Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Becky Sue Cole, 2, asks as she tries to pull the brush off her father, Bob Cole, Guymon chamber of commerce secretary who has spearheaded arrangements for Guymon's Pioneer Days."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Elmer hunt of Binger, Okla. wearing a pair of chaps with "Hinton, Okla.," on them, rides his mule, Mary, into Guymon of Pioneer Days celebration."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "John C. Burwell, right, is welcomed to the Oklahoma State University Board of Regents by its chairman, H. C. (Ladd) Hitch of Guymon."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Goodwill Tour clown Ed Birchall, better-known as Ho Ho, greets youngsters in Alva."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mr. H. C. (Ladd) Hitch, Jr., local rancher and businessman, having been named to the Board of Regents of Oklahoma State University by Governor Henry Bellmon, I thought it probable that you would want the enclosed photograph for your files."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Paul Hitch"

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Traffic is going through but wrecking crews Monday were still digging into debris of freight train derailment east of Goodwell in the Panhandle."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Work like Bobby Patterson, Bartlesville, is doing here with a cutting torch in salvage operations on the old Katy line in the Panhandle was suspended Wednesday as hopes of reviving the railroad rose again."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pioneer Queen for the annual celebration at Guymon is Mrs. Anna Lee Williamson, Texas county clerk from 1930 to 1941."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Don Cortez... they love it, hate it."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Attentive faces among parade spectators include, left to right, Mrs. Frank Allcorn, Wilburton; Harold Gibson, Hardesty: Mrs. Frances Pafford, Guymon; and Myron Gilbert, Elkhart, Kan."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Queen of the modern day section of Guymon's Pioneer Days celebration is Jill Mcmurry, above."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Katy Railroad demolition operations such as this along the abandoned railroad west of Eva in the Panhandle have ceased while the State Railroad Maintenance Authority negotiates for purchase of the line and considers $10 million in revenue bonds. Salvage project foreman Eugene Vogele, Shidler, left, is supervising the work of Bobby Patterson, Bartlesville. They are employees of L. B. Foster & Co. of Houston, and were told to "hold up" on their work of removing tracks, for the time being."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Floats in the Pioneer day parade were all based on " no man's land" happenings"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dust storm descends on the western Oklahoma town of Hooker in 1937."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Students in the new branch will be getting on site experience, like Marshal Cole, right, in breaking rock, mixing mortar and laying stone."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A studen in the Texhoma Building & Trades School's stone masonary class puts trowel to mortar, above, as carl Thurlow, right, school president, and Dale Cole, Instructor at the new Edmond branch."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Summer sailing is one of the more popular activities on Lake Texhoma."