Berwyn, OK Renamed Gene Autry
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
by Rachel Mosman, Associate Photo Archivist
In 1941 the town of Berwyn, in Carter County, changed its name to Gene Autry after the actor and singer. (more…)
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Dr. Land We Miss You
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009by Jeff Briley, Assistant Director, Oklahoma Museum of History
“Polaroid” is a name of near universal recognition. Cameras, film, and sunglasses are the objects we know best and were certainly the base of Polaroid Corporation’s existence. For myself, the name instantly conjures distinct yet deceptively inseparable topics: Polaroid Corporation and Dr. Edwin Land, corporate founder and mentor of Polaroid. (more…)
Pioneer Woman Determination
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009by Beverly Mosman, Assistant Photo Archivist
Being a pioneer woman in early day Oklahoma meant having to do whatever needed to be done, even in the fields. This photographic image from the Fred S. Barde Collection is of Mrs. C.M. Ruff of Wellston. (more…)
