Rudy Lay in Salt Well

Photograph of a man (L. R. "Rudy" Lay) outside a salt well in Oklahoma in the late 1920's. The outside of the well is covered with icicles.
Date: 192?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oklahoma Salt Well

Photograph of an icicle-covered derrick at a salt well in Oklahoma during the late 1920's.
Date: 192?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Icicle Covered Derrick

Photograph of an icicle-covered derrick at a salt well in Oklahoma during the late 1920's.
Date: 192?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Toddler and an Infant]

Photograph of a girl toddler and an infant. The girl, who is wearing a white gown, has her arms wrapped around the infant, who is seated wearing only a cloth diaper.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Oliver, E. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ronald Reagan Shaking Watt Matthews' Hand]

Photograph of President Ronald Regan congratulating Watt Reynolds Matthews at the Cowboy Hall of Fame. The men are facing the camera shaking hands and standing in front of a blue backdrop. Written on the mat below the photo is the inscription: "To Watt Matthews With Best Wishes - Ronald Regan." Photo is labeled on the back: "Cowboy Hall - July 21, 1989 WATT MATTHEWS."
Date: July 21, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clyde Champion Barrow Wanted Report, 08/05/1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Clyde Champion Barrow Wanted Report, 08/05/1932 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Wanted report for Clyde Barrow on the charges of murder and assailant to murder at Atoka, Oklahoma on August 5, 1932. It states that with his accomplice, Raymond Hamilton, shot and killed the Deputy Sheriff and wounded the Sheriff. This is a copy report from Atoka, Oklahoma that was filed in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Methvin Mug-shot and Fingerprint Card, 1935 - Oklahoma State Penitentiary] (open access)

[Henry Methvin Mug-shot and Fingerprint Card, 1935 - Oklahoma State Penitentiary]

Mug-shot and information for Henry Methvin from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He entered prison October 2, 1935 on the charge of murder and was sentenced to death. The reverse side is Methvin's fingerprints.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Methvin Oklahoma State Penitentiary Index Card, 1935] (open access)

[Henry Methvin Oklahoma State Penitentiary Index Card, 1935]

Information index card for Henry Methvin from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. It lists his charges, sentence and fingerprint classification.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Albert Lawrence Bates Fingerprint Card, 1933 (Oklahoma City Police Department) (open access)

Albert Lawrence Bates Fingerprint Card, 1933 (Oklahoma City Police Department)

Oklahoma City Police Department fingerprint card for Albert Lawrence Bates. It includes a list of his criminal record dating from 1916 to 1933 plus a mugshot. Albert L. Bates (October 16, 1893-July 4, 1948) was an American bank robber and burglar during the 1920s and 1930s. He used a number of different aliases during his criminal career including George Davis, George Harris and J.B. King. He was the longtime partner of George "Machine Gun" Kelly and participated in the kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles Urschel in 1933. He died in Alcatraz Prison in 1948.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma City (Okla.). Police Dept.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dolores Whitney Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Department of Justice] (open access)

[Dolores Whitney Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Department of Justice]

United States Department of Justice fingerprint chart for Dolores Whitney. It includes her physical description, criminal record, relatives and her mug shot.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Dept. of Justice.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvey J. Bailey Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Oklahoma City Police Department] (open access)

[Harvey J. Bailey Fingerprint Chart, 1933 - Oklahoma City Police Department]

Oklahoma City Police Department fingerprint chart for Harvey J. Bailey. It includes a time-line of his criminal record, aliases and a mug shot.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma City (Okla.). Police Dept.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry T. Riddell to Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover - 10/16/1933] (open access)

[Letter from Harry T. Riddell to Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover - 10/16/1933]

Letter from Harry T. Riddell of the Bureau of Identification in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to John Edgar Hoover, Director of the Bureau of Investigation pointing out an error on records that were mailed to the Department of Justice.
Date: October 16, 1933
Creator: Belknap, William
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History