Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 47, Number 2, Summer 1969
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Oklahoma and the Parking Meter (Article)
Article narrates the history of the parking meter's creation and introduction into Oklahoma City.
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Article chronicles the trials faced by Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston's marching party as they made their way towards West Texas. The party was to provide aid to settlers dealing with raiding Comanche Indians. The article contains portions of Colonel Johnston's wife, Eliza's, journal entries.
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Ghost Town: McGee, Indian Territory (Article)
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Phases of Reconstruction in the Choctaw Nation, 1865-1870 (Article)
Article chronicles how the Choctaw Nation attempted to reestablished law and order in the years after the Civil War. During this time, the Choctaw lands were left barren, causing a shortage in the food supply and widespread looting of personal property.
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Military Duty on the Western Frontier (Article)
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General Sherman's Letter to His Son: A Visit to Fort Sill (Article)
Article recounts a letter sent from General William Sherman to his son detailing the events that occurred at Fort Sill and his attitudes towards the American Indian population. General Sherman and his troops were sent to the fort as additional protection for frontiersmen against hostiles that lived in the area.
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Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 24, 1969 (Article)
This section includes the minutes for the annual and quarterly meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 24, 1969.
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"Roost Robbers" and "Netters": Pigeoners in the Indian Territory (Article)
Article illustrates how the wild pigeon became extinct through hunting for sport and profit throughout the Indian Territories.
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Notes and Documents, Summer 1969 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a note regarding special reprints of the Chronicles on sale, a narrative about an educator working in rural Oklahoma, notes regarding the Studebaker family buying Cheyenne-Arapaho land, a notice about finding lost Studebaker family members, and a description of a park donated by the Studebaker family.
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Necrology, Summer 1969 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Claude Eugene Hensley, a seasoned reporter who collected documents and photographs of the past to share with others.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 47, Number 2, Summer 1969, periodical, Summer 1969; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827505/: accessed June 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.