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[Photograph 2012.201.B0342.0389]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Laverne Mayor Lyle Klinger, left, and Fire Chief Joe Harmon, right, present Lowell Moore, center, with his first check following his retirement from the Laverne Fire Department after 28 years of service in that capacity."
Date: 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.b1402.0293]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells, residents of Laverne almost since its beginning, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary when all but one of their children, many of their grandchildren and great grand-children gathered for the occasion."
Date: 1950
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0360.0660]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jody Sparks, left, and Carol Ann McKee test the water in the Laverne swimming pool which was worked over this summer in a water extension program."
Date: July 3, 1954
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0374]

Description: Caption: "Picture taken just after new and largest crest of flood waters reached the bridge on Highway 283 north of Laverne. Upper center of picture shows Kiowa River as it empties into the Beaver River. Rain continued to fall as picture was taken from airplane. Laverne Municipal Airport is now in this approximate location, in western Harper County."
Date: May 27, 1955
Creator: Klinger, Lyle
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sand Dunes

Description: Photograph of sand dunes that wee at one time active becoming stabilized by giant reed bluestem grass.
Date: July 8, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0329.0330]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It's interesting to note that this six leading school-Ada, Douglass, Laverne, Muskogee, Thomas and Cushing-have one rated the entire 10 years under a single coach."
Date: August 9, 1957
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0299B.0286]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "MELVIN HOWARD of Laverne, a 180-pound halfback, tries on a helmet and checks his shoulder pads shortly after his arrival at the All-Star football camp Wednesday."
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Active Sand Dunes

Description: Photograph of active sand dunes becoming stabilized with the use of blow-out grass and sand bluestem grass. The sand in these dunes was blown up from the North Canadian river bottom.
Date: July 8, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Midland Bermuda Grass Pasture

Description: Photograph of a Midland Bermuda Grass pasture planted in the spring of 1954 pastured by 3 cows and 4 calves. Pasture is 2 acres and is irrigated on 7x soil. This pasture could stand more grazing.
Date: July 8, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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