Meyers Photo Shop Studio

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Photograph of Meyers Photo Shop Commercial Photography Studio at 325 N. Robinson, and the Cadillac Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. See the Meyers Photo Shop sign, middle of the left side of the building. Z.P. Meyers owned Meyers Photo Shop. The business operated under the name "Foto Shop" until late 1927 or early 1928 when Meyers changed the name to Meyers Photo Shop and moved the business to 325 N. Robinson. In 2018, the Bank of Oklahoma Tower occupies the address where the photo shop once operated.

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Meyers Photo Shop February 1966.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Z.P. Meyers/Barney Hillerman Photographic Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 56 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Meyers Photo Shop Commercial Photography Studio at 325 N. Robinson, and the Cadillac Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. See the Meyers Photo Shop sign, middle of the left side of the building. Z.P. Meyers owned Meyers Photo Shop. The business operated under the name "Foto Shop" until late 1927 or early 1928 when Meyers changed the name to Meyers Photo Shop and moved the business to 325 N. Robinson. In 2018, the Bank of Oklahoma Tower occupies the address where the photo shop once operated.

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Z.P. Meyers/Barney Hillerman Photographic Collection

Photographs of people, places, and products from the first half of the twentieth century. The collection emphasizes Oklahoma City street scenes, skylines, individual buildings, and aerial views.

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  • February 1966

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  • April 1, 2018, 11:42 p.m.

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  • April 6, 2020, 9:18 p.m.

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  • 35.470095, -97.516394

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Meyers Photo Shop. Meyers Photo Shop Studio, photograph, February 1966; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1118982/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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