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Ragtown: Wirt, Oklahoma, and the Healdton Boom (open access)

Ragtown: Wirt, Oklahoma, and the Healdton Boom

Article describes the growth and subsequent problems of the Oklahoma oil-boom town of Wirt in Carter County, also known as Ragtown. Emerging overnight as the center of the Healdton Field, Ragtown provided shelter and work for hundreds of assorted oil-field characters.
Date: Spring 2009
Creator: Freeman, Elizabeth F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President" (open access)

Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President"

Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Floyd, Larry C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907 (open access)

On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907

This article continues Von Creel's study of the administration of justice in Indian Territory courts and expands upon the application of capital punishment. Von Creel details the cases of nine individuals who were convicted of capital crimes but who escaped hanging. Their stories involve the complicated legal processes of appeal, application for presidential clemency, commutation of sentence, and post-verdict motions.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Letter regarding the first meeting of 2000 (open access)

Letter regarding the first meeting of 2000

Letter regarding the first meeting of 2000 required by all branch presidents and members.
Date: January 12, 2000
Creator: Allen, Richard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gene Autry Museum

Photograph of a scene at the Gene Autry Museum.
Date: June 9, 2003
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History