Author Archives: Granger Meador
1940 Postcard: Oklahoma Indians
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of eight Indians, including three men wearing feather war bonnets. Historically, those were only worn by the Plains Indian tribes whose ancestral territories extended into the region, not the tribes forcibly … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Downtown Tulsa
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of downtown Tulsa. Years ago I did a self-guided Art Deco tour of the fabulous lobbies and the like constructed in downtown Tulsa in the roaring 1920s, when it truly was … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Fort Gibson
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of Fort Gibson, which is across the Arkansas River from Muskogee in the east central part of the state. I’ve never been particularly interested in old forts. Years ago my father … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Will’s Memorial
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum and Tomb at Claremore. Yesterday’s card was of his birthplace, so two of the twenty cards in the pack dealt with The Cherokee Kid. That’s … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Will’s Birthplace
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of Will Rogers’ birthplace near Claremore. The home still stands, but it is now about a mile away from where it was located when the postcard was printed. The Dog Iron … Continue reading
