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[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0553]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Three Escape Death as Auto Hits Tree Three Oklahoma Cityans escaped death near Hartshorne when this car went out of control, skidded 219 feet, overturned and struck a large tree. The tree crashed through the car, shattering the windshield. The car was driven by David C. Hadaway, 48, of 1027 Lackey drive. His wife was taken to a McAlester hospital suffering internal injuries and Hadaway was struck on the shoulde… more
Date: September 5, 1951
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0098.0653]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Tommy Borland, McAlester lefthander, who will start for the south in the annual baseball classic at Texas League park Wednesday, works out in comfort."
Date: August 14, 1951
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0295.0180]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Six southeastern Oklahoma beauties will compete for the title of queen of the annual inside-the walls rodeo at Oklahoma State penitentiary September 6-9."
Date: August 25, 1951
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0982.0465]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Warden Jerome J. Waters (upper photo) was bound and held prisoner at knife point for 45 Minutes at McAlester prison Wednesday by two lifers who made an unsuccessful attempt to escape."
Date: November 19, 1951
Creator: Burns, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1062.0406]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "William "Billy" Prescott, prisoner from Muskogee County (found guilty of a murder there in 1933), saved from death row in 1935. (Still serving life term, in spite of claiming innocence.)"
Date: November 9, 1951
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1062.0407]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "William H. "Billy" Prescott, 35, saved from execution in 1935 by an order from the Supreme Court ... he is still serving a life sentence at the state penitentiary in McAlester, but claims innocence concerning a murder in Muskogee County in April, 1933. Prescott's parents died when he was young, and the orphan from Fort Worth eventually made his way to Muskogee County, Oklahoma."
Date: October 26, 1951
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1353.0274]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Colonel Jerome Waters, new warden at Oklahoma state penitentiary in McAlester, looks down on the prisons yard shortly after taking over the job."
Date: June 15, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1353.0275]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Warden Jerome J. Waters (upper photo) was bound and held prisoner at knife point for 45 minutes at McAlester prison Wednesday by two lifers who made an unsuccessful attempt to escape."
Date: June 13, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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