[Photograph 2012.201.B1310.0096]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bess Thornton has yet to prove that she's the best chamber of commerce president Elk City has ever had, but everyone seems willing to concede that she's certainly the prettiest. So far as anyone experienced with chamber of commerce dealings in Oklahoma knows, she's the first female chamber president in state history."
Date: April 10, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History