Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 2, Number 4, December 1924
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 2, Number 4, December 1924, periodical, Winter 1924; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1835622/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.