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[Photograph 2012.201.B0924.0359]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date:
December 16, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0322B.0228]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Elfreida J. Irving, Kiowa Indian hospital, Lawton . . . She attended Sage memorial hospital."
Date:
September 30, 1949
Creator:
East, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of three buffalo standing in a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the Buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves.“
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of a small buffalo herd grazing and resting on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of nine buffalo grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of eight or nine buffalo grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of seven buffalo grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 522.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 521.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 524.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 520.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 526.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 523.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the "department store" of the plains Indians, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves. OK-79, 527.
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of part of the 22,000 buffalo herd standing on a field in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The Buffalo was the department store on the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated, there were a few small herds saves [sic] and these have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserve."
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of two buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store on the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and these have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game reserves.”
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of two buffalo standing on a field in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The Buffalo was the department store on the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and these have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date:
September 29, 1949
Creator:
Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Long Horn Cattle
Photograph of five longhorn cattle grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The government's only Long Horn cattle herd, the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, at Lawton, Okla. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the old west. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and horns often selling for hundreds of dollars."
Date:
September 20, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Long Horn Cattle
Photograph of seven longhorn cattle grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The government's only Long Horn cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, at Lawton, Okla. These are the decendents [sic] of the great herds that fave [sic] fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the old west. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and horns often selling for hundreds of dollars."
Date:
September 20, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Long Horn Cattle
Photograph of three longhorn cattle standing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The government's only Long Horn cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, at Lawton, Okla. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the old west. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and horns often selling for hundreds of dollars."
Date:
September 20, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of the government's only long term cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, in Lawton, Oklahoma. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the Old West. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and bones often selling for hundreds of dollars. OK-79-530.
Date:
September 20, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of the government's only long term cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, in Lawton, Oklahoma. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the Old West. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and bones often selling for hundreds of dollars. OK-79, 535.
Date:
September 20, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0300]
Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "After the tank was removed by the old method it had to be cleaned."
Date:
September 9, 1949
Creator:
Miller, Joe
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0301]
Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Before the water and air method was started at Fort Sill by Ciptak gas tanks had to be removed from tanks, trucks and guns for cleaning."
Date:
September 9, 1949
Creator:
Miller, Joe
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History