Author Archives: Granger Meador
1940 Postcard: Down in Oklahoma
The final postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack has the words to “Down in Oklahoma” surrounded by 14 tiny images of oil field equipment, mostly derricks. The internet might confuse that with a “Down in Oklahoma” song from the … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Quanah Parker Dam
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of the Quanah Parker Dam in the Wichita Mountains near Lawton. Parker was a war leader of the Kwahadi Antelope band of the Comanche Nation, the son of Kwahadi chief Peta … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Tucker Tower
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of Tucker Tower at Lake Murray. That is east of I-35 way down south of Ardmore, only thirteen miles from the Texas border. It was a boondoggle rising 65 feet above … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Bear Falls
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is from what was once Platt National Park. The image is of Bear Falls, a surprising choice to me given the other opportunities there of Sulphur’s artesian Vendome Well, the old mineral … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Horseshoe Curve
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of a horseshoe curve just 1,500 feet from Turner Falls, where Highway 77 swoops its way through the old roots of the Arbuckle Mountains. The 6-mile stretch of road was constructed … Continue reading
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