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[Photograph 2012.201.B1073.0584]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Gov. George Nigh drives a symbolic spike Friday marking the reopening of he first train line through Lawton. The line is now operated by the Oklahoma Kansas texas Railway Co. With Nigh are, from left, Fort Sill Commander, Maj. Gen. John S. Crosby, Lawton Mayor Wayne Gilley and Harold S. Gastler, president of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Co., OKT's parent company."
Date: March 12, 1983
Creator: Albright, Bob
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1073.0600]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Railroad bridge, a huge crane is shown lifting a steel form into place for pouring the final section of concrete on the south of four such piers at Chandler creek north and west of the site of Lawton's proposed dam on East Cache creek."
Date: September 17, 1965
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1620

Description: A photograph postcard showing the St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1620, 2-10-0, westbound with 24 cars, approaching Post Oak Creek east of Indiahoma, OK, 35 mph. These 2-10-0's were built to a 5-foot gauge for Russia during World War I, undelivered because of Bolshevik Revolution, they were changed to 4'-8-1/2" gaugeand sold to US railroads.
Date: May 4, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1619

Description: A photograph postcard showing the St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1619, 2-10-0, on westbound freight near Indiahoma, in southwest OK, 40 cars, 35 mph. This engine is one of those built for Russia in World War I. Delivery could not be made because of the revolution in that country, so the gauge was narrowed on the engines and they were sold to several railroads in U.S.A.
Date: May 11, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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