Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Oklahoma came to Iowa in more ways than one this week and theatrical history became outdated."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A cloudburst at the formal opening of the KRNT Radio Theater in Des Moines, Ia., dampened Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma but didn't daunt his determination to go through with plans to arrive in "the surrey with a fringe on top" before thousand of Midwest Theater-goers holding tickets for "Oklahoma" opening night."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Warm greetings from Oklahoma were brought to Iowa when the Sooner State's leader, Governor Robert S. Kerr, whose humor and radiant personality quickly became the talk of Des Moines, flew to the Corn State Capitol to be guest of honor the first night of the week's engagement of "Oklahoma !", formally opening the new KRNT Radio Theater, nation's largest legitimate playhouse operated by the Cowles station in des Moines."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Gov. Kerr is surrounded by a bevy of actresses from the "Oklahoma" cast at the play's opening in Des Moines."