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Oklahoma's Air Ace: William T. Ponder and World War I

Description: This article chronicles William T. Ponder's training and testing in battle against the backdrop of World War I aviation history. Ponder served with the French Aviation Service as part of the Lafayette Flying Corps and the U.S. Air Service where he became Oklahoma's first aviation war hero.
Date: Summer 2008
Creator: Moore, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jack C. Montgomery: A Little Big Man

Description: Article documents the life of Jack Montgomery and recalls his service with the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in World War II, where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Bean, Christopher B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1349.0240]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Governor David Walters gets a close look at food supplies being packaged for distribution to Sarajevo, Bosina, as he ended a trip to Frankfurt, Germany."
Date: February 24, 1994
Creator: Aiken, Charolette
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1019.0460]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two giant halves are protective concrete barrier are maneuvered into place around a million barrel oil storage tank at Phillips Norway Group's Ekofish Center in maneuvered into place around a million barrel oil storage tank at Phillips Norway Group's Ekofish Center in the Norwegian North Sea."
Date: June 14, 1992
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1387.0348]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Defending world and U.S. figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi of Fremont, Calif., has a serious look on her face as she leaves a practice session early Saturday morning in Albertville, France, Friday, rival skater Midori Ito of Japan told reporters she would win the gold, setting up a showdown in the womans singles competition which begins next week."
Date: February 8, 1992
Creator: Nighswander, Marcy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1019.0459]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A tank barrier designed to protect Phillips Petroleum Co's Ekofish complex from the ravages of the North Sea is shown under construction at Alfjorden on Norway's western coast."
Date: June 13, 1989
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1331.0111]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Former champion Guillermo Vilas lost to a man 15 years his junior in the first round of the French Open Tennis championships Tuesday and promptly announced his retirement."
Date: May 31, 1989
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.0365]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Unable to use a trenching machine because of boggy ground, A1C Jay Serfoss from the 1836th (Engineering Installation Division, Tinker Air Force Base) relies on a pickax to lengthen a cabletrench at Hahn Air Force Base, Germany."
Date: 1988
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1019.0458]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A strike by contractor's workers caused a sympathy walkout by Phillips Petroleum Co. employees at Ekofish Center in the North Sea, interrupting production for 12 hours Saturday, the Bartlesville based oil giant said Monday."
Date: June 18, 1985
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1368.0067]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Curtis H. Whitson, an Oklahoma City-based reservoir engineering consultant, will defend his thesis in Norwegian next month at the University of Trondheim, the Norwegian institute of Technology."
Date: 1984
Creator: Whitson, E. Eugenia
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1020.0375]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lisa Zwiebel and Gus Hernandez stnd in front of St. Stephen's cathedral in the inner city of Vienna, preparing to march through the streets to the closing ceremonies at Hapsburg Palace."
Date: July 14, 1983
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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