[Photograph 2012.201.B1186.0027]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Larry Lee Smith stands outside the American Legion Children's Home in Ponca City. As a youngster, he couldn't wait to leave the home, running away a dozen times in five years, but now, as an adult, he appreciates the care and guidance he received there. Now Smith is executive director of the home - the only one exactly of its kind in the nation - and efforts are being made to raise $4 million to renovate the 61-year-old facility."
Date: September 1, 1989
Creator: McNutt, Michael
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History