Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "At Claremore Friday, none was more interested than Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Bushyhead."

Photograph of the interior of the Palace Theatre, Claremore, OK.

Photograph of the exterior of the Palace Theatre, Claremore, OK.

Photograph of the interior of the Palace Theatre, Claremore, OK.

Photograph of the exterior of the Yale Theatre, Claremore, OK.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Who says Claremore stinks?"

Postcard showing Will Rogers' home, Oolagah, OK. Printed by Curteich, Chicago, IL, postmarked February 4, 1937.

Postcard showing the Will Rogers Hotel, Claremore, OK. Printed by Curteich, Chicago, IL, postmarked February 4, 1937.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Article chronicles the series of events that led to the Battle of Claremore Mound, a battle fought between the Osage and Cherokee tribes over long-standing conflicts and the raiding of each others resources.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Memorial-Will rogers-Claremore Okla."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Memorial-Will rogers-Claremore Okla."

Photograph of bluestem meadow broken out into 100-foot width contour strips for cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bluestem meadow broken out into 100-foot width contour strips for cultivation. Ends were left in meadow for turn rows."

Photograph of a long view of stripped crop area. Oats and wheat planted in rows.

Photograph of a newly constructed terrace and outlet channel. Outlet has been planted with Bermuda roots for four weeks and handles excess from fifty acres.

Letter to F.D. Moon asking if Langston is ready for a Colored board or if a mixed race board of the right people would be a better fit.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Memorial-Will Rogers-claremore, okla."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Memorial-Will Rogers-claremore, okla."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Memorial-Will Rogers-claremore, okla."

A photograph print showing the Missouri Pacific (MoPac) 1563, 2-8-2 (class MK-63), Claremore, OK.

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1035, 4-6-2, on a passenger train, Claremore, OK.

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1326, 2-8-0, Claremore, OK.

Photograph of the ranch house--the Dog Iron Ranch--of the Will Rogers' estate [the"White House on the Verdigris River"--in the 1960s moved near the Oolagah Resevoir]. The house was built in 1875 by Will Rogers' father and is the house in which Will was born and raised. The ranch is now being managed by a near relative of Will Rogers who has been a cattleman all his life.

Photograph of the Verdigris River forms the southern and eastern boundaries of the 1600 acre "Will Rogers Ranch". In dry summer months when creeks on the ranch run dry this river furnishes an invaluable water supply for the cattle. A water corral is fenced off in the river for the purpose.