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Rebuilding a Bridge in Okmulgee

Photograph of CWA workers rebuilding a bridge on one of Okmulgee's streets.
Date: 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Henryetta City Lake

Photograph of laborers repairing the spillway at Henryetta city lake. The project is funded by the Works Project Administration.
Date: 1933~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nuyaka Mission Boarding School

Boys, girls and teachers at the Nuyaka Mission Boarding School for Creek Indian boys and girls. Photo is dated Oct, 1891. The mission was located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, approximately 15 miles west of the town of Okmulgee. The mission was established by Alice Mary Robertson at the request of the Creek Indian Council, and initially operated by the Presbyterian Church.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Repairing Harmon Stadium in Okmulgee

Photograph of laborers and a work horse grading and draining the playing field and making general repairs to Harmon Stadium for Okmulgee City Schools.
Date: 1933~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nuyaka Mission Buildings

Nuyaka Mission school buildings. The mission was a boarding school for Creek Indian boys and girls. The mission was established by Alice Mary Robertson at the request of the Creek Indian Council, and initially operated by the Presbyterian Church. The mission was located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. Photo is dated Oct, 1891.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

O. A. Bingman Rejuvenated Pasture/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp #1

Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”
Date: April 16, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oral History Interview with Melvin Land, February 27-March 16, 1993

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Melvin Land, dentist, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood in Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2823 at Camp Stockman (SCS-14-O) near Morris, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp; post-CCC life.
Date: 1993-02-27/1993-03-16
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Land, Melvin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Okmulgee Oil Field

Photograph of a postcard of an oil field, Okmulgee, OK. Printed by Curteich, Chicago, IL.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dough Boy Statue

Photograph of a postcard of the Dough Boy Statue, 4th and Main Streets, Henryetta, OK. Published by Ben Jones, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Eagle-Picher Zinc Smelter

Photograph of a postcard of the Eagle-Picher Zinc Smelter, Henryetta, OK. Published by Eagle Post Card View Co., New York City, NY.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Eagle-Picher Furnaces

Photograph of a postcard of the Eagle-Picher Furnaces, Henryetta, OK. Published by Eagle Post Card View Co., New York City, NY.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Okmulgee Oil Field

Photograph of a postcard of an oil field, Okmulgee, OK. Printed by Curteich, Chicago, IL.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2012.201.B0997.0451]

Caption: "Left to right: Mrs. Tom Pace, Purcell; Mrs. M. W. Pugh, Marlow; Mrs. Orel Busby, Ada; Mrs. James M. Hays, Okmulgee." Photograph is of two women wearing hats from the time period looking straight at the camera. They appear to be outside a building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Geology and Coal Resources of the Henryetta Mining District, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma (open access)

Geology and Coal Resources of the Henryetta Mining District, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

From abstract: The mapped area of the Henryetta mining district includes about 168 square miles in Okmulgee County in the east-central part of Oklahoma. The rocks in this district consist of sandstone, silty shale, and shale, and are divided into the Senora formation and the overlying Calvin sandstone of Pennsylvanian age.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dunham, R. J. & Trumbull, J. V. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946 (open access)

A Reading Room of Their Own: Library Services for African Americans in Oklahoma, 1907-1946

Article discussing the struggles African American Oklahomans faced for access to public library services. The first forty years of statehood brought a few successes, and by mid-century only eleven communities provided a public library facility for the state's black citizens.
Date: Autumn 2006
Creator: Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Going Under Belly, Bob Calen - Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 1921

This photo shows a man hanging under the belly of a running horse in an arena.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interviews with Melvin Land, 1993

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Oral history interviews with Melvin Land, a veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from Coalton, Oklahoma. The interview contains details of Land's childhood and the death of his mother, his experiences in the Great Depression, his experience being a recruit and an educational advisor in the CCC, his experiences as an active duty officer for the Naval Air Station, and his experiences working at the Rusk State Hospital.
Date: {1993-02-27,1993-03-16}
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Land, Melvin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter confirming a speaking engagement for the Okmulgee County NAACP (open access)

Letter confirming a speaking engagement for the Okmulgee County NAACP

Letter to Clara Luper confirming a program with the Okmulgee County NAACP commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education.
Date: September 22, 2004
Creator: Mooer, Elbert Reverend
Object Type: Letter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Trial and Execution Among the Creeks (open access)

A Trial and Execution Among the Creeks

Article details the due process given to Timmie Jack during his trial for the murder of James Brown on New Years Day in 1896. Included is a letter asking for an appeal of the decision.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Industrial Edition and Oil Special: Beggs, Oklahoma, August 1919 (open access)

Industrial Edition and Oil Special: Beggs, Oklahoma, August 1919

Supplemental "Booster Magazine" to The Beggs Independent from Beggs, Oklahoma. Includes local, state, and national news along with advertising published for the express purpose of promoting Beggs and the surrounding county by highlighting opportunities in local industries.
Date: August 1919
Creator: Smith, Sid
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Sketch of Col. Samuel Checote, Once Chief of the Creek Nation (open access)

Historical Sketch of Col. Samuel Checote, Once Chief of the Creek Nation

Article details the life of Colonel Samuel Checote, the colonel of the first Creek regiment that served with the Confederacy during the Civil War. Before the Civil War, Checote was a Methodist preacher within the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Lambert, O. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Creek Indian Council in Session (open access)

The Creek Indian Council in Session

Article details the author's journey to Okmulgee, the capitol of the Creek Nation, to see the Creek Indian Council in session.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Robertson, Alice M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Phillips Higrade Refining Company, 1920

Insurance map sheet showing an area of Okmulgee in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: August 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History