A visit to Claremore by Will Rogers was an occasion for a mass reunion in the 1920s. The group above gathered within little more than an hour when word got around that Will was having dinner at the home of his cousin, Mrs. A. V. Robinson. In this valuable picture, taken 1927, the photographer caught the famous humorist and many of his relatives and friends who were among the pioneer families of the community. The people in the photograph, from left to right (that is known): 1. Walker Milam 2. Buck Sunday (W.E.) 3. D.J. "Jack" Mathews 4. "Slim" Ward 5. Ralph L. Lay 6. Jim Halford 7. Unknown 8. Unknown 9. Nannie Parsley (Cora Parsley's mother) 10. Mrs. Fugh Flippin (Lanie) 11. Unknown 12. Andy Musgrove 13. Mrs. Andy Musgrove 14. Maxine Schrimsher 15. Lolita Schrimsher 16. Unknown 17. Denny Lane 18. Ada McClellan 19. Lelia Eaton 20. Lola Lipe 21. Nora Lane 22. Unknown 23. Dana Lane 24. W.P. (Percy) Johnson 25. Ethel McClellan (John's mother) 26. Betty (Mrs.W.P.) Johnson 27. Earle Fry 28. Unknown 29. Dave Faulkner 30. Unknown 31. Mrs. Paul (Bea) Fry 32. Joe Cullis Bryan 33. W. H. (Stick) Fry 34. Mary Fry 35. …

Panorama of downtown Claremore from 1906, looking west.