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Oklahoma -- Capital and capitol

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Archer Hunter Watson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-1297
Scope and Contents

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Correspondence from Watson to his fiancee regarding the controversy arising over the decision to move the capital of Oklahoma from Guthrie to Oklahoma City, reflecting Watson's inside knowledge of the conflict from his position as a State Corporation Commissioner. Also included is a news clipping regarding the hostility of citizens of Shawnee to Commissioner Watson's support for Oklahoma City as the site of the state's capital.

Dates: 1910

Campaign postcard advocating removal of the State Capitol to Oklahoma City , undated

 Item — Box Photo M-6, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of Pauls Valley, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. The collection includes scenes of businesses and schools. Charles F. Midkiff Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Capitol Hill townsite, east of the Guthrie townsite. Neg, undated

 Item — Box Photo S-14, item: 97
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints and glass plate negatives of the settlement of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory. The collection includes images of street scenes, businesses, building construction, Guthrie as a tent city, railroads, and the United States military at Guthrie.

Dates: undated

Construction of the State Capitol., undated

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 874
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: undated

Construction of the State Capitol., undated

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 879
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: undated

Crowd standing at State Capital for Johnston Murray’s Inauguration – Jan. 8, 1951., 1951 January 8

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: 1951 January 8

Demonstration of the unemployed at the State Capitol, 1940., 1940

 Item — Box Photo J-6, item: 17
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black-and-white original prints of a community camp in Oklahoma City (1930s), a demonstration by unemployed persons outside the Oklahoma state capitol in 1940, and the Guymon Pioneer Day celebration. Also included is a photo of Eli Jaffe at a White House ceremony for the unveiling of the Eleanor Roosevelt fivecent stamp, at which John F. Kennedy is speaking. Unpublished finding aid available.

Dates: 1940

Demonstration of the unemployed at the State Capitol, 1940., 1940

 Item — Box Photo J-6, item: 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black-and-white original prints of a community camp in Oklahoma City (1930s), a demonstration by unemployed persons outside the Oklahoma state capitol in 1940, and the Guymon Pioneer Day celebration. Also included is a photo of Eli Jaffe at a White House ceremony for the unveiling of the Eleanor Roosevelt fivecent stamp, at which John F. Kennedy is speaking. Unpublished finding aid available.

Dates: 1940

Demonstration of the unemployed at the State Capitol, 1940., 1940

 Item — Box Photo J-6, item: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black-and-white original prints of a community camp in Oklahoma City (1930s), a demonstration by unemployed persons outside the Oklahoma state capitol in 1940, and the Guymon Pioneer Day celebration. Also included is a photo of Eli Jaffe at a White House ceremony for the unveiling of the Eleanor Roosevelt fivecent stamp, at which John F. Kennedy is speaking. Unpublished finding aid available.

Dates: 1940

Detail view of Granite used in State Capitol construction., undated

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 873
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: undated

Fred Lincoln Wenner Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-652
Scope and Contents

Journalist. Typescripts and manuscripts (1889-1939), and clippings (n.d.) regarding the history and settlement of Oklahoma; and correspondence (1904-1950) between Wenner and the Territorial Board for the Leasing of School Lands, of which Wenner was secretary, and with notable personalities in Oklahoma regarding Oklahoma history. Fred L. Wenner Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1887-1950

Gov. Johnston Murray at Inauguration, waving to photographer Kenith Wilson. State Capital – Jan. 8, 1951., 1951 January 8

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: 1951 January 8

Gov. Johnston Murray (far R) at his Inauguration at State Capital – Jan. 8, 1951., 1951 January 8

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: 1951 January 8

Granite blocks dressed and ready to be put into the Capitol building. August 10, 1916. Photo – J. Cullen., 1916 August 10

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 872
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: 1916 August 10

Granite blocks dressed and ready to be put into the State Capitol. August 10, 1916. Photo – J. Cullen., 1916 August 10

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 880
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: 1916 August 10

Granite blocks ready to be dressed., undated

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 877
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: undated

Granite blocks ready to be shipped to Oklahoma City for placing on the State Capitol., undated

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 892
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: undated

Group of “grandmother’s” over 75 years old, Quilting party at Gov. Mansion hosted by Mary Alice Hearrell Murray (3rd from R. Standing). Historical quilt now in Okla. Historical Society, c. 1932., circa 1932

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: circa 1932

Mary Alice Hearrell Murray cooking in the Governor’s Mansion kitchen, c. 1930s., 1930s

 Item — Box Photo L-19, Item: 41
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Chickasaw, Cherokee and Choctaw Indians. Included are scenes of the Bloomfield Academy, the Chickasaw Nation capitol building, officials of the Chickasaw tribal government, and Chickasaw governor, Douglas H. Johnson. The collection also contains photographs of Mary Alice Hearrell Murray, Elmer Thomas, William Henry (Alfalfa Bill) Murray and Saladin Watie.

Dates: 1930s

Mary Alice Hearrell Murray serving tea in the Governor’s Mansion, c. 1935., circa 1935

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 48
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: circa 1935

Massena and Frankie (far right) Murray on platform of (brother) Gov. Johnston Murray’s Inauguration – Jan. 8, 1951., 1951 January 8

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: 1951 January 8

Oklahoma State Capital, 1960

 File — Box B-41, item: 1678-1720
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains photographs of various subjects, such as, nature, industry, and historic locations throughout Oklahoma. Also included are additional paper materials regarding information on photo developments, schedules, and photo releases.

Dates: 1960

Old stage coach with two teams of mules, advertising Wells Fargo and standing in front of Oklahoma Capitol. Three unidentified men, undated

 Item — Box Photo L-15, item: 265
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill), his family, firends, and Wild West Shows. Included are photographs of Tom Mix, William S. Hart, Will Rogers, Buffalo Bill Cody, along with a panorama of Gordon W. Lillie and Pawnee Indians travelling to President Herbert Hoover's inauguration. Gordon William Lillie Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Photo of Gov. Wm. H. Murray (desk) and reporters with their signatures at State Capital, c. 1931., circa 1931

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: circa 1931

Plains Indian Chiefs at Gov. Wm. H. Murray’s Inauguration, Okla. City – Jan. 12, 1931., 1931 January 12

 Item — Box Photo M-42, item: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of the William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray family. Includes scenes of Alfalfa Bill as governor, the 1907 Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the inauguration of Johnston Murray as Governor of Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation Senate, the Murray farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Also contains scenes of the Oklahoma National Guard, petroleum industry operations in Oklahoma, colonists of the Murray family in Bolivia, and scenes of the Murray Colony in Bolivia.

Dates: 1931 January 12

Steps of the State Capitol under construction. August 10, 1916. Photo – J. Cullen., 1916 August 10

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 882
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: 1916 August 10

The old territorial offices in the Capitol Building, undated

 Item — Box Photo W-5, Item: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, and Pawhuska and Dewey, Indian Territory.

Dates: undated

The South entrance wing of the State Capitol Building from the southwest. August 10, 1916. Photo – J. Cullen., 1916 August 10

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 869
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: 1916 August 10

The southwest corner of the State Capitol looking from south. August 10, 1916. Photo – J. Cullen., 1916 August 10

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 878
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: 1916 August 10

The State Capitol Building from a little south of West, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. August 10, 1916. Photo – J. Cullen., 1916 August 10

 Item — Box Photo W-32, item: 867
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates: 1916 August 10