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A Separate People: A History of the Oklahoma Amish (open access)

A Separate People: A History of the Oklahoma Amish

Article describes how the resilient people of the Oklahoma Amish have maintained their lifestyle through 120 years of environmental and technological change.
Date: Winter 2012
Creator: Kroeker, Marvin E., 1928-
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water and Power: Developing the Grand River Dam Authority, Part 1, 1935-1944 (open access)

Water and Power: Developing the Grand River Dam Authority, Part 1, 1935-1944

Article describes the eight year project that led to the creation of the Grand River Dam Authority. Part 1 of Richard Lowitt's two-part article describes how the GRDA was campaigned for by Representative Wesley Disney and Senator Elmer Thomas of the Oklahoma Legislature. The resulting construction of the Pensacola Dam became a remedy for both flood control and creation of electric power.
Date: Summer 2009
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907 (open access)

On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907

This article continues Von Creel's study of the administration of justice in Indian Territory courts and expands upon the application of capital punishment. Von Creel details the cases of nine individuals who were convicted of capital crimes but who escaped hanging. Their stories involve the complicated legal processes of appeal, application for presidential clemency, commutation of sentence, and post-verdict motions.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a scene at the Lake Spavinaw Spillway.
Date: April 26, 1999
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a fishing scene on Lake Spavinaw.
Date: June 28, 1996
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a fishing scene on Lake Spavinaw.
Date: June 28, 1996
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a fishing scene on Lake Spavinaw.
Date: June 28, 1996
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a fishing scene on Lake Spavinaw.
Date: June 28, 1996
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a fishing scene on Lake Spavinaw.
Date: June 28, 1996
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Spavinaw

Photograph of a fishing scene on Lake Spavinaw.
Date: June 28, 1996
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History