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[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0188]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Okalhomans again indulged their passion for nostalgia this week as they celebrated the 59th anniversary of the Cherokee Strip opening."
Date: September 21, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0189]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Elbert Bly, Arkansas City insurance man, turned "doctor" (with bottles) for the old trains run in Ponca City, giving a medicine man spiel for all who would listen."
Date: September 16, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0190]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "J. L. Griswold, engineer for the reenactment of the Cherokee Strip run, wasn't just posing for a picture the locomotive really needed careful oilcan attention."
Date: September 16, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0199]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "For a generation used to slim lines of modern diesels. Plenty of spectators brought their camerals along and shot pictures of the ancient locomotive, just as 11 year old Darryl Richardson of Arkansas City is shown doing before the train started."
Date: September 16, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0201]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "participants in Ponca City's cherokee Strip celebration where thronging around this replica of the old "Cyrus K. Holiday, " original locomotive on the Santa Fe line, on a siding at Ponca City Tuesday."
Date: September 16, 1952
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0195]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "J. L. Griswold, Arkansas City, drew the pilot assignment for the old "Cyrus K. Holliday No. 1" on the trip to Ponca City, much to his pleasure."
Date: September 15, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0197]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cherokee Strip special had a minimum of furnishings and the stoves that were provided were definitely not needed as E. H. Goff, president of Ponca City chamber of commerced and Mrs. Pat Art."
Date: September 15, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Santa Fe (ATSF) 50, 15A-12 & 2A on "Chicagoan"

Description: A photograph postcard (&negative) showing Santa Fe (ATSF), 3-unit diesels, 50, 15A-12 and 2A, on train No. 12, "Chicagoan", 10 streamlined coaches, heading downgrade toward Chilocco Creek, north of Newkirk, OK, 90 mph by engineman's speedometer. Joe Nix engineman.
Date: February 22, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3199

Description: A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 3199, 2-8-2, on a southbound mixed freight extra [note white flags] pulling up hill from Chilocco Creek, north of Newkirk, OK, 63 cars, 40 mph.
Date: February 22, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Santa Fe (ATSF) on "The Ranger" 3452

Description: A photograph postcard showing the Santa Fe (ATSF) 3452, 4-6-4, on southbound passenger Train No. 5, "The Ranger", at the beginning of double track north of Ponca City, OK, 11 cars. Luther Finnefrock, engineman.
Date: November 23, 1945
Creator: George, Preston
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3106

Description: A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 3106, 2-8-2, on southbound freight extra, south of Chilocco, OK, 37 cars. It was one of 29 locomotives built for ATSF in 1913 and numbered 3100 to 3128. They were called "little 3100's" to distinguish them from the rest of the series beginning with 3129. Nearly all the littel 3100s lasted until ATSF steam locomotives were scrapped 1952-1955.
Date: November 22, 1945
Creator: George, Preston
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3451 on "The Ranger"

Description: A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 3451, 2-8-2, on passenger train No. 5, "The Ranger", north of Newkirk, OK, 12 cars, H. S. Gibson engineman. This train ran through Ponca City to Oklahoma City and Texas, except when a washout or derailment caused it to detour through Kaw City and Burbank. [duplicated to 2008.0845]
Date: November 22, 1945
Creator: George, Preston
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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