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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "Oil Fields near Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of rows of oil derricks and steel tanks at Glenn Pool Oil Field where oil was first discovered on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Ch... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of smoke rising from the oil fields in the distance, resulting from an electrical storm. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view town. There are barns, homes, a church's steeple and a lumberyard. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of town looking down a hill. In the foreground is a river with trees along the bank. On the other side of the river is a factory with industr... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A scenic view over rolling hills with a road leading to the horizon. There are trees, fields and farm buildings on the left. In the foreground on the right... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Several old timbers are exposed on Mud Branch Road. A one-mile stretch of the road was originally constructed as a corduroy road because of "quick sand" in... |
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| Description: | View across field towards structures in front of the Madison-Kipp Corporation building, pictured in the background. Its smokestack is visible to the right ... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of Hillsdale. Two churches are on the edge of the town in the distance, and a field and dwellings are in the foreground. Caption rea... |
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