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Glenn Oil Field

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Description: Oil was first discovered at Glenn Pool, which can be seen here from Sapulpa, on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley. The Glenn Pool has...
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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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Business District

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of East Broadway, a wide road in the business district. The street has tall stone and brick buildings as well as broad sidewalks. Many horse...
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East of Downtown

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of warehouse district east of downtown. Tall brick buildings including the Alton Mercantile Company stand next to wide streets with sidewalks...
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Cotton Bales On A Wharf

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Description: Elevated view of a large number of cotton bales on a wharf with a train crossing through the scene. "Frisco" is clearly written on all the cars of the trai...
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Baling Broom Corn

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Description: Two men standing near bound bales of corn stalks on a wharf. A train car is visible in the background. Caption reads: "Baleing[sic] Broom Corn, Shattuck, O...
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Enid Fire Department

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Description: A portrait of the firemen posed with the engine, parked in the middle of the street. The five men are grouped closely together, two sitting on the side of ...
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State Fair Grounds, Oklahoma

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Description: View of the State Fair Grounds featuring a race track and a crowd seated in the grandstands.

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