Dedication of Will Rogers Statue in Oklahoma

Title
Dedication of Will Rogers Statue in Oklahoma
Institution
UTA
Link
https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20085424
Description
This photo was taken on what would have been Will Rogers' 71st birthday. C. R. Smith is at the microphones dedicating the statue which was given by Amon Carter. The platform guests on the front row from left to right are: Mrs. James B. Rogers, Amon Carter, Senator Robert S. Kerr, Mrs. Amon Carter, Ewing Halsell, Electra Waggoner Biggs, Governor Roy J. Turner, Keith Bretz, Jimmie Rogers, and Dr. Hodges McKnight.
Date
1950-11-04
Decade
1950s
Subjects
Carter, Minnie Meacham Smith, 1902-1996
Carter, Amon Giles, 1879-1955
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
Rogers, James Blake, 1915-2000
Biggs, Electra Waggoner, 1912-2001
Turner, Roy J. (Roy Joseph), 1894-1973
McKnight, Hodges
Bretz, Keith
Kerr, Robert S. (Robert Samuel), 1896-1963
Halsell, Ewing
Smith, C. R. (Cyrus Rowlett), 1899-1990
Source
AR406-6 Carter Box 6
Type
Still Image
Formats
Negatives
Black & White
Rights
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