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Source context
Oklahoma Journal: June 30, 1976
Subjects recorded by the archive
Business, Economics and Finance - Journalism
Archive photograph
"Oklahoma City ( Historical Pho-tos ), Okla City on April 22, 1889, Okla Station, OKC, May 2, 1889, near the Santa Fe Tracks, looking west on Calif. Ave. CA. McNabb Flour & Feed Store, Church and Harrah Early OKC, OKC Early Opera House, OKC First Orchestra Feed and Coal Store, OKC Street Market, ""Kirmis"", OKC First Play".
This is a photograph taken May 2, 1889, from a water tower near the Santa Fe railroad tracks. Looking went on California Ave. Wooden buildings were rapidly replacing tents and other makeshift structures.