Rummage Oil Company

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Photograph of the Rummage Oil Company, showing an old car in lower right. Written on back, "Corner of (3rd Street) Main Street and Muskogee Avenue across from city hall; in background at left is Kauf-Musgrove Funeral Home (later Rummage Funeral Home); at right is Bill Kelsey Used Furniture Store; about 1928-1930; Perry T. Rummage Filling Stations." Photograph is damaged in upper left.

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1 photograph: b&w; 5x3.5 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1928/1930.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rogers County Historical Society Collection and was provided by the Rogers County Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 32 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Rogers County Historical Society

The Rogers County Historical Society is a non-profit organization of community volunteers dedicated to preserving the heritage and landmarks of Rogers County, Oklahoma, in the cities of Claremore, Verdigris, Oologah, Foyil, Inola, and Chelsea. These places are unique to the history of Indian Territory, Oklahoma statehood, and our modern history. The RCHS has been instrumental in past restoration efforts of the Old Will Rogers Library, now the Claremore Museum of History where the Lynn Riggs Memorial is housed, and the Will Rogers Hotel on Historic Route 66. Both iconic buildings are located in Claremore. We currently curate Totem Pole Park in Foyil/Chelsea and the beautiful Belvidere Mansion in Claremore. We invite you to join us and become part of our story.

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Photograph of the Rummage Oil Company, showing an old car in lower right. Written on back, "Corner of (3rd Street) Main Street and Muskogee Avenue
across from city hall; in background at left is Kauf-Musgrove Funeral Home (later Rummage Funeral Home); at right is Bill Kelsey Used Furniture Store; about 1928-1930; Perry T. Rummage Filling Stations." Photograph is damaged in upper left.

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1 photograph: b&w; 5x3.5 in.

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  • 1928/1930

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  • Feb. 14, 2023, 9:12 a.m.

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  • March 21, 2023, 1:08 p.m.

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Rummage Oil Company, photograph, 1928/1930; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2048881/: accessed April 19, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Rogers County Historical Society.

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