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Horse Racing in Early Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the establishment of horse racing and horse racing tracks in Oklahoma, as well as the eventual ban on pari-mutuel betting that occurred in 1913. As betting on horse races was legalized again in 1982, Diane B. Haser-Harris commemorates the history of the sport with this article.
Date: Spring 1986
Creator: Haser-Harris, Diane B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0267.0513]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A good southern exposure is important to many energy conscious homebuyers, but this precariously balanced barn on SH 152 in Washita County may take the concept of natural cooling to the extreme."
Date: 1982
Creator: Southerland, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0171.0192]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When this 'sanitary soda fountain' was installed in Bruce's Drug Store, Pauls Valley, its resplendent elegance with brass rail and Tiffany lamp was regarded as a work of art."
Date: 1982
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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