[Photograph 2012.201.B0266.0352]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The new infirmary building at the Eastern Oklahoma State sanatorium at Talihina is housing patients for the first time."
Date: January 3, 1937
Creator: Brown, Don
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1047

A photograph print showing the St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF) 1047, 4-6-2, Talihina, OK. ["Talihina" is a contraction of two Choctaw words meaning "iron road".]
Date: September 3, 1939
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1056

A photograph print showing the St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF) 1056, 4-6-2 (Alco/Schenectady), Talihina, OK. [Lead loco on passenger train No. 705]
Date: September 3, 1939
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" Lamberson wye

A photograph print showing the St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" track switch. "With this type of switch, there are no breaks in the main-line rails. The Frisco used this one, and another like it, a "split-proof swich", at the Lamberson wye in a remote area north of Talihina, OK., where helper engines were turned at the top of Winding Stair Mtn. Can you figure how it worked? It did! Line abandoned."
Date: September 3, 1939
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" Tracks @ Winding Stair Mtns

A photograph print showing the St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" track scene on Winding Stair Mountain, north of Talihina, OK. [opposite direction as 2008.008.0542C]
Date: September 3, 1939
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" Tracks @ Winding Stair Mtns

A photograph print showing the St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" track scene on Winding Stair Mountain, north of Talihina, OK. [opposite direction as 2008.008.0542B]
Date: September 3, 1939
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1134.0557]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: January 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1134.0558]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "BEFORE TAKING OVER AS COMMISSIONER of public safety, Jim Lookabaugh, left, member of the Oklahoma City school board and former A&M college football coach, talks over state highway patrol problems with Maj. Jack Rollins, center, patrol chief, and out-going commissioner Lawrence F. Bellatti at a meeting Monday in Stillwater."
Date: January 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0224.0454]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "of a trip to Europe, Frank Chitwood, of Poteau who is working here this summer thanks Susan Myers, 8, of El Reno, the nearest thing to a little Dutch girl who could be found in Oklahoma."
Date: July 3, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1325.0329]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Flower for legislator is presented to Ralph Vandiver, representative from LeFlore county, by Edyth Draper, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce."
Date: January 3, 1961
Creator: Gumm, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a main ditch showing size, depth, etc.
Date: May 3, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Soil and Water Conservation Department [SWCD] equipement used in planting land to Sericea meadow. Soil and Conservation Service technicians aided the land owner to see the need for permanent cover on this soil. OK-1382-4.
Date: July 3, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Robert S. Kerr near Coaldale

Photograph of strip dump as being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and the fish in the pit area. Senator Kerr is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil. OK-1382-8.
Date: July 3, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Dump Development

Photograph of a strip dump that is being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and fish in the pit area. The Senator, Robert S. Kerr, is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil.
Date: July 3, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Dump Development

Photograph of a strip dump that is being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and fish in the pit area. The Senator, Robert S. Kerr, is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil.
Date: July 3, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peeled and Bundled Posts

Photograph of bundled and peeled pine posts. They are now ready to go to the treating plant.
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pine Posts Being Finished

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men finishing the process of peeling pine posts. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pine post being finished. Next, these will be bundled and tied, then shipped to a treating plant."
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Post Peeling Plant

Photograph of several bundles of peeled pine posts at the Post Peeling Plant near Heavener. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Bundled pine post which have been peeled. They are now ready to go to the treating plant."
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of bundled pine posts which have been peeled and are now ready to go to the treating [unclear]. OK-1748-12.
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a stack of wood ready to be made into charcoal. Many farmers are clearing pastures and woodlands and getting paid for the undesirable hardwoods they remove from their land. OK-1748-4.
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man USING a Loader to Pile Charcoal

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man using a loader to pile charcoal at a charcoal plant on the east edge of Heavener. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A wood product partially finished. Charcoal ready to be made into brisket."
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Unpeeled Pine Posts

Photograph of unpeeled pine posts which have been brought in from farmers who own pine timber. These posts will keep this plant in operation.
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1008.0341]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Pat Pate has rolled up his sleeves and gone to work as Leflore County's attorney."
Date: June 3, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1008.0378]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Accusing the attorney general of "bear hunting with a little switch," Whit Pate, Heavener attorney, Monday termed income tax evasion charges against him ridiculous."
Date: January 3, 1966
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History