Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Leroy Wharton, Haskell, operates the large Babcock newspaper press as part of his preparation for buying his own weekly newspaper."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Russell Ruby, Muskogee, State Representative"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Hardy Summers"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Traing school for African American Girls."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Elvis Preston says the difference between him and the thousands of other Elvis impersonators is that "I'm Elvis from the time I wake up in the morning till when I go to bed at night." He claims he is the nation's most "dedicated" Elvis impersonator, and has scheduled a national show tour, with much of the proceeds marked for charity."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Elvis Preston, Elvis impersonator from Muskogee."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Elvis Preston, Elvis impersonator from Muskogee."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Traing school for African American Girls."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Shivering in the wind, Classen High School twirler sandra Robbins tries to keep her fingers working while practicing for tonight's Parade of Bands."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Today's school election left plenty of time for Mary Lyon to catch up on sewing chores a Taft Middle School."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Robin Hood, Muskogee candidate for state representative, checks up on his two "political sitters," Ann Bell, 2109 NW 37, left, and Carolyn Hayes, 832 NE 15."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Muskogee - Airview"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Construction reportedly is running about 30 days ahead of schedule on the new federal complex in downtown Muskogee, with the date of occupancy now tentatively set for Nov. 1st, General Services Administration officials said."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Fansteel Muskogee plant is a large user of electricity, purchased from Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This miniaturized device, make by Westinghouse, controls and protects the electric generators in the Boeing 707 jet airplane."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Tantalum and columbium occur together in the same ores."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Chemistry plays an important part in the production of pure tantalum and columbium metal powders."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Enclosed is a photograph and a news release concerning Ther-a-pedic Bedding, one of Muskogee's home grown industries that is now expanding its market into other areas."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Metal powders are compacted into bars of various shapes and sizes."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Old grads representing Muskogee Central High School's classes of 1936-1942 reminisce about bygone days during a luncheon Saturday at the Muskogee Elks Club."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Sightseeing was the order of the day Tuesday for a group of 120 Muskogee County children in a Headstart program as they saw what Fort Chaffee, Ark., looked like while they awaited physical examinations given by Oklahoma Army National Guard doctors of the 145 Medical Company."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Many of the chemical processes in the Muskogee plant are operated from this remote control center, with push-button switches to start and stop operations, indicator lamps, and an array of control and recording instruments."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A dreary dayroom scene in the State Hospital for the Negro Insane at Taft."