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J. O. Walker Collection

Photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division feature people, landscapes, and agricultural activities.

Eldorado Courier

James Edwin Kelly purchased the original paper in 1903 and combined it with Eldorado Light to create the current periodical. …

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The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 37, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1957 — The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 37, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1957
67 years ago

[Photograph 2012.201.B0398.0772] — [Photograph 2012.201.B0398.0772]
40 years ago

[Photograph 2012.201.B1215.1197] — [Photograph 2012.201.B1215.1197]
79 years ago

The Elk City Daily News (Elk City, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 171, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1957 — The Elk City Daily News (Elk City, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 171, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1957
67 years ago

The Yukon Oklahoma Sun (Yukon, Okla.), Vol. 46, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1940 — The Yukon Oklahoma Sun (Yukon, Okla.), Vol. 46, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1940
84 years ago