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)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray at Durant"

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."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray with Nat'l Guard at Durant"

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."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray with Nat'l Guard at Durant, Okla."

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)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The battle of the Red River bridges took place in 1931."

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."

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."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma national Guard, (at Durant Toll bridge)"

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."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma National Guard at Durant, (in Bridge Dispute)"

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."

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)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Gov. William H. Murray with Nat'l guard at Durant Okla."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sign Dedicated in Durant Friday in Red River Toll Bridge War"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Murray, "Commander-in-Chief" eating liver and onions with troops at Red river bridge war."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The fiery governor inspects his troops at Durant in the famous "bridge war" of 1931 when he called out the guard to open free bridges across the Red river."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Colbert, Aug, 30 - A bridge that almost started a war between two states is nearing the end of its lifespan unless the state of Texas steps in."