[Photograph 2012.201.B0105.0439]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: July 19, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

State Capitol Ground Breaking

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gov. Lee Cruce turns the first dirt during groundbreaking ceremonies for the state Capitol building on July 20, 1914." The man standing behind Gov. Cruce in the light colored suit (leaning against the car) is William Bruce Anthony. One of the State Capitol Commissioners charged with overseeing the construction of the state capitol building.
Date: July 20, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1325.0217]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Orchestra leader Rudy Vallee has enlisted in the coast guard but just before WWI, he was in the Navy, and was sent home when it was discovered he was only 15 years old. This is how he looked then."
Date: July 7, 1916
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History