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[Photograph 2012.201.B0291.0217]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Thomas, Gene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 50, No. 139, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 50, No. 139, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from El Reno, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Dyer, Ray J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 178, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 178, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Cuero, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Putman, Harry C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 223, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 223, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Borger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Phillips, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1013.0464]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A closeup of the impassable bridge, scene of the bloody gunfights that ended the break from the prison. The single X marks the spot where a convict bullet put an end to the life of tab Ford, former deputy sheriff of Pittsburg and former prison guard and volunteer posseman. The double X's mark the spot where two convicts lying in ditch were killed by William E. Alexander, Pittsburg county deputy sheriff."
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1013.0409]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is the exterior view of the east gate at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester through which convicts marched Warden Jess Dunn Sunday in an effort to escape which ended in the death of the warden, two convicts and Tab Ford, former prison guard."
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1280.0281]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Opening of the city's newest theater, the Redskin, at Southwest Twenty-ninth and South Western avenue, found its seating capacity of 1,000 inadequate to hold the crowds, R. Lewi Barton, manager, reports."
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 153, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 153, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Hall, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Primary News (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [9], Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

The Primary News (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [9], Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Student newspaper from the vacation bible school at the First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas that includes news and information of interest to students.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8465]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Above is the picture story of the kidnaping and slaying of Jess F. Dunn, warden of the state prison at McAlester. Inside the gate, upper x, four desperate convicts seized him and with prison made knives forced him to the east prison gate. There the warden was forced to order guards to throw down their guns. Outside the gate the convicts seized a car and went north. Finding a bridge out, they turned back southeast on a diagonal road. Accosted a block east, they again turned north until they were stopped by another missing bridge, marked by an "X." There the fatal gunfight took place. This picture was taken from an airplane flown by Carl Winstead of Oklahoma City just after the break."
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 65, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 65, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 284, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 284, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford - August 10, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford - August 10, 1941]

Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford discussing the recent communique shared with the the officers familiar with Mr. Bradford. Mr. Moses touches upon a former colleague, Tony Beacon, who deserted the Canadian Army in favor of serving in the United States armed forces. The letter transitions into curiosity about what Mr. Bradford has been doing since they last met. Finally, several paragraphs are dedicated to providing information pertaining to Ottawa news. The letter ends with Mr. Moses asking for Alex Bradford's most recent contact information.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Moses, William Joseph
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 123, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 123, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0283.0018]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Walter Haggard, Pittsburg county sheriff, displays the razor which convicts held at the throat of Warden Jess Dunn as they passed through a penitentiary gate Sunday in a frustrated effort to escape."
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Orange, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Quigley, J. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 130, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 130, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Cross, G. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 260, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 260, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Ferguson, Joe
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stillwater Daily Press (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 189, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

The Stillwater Daily Press (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 189, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Stillwater, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Wile, Otis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cushing Daily Citizen (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 300, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

The Cushing Daily Citizen (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 300, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Cushing, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 55, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 55, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 10, 1941

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 5027

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 5027, 4-8-4, on a westbound freight, just west of Topeka, KS.
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History