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Football | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Football | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Semi-pro football in Tulsa: "In Tulsa the Oilers formed in 1966 and played in the Texas Professional Football League, played the 1967 season as the Thunderbirds, moved to Bartlesville as the...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 14, 2022 11:06 AM

Bartlesville Area History Museum : Online Collections

Bartlesville Area History Museum : Online Collections Archive of 2,274 scanned items, including photos, documents, newspaper clippings relating to Bartlesville, Dewey, and Washington County....

Posted by Michael Bates on January 22, 2020 1:30 PM

Michigan Daily Digital Archives - October 27, 1977 (vol. 88, iss. 43) - Image 5

Michigan Daily Digital Archives - October 27, 1977 (vol. 88, iss. 43) - Dirty Old Man A wire service story about Walter Bell, 87-year-old owner of the Capri Theater in Dewey, Oklahoma, which had gained a reputation as the "Dewey...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 4, 2019 12:26 AM

History of The Glenn Pool Oil Field Educational Center

History of The Glenn Pool Oil Field Educational Center "Bob [Galbreath] and Frank [Chesley] had already drilled through the deepest, known oil-producing reservoir in the area, the Red Fork Sand, at about 1,450 ft. with a slight show a gas....

Posted by Michael Bates on June 6, 2018 3:21 PM

Panoramic Maps | Library of Congress

Panoramic Maps | Library of Congress Bird's-eye-view maps, panoramic maps, and other semi-geographic, semi-artistic representations of American cities in the early decades of the 20th century. Includes the 1918 Fowler and Kelly maps of Tulsa and Bartlesville....

Posted by Michael Bates on January 6, 2018 5:25 PM

Bartlesville Playtower | Atlas Obscura

Bartlesville Playtower | Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura's entry on the restored mid-century modern structure, designed by Bruce Goff, that has been restored and reopened in Bartlesville's Sooner Park. I remember climbing to the top of this when I was a...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 23, 2015 1:42 AM

Charting America's Best Food Stops - WSJ.com

Charting America's Best Food Stops - WSJ.com "Jane and Michael Stern select the country's top all-American dishes in '500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late.'" Murphy's Steakhouse in Bartlesville gets a mention....

Posted by Michael Bates on June 16, 2009 6:07 PM