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Spotlighting Oklahoma
Ejecting an "Oklahoma boomer" / drawn by T. de Thulstrup from a sketch by Frederic Remington.
Teaching Notes
Title
Ejecting an "Oklahoma boomer" / drawn by T. de Thulstrup from a sketch by Frederic Remington.
Summary
Squatter family in wagon being escorted by soldiers from Indian territory.
Created / Published
Headings
- Squatters--Oklahoma--1880-1890
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Wood engravings--1880-1890.
Genre
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890
Wood engravings--1880-1890
Notes
- Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1885 March 28, cover.
Medium
1 print : wood engraving.
Call Number/Physical Location
Illus. in AP2.H32 Case Y [P&P]
Digital Id
cph 3b44045 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b44045
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Teaching Notes
Title
Names
Jack, Clarence, copyright claimant
Created / Published
Headings
- Commercial streets
- United States--Oklahoma--Tulsa
Gelatin silver prints.
Panoramic photographs.
Genre
Panoramic photographs
Gelatin silver prints
Notes
- H123755 U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright deposit; Clarence Jack; March 8, 1909.
Medium
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 6.5 x 41.5 in.
Call Number/Physical Location
PAN US GEOG - Oklahoma no. 18 (E size) [P&P]
Source Collection
Panoramic photographs (Library of Congress)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id
pan 6a08714 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pan.6a08714
cph 3c23457 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c23457
Tornado
Teaching Notes
Title
Tornado, Oklahoma City, May
Names
Harris & Ewing, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.
- Date based on date of negatives in same range.
- Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
- General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
- Temp. note: Batch one.
Medium
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
Call Number/Physical Location
Source Collection
Harris & Ewing photograph collection
Repository
Digital Id
hec 02269 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.02269
Timetable of interurban terminal
Teaching Notes
Title
Timetable of interurban terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Names
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
- Oklahoma City--Oklahoma
Genre
Notes
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Medium
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF33- 012342-M1 [P&P] LOT 540 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8a26831 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a26831
Man looking up telephone number
Teaching Notes
Title
Man looking up telephone number. Streetcar terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Names
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
- Oklahoma City--Oklahoma
Genre
Notes
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Medium
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF33- 012326-M1 [P&P] LOT 540 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8a26752 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a26752
Ta-Her-Ye-Qua-Hip or Horse-Backs Camp. No-Co-Nie
Teaching Notes
Title
Ta-Her-Ye-Qua-Hip or Horse-Backs Camp. No-Co-Nie. Comanches / W.S. Soule, photo. Fort Sill, I.T.
Summary
Photograph shows three Comanche Indian men in front of teepee in encampment at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Names
Soule, William S. (William Stinson), 1836-1908, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- Indians of North America--Men--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880
- Indians of North America--Structures--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880
- Comanche Indians--Men--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880
- Comanche Indians--Structures--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880
- Indian encampments--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880
- Tipis--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880
Albumen prints--1870-1880.
Genre
Albumen prints--1870-1880
Notes
- 2913D U.S. Copyright Office.
- Title from item.
- No. 2.
Medium
1 photographic print : albumen ; 27.7 x 35.4 cm (mount)
Call Number/Physical Location
Repository
Digital Id
ds 04366 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.04366
cph 3b01742 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b01742
The "Survivor Tree" at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, the capital city of Oklahoma
Teaching Notes
Title
The "Survivor Tree" at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, the capital city of Oklahoma
Names
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
- America
- Oklahoma City National Memorial
- Alfred P. Murrah Building
- Gates of Time
- Timothy McVeigh
- Survivor Tree
Digital photographs--Color--2020.
Genre
Digital photographs--Color--2020
Notes
- Title, date, keywords, and additional description details based on information provided by the photographer.
- The complex honors the 168 people inside and passing by who lost their lives when a domestic terrorist, Timothy McVeigh, set off explosives that destroyed the Murrah building on April 19, 1995. Saplings from this tree are distributed for growing in public and private places across the country.
- Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2020; (DLC/PP-2020:133).
- Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Medium
1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-DIG-highsm- 65625 (ONLINE) [P&P]
Source Collection
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Repository
Digital Id
Osage camp
Teaching Notes
Title
Summary
Names
Created / Published
Headings
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--Oklahoma--1900-1910
- Osage Indians--Domestic life--1900-1910
- Indian encampments--Oklahoma--1900-1910
Photographic prints--1900-1910.
Genre
Photographic prints--1900-1910
Notes
- H72685 U.S. Copyright Office.
Medium
Call Number/Physical Location
SSF - Indians of North America--Dwellings [P&P;]
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id
cph 3c18787 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c18787
Oklahoma musical poster
Teaching Notes
Title
Summary
Poster for the stage musical Oklahoma!
Created / Published
N.Y.C. : printed by Artcraft Litho. & Ptg. Co. Inc., [194-]
Headings
- Musical revues & comedies--United States--1940-1950
Prints--Color--1940-1950.
Theatrical posters--1940-1950.
Genre
Theatrical posters--1940-1950
Prints--Color--1940-1950
Notes
- No. 491.
- Artcraft Poster Collection (Library of Congress).
Medium
1 print (poster) : color.
Call Number/Physical Location
POS - ARTCR - TH.038, no. 1 (B size) [P&P]
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id
cph 3g02534 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g02534
Oklahoma dugout
Teaching Notes
Title
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma
Photographs--1900-1910.
Postcards--1900-1910.
Genre
Postcards--1900-1910
Photographs--1900-1910
Notes
- Title from item.
- Numbers printed on card: No. 34.
- Copyright by J.V. Dedrick.
- Copyright no.: H 122721.
- Transfer; Copyright Office; 43692
Medium
1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
Call Number/Physical Location
PCRD 4 - Oklahoma, no. 4 [P&P]
Source Collection
Postcard filing series (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
Oklahoma State Capitol
Teaching Notes
Title
Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title from item.
- Associated names: Mid-Continent News Co.; Curt Teich.
- Numbers printed on card: 2A-H1015.
- Source not identified.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical print ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
Call Number/Physical Location
PCRD 1 - Oklahoma - Oklahoma City, no. 1 [P&P]
Source Collection
Postcard filing series (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
Blind man and his youthful guide
Teaching Notes
Title
Blind man and his youthful guide. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.
Names
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- Boys
- Men
- Blind persons
- City & town life
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title from NCLC caption card.
- In album: Miscellaneous.
- Hine no. 4853.
- Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
- General information about the National Child Labor Committee collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc
- Forms part of: National Child Labor Committee collection.
Medium
Call Number/Physical Location
LOT 7483, v. 2, no. 4853 [P&P]
Source Collection
National Child Labor Committee collection
Repository
Digital Id
Members of the oil well maintenance crew
Teaching Notes
Title
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Members of the oil well maintenance crew
Names
Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma County--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: owibatch2
- Film copy on SIS roll 4, frame 1202.
Medium
1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USW3- 010758-D [P&P] LOT 171 (Location of corresponding print.) (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8d09883 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d09883
Mail boxes in Negro section of Oklahoma City
Teaching Notes
Title
Mail boxes in Negro section of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Names
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
- Cities, towns--Oklahoma
Genre
Notes
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Medium
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF33- 012387-M3 [P&P] LOT 539 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8a27035 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a27035
Land rush
Teaching Notes
Title
Land rush, Okla. [Oklahoma]
Names
Bain News Service, publisher
Created / Published
[no date recorded on caption card]
Headings
Genre
Notes
- Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
- Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
- General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Medium
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
Source Collection
Bain News Service photograph collection
Repository
Digital Id
ggbain 02286 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.02286
Just kids.
Teaching Notes
Title
Just kids. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. / L.W. HINE.
Names
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- Children
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title from NCLC caption card.
- In album: Miscellaneous.
- Hine no. 4798.
- Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
- General information about the National Child Labor Committee collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc
- Forms part of: National Child Labor Committee collection.
Medium
Call Number/Physical Location
LOT 7483, v. 2, no. 4798 [P&P]
Source Collection
National Child Labor Committee collection
Repository
Digital Id
Junk gatherers.
Teaching Notes
Title
Junk gatherers. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. / L.W. Hine.
Names
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- Boys
- Scavenging
- City & town life
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title from NCLC caption card.
- In album: Miscellaneous.
- Hine no. 4794.
- Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
- General information about the National Child Labor Committee collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc
- Forms part of: National Child Labor Committee collection.
Medium
Call Number/Physical Location
LOT 7483, v. 2, no. 4794 [P&P]
Source Collection
National Child Labor Committee collection
Repository
Digital Id
Indian mother and son, tenant farmers
Teaching Notes
Title
Indian mother and son, tenant farmers near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Names
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Sequoyah County--Sallisaw
- Indian tenants, day laborers--Oklahoma
Genre
Notes
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: usf34batch4
- Film copy on SIS roll 23, frame 590.
Medium
1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF34- 033723-D [P&P] LOT 529 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8b22349 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b22349
Greetings from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Teaching Notes
Title
Greetings from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title from item.
- Associated names: Mid-Continent News Co.; Colourpicture.
- Copyright by: Curt Teich.
- Copyright no.: K 58816.
- Transfer; U.S. Copyright Office; 48222.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical print ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
Call Number/Physical Location
PCRD 1 - Oklahoma - Oklahoma City, no. 5 [P&P]
Source Collection
Postcard filing series (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (vicinity) Sign
Teaching Notes
Title
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (vicinity) Sign
Names
Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma County--Oklahoma City
Genre
Notes
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: owibatch2
- Film copy on SIS roll 4, frame 1268.
Medium
1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USW3- 010821-D [P&P] LOT 171 (Location of corresponding print.) (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8d09947 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d09947
Meeting of some members of the Oklahoma tenant farmers' union.
Teaching Notes
Title
Meeting of some members of the Oklahoma tenant farmers' union. Muskogee, Oklahoma
Names
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- United States--Oklahoma--Muskogee County--Muskogee
- Tenant farmers union--Oklahoma
Genre
Notes
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Temp. note: usf34batch4
- Film copy on SIS roll 23, frame 675.
Medium
1 negative : safety ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF34- 033814-D [P&P] LOT 526 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8b22435 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b22435
Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal
Teaching Notes
Title
Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Names
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
Created / Published
Headings
- Segregation
- United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
- Oklahoma City--Oklahoma
Genre
Notes
- Additional information on caption card: For M5 use copy negative in series LC-USF331.
- Title and other information from caption card.
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
- Published in: "African Americans" chapter of the ebook Great Photographs from the Library of Congress, 2013.
Medium
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF33- 012327-M5 [P&P] LOT 540 (corresponding photographic print)
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Digital Id
fsa 8a26761 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a26761