Caption: "A crowd of approximately 100 businessmen witnessed the takeoff of the Oklahoma-Texas Airline's passenger plane on its maiden trip, here Tuesday morning. This pictures shows the hangar at Lawton Municipal Airport operated by Lieut. Joe Reed, army reserve pilot." The airport was dedicated on Labor Day 1930. Joe Reed operated the airport and opened a flying school. His flying school sign can be seen in this photo. In 1931 Oklahoma-Texas Airlines began operations out of the airport which Reed later purchased from Paul Branniff and renamed it Reed Airlines. The location in 2018 of the current Lawton Public Works Building was the original hanger for the original Lawton Airport.

Caption: "TAT crash at Bazaar, Kans."

Caption: "TAT at Bazaar, Ks."

Caption: "TAT at Bazaar, Kansas."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Knute Rockne and seven others killed."

Caption: "TAT at Bazaar"

Caption: "TAT at Bazaar, KS."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "C. J. Blinn Candidate for Mayor - City"

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Capt. W. L. Couch former mayor of Okla. City / Couch drive, just north of Civic center, was named for Capt. William L. Couch, first provisional mayor of the city."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Capt. W. L. Couch 1st Mayor of Okla. City."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Easter Pageant - Wichita Mountains"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Easter Pageant - Wichita Mountains"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Easter Pageant - Wichita Mountains"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Easter Pageant - Wichita Mountains"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Easter Pageant - Wichita Mountains"

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

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Chancellor E. H. Lindley of the Univ. of Kanasas presents Glen Dawson -O U the Sigma Phi Epsilon cup which the Oklahoma team won in winning the medley relay at the Kansas Relays in 10: 40. 7."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This air view, taken from a plane, shows Cleveland's 2,500,000 Municipal Stadium which is rapidly nearing completion and which was officially announced April 15 as the site of the coming heavyweight championship fight between Max Schmeling and W. L. Stribling, early in July."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Left to right- C. L. Chessar, M. H. Davis, R. R> Reynolds, M. V. Stockton, Tollic Collins, and Dr. W. E> Grisson, donor of the terracing prizes."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.