[Photograph 2012.201.B0098.0206]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: October 23, 1974
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0142.0369]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0144.0573]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Cott were moving out of their home Thursday after Dr. Cott resigned from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary."
Date: May 23, 1974
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0143.0485]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The pardon and parole board Monday scraped a long standing policy prohibiting parole parole consideration for convicts being punished for prison role violations."
Date: March 22, 1971
Creator: Taylor, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0138.0716]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Prison guard Lt. Jack Cohen was the center of an investigation Friday as a result of convict claims they were coerced into signing a petition calling for the rehiring of a fired guard."
Date: 1974
Creator: Giudice, Gary
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0156.0302]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Community support, however, is minimal, according to Leonardo DeBose, CRE-O director."
Date: April 5, 1978
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0144.0479]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "BAPTIST EVANGELIST."
Date: October 8, 1978
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0321.0206]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The are Norman Hess, who will be director of classification at the state penitentiary at McAlester, and Raymond Johnson, who will be business administrator for the department."
Date: September 23, 1974
Creator: Ehteridge, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0326.0237]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Freed at last, prison counselor Dan Kennedy is hugged by wife Valerie and greeted by relatives after his release Saturday by rioting convicts."
Date: July 28, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0314B.0282]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Convicted murderer Edwin Edgar Jones is one of seven convicts who escaped from the state prison here Saturday night."
Date: June 21, 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0258.0016]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two members of the Oklahoma Board of Corrections say they expect Norman Hess to be recommended and approved as permanent warden of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary when the board meets Thursday."
Date: September 23, 1974
Creator: Ehteridge, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0315B.0330]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: June 3, 1974
Creator: Carter, Pat J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0344.0271]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Danny Kuykendall, who was one of the convicts who negotiated with Gov. David Hall at the height of last summer's prison riot, says that from his vantage point behind cell bars on "The Rock" pressure on inmates appears to be easing."
Date: January 18, 1974
Creator: Carter, Pat J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0315B.0328]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: July 28, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0314B.0055]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Bill Jones, McAlester, is the first full-time assistant director of the Oklahoma-Kiamich Country tourism agency, which covers six eastern Oklahoma counties."
Date: 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0248.0338]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: November 11, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0315B.0327]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: July 28, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0315B.0331]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Deputy Warden Sam Johnston talks with newsmen after he was freed by rioters."
Date: July 28, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0233.0309]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mr. and Mrs. Broyles H. Gambrell reminisce about their 68 years of marriage."
Date: August 22, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0248.0342]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rep. Frank Harbin"
Date: January 11, 1979
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0253.0157]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This Kiowa County farmer's bountiful winter stock of hay will be put to good use fattening his livestock between now and spring."
Date: November 27, 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0229.0530]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Minutes from freedom , Oklahoma State Penitentiary inmates Richard Griego, left, and Carl Melton waits for the ride to the bus station and their first Christmas at home in years..."
Date: December 17, 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0248.0336]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: November 11, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0151.0407]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Frank R. Cuzalina / McAlester - school administrator Dem. Candidate for state rep dist. 18"
Date: 1972
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History