Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Roy Decker, her husband, and daughters, Kay, 8, left, and Jo, 7, are shown outside their Alva home."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "All along the highways, but particularly on the side roads, find harvest scenes like this one in one in Woods County."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Joe R. Holmes, Muskogee named president of Northwestern State College at Alva, effective Aug, 1, 1945"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wynnewood's Mylaine Mayberry (21) battles for a rebound with Lenapah's Sara Turney during All-State basketball action Friday night in Alva."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Putnam West's Susan Holley's (50) shot is blocked by Tulsa Rogers defensive standout Erma Johnson (610 during the Girls All-State basketball games at Alva last weekend."

Photograph of an aerial view of Waynoka, OK.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "These pictures (left to right) show the steps by which ice is moved from the huge storage house at Waynoka into Santa Fe mainliner freight trains loaded with perishables."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "SURPRISE" resignation from his post as president of Northwestern State college, Alva, was offered Tuesday by Dr. Luther Brown after 20 months."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Waynoka - Misc."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "W.L. Woodward, Alva, formerly board chairman."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Bahama Islands, high point of interest on a summer field trip being sponsored by Northwestern State College, Alva, are indicted on the map by Dr. Frank K. Wadley, organizer of the tour, for Lois Wilson, center, and Martha Potts, both of Alva. Miss Wilson and Miss Potts made a similar trip last year into the northeastern U.S. and Canada, and they plan to make this year's trip too."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Aiming carefully at her target, Rose Yoshida, Wamea, Kauai, Hawaii, is taking part in the summer sports program at Northwestern State College, Alva."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Waynoka - Misc"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "O.W. Rush"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Monte and Rosalind Lopshire stand outside their Beer Garten."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Monte Lopshire exposes another painting."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two of the discovered treasures are displayed."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Once the Rock Island Railroad office in Alva, this two room boxcar halve sits vacant and possibly near abandonment. The Rock Island line into Alva may not be included in the state's "buy up" program to purchase the defunct railroad's trackage in the state not wanted by private companies."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Sunday Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Edward L. Queeney"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Richard N. Ryerson, University of Oklahoma graduating senior, is being congratulated by Dean Horace B. Brown, College Of Business Administration, and Stewart E. Myers, president of OU's Delta Sigma Pi and also graduating senior."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Checking out flight schedules and aerial maps before departing is Bob Wharton, Alva Chamber of commerce member."

Caption: "Waynoka, Airport Photo"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Thing," looking like a pre-historic monster that escaped from a glacier, ices down a 104-car potato train at the Waynoka plant of the Railways Ice & Service Co. on the Santa Fe's main freight line."