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Cowboys and Cowgirls on Horses

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of men and women on horseback in a strem. On the shoreline at the right is a horse-drawn carriage . Trees are further down the shoreline, and...
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Cowboy and Cowgirl

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of a cowgirl and cowboy on horseback. Their horses are facing each other as they look at the camera. A lake or river is in the background. Caption...
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Cowgirls on Their Horses

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of eight cowgirls on horseback lined up on a low rise with a river or stream behind them. Caption reads: "No. 116 Cowgirls, 101 Ranch, Oklah...
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Cowgirl on Her Horse

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of a cowgirl sitting on her horse. She is wearing a work shirt, skirt, and hat. Caption reads: "A 101 Ranch Cow Girl, Oklahoma." In 1975 the ra...
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Six Cowgirls on Their Horses

Date: 1908
Description: View across water toward six cowgirls on their horses, with their reflection in the water. Ranch outbuildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Cowgir...
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Cowgirl, Bliss, Oklahoma

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of a cowgirl sitting on a horse. A fence runs along the left, with an open field in the background. Caption reads: "Cowgirl on 101 Ranch, Oklahoma...
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Attempting to Saddle a Horse

Date: 1908
Description: Four ranch hands in the process of saddling a horse. Two of the men have tied the legs together, one man is holding the nose and jaw area, while the fourth...
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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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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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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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Glenn Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: A view of rows 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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Glenn Oil Field

Date: 1920
Description: A view of rows 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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Oil Gusher

Date: 1920
Description: An early oil gusher in Tulsa, a city that had earned the title "Oil Capital of the World." Caption reads: "Oil Gusher, Tulsa, Okla."
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Oil Fields

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of Tulsa, and its vast oil fields. Caption reads: "Oil Fields Near Tulsa, Okla."

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