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Oklahoma Cattle

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Description: Elevated view of several cowboys on horseback on a range. A large number of cattle can be seen nearby. Caption reads: "A Cattle Scene Near Tulsa."
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Upland Prairie Farming Country

Date: 1920
Description: Upland prairie farming country with a view of the fields.
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Elevated View of Oil Field

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Description: Elevated view of an oil field. In the foreground is a railroad train, and numerous shacks.
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Men Posing in Cornfield

Date: 1915
Description: Two men pose in a cornfield with very tall corn stalks.
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Binding Oats

Date: 1915
Description: Several agricultural workers are shown binding oats using horse-drawn equipment. A team of five horses are pulling agricultural equipment, and another team...
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Wheat Field

Date: 1915
Description: A man poses in a wheat field in the vicinity of Tulsa. The field has been recently harvested, and bundles of wheat sit in rows.
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Threshing Wheat

Date: 1915
Description: Agricultural workers are shown threshing wheat in a field in the vicinity of Tulsa. The processed wheat is being piled near the equipment. The machine near...
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Threshing Oats

Date: 1915
Description: Agricultural workers in a large field in the process of threshing oats, in the vicinity of Tulsa. Piles of oats waiting to be processed are in the field.
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Harvesting Alfalfa

Date: 1915
Description: Several agricultural workers mowing and baling bottom land alfalfa in the vicinity of Tulsa. The operation utilizes horse-drawn farm equipment. A barn and ...
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Baling Hay

Date: 1915
Description: Several agricultural workers are shown baling hay in the vicinity of Tulsa.
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Stacking Alfalfa

Date: 1915
Description: Two agricultural workers use machinery to stack alfalfa in the vicinity of Tulsa. One man stands on the large pile while another uses a pulley device to st...
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Kaffir Cornfield

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a field of kaffir corn in the vicinity of Tulsa. Two men are in the distance with teams of horses. A horse-drawn vehicle is nearby.
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View of an Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: In 1907, Tulsa claimed the title of "Oil Capital of the World." A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country...
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View of the Oil Fields

Date: 1920
Description: A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "A View of Oklahoma Oil Fields, Tulsa, Okla."
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View of an Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "Oil Fields near Tulsa, Okla."
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Glenn Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: View of oil rigs. Oil was discovered at Glenn Pool Oil Field on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley, and since then the Glenn Pool has ...
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Glenn Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: A lake of oil is shown at the Glenn Pool where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has prod...
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Glen Oil Field

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Description: Elevated view of the oil rigs. Oil was first discovered at Glen Pool oil on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has pro...
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Glenn Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: View from hill of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch...
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Elevated View of City

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of city looking down on large houses on streets laid out in grids.

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