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Land Opening

Description: Photograph of the buses and bus barns of L Rardon waiting to transport those who came to the August 6, 1901, Land Opening lottery in, El Reno, Oklahoma Territory.
Date: August 6, 1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Group of People in Lawton

Description: Photo of a group of people standing in a field. It appears that there is a stack of lumber. The photo is titled "H. E. Diehl, First Settler, Lawton Townsite, Lot 17, Block 25, 11 am, August 6, 1901."
Date: August 6, 1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0355.0468]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mattie Beal at a lot auction in the "Beal addition." After proving her claim, Miss Beal and her brother platted it into lots and sold the lots at auction. (Photos from collection of Mrs. G. Leonard Wilson, daughter of Mattie Beal)"
Date: August 6, 1901
Creator: Markham, J. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0355.0467]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Lawton townsite was a collection of tents and hastily slapped-together shanties housing land-hungry people on the day of the opening, Aug. 6, 1901. This picture is from the collection of Mrs. G. Leonard Wilson, a daughter of Mattie Beal."
Date: August 6, 1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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