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[Photograph 2012.201.B0316.0456]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MCALESTER, JUNE 9-- A $10 debt brought violent death Monday to diminutive Joe "Blackie " Driver, 50-year old state penitentiary inmate who had lived recklessly most of his adult life. Driver, serving a seven-year sentence for burglary from Oklahoma county, was beaten and stabbed by another convict. His body was found under a building near the prison canteen, less than 50 feet from the sergeant's office."
Date: November 25, 1948
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0357.0479]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "It was October 1 that Elsing, maker of blouses and women's and children's garments moved to their new home out on U. S. 69 here. It is a beautiful, one-story, modern plant."
Date: May 2, 1957
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.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.B0418.0015]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Baptists certainly are interested in it. We all Want an enlarged program. The convention will have to decide whether acceptance of community funds would be in violation of the principle of separation of church and state."
Date: November 11, 1952
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0229.0333]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A prison work camp at Pittsburg county's Boling Hollow dam site was being dismantled Monday, and echoes of violence erupting there Saturday reverberated from the state capitol to the McAlester courthouse."
Date: October 20, 1958
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0194]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "JUMBLED WRECKAGE of 21 freight cars, part of a 135 car Rock Island train, littered the tracks near Haywood in Pittsburg County after they derailed Wednesday."
Date: September 10, 1964
Creator: Oklahoma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0357.0359]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "PAPERWORK in the 1962 Symphony Orchestra campaign got under way Monday with opening of campaign headquarters in the Skirvin Tower Hotel."
Date: January 8, 1962
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0235.0611]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two McAlester area clergymen find parish duties take up much of their time, bur they still serve-- without pay-- as chaplains at the naval ammunition depot south of here."
Date: June 11, 1961
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0414.0184]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Citrus fruits growing in McAlester? That's right says Cecil Ferguson who claims to have some magical "green thumb " when it comes to growing lemons and pineapples in his back yard."
Date: October 20, 1971
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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