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Cavalry Creek Detention Reservoir #2

Photograph of seven UNIDENTIFED people standing in a field near Cavalry Creek detention reservoir No. 2. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cavalry Creek detention reservoir No. 2, one of first built in Washita River Flood Prevention Project. Water leaks out through gypsum beds. This is actually a benefit as long as the structure is not endangered, as it provides additional floodwater storage."
Date: January 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sentinel Camp Contour Furrows

Photograph of contour furrows on the Sentinel Camp. A house, barn, and possibly horse are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour furrows showing moisture held in furrows."
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A. W. Dugger Dam Backslope

Photograph of the dirt backslope of the A. W. Dugger Dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Backslope – Height 28' unsettled. Equipment D-4 Dozier. Taken soon after construction."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Uranium-Occurrence Reports: Clinton Quadrangle] (open access)

[Uranium-Occurrence Reports: Clinton Quadrangle]

Reports providing data for 11 uranium occurrences in the Clinton Quadrangle, including description, uranium analysis, exact location, deposit type, and features of the host rock.
Date: September 1982
Creator: Bloch, S.; Johnson, K. S.; Eutsler, R. L. & Myers, J. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68 (open access)

Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68

Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Brewer, Landry
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mercenary Heroes: The Scouting Detachment of the Indian Territory Expedition, 1874-1875 (open access)

Mercenary Heroes: The Scouting Detachment of the Indian Territory Expedition, 1874-1875

Article chronicles the planning and execution of the Indian Territory Expedition, a military undertaking by the federal government to stop the frequent attacks by Plains Indians on railroad surveyors, whiskey peddlers, buffalo hunters, and pioneers.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Carriker, Robert C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of the Washita, Revisited: A Journey to a Historic Site in 1933 (open access)

The Battle of the Washita, Revisited: A Journey to a Historic Site in 1933

Article describes the journey of Howard F. Van Zandt and Guy W. Lanman, two graduate students from the University of Oklahoma, to the historic site of the Battle of the Washita in 1933. Howard F. Van Zandt provides his reconstruction of the events following the walkthrough of the battle sites and his interaction with a Cheyenne survivor of the attack.
Date: Spring 1984
Creator: Van Zandt, Howard F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of the Washita (open access)

The Battle of the Washita

Article details the events that transpired during the Battle of the Washita, as told by Joseph K. Griffis, an alleged former captive of the Kiowa tribe who claims to have been present during the event.
Date: Autumn 1930
Creator: Griffis, Joseph K. & Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Robert  W. Taylor, December 22, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Robert W. Taylor, December 22, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Robert Taylor informing that they want to buy photographs for the European advertising.
Date: December 22, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 1758

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 1758, 2-8-0, Canute, OK.
Date: December 5, 1939
Creator: George, Preston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 1758

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 1758, 2-8-0, on a mixed freight, Canute, OK.
Date: December 5, 1939
Creator: George, Preston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 2524

A photograph print showing the Santa Fe (ATSF) 2524, 2-8-0, on a mixed freight, near Dill City, OK.
Date: 1944~
Creator: George, Preston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 186 (neg)

A photograph negative showing the St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF) 186, 4-4-0, on passenger train No. 610, leaving Rocky, OK.
Date: December 22, 1945
Creator: George, Preston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2011 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 2011

Notes and Documents column including a short document titled "The Twenty-Five Indians: A Revealing Ledger from the Genevieve Seger Collection" that describes a ledger book dating back to 1886 which lists the names of the first colonists to leave the Darlington (Cheyenne-Arapaho) Agency to establish an agricultural colony on the Washita River. The ledger, given to the Oklahoma Historical Society by Genevieve Seger, provides evidence that twenty-eight Arapahos set out to establish the colony.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Welge, William D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

19082.B

Photograph of David Young at a tent and Louise Young hanging laundry. May, 1900 at Oakdale, OK.
Date: May 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

19082.A

Photograph of a woman with her back to the camera, looking into a box attached to the house.
Date: May 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bob Taylor, January 18, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bob Taylor, January 18, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bob Taylor returning all photographs.
Date: January 18, 1950
Creator: Taylor, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History