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Oklahoma-Texas Airlines, Lawton, Oklahoma

Description: Caption: "A crowd of approximately 100 businessmen witnessed the takeoff of the Oklahoma-Texas Airline's passenger plane on its maiden trip, here Tuesday morning. This pictures shows the hangar at Lawton Municipal Airport operated by Lieut. Joe Reed, army reserve pilot." The airport was dedicated on Labor Day 1930. Joe Reed operated the airport and opened a flying school. His flying school sign can be seen in this photo. In 1931 Oklahoma-Texas Airlines began operations out of the airport which… more
Date: April 18, 1931
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Location: 34.584524 -98.395389
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0109]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "John Cieloha No. 10590 Not Trusty. Indian. Received 7-17-20, from Muskogee county, for crime of murder, under sentence of life. Escaped from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary 2-7-25."
Date: June 18, 1931
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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