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The Inland Prairie Town

Description: Article describes life at inland prairie towns that were established before railroads, and how some became county seats in Oklahoma. Albert S. Giles, Sr., describes his own personal experience at towns like these, including the people who offered services there, circuit riders, and camp houses.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Giles, Albert S., Sr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tobucksy County Courthouse

Description: Article narrates the many court cases tried inside of the Tobucksy County Courthouse, a building that was once the home to pioneer physician Dr. Daniel Morris Hailey. The building is now called the old Choctaw Indian Courthouse.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Hefley, A. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Pioneer's Sod House Memories

Description: Article provides the personal recollections of Orvoe Swartz, who was brought to the "Cherokee Strip" and lived in a sod house with his pioneer family. Swartz describes memories such as making a sod house on the frontier, pest issues, a snake eating an entire chicken in his brother's hen house, and the land runs of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1963
Creator: Swartz, Orvoe
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

In Dugouts and Sod Houses

Description: Article discusses the temporary shelters pioneers constructed in the wake of the Oklahoma land runs. Veda Giezentanner elaborates on the process of creating sod houses and dugouts, the difficulties faced by early pioneers, and the ways settlers made a living.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Giezentanner, Veda
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Local House

Description: Photo of the home of Carroll Spangler located at 1425 N. Hudson. He was associated with Spangler and Dobbs, a real estate and insurance agency located in the Badger-Henry Building on the north side of the square in downtown Altus.
Date: July 23, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
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Location: 34.653179 -99.335298
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Local House

Description: Photo of the home of H. W. Cotner located at 1601 N. Hudson in Altus. He was a realtor and insurance agent associated with the Cotner-Hughes Agency which had offices in the Badger-Henry Building in downtown Altus.
Date: July 23, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
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Location: 34.654792 -99.335382
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Local House

Description: Photograph of a young boy with a bicycle standing on the sidewalk in front of the home of W. F. Russell located at 1521 N. Hudson in Altus. It is a two-story brick home with a tile roof and it has a number of shaped shrubberies planted around the walls.
Date: July 23, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
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Location: 34.654318 -99.335294
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carthal F. Mock Property

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-483. Tract No. 1, Condemnation Case No. 3338, Carthal F. Mock property. View of house, looking northwest. Location of camera 45 feet from southeast corner of house."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carthal F. Mock Property

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-484. Tract No. 1, Condemnation Case No. 3338, Carthal F. Mock property. View of house, looking southwest. Location of camera 45 feet from northeast corner of house."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Home of Fred Caves

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-60. Altus Project. View showing farmer Fred Caves' home, whose land will receive irrigation water when the Altus Project is completed. Fred Caves (right) is discussing farming problems with Joe B. Zinn of Blair, Oklahoma, (left), President of the Lugert-Altus Irrigation District."
Date: October 12, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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