[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0354]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Christmas Cutting -- Ten years of labor and expense are paying off in holiday cash and cheer for Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Miller of Ada who have opened their 10,000-tree plantation to Oklahomans wishing to choose and cut their own Christmas trees."
Date: December 8, 1979
Creator: James, Todd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0355]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two Generations -- A Christmas seedling grows beside the stump of one of its full-size forefathers already harvested on a Christmas tree plantation in Pontotoc County."
Date: December 8, 1979
Creator: James, Todd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0357]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "of the camera lense, the tree becomes a cowboy's dream of neatly-lighted horseshoes."
Date: November 29, 1979
Creator: Tullous, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0366]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jack Hunt stacks some of the 30,000 Christmas trees he will sell to various organizations which operate lots during the holiday season."
Date: November 21, 1979
Creator: Buehner, Jeff
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0353]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Norman's towering colorful community Christmas tree on the lawn of the Norman Public Library."
Date: November 29, 1979
Creator: Tullous, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0134.0352]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A truckload of Christmas trees bound for living rooms of Oklahoma residents makes its way though a Turner Turnpike gate Friday."
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1383.0925]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma State's Eric Wals fights off a single leg takedown attempt by Iowa State freshman Mike Mann. Wals took a 5-3 decision in the 190-pound bout which sealed the Cowboys' upset victory."
Date: February 5, 1979
Creator: Gooch, Steve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1383.0926]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lawrence MacErnie, left, of Iowa State, has one of Jerry Kelly's legs tied up but still can't bring the O-State freshman down. Kelly won the dual, 13-6 and O-State won the match, 18-16."
Date: February 5, 1979
Creator: Reed, Monty
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1383.0915]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma 118-pound wrestler Kenny Monday sits out and looks for a reverse against Michigan State's Harrell Milhouse Saturday night at OU's Lloyd Noble Center."
Date: January 19, 1979
Creator: Hoke, Doug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1383.0912]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "OSU's Thomas Landrum struggles to escape unbeaten Mike Land's grasp. Land won the 134-pound match, 24-5."
Date: February 5, 1979
Creator: Gooch, Steve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1383.0914]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "OU's Mike Monday may be topsy-turvy, but it's O-State's Howaard Aufleger who's trying to roll through a hold."
Date: February 9, 1979
Creator: Hoke, Doug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1979 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1979

Notes and Documents column including an announcement about the new executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, H. Glenn Jordan, and a brief description of his career and contributions.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1355.0352]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. o. Alton Watson, chairman of St. Luke's Archives project holds gold leaf triptych."
Date: September 18, 1979
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Government Policy and Indian Farming on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation: 1869-1880 (open access)

Government Policy and Indian Farming on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation: 1869-1880

Article describes the agricultural programming the United States government promoted for Cheyenne and Arapaho lands in the late nineteenth century. William D. Pennington describes the attempt and ultimate failure of the policies in transforming nomadic groups into agrarian ones.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Pennington, William D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 1979 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 1979

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History (open access)

Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History

Article describes the history of Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lynda M. Sturdevant discusses the formation of the Girl Scout Council and the many volunteer projects carried out under their leadership, which included tree and flower planting, drives and projects, and making cookies for the troops during World War II.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Sturdevant, Lynda M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 1979 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 1979

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colbert's Ferry (open access)

Colbert's Ferry

Article describes the history of one of the best known Red River ferries, Colbert's Ferry, and how it served as a major form of transportation in Oklahoma during the nineteenth century.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Overbeck, Ruth Ann
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Warrants of 1863 (open access)

The Choctaw Warrants of 1863

Article discusses the economic and political state of the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War. James F. Morgan investigates the incentives the United States government and Confederate States of America offered the Choctaws to illicit an alliance.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Morgan, James F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 24, 1979 (open access)

The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 24, 1979

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1979
Creator: Drew, Charles C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 90, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1979 (open access)

The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 90, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1979

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 22, 1979
Creator: Drew, Charles C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1979 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1979

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1978 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Will Rogers' Roots (open access)

Will Rogers' Roots

Article traces the genealogy of Will Rogers, following the Cherokee roots of his ancestors to the frontier ranching and farming life of his immediate family.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Oklahoma Eagle (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 66, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979 (open access)

The Lawton Oklahoma Eagle (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 66, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979

Weekly newspaper from Lawton and Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1979
Creator: Goodwin, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History