Photograph of hope Homesteaders gambling in the streets of Purcell, Indian Territory, with unassigned lands in the background across the South Canadian River, c.1889.

Photograph looking east to Purcell, Indian Territory.

Photograph of a large crowd outside the U.S. Commissioner's Office in Purcell, Indian Territory, for the Land Opening of 1889.

Photograph of "Cotton Day" on Main St. in Purcell, Indian Territory (OK), Oct. 21, 1897.

Photograph of Main Street, Purcell, Indian Territory.

Photograph of the lake created by the Santa Fe Railroad track bed on the southwest corner of Blanchard, OK, c.1908. The picnic area was on the west side of the lake.

Photograph of a post card of Main Street, looking east, Purcell, OK. Printed by J. Bowers Photographic Co., London and Topeka, KS, postmarked January 30, 1909.

Photograph of Saline Sullivan, Purcell, OK, c.1910-1918.

Photograph of the Depot Hill, looking west from the Santa Fe Depot in Purcell, OK. Printed by Bradford & Co., St. Joseph, MI, mailed Aug. 16, 1910.

Photograph of a large group of women and girls with Harrison Bros. Hardware and Implements Store promotional signs, Byars, OK, c. 1912-1918.

Photograph of Edwin R. Harrison, Elmer Ferguson, Lester Jones, and Howard Grider in front of the Edwin R. Harrison Garage Co., Byars, OK, c. 1918.

Photograph of a 3rd Grade Class, from the Mary Simpson School, Teacher, Effie Forrest (later Mrs. James Bell), Purcell, OK. First row: L to R: 1. Mildred Hammond, 2. Lucille Scott, 3. Lepnard Tuggle, 4. Frances Stevens, 5. Leonard McKinney (or Grey), 6. Cleo Jacobs, 7. Pauline Waters, 8. Hazel Smallwood, 9. Martha Cowan (Martha Louis), 10. Leo Hays; Second row: 1. Hazel Wolfe, 2. Helen Jones, 3. Bill Hanks, 4. Joyce Lamb, 5. Violet Vickers, 6. Cletith Roper, 7. Mary Jane Shi, 8. Chadwell, 9. June Mullins, 10. Mahala Shi, 11. Forrest Stout, 12. Ida May Hayes; Third row: 1. Louise Newkirk, 2. Elizabeth King, 3. John Evan McHughes, 4. Louise Hurst, 5. Manfred Stevens, 6. Mark Townsend, 7. Lawnie Cypert, 8. Ernest Bounds, 9. James Darvin, 10. Odessa Kitchens.

Photograph of J. V. Jacks in his tire & battery shop, south side, Main Street, Purcell, OK, c. 1927. His shop was located on the south side of the street next to where the U. S. Post Office is now located (on east side of Post Office). The original photograph is in the possession of Mrs. Leora Bishop, 121 S.W. 83rd, Oklahoma City.

Photograph of the McClain Abstract Co. in Purcell, OK, July 1927.

Photograph of a 5th Grade Class, from the Purcell Grade School, Purcell, OK. First row: L to R: 1. Earl Hulse, 2. Forrest Stout, 3. Bill Hanks, 4. Mark Townsend; Second row: 1. Wynona Young, 2. Violet Vickers, 3. Leora Jacks, 4. Cletith Roper, 5. Mary Beth Barefoot, 6. Margaret McDevitt, 7. Frances Stevens, 8. Cleo Jacobs; Third row: 1. Lucille Scott, 2. June Mullins, 3. Joyce Lamb, 4. Hazel Wolfe, 5. Charles Bowling, 6. Leo Hays, 7. Hubert Chadwell, 8. Bill Gladney; Fourth row: 1. J. T. Crawford, 2. Wayne Young, 3. Leon Evans, 4. Vernon Watson, 5. J.R. Perry, 6. John Warner, 7. Jack Gladney, 8. Opal May (teacher).

Photograph of a 9th Grade Class, from Purcell High School, Purcell, OK. First row: L to R: 1. Ruby Reeves, Teacher & Class Sponsor, 2. Ola Thomas, 3. Iva West, 4. Lillian Hudson, 5. Ethel Marquis, 6. Leora Jacks, 7. Thelma Marshall, 8. June Mullins, 9. Lucille Scott, 10. Anita Motsenbocke, 11. Mabel Marshall, 12. Ione Bowlan; Second row: 1. Mabel Thomas, 2. Clara Fay Hogue, 3. Hazel Wolfe, 4. Mary Elizabeth Pugh, 5. Margaret Kitch, 6. Naomi Hilterbrand, 7. Gracie Mae Idleman, 8. Joyce Lamb, 9. Roberta Yeary, 10. Opal Thomas, 11. James Edward Williams; Third row: 1. M. G. Taylor, 2. Francis Boudreau, 3. Rex Sparlin, 4. Harold Fanning, 5. P. R. Spann Jr., 6. Henry McClure, 7. James Tyler, 8. Coleman Hedrick, 9. Archie Baker, 10. Lawrence Williams; Fourth row: 1. Max Erp, 2. Chester Melton, 3. J. R. Perry, 4. Hurshel Harris, 5. B. L. Perry, 6. Robert L. Owens, 7. Earl Kelley, 8. Ernest Darvin, 9. Lloyd Collier; Fifth row: 1. Mark Townsend, 2. Bill Hanks, 3. J. T. Denman 4. J. W. (O.D.) Tinsley, 6. John Warner, 7. Billy Wyatt.

Photograph of a 10th Grade Class, from Purcell High School, Purcell, OK. First row: L to R: 1. Rex Sparlin, 2. Mildred Hammond, 3. Ethel Marquis, 4. Lillian Hudson, 5. June Mullins, 6. Joyce Lamb, 7. Mabel Thomas, 8. Francis Boudreau, 9. Lucille Scott, 10. Leora Jacks, 11. Mabel Marshall, 12. James Edward Williams; Second row: 1. Ola Thomas, 2. Margaret Kitch, 3. Opal Thomas, 4. Mildred Mote, 5. Mamie Simeroth, 6. Hazel Wolfe, 7. Roberta Yeary, 8. J. B. Criswell, 9. Ione Adams (teacher); Third row: 1. Lee Brantley, 2. Mark Townsend, 3. Bill Hanks, 4. Lawrence Williams, 5. Lloyd Collier, 6. Henry McClure, 7. Charles Dayton, 8. Earl Kelley, 9. B. L. Perry, 10. John Warner; Fourth row: 1. Billy Wyatt, 2. Harold Davis, 3. Hurshel Harris, 4. J. W. (O.D.) Tinsley, 5. P. R. Spann Jr., 6. M. G. Taylor, 7. J. R. Perry.

Photograph of a 11th Grade Class, from Purcell High School, Purcell, OK. First row: L to R: 1. Mabel Thomas, 2. June Mullins, 3. Ione Bowlan, 4. Ola Thomas, 5. Lillian Hudson, 6.Leora Jacks, 7. Lucille Scott 8. Mildred Hammond; Second row: 1. Margaret ('’Maggie”) Kitch, 2. Jimmie Williams, 3. Joyce Lamb, 4. Dixie Lee Talley, 5. Ethel Marquis, 6. Mamie Simeroth, 7. Roberta Yeary; Third row: 1. Mildred Mote, 2. Opal Thomas (face half shown), 3. Hazel Wolfe; Fourth row: 1. Mary Black (Teacher), 2. Lloyd Collier, 4. Francis Boudreau, 5. Ronald Ulmer, 6. Bill Hanks, 7. James Edward Williams; Fifth row: 1. J. R. Perry, 2. Lee Brantley, 3. John Warner, 4. Billy Wyatt, 5. Mark Townsend, 6. J. B. Criswell, 7. George Judkins; Sixth row: 1. Ernest Darvin, 2. J. W. (O.D.) Tinsley, 3. Lawrence Williams, 4. B. L. Perry.

Photograph of a 12th Grade Class, from Purcell High School, Purcell, OK. First row: L to R: 1. Johnnie Yoakum, 2. Mabel Thomas, 3. Leora Jacks, 4. June Mullins, 5. Ione Bowlan, 6. Ethel Marquis, 7. Lillian Hudson, 8. Jeanne Campbell, 9. Margaret ('’Maggie”) Kitch; Second row: 1. Ila B. Duren, 2. Velma Harnish, 3. Naomi Hilterbrand, 4. Jimmie Williams, 5. Bete Nance, 6. Opal Thomas, 7. James Williams; Third row: 1. Lawrence Williams, 2. J. W. (O.D.) Tinsley, 3. Lloyd Collier, 4. Bill Hanks, 5. Francis Boudreau, 6. Mark Townsend, 7. Ione Adams; Fourth row: 1. James Darvin, 2. B. L. Perry, 3. J. R. Perry, 4. Ralph Scott, 5. George Judkins, 6. John Warner.

Photograph of L to R: Governor Leon C. "Red" Phillips and Rep. Purman Wilson riding in the Golden Jubilee Parade, Purcell, OK.

Photograph of Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officers carrying the casket of Fred Jones, Purcell, OK, c.1959.

Photograph of Fred Jones' funeral, Purcell, OK, c.1959.

Photograph of Fred Jones' funeral, Purcell, OK, c.1959.

Photograph of Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers at Fred Jones' funeral, Purcell, OK, c.1959.