Author Archives: Granger Meador
1940 Postcard: Picher
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is a depressing one, since it shows the Eagle-Picher Central Mill, of the lead and zinc mining district near Miami. If you aren’t already aware, Picher is now a ghost town that … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Creek Council House
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of the Creek Indian Council House in Okmulgee. It still stands, but oddly enough it wasn’t the property of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from 1907 until 2010. That disenfranchisement is emblematic … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Parrington Oval
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of the entrance to the Parrington Oval on the main campus of the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman. The description on the card gives away its age, because another oval … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Oklahoma A&M
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of Murray Hall at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Stillwater. Two of those three titles have since changed. Murray Hall was stripped of that name in 2020, and it is … Continue reading
1940 Postcard: Heart of Oklahoma City
Today’s postcard from a 1940 Oklahoma souvenir pack is of the heart of Oklahoma City. Only a few of the buildings are recognizable since my hometown underwent a savage urban renewal process in the 1970s. The most distinctive surviving building … Continue reading
