[Photograph 2012.201.B0231.0530]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Federal housing administrator Albert M. Cole said Tuesday the government will step in if more bankers don't start making home loans to Negros on the "same terms as are available to others."
Date: April 23, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0642]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "One of them will be miss America Atlantic City, N.J. In three days of talent and bathing suit competition, these six Miss America Beauties excelled."
Date: September 9, 1955
Creator: Gottlieb, Sonnee
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0643]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "NEARER THEIR GOAL MISS AMERICA"
Date: September 15, 1955
Creator: Gottlieb, Sonnee
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1237.0297]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Miss America blond Evelyn Margaret Ay, bugs her trophy at a breakfast Sunday, after she won the title from 51 other contestants."
Date: September 14, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1237.0298]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A statuesque ash blonde, Evelyn Margaret Ay of Ephrata, Pa. won the title of Miss America of 1954 Saturday night."
Date: September 10, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History