Resource Type

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0480]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Their employment problems after graduation from the school of pharmacy at Southwestern State Collage Bill Farley and Cecil Hite will return to full time management of their own drug stores at Altus and Clinton."
Date: May 4, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0796]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: May 28, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0138.0628]

Caption: "TORNADO THAT HIT ALTUS 1982.." Woman walks through her destroyed home.
Date: May 12, 1982
Creator: Wilson, George R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0138.0629]

Woman going through the rubble of her home that was destroyed by a tornado.
Date: May 12, 1982
Creator: Wilson, George R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0349.0269]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Altus-Lugert dam and part of Lake Altus full of water."
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0349.0272]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "THIS IS THE EAST SIDE of Quart Mountain lodge, with the rooms at the right all facing on Lake Altus."
Date: May 17, 1956
Creator: Hill, Gilbert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0246.0400]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Sunset Elementary School first-grader Kelea Hamilton has no trouble showing a "glad' look, even without all her teeth, during an exercise in expressing emotion."
Date: May 14, 1981
Creator: Klock, Roger
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0245.0010]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Making point during campaign kickoff speech Saturday at Altus, Gov. Hall gestures as huge picture of him forms background."
Date: May 4, 1974
Creator: Tullous, Don
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0144.0680]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pushing up through rain-soaked southwestern Oklahoma fields are these young, tender cotton plants."
Date: May 8, 1977
Creator: Long, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0262.0235]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Altus-Having just been elected as one of three national directors form Oklahoma of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Bob Hinton, local president of the junior organization, will depart early in June for New York City, leading the Oklahoma caravan of 30 automobiles, for the national convention of the junior chamber."
Date: May 20, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0269.0078]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Altus police chief Jim Hughes, left, joins Jerry and Shirley Neilson of Altus in a visit with state Sen. Bob Kerr after the Senate passed a bill Friday to buy a new fingerprint identification computer for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation."
Date: May 25, 1990
Creator: Beckel, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0795]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: May 28, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0733]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ben Claiborne, a resident of Altus since 1926 and a member of the city council for the past three years, Tuesday assumed duties as mayor of Altus, following election Monday night by the board of five councilmen who assumed duties at the time and held election."
Date: May 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320.0493]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Watching ballot boxes in Jackson County Courthouse basement in Altus"
Date: May 24, 1962
Creator: State Photo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 67.0447

Photograph taken during daylight of the charred wreckage of a burned building and gas pumps. Caption: "Jackson County Landmark established in 1890 - the Martha Mercantile Store - was destroyed by fire Wednesday after the building apparently was struck by a bolt of lighting. The longtime general merchandise store, which had added a gas station for modern times, was owned by Mrs. C. H. Doughty. She estimated loss at $25,000."
Date: May 15, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0311.0473]

Photograph is of a man in a military flight suit sitting at a desk signing paperwork. Caption: "First Lt. Arthur L. Dozier of the 11th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus Air Force Base recently took the reins of responsibility as an aircraft commander of a KC-135 Stratotanker."
Date: May 30, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0316.0410]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "$4 million gypsum wallboard plant now under construction will go into operation about August 1, with the plant expected to each full production by October 1."
Date: May 3, 1964
Creator: Long, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0338.0877]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma will send a 37-member delegation to the Democratic National Convention July 12-15 in New York City."
Date: May 11, 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.1205]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Nearly completed is reconstruction at the Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus."
Date: May 27, 1977
Creator: Long, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Altus, OK

Photograph of an aerial view, looking northwest, of Altus, OK.
Date: May 15, 1939
Creator: Barnes Aerial Surveys
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.b1391.0389]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "State long jump record holder Jerry King (above) of Altus gets ready for another winning preformance in the Meet of Champions. Carolyn Wallis (below) anchors Alva to the 440 relay title."
Date: May 14, 1974
Creator: Mooney, Hank
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0913.0344]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "R.W. Moore, Altus, president of the Chamber of Commerce"
Date: May 7, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0370.0115]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Down the ramp at Altus AFB come Sen. Basil Wilson, Mangum; Rep. Jim Cook, Wilburton; Sens. John C. Wilkerson Jr., Pryor, and Ed Berrong, Weatherford; Rep. Jim Burnham, Canton, and Frank Truell, Senate Sergeant-at Arms."
Date: May 7, 1963
Creator: Long, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0413B.0086]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Registering for annual conference are Rev. and Mrs. Glen D. Mace of Hedrick."
Date: May 26, 1959
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History