[Photograph 2012.201.b1301.0918]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Doubling up are these seven sets of twins enrolled at Eugene Field Elementary School in Hugo. Three of the sets are sixth-graders. Two of the sets, Gwen and Glen Salmon, back row left, and Vicky and Rickey Salmon, back right, are the children of Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper and Mrs. Bob Salmon. The other twins are, front row, Jody and Rose Nathan; Mark and Matt Reeder; and Barry and Larry Simpson; and back row middle sets, Sherri and Terri Stewart, and Don and Doug Smola."
Date: January 9, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of Hugo St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Wood frame structure, covered front doorway, metal banisters on steps to front door, and concrete retaining wall. Hanging sign "St. Mark's Episcopal Church." Built 1941.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Groundbreaking for Hugo St. Mark's Parish Episcopal House

Printed on back of photo "Groundbreaking for St. Mark's Parish House, Hugo, Okla. Sunday, February 21, 1954. (Left to rt): Steven Lennon, Acolyte, Bill Powell, Crucifer, The Rev. Vern Jones, Vicar."
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Hope Seminary: 1844-1897 (open access)

New Hope Seminary: 1844-1897

Article details the establishment and impact of the New Hope Seminary, a girls' missionary school within the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2019 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 2019

Notes and Documents column including John Truden's "The Great Southeastern Oklahoma Elephant Hunt," a short document describing the efforts to recapture two Asian elephants that escaped from the Carson and Barnes Circus near Hugo, Oklahoma, in July of 1975.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Truden, John
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hugo Daily News (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 122, Ed. 1 Monday, June 26, 1933 (open access)

The Hugo Daily News (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 122, Ed. 1 Monday, June 26, 1933

Daily newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 26, 1933
Creator: Bennett, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Ft. Towson Sentinel (Fort Towson, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1938 (open access)

The Ft. Towson Sentinel (Fort Towson, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1938

Weekly newspaper from Fort Towson, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1938
Creator: Summers, Fay
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shipwrecked in Oklahoma: The Last Voyage of the Steamboat Heroine, 1838 (open access)

Shipwrecked in Oklahoma: The Last Voyage of the Steamboat Heroine, 1838

Article explores the history of the steamboat Heroine's last voyage based on the archeological evidence left behind. The Heroine was shipwrecked on the Red River while on a voyage to deliver supplies to Fort Towson in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 2013
Creator: Crisman, Kevin; Chick, Nina & Davis, John
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hugo Daily News (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 297, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 1959 (open access)

The Hugo Daily News (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 297, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 1959

Daily newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 13, 1959
Creator: Nesbit, Gene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation, 1842-1900 (open access)

Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation, 1842-1900

Article describes the need for and establishment of Spencer Academy in the Choctaw Nation. W. David Baird explores the leadership behind the institution, its religious connections, events during the Civil War, and the rebuilding of the academy after it burned down.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Baird, W. David
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage (open access)

"Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage

Article describes the founding and history of Goodland Indian Orphanage, one of the few mid-nineteenth century schools for Native American children that promoted inclusion of their culture and language along with assimilation initiatives. Ruby Wile includes personal recollections of the LaCroix family, four Choctaw children who lived at the Presbyterian institution.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Wile, Ruby
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Ft. Towson Sentinel (Fort Towson, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1938 (open access)

The Ft. Towson Sentinel (Fort Towson, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1938

Weekly newspaper from Fort Towson, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 22, 1938
Creator: Oliver, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hugo Husonian (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1911 (open access)

The Hugo Husonian (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 22, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Submarine (Bowell, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1915 (open access)

The Submarine (Bowell, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Boswell, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1915
Creator: Foster, R. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Chief's House: Oral Tradition and Historical Inaccuracies (open access)

The Choctaw Chief's House: Oral Tradition and Historical Inaccuracies

Article introduces credible witness reports and documentary evidence, including construction specifications, to support the conclusion that Choctaw Chief Thomas LeFlore's house near Wheelock Mission was the structure built according to the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, rather than the house located near Swink, Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 2003
Creator: Coleman, Louis
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Southeast Oklahoman (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1960 (open access)

The Southeast Oklahoman (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1960

Weekly newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 1960
Creator: Imon, Frances C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Two Letters from Pine Ridge Mission (open access)

Two Letters from Pine Ridge Mission

Article explains the history of the Pine Ridge Mission School through two letters written to Eliza Wright, the wife of the school's founder.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Hunt, Elizabeth H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Soper Herald (Soper, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908 (open access)

The Soper Herald (Soper, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Soper, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1908
Creator: Pugh, W. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Herald. (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1919 (open access)

The Choctaw Herald. (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Herald. (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1918 (open access)

The Choctaw Herald. (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Southeast Oklahoman (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1960 (open access)

The Southeast Oklahoman (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1960

Weekly newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: Imon, Frances C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sawyer Times (Sawyer, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1912 (open access)

The Sawyer Times (Sawyer, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Sawyer, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 9, 1912
Creator: Armstrong, J. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hugo Daily News (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 42, No. 269, Ed. 1 Monday, April 7, 1958 (open access)

The Hugo Daily News (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 42, No. 269, Ed. 1 Monday, April 7, 1958

Daily newspaper from Hugo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 1958
Creator: Nesbit, Gene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Fort Towson News (Fort Towson, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1931 (open access)

The Fort Towson News (Fort Towson, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Fort Towson, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History