A printed invitation, with blank spaces handwritten, addressed to Mr. John Sprague of Aline requesting he 'Play Ball' (baseball) on Aug. 25, 1898 at 'Suray Picnic,' signed by the team Captain Russell, Kansas team.

A handmade, colored pencil calling card signed by 'Anna Keller', est. c.1890. Ms. Keller married John Eugene Sprague of the Aline - Helena area.

A 'Grand Ball' printed invitation (presumedly to John Eugene Sprague) of Aline, inviting him and "ladies" to the Russell Orchestra First Annual Ball, Wed. evening, Dec. 28, 1892 at the Opera House, Russell, Kansas. Mr. Sprague played baseball for Russell, Kansas during the summers after the opening of the Cherokee Strip.

Photograph of the First Christian Church in Helena, Oklahoma.

Photograph of an unknown train nearing the station in Helena, Oklahoma.

Photograph of early Main Street in Aline, Oklahoma.

Photograph of early Main Street in Helena, Oklahoma.

Built as "Fuqua Hall" in 1894, and was later the Rex Hotel and then the Donley Hotel. Enid, Oklahoma

Sod school house & students. Locale unk.

1893 Homestead of J.W. Shatto. 2 miles south, 1/2 mile west of Fairmont

Enid Street Scene. Looking East from Square. Western History Collection Print.

W.M. caston Sod House near Fairview. Built in 1894.

Evans Drug interior, 1897, Enid, Oklahoma

1893 sod house of C.S. and Y. W. Lee. Shingle roof. Near Waukomis.

Blaine County Sod School. Children, Teacher, and Flag. Name of Teacher on back.

Black and white original photo (mounted on thick cardstock) of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R) encampment in Enid, OK. Back of photo is notated in ink, "Bird's Eye View from the corner of "E" and 2nd Street, Enid, O.T., looking southwest on the morning of May 14, 1896 during the G.A.R. emcampment." The photo features a large, informal group of military men posing for the camera and a view of the Hotel Rex and other Enid structures in the background. The front has notation in ink on right side of cardstock , "Truitt, 508 N. Independence, Enid."

First News Boy in Enid- glassplate negative- Young African American male holding shoeshine brush, newspaper with boxing glove on. Name unknown. Likely in October of 1893-Early 1894.

Photograph of the Wreck of the Rock Island Train in 1894. Shows the train on the collapsed bridge, men standing around and on the train.

Photograph of the East Side Square in 1893-94, shows ED Hockaday and Company Hardware and has North Grand, East Boy, South Grand, County Jail, and the Johnny labeled.

photograph of East Side Square from 1893-1894 in Enid, Oklahoma. North Grand, East Broadway, and South Grand streets are labeled. Photograph also contains horses, wagons, the grocery store, Probate Court, and Ed Hockaday Hardware.

Text from the unofficial election returns for the McKinley presidential election, including county offices as well.

Photograph of a sign for Cherokee Strip, describing its open run on September 16th, 1893.

Robert Mills Patterson-Enid's first postmaster-died Nov. 16, 1893-portrait.

Photograph of the Haworth Sod House with three men and two women in a carriage hitched to a horse.