Article honors Clarence W. Turner, owner of the Turner Hardware Company. Through his company's success, Turner was integral to the prosperity of Muskogee County and the Indian Territory.

Article narrates the events of the author's life his life during the sixty years he spent living within Indian Territory as they coincide with historical events.

A photograph print showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 215, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]

A photograph postcard showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 237, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]

A photograph postcard showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 239, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]

A photograph postcard showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 401, 2-8-2 (BLW), Muskogee, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]

A photograph postcard showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 402, 2-8-2 (BLW), Muskogee, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]

A photograph postcard showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 403, 2-8-2 (BLW), Muskogee, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]

A photograph postcard showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 503, 2-8-2 (BLW), Muskogee, OK. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 5, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 6, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 7, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 22, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 65, 4-4-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 94, 2-8-2 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 100, 0-6-0 (BLW), in front of MV shops, Muskogee, OK.

Article details two accomplishments of the Muskogee Historical Society: the dedication of the start of Washington Irving's adventure into the American west with a historical marker and acquiring the title for old Fort Gibson.

Photograph of an aerial view of Hat Box Field looking back toward Muskogee, OK, July 14, 1932.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Bethel Pres. Church / Muskogee."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Cumberland Presbyterian Church / Muskogee."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Cumberland Church / Muskogee."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It's radish harvest time in eastern Oklahoma."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Reserve officers of the Eighth Corps Area enrolled in the second of four aviation training courses at Hatbox Field in Muskogee. In the class are, front row, from left, Lieuts. E. V. Robnett, Bert Massey and A. B. Duke; back row, Capt. J. L. Neyer, and Lieuts. W. B. Chamblin, Waldo Emery, and R. L. Springer."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "F.N. Shoemake"