[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0668]

Children opening presents around Christmas tree.
Date: March 25, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0671]

Picture of triangular and pyramid shaped building.
Date: November 17, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0664]

Caption: "Sometimes the girls even best the boys in softball on Whitaker's spacious grounds." Children play softball.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0669]

Caption: "It's suppertime for these little boys who live at the state orphanage in Pryor." Little boys eating dinner at table.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0661]

Caption: "Hay for Hereford herd is distributed by Jerry Hunt, left, and Bill Daniels." Two boys distributing hay.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0666]

Caption: "Nettie Meadows, left, and Sharon Jackson get baking tips from Fred Billingsley."
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0663]

Caption: "WHITAKER STATE HOME at Pryor has many attractive facilities, such as the beautiful swimming pool shown in photo at left." Two people's faces in foreground with children swimming in swimming pool in background.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0985.0665]

Group of men stand around and look at 17-month old boy in crib.
Date: 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Construction of St Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, Pryor

Wood shake roof being installed on brick building. Written beside photo "Pryor - June 6, 62, St. Martin's."
Date: June 6, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Orphan Asylum (open access)

The Cherokee Orphan Asylum

Article describes the establishment and history of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, an institution that provided care and education to orphaned children of the Cherokee Nation. Judge N. B. Johnson describes the evolution of the institution and how the nation secured funds for its creation.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Johnson, N. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Union Mission, 1826-1837 (open access)

Union Mission, 1826-1837

Article discusses the history of Union Mission from 1826 to 1837 through a summary of the Journal of the Union Mission kept in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Hope Holway discusses the difficulties the missionaries faced in their work, the cost of living there, and the people groups they intended to minister to.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Holway, Hope
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thomas Jefferson Harrison (open access)

Thomas Jefferson Harrison

Article honors the life and contributions of Thomas Jefferson Harrison, who was a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors, one of the founders of Pryor Library, a collector of ancient and rare bibles, and dedicated to his community.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: Wilkerson, John C., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Pryor Jeffersonian (Pryor, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1960 (open access)

The Pryor Jeffersonian (Pryor, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1960

Weekly newspaper from Pryor, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 4, 1960
Creator: Gaither, Haskell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Pryor Jeffersonian (Pryor, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1960 (open access)

The Pryor Jeffersonian (Pryor, Okla.), Vol. 54, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1960

Weekly newspaper from Pryor, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 24, 1960
Creator: Gaither, Haskell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History