bulkly and F. Lutz. The name was changed to the Kerr Dry Goods Co., then. Kerr was active in all… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8535]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dennis Thomas Flynn (Feb. 13, 1861 - June 19, 1939) was a lawyer, journalist and banker, but he is best remembered for his work as a terrritorial deleate to congress where he authored and successfully fought through the homestead ot "free home" bill. This was a complicated legal maneuver that freed homesteaders in Oklahoma from $20 million indebtness levied as fees and service charges postmaster, later the state's first Re… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8532]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "William Jay Pettee (April 3, 1867 - Dec. 24, 1928) merchant and civic leader, came to Oklahoma City in the run, not to seek land but as a hardware merchant. He came down from Kansas with a carload of hardware and some previous merchandising experience. He opened a store on Main street, a few years later he acquired the site on which the present Pettee hardware store has operated ever since. He was active in all chamber o… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Reddish, Myron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10203]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Checking Destination markings on this cart pulled from the endless Tow-Veyor at Transcon Line's new freight terminal here are D. W. Young, kneeling, 2721 S Pennsylvania, freigh checker, and Bob Wheelis, 3812 Nicklas Road, chief of dock operations. This method of moving freight at the terminal cuts down on handling experienced under the old hand truck method. Each cart bcan be freed quickly from the under-floor cable that … more
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0171.0554]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mike Easley, 3 1/2 of Oklahoman City, finds it easier to keep his balance while his shoes off while bouncing Tuesday on a giant air bag, one of several on the midway at the State Fair."
Date: September 25, 1979
Creator: Longstreath, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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