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[Wagon Yard and Jail]

Description: Photograph of O.K. Wagon Yard and Paducah's first jail. The note on the back of the photograph reads, "First jail and the OK wagon yard; sat on N.E. corner square. The jail was built in 1894 from rock brought from “Talkin’ John” Creek. The building and the jail furnished an income for workmen during the drought years that followed the organization of the county in 1892. The ruins of the old jail went into the foundation of our present-day Veterans Building."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Midwestern State University

[Hoover Couple in Conversation]

Description: Photograph of William J. Hoover, a burglar who escaped from the Wichita County Jail, speaking with his bride-to-be. They appear to be in the Wichita County Jail as there are bars on the windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
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Partner: Midwestern State University

[Woman smoking a cigarette]

Description: Photograph of a woman sitting in a corner with her legs crossed, and smoking a cigarette, while another woman stands close by. The woman is connected to a bank robbery in Wichita Falls, TX.
Date: March 22, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
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Partner: Midwestern State University
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