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[Photograph 2012.201.B0289.0129]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "When a college basketball coach sees a 6-9 1/2 high school senior he becomes dreamy-eyed, and four All-College coaches got an eyeful when Don Dalton, 235-pound scoring ace from Friendship at Altus showed up."
Date: December 28, 1950
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0349.0287]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Water from this main canal of the Lugert-Altus irrigation district has been flowing on approximately 45,000 acres during the summer months with the final irrigation run for 1952 being made in October, to bring abundant crops to this section of southwestern Oklahoma whereas a majority of the crops of the state are cut drastically short this year because of drouth."
Date: October 14, 1952
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0339.0093]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Cecil C. Kegans has accepted a position as field executive of Black Beaver Boy Scout Council a has just assumed his new position with headquarters in Altus."
Date: 1952
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0262.0235]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Altus-Having just been elected as one of three national directors form Oklahoma of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Bob Hinton, local president of the junior organization, will depart early in June for New York City, leading the Oklahoma caravan of 30 automobiles, for the national convention of the junior chamber."
Date: May 20, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0733]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ben Claiborne, a resident of Altus since 1926 and a member of the city council for the past three years, Tuesday assumed duties as mayor of Altus, following election Monday night by the board of five councilmen who assumed duties at the time and held election."
Date: May 3, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0207]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Presentation of the Christmas portion of G. F. Handel's oratorio " The Messiah " by the 65-voice chancel choir of the First Methodist church has been scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Altus municipal auditorium."
Date: December 14, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0561]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Crater Eight Feet Deep is searched by air policemen and rescue workers after a B-52 bomber crashed in a cotton field six miles north of Altus."
Date: December 11, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0230.0272]

Description: Caption: "In the 21 years he has served the First Methodist Church of Altus as custodian, T. B. Williams, who has just retired, has seen the church grow from a membership of about 700 to the present total of more than 1,900." Man hands another man a book with the inscription "'In Appreciation' First Methodist Church Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: February 14, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0565]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dr. Howard B. Cordiner, OSU horticulturist, inspects one of the better heat-resistant tomato breeding lines at the Oklahoma irrigation research station near Altus."
Date: July 13, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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