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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It takes aspecial knack to make a flower basket out of 39 gallons of water. But Jake Patton, Skirvin hotel check can do it."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Howard Raines talks over his Roller Derby skating job with his mother, Mrs. W. C. Raines, center, and his wife, Mary, who will also be in the derby starting here Saturday."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "If bassoon players were unable to make reeds, they'd be out of business, in the opinion of Mrs. Betty Johnson, Oklahoma State Symphony bassoonist for 13 years. Oboe players face the same problem. "There are few bassoon players, and little demand for commercially-manufactured bassoon reeds, so we have to make our own or quit playing."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Glenn Roberts, deputy sgheriff, found eight pint in this old ammunition case May 15, 1949, but it led to discovery of more than two cases."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two Gordon Lee Rodrickfour children listened Wednesday as the county attorney asked a jury to send their father to prison for life."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gordon Lee Rodrick"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "There he is!"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "O.C. Schorp, right, swaps stories with Adrian H. Belscher, Augusta, Kan."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "When a twister ripped through Gould in Harmon county Wednesday night the H. S. Beamland service station was directly in its path. The dotted line shows the pathes of two gasoline pumps that the wind ripped from in front of the station and tossed over the roof into an oil storage area at the rear of the station."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "These are the two newest members of the University of Oklahoma board of regents Kent W. Shartel, left, and dave J. Morgan Blackwell, examine an architect's plans for a new geology building."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The medical research project-now under construction"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Trains have always fired imaqgination of young and old, and the four children of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Simpson, who live on a farm two miles west of Eldorado, are no exceptions. This is a daily picture with Harvey, 13, left: Floyd, 4, and Douglas, 3, riding on the back of his brother, A. B., 7."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A little thing like mude four inches deep all over the arena won't stop rodeo. At least it didn't. This picture, made September 17, shows one of the world's most unusual rodeos. It's behind the walls of the state penitentiary at McAlester, and the fact that it went on at all is a gauge of interest shown by everyone around the big house. The show was revived lasr week after a long lay-off during the war. The Saturday event was muddy and wet. But it dried out for the Sunday afternoon performance, and when it goes on again this Sunday - it was given Saturday afternoon, too - for the last of the four performances - ti will have everything down to a fine point.........Warden C. P. Burford and Lawernce Clements, manager of the prison canteens, have organized the present one. Profits from the admission sales go to canteen fund, which provide most of the recreational measures at the prison. Sen. H. D. Binns of Coalgate is the arena director, and his assistant is George Kimes, serving life."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Work started this week on rebuiklding the Walters Masonic building that was destroyed by fire on March 27. The new building will cost $75,000 and will be two stories with a 75-foot front. Work was delayed when high winds last weekend blew over one of the standing walls, damaginga building south of the Masonic structure."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(photo from the stands, servicemen/ROTC in uniform directly in front, full circling stands, marching band on the field, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A memorial plaque for OU alumni who died in uniform in World War II was put up in the Student Union building lobby by the class of 1944."