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World War I
Photograph of 146 men, from Bryan County, OK, in Durant, OK before going to Camp Travis for Government Service. Photo by Truby Brothers, Durant, OK, c. 1917.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
Truby Brothers
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Souvenir Photographs of Texas-Oklahoma Span War
Series of photographs with text labels documenting the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931, including the closure and later re-opening of the bridge at I-75 and the destruction of the road leading to the toll bridge.
Date:
1931~
Creator:
Kelley Studio
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma-Texas Bridge War
Photograph of Troops Guard End of Bridge in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Entrance to the Denison, TX-Durant, OK, Red River Toll Bridge Patrolled By Oklahoma National Guardsmen in Martial Law area ordered by Gov. W. H. Murray to prevent passage over the structure as result of row with Texas over the latter closing a parallel free bridge." - July 25, 1931 - (Top Photo)
Date:
July 25, 1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Clipping: The Red River War]
Clipping of a running newspaper column titled "A Step Back in Time" discussing the 9-day "war" between Texas and Oklahoma around the Red River in 1931. It provides information about the context, the incident, and later history of the bridge and the center of the events. Portions of another article and advertisements are on the back of the clipping.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace N. Robinson, February 11, 2023
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Horace N. Robinson, a resident of Durant, Oklahoma. Robinson discusses his upbringing, life in a small town, the appearance of polio, World War II, PTSD he had seen in veterans, Christianity, the development of pacifism, the Vietnam War, and reminders left behind.
Date:
February 11, 2023
Creator:
Marshell, Nathaniel & Robinson, Horace N.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Otis G. Welch to Joseph A. Carroll, May 12, 1861]
Letter from Otis G. Welch to Joseph A. Carroll asking him to send a dispatch.
Date:
May 12, 1861
Creator:
Welch, Otis G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Otis G. Welch to Joseph A. Carroll, May 12, 1861]
Transcript of a letter from Otis G. Welch to Joseph A. Carroll asking him to send a dispatch.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort McCulloch
Article chronicles the military activities that took place in and around Fort McCulloch, a Confederate fort within Oklahoma. This article pays close attention to the actions of General Albert Pike, commander of all the military forces of the Confederacy within the Indian Territory.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Morrison, W. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Fly Leaf
Article explains how John B. Beall and some of his fellow service men created the Fly Leaf, a newspaper distributed at Fort Washita.
Date:
Autumn 1928
Creator:
Methvin, J. J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0486]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray Barracks for Okla. Nat'l guard at Durant, (in bridge dispute)"
Date:
July 28, 1931
Creator:
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0490]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray at Durant"
Date:
July 30, 1931
Creator:
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0499]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Photo of Gov. William H. Murray conferring with Col., John McDonald a the Denison-Durant toll bridge after arriving to take command of affairs."
Date:
July 27, 1931
Creator:
Assoc. Press Photo
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0491]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray with Nat'l Guard at Durant"
Date:
July 27, 1931
Creator:
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0498]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "National guardsmen called out by Gov. William H. Murray, of Oklahoma, guarding on Nov. 2, the Durant-Denison bridge over the Red River, which flows between Oklahoma and Texas, against a possible injunction to close it to traffic, by Federal Judge John Pollock, of Kansas City."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0492]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray with Nat'l Guard at Durant, Okla."
Date:
July 27, 1931
Creator:
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0484]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray, Commander-in-chief of Oklahoma National Guard Stationed at Durant Okla. (in Bridge Dispute)"
Date:
1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0494]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The battle of the Red River bridges took place in 1931."
Date:
July 30, 1931
Creator:
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0495]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bob Dunn, Dr. M. > Morrison, Gov. William H. Murray at Durant, in Bridge Dispute, B. J. Lindsay, Chairman Oklahoma Texas Free Bridge Assn."
Date:
1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0496]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New Red River bridge has barricade at both ends just as first span did in 1931."
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0488]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma national Guard, (at Durant Toll bridge)"
Date:
1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0493]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "THIS WAS THE SCENE nearly 30 years ago when national guardsmen dispatched by Gov. William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray blocked use of the Red River toll bridge between Durant and Denison."
Date:
July 27, 1931
Creator:
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0485]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma National Guard at Durant, (in Bridge Dispute)"
Date:
1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0500]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "W. W. Sterling, adjutant general of the sovereign state of Texas (white pants and rifle) was on guard personally Friday to be sure that no bold Oklahoma motorist jumped his barricade on the Texas side of the Denison- Durant free bridge."
Date:
1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0497]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray barracks for Okla. Nat'l Guard at Durant (in Bridge Dispute)"
Date:
1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History