[Photograph 2012.201.B0417.0322]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: September 9, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0553]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Three Escape Death as Auto Hits Tree Three Oklahoma Cityans escaped death near Hartshorne when this car went out of control, skidded 219 feet, overturned and struck a large tree. The tree crashed through the car, shattering the windshield. The car was driven by David C. Hadaway, 48, of 1027 Lackey drive. His wife was taken to a McAlester hospital suffering internal injuries and Hadaway was struck on the shoulder by part of the tree. Top picture shows the front end of the car and the bottom picture shows the interior of the car. Their small son was hospitalized but later released."
Date: September 5, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0194]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "JUMBLED WRECKAGE of 21 freight cars, part of a 135 car Rock Island train, littered the tracks near Haywood in Pittsburg County after they derailed Wednesday."
Date: September 10, 1964
Creator: Oklahoma
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0230.0692]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Received at the Okla. State Penitentiary 12-8-24 from Tulsa county for the crime of Robbery."
Date: September 26, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0094.0558]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It's rough riding for prison inmate Clavin Bloxham of Spiro in the bareback bronc contest."
Date: September 9, 1982
Creator: Hellstern, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0321.0206]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The are Norman Hess, who will be director of classification at the state penitentiary at McAlester, and Raymond Johnson, who will be business administrator for the department."
Date: September 23, 1974
Creator: Ehteridge, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0258.0016]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two members of the Oklahoma Board of Corrections say they expect Norman Hess to be recommended and approved as permanent warden of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary when the board meets Thursday."
Date: September 23, 1974
Creator: Ehteridge, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0348.0393]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Malloy "Red" Kuykendall - Convict McAlester Pententiary."
Date: September 6, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0349.0678]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "PARKING PLACES are hard to find for boats, too, as this view shows at Lake McAlester."
Date: September 3, 1960
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0316B.0084]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Whatever it is that makes people do the things they do at rodeos made Mike Johnson ride a bucking bronc while seated in a tub during the recent rodeo at the Oklahoma State Prison in McAlester."
Date: September 11, 1983
Creator: Howell, Paul S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0258.0017]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "They are Norman Hess, who will be director of classification at the state penitentiary at McAlester, and Raymond Johnson, who will be business administrator for the department."
Date: September 23, 1974
Creator: Ehteridge, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0230.0693]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Will be paid for the arrest and delivery of this man to any authorized Officer of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary."
Date: September 29, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0111.0584]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: September 4, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0857]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Willard Clift checks her confused cereus."
Date: September 15, 1971
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0199]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Prison bound after brief freedom is Charles Cindle who escaped from the state penitentiary at McAlester over the weekend and hitch hiked in prison uniform to southern Oklahoma and back to Oklahoma City before he was captured. Officials said the one legged inmate walked off from the prison farm."
Date: September 30, 1963
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0292]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "are Mr. and Mrs. Santi Cioni of Krebs who were crowned Re and Regina (King and Queen) of the colorful annual Italian Festival held at McAlester Saturday."
Date: September 29, 1973
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0089.0131]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Postmaster Goldie Bice stands in front of the Pittsburg post office."
Date: September 15, 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0353.0098]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Developers of a new 560-acre residential community by Lake Eufaula would like to sell only to Christians, but federal fair-housing laws prevent them from being exclusive. "But the kind of people we want in our community ... are nice," said David Segars, sales manager for Arrowhead Shores, sales agent of the property for Oklahoma City developer Dutch Henderson. The community will be about three miles west of Crowder and 20 minutes driving time from McAlester."
Date: September 2, 1983
Creator: Howell, Paul S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1100.0650]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: September 19, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1100.0618]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "An unnamed inmate of the Oklahoma state penitentiary at Mcalester is getting in few practice licks at saddle bronc riding in preparation for the 1955 inside-the-walls rodeo which opens at the prison Thursday."
Date: September 6, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1098.0119]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Rock Island rail;way broought early day equipment from as far away as Chicago to the Pittsburgh county site. This old passenger coach was used in some fight sequeence in shich a train dashed across a burning bridge."
Date: September 13, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1393.0251]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahomans moved into Missouri ranch operations last week, with sale of Thompson Hereford Farms, Maysville, Mo., to Ward Ranches of McAlester."
Date: September 29, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1247.0400]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Age is no handicap in finishing one's education and Frank Sittel, realizing this, didn't let it keep him from getting a college degree."
Date: September 21, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1237.0524]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "W. Mark Sexson, 76, founder of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls and widely known pioneer minister and veteran Masonic and Eastern Star lodge leader, died Sunday in a McAlester hospital following a long illness. He was born July 8, 1877, at Arnica Springs, Mo., and began ministry at age 14. He was married to Miss Edith Edwards, of Winsdor, Ill."
Date: September 24, 1948
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History