Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Storm Tornado Okla. Crowder"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Storms Tornado Okla. Croder"

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A wartime shortage of good merchandise in an Oklahoma City woman's shop has created a new industry here employing 25 and giving promise for many more."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "All it takes is an ordinary lathe for equipment, but metal spinning is one of the most difficult trades to learn, says Leon A. Maggard, who came home to Oklahoma to establish a new industry."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jimmie Maggard is a real partner in the metal spinning firm she and her husband operate at McAlester."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Building is boomin inside the wall at the Oklahoma penitentiary but construction boys are not getting paid much in actual cash. The prisoners are getting "good time" (time off) for their work and they're happy about it."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In order to keep in contact with prison "gripes," Warden Burford has installed this box inside the walls."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Left, Paul Malvern, producer, Jack Marta, chief cameraman, and Joe Kane, director, all of Republic Pictures."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Small fry around Pittsburg county had a field day while the movie company was around. Some of the youngsters got into the act, too John Charles Dyer 13, of Hartshorne, left and Isaih Lalli, 13, are dressed for work bt they watch some other action from the vantage point of pile of fail ties."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Green Valley Junction wasn old railway stop on the early Rock ISland as it built westward out of Chicago and on to the Mississippi. Here is the movie replica of the depot on the set southwest of Haileyville. Grant Withers in a beaver hat is getting ready for a scene."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Carl crites, left, a retured McAlester grocer and Mr. Henson, A McAlester policeman, thoguht it would be fun to be in the movie."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "They have a Hollywood look here, but they're really McAlester folks. Frank Dellar, left, is assistant manager of McAlester chamber of commerce and agriculture. He plays the ole of a surveyor in the picture. Jack Wood is a state highway department employee in the McAlester office. He is duded up as a bit playing gentleman of 1850's and had a lot of fun, too."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Forrest Tucker is the star of "Rock Island Trail," and he was so elated at getting the lead role after 10 years in films he brought his movie from Washington to see him at work."

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 newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

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 newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

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 newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

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