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[Photograph 2012.201.B0138.0317]

Description: Caption: "Raymond Cobb, whose home 2 miles north of Marlow was destroyed by a tornado earlier this month, is rebuilding now but vows if there's ever a next time, he'll go elsewhere to live."
Date: April 20, 1979
Creator: Thompson, Michal
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0317.0203]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Christian Science society of Duncan is building a new church valued at more than $50,000 . An old building was salvaged by the society and the members have donated much of the labor."
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Plowing Up Contour Ridges to Spread Bermuda/Duncan Project

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment plowing up contour ridges in an attempt to spread Bermuda planted the previous year. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Plowing up contour ridges in an effort to spread Bermuda which was planted last year.”
Date: April 12, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.0577]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The few of the pews at the Country Side Baptist Church, nine miles out of Comanche were left standing, but the cushions were gone, and the pews were filled with cement blocks from the walls of the church, Wednesday evening after a tornado hit, accompanied by hail and heavy rain."
Date: April 21, 1969
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0376.0383]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Shortstop Johnny Lowry figured to carry a big load as Duncan opened defense of its state American Legion baseball title Friday."
Date: April 28, 1951
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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