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[Photograph 2012.201.B0145.0149]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "BATHED IN LIGHT, the Jackson County courthouse in Altus helps remind area residents that Christmas is coming."
Date:
1961
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0242.0570]
Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A VIEW OF THE AIR-CONDITIONED HUMIDITY CONTROLLED WORKROOM OF THE ALTUS COTTON CLASSING OFFICE."
Date:
November 30, 1961
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0242.0561]
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "With 15,000 to 20,000 migrant workers in southwestern Oklahoma fields, gins throughout this area were becoming swamped Thursday with cotton."
Date:
September 29, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0242.0567]
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ALTUS- Only 5,000 bales of cotton were ginned in Oklahoma last week because of rain and mad, but farmers are expecting wide scale harvesting in 23 counties by Monday."
Date:
November 24, 1961
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0242.0568]
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ALTUS- There's a group of marked people making an honest living here in Altus. They are the cotton graders and recorders at the government cotton classing office of the agriculture marketing service."
Date:
November 25, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0672]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This is the kind of housing provided migrant workers in southwestern Oklahoma."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0664]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Familiar tune is always on hand (for migrant workers)."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0663]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Used clothing sales in back of pickup truck provide flourishing business for one migrant farm worker."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0667]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Free from litter, this camp in the Altus area is composed of buildings covered with artificial, composition shingles."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0670]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Warren Bryce's son, Dean, watches cotton shoot back into pickup trailer as father pulls picker."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0662]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This picture depicts a migrant workers' camp in the Altus area - a situation being studied as Senate Bill No. 42 in a committee. The bill (addressing strict sanitary regulations for farmers who employ/house migrant workers) drew Altus residents to OKC to protest."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0671]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Trash barrels make an enticing playground for children who remain seemingly healthy despite the rubble."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0666]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Warren Bryce, of Altus, on tractor, gathers cotton quickly after plant has been defoliated chemically."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0373.0181]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Candidate for the "Junior Miss" Title of Oklahoma is Eldorado's Cheryl Littlefield, who was selected in the Eldorado contest."
Date:
1961
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1310.0621]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gilbert Tindall, former baseball executive, says first-division team in Ardmore would draw as well as in big cities."
Date:
July 5, 1961
Creator:
Gumm, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0655]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rev. Ed Krueger, operating movie projector, provides entertainment at night. (for migrant workers)"
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0668]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This housing is right beside the railroad tracks."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0669]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sundown is a time that migrant workers like best in Oklahoma's cotton producing area."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0396.0665]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Look down Altus street almost any day shows booming business brought by cotton harvest."
Date:
October 15, 1961
Creator:
Long, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History