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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0329]

Photograph is of a wooden dormitory building that has flames and smoke quickly rising from the roof. Flames are shooting out the window openings many feet high. Photograph was taken int he day time. Caption: "Going up in smoke is the main building of the historical Indian Boarding School for Girls at Eufaula. Fire gutted the 70 year old structure about noon Friday. Mrs. Toru Herndon, school Superintendent, said damage will amount to several thousand dollars. Also destroyed in the fire were Christmas gifts for the 665 girls of the school."
Date: December 21, 1962
Creator: Parkhurst, Dean
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fountainhead Lodge

Photo of aerial view of Fountainhead Lodge near Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Date: March 24, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program for C. H. Hughes (open access)

Funeral Program for C. H. Hughes

Funeral program for C. H. Hughes.
Date: March 23, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program for Charles B. Carney (open access)

Funeral Program for Charles B. Carney

Funeral Program for Charles B. Carney
Date: January 5, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program for Cora Bohanan (open access)

Funeral Program for Cora Bohanan

Funeral Program for Cora Bohanan
Date: March 5, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program for Emma Norrington (open access)

Funeral Program for Emma Norrington

Funeral Program for Emma Norrington
Date: December 6, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program for Idellar Brown (open access)

Funeral Program for Idellar Brown

Funeral Program for Idellar Brown
Date: November 29, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program for Lizzie N. Smith (open access)

Funeral Program for Lizzie N. Smith

Funeral Program for Lizzie N. Smith.
Date: October 16, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program for Miranda Richardson (open access)

Funeral Program for Miranda Richardson

Funeral Program for Miranda Richardson
Date: February 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Funeral Program Frances Littleton (open access)

Funeral Program Frances Littleton

Funeral program for Frances Littleton.
Date: May 20, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a legume crop on a strip mine spoil area. This fast growing plant was first planted about 8 years ago, but did not spread much until 1957. Mr. Burdett reports vines getting to 45 feet long in one growing season. A district cooperator since 1955. OK-1414-10.
Date: July 27, 1961
Creator: Keathley, M. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hitchita, OK

Photograph of the birthplace of Acee Blue Eagle, a Creek Indian, in Hitchita, OK, Feb. 10, 1961.
Date: February 10, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Honey Springs National Battlefield Park Movement (open access)

The Honey Springs National Battlefield Park Movement

Article outlines the events surrounding the centennial anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs, the largest battle fought during the Civil War within present-day Oklahoma. The battle was the catalyst for Federal troops to gain control of the territory through the capture of Fort Smith. A commemorative park was created for the battlefield.
Date: Spring 1969
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jackson Lewis of the Confederate Creek Regiment (open access)

Jackson Lewis of the Confederate Creek Regiment

Article discusses the life and community involvement of Jackson Lewis, a Muscogee (Creek) doctor who served in the Confederate Army and the people of his community in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: King, Jerlena
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of Kudzu pasture. W. H. Burdett's cattle grazing on 50 acres of Kudzu grown on the spoils of coal strip mines. According to Burdett, this vigorous, fast growing legume is very liked by his cattle. He controls the grazing and rotates between this and Bermudagrass pasture. OK-1499-6.
Date: November 3, 1961
Creator: Keathley, M. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains (open access)

The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains

Article provides a summary of the information collected by the author from various sources about the location of the Battle of Round Mountain. Angie Debo discusses the debate over its precise location and the work of the Payne County Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Debo, Angie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
My Pioneer Home in Old Greer County (open access)

My Pioneer Home in Old Greer County

Article describes the author's experiences traveling to and growing up in old Greer County. Laressa Cox McBurney describes the wagon journey, the type of pioneer home they had, neighbors, mail, and school on the frontier.
Date: Spring 1964
Creator: McBurney, Laressa Cox
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Fall 1964 (open access)

Necrology, Fall 1964

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Robert Lee Simpson, former president of the State National Bank in Eufaula.
Date: Autumn 1964
Creator: Buford, Robert B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0810]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Drivers of this car and pickup truck were killed in a head-on collisions 19 miles west of Eufaula. Victim in the car was a 19-year-old Marion, Va., youth. A Chouteu man died in the pickup."
Date: November 13, 1964
Creator: Parkhurst, Dean
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0095.0088]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Three sailboats stand idle as their crews prepare for the area sailing championship at Lake Hefner."
Date: July 31, 1966
Creator: Brown, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0095.0089]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Sailboats race on Lake Hefner Monday as the Oklahoma City Boat Club hosts local competition."
Date: May 28, 1966
Creator: Traverse, Cliff
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0038]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: June 19, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B01005.0496]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: May 19, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B01005.0501]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "EARLY BIRD aircraft parks at the new Fountainhead State Park airstrip, which will be dedicated April 19."
Date: March 7, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History