Oklahoma - Disney, An Exaggeration Fishing Postcard

An exaggeration fishing postcard from Disney, Oklahoma

The sender writes that they went fishing on this lake and caught 2 pound crappies. (The average weight of a crappy is 1/2 pound... so either he was exaggerating, or they caught some big ones!) 

This postcard was postmarked in 1946.

 

Oklahoma - Tornado and Lightning

Oklahoma Tornado
Photo by Jason Blakeslee

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Most of Oklahoma lies in an area known as Tornado Alley characterized by frequent interaction between cold, dry air from Canada, warm to hot, dry air from Mexico and the Southwestern U.S., and warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. The interactions between these three contrasting air currents produces severe weather.   An average 62 tornadoes strike the state per year—one of the highest rates in the world.

Oklahoma - Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is located in a mountainous region of breathtaking views.  Here you will find stunning wildlife viewing opportunities to see bison, elk and even herds of wild Texas longhorn cattle.

Photo: Laurence Parent
2010

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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma near Lawton, has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901 and is the oldest managed wildlife facility in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service system. Measuring about 59,020 acres (238.8 km2), the Refuge hosts a great diversity of species: 806 plant species, 240 kinds of bird, 36 fish, and 64 reptiles and amphibians are present. 

Oklahoma - Large Letter Greetings

Greetings from Tulsa, Oklahoma
"The Oil Capital of the World"

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Tulsa is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma with a population of 393,987 (2012 US Census estimate).
It was first settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World".

Oklahoma - Atoka, Large Letter

Howdy from Atoka, Oklahoma

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Atoka is a city with a population of 3,107 at the 2010 census.  It was founded by the Choctaw Indians in the 1850s.

Oklahoma - State Capitol and Oil Wells

Greetings from Oklahoma!

Top Scene: View form Capitol showing oil wells along Lincoln Boulevard.
Bottom Scene: The Oklahoma State Capitol.

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As of 2002, there is a dome at the top of the capital building.

Oklahoma - National Cowboy Hall of Fame

World Famous National Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum, Oklahoma City

The National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center is the world's largest museum of Western heritage and art, surrounded by sparkling fountains, flag esplanade, and beautiful gardens commanding a magnificent view from atop Persimmon Hill.  Welcoming you like a pioneer camp on the Western plains, the extensive art collections and West of Yesterday settings enable visitors to relive the bold excitement of the Old West through paintings, sculpture, historical, and rodeo exhibits.  Sponsored by the people of the 17 Western states, the Center has been toured by millions of visitors since opening on June 16, 1965 and was proclaimed a National Memorial by an Act of Congress.

Photo by Storer Cards in 1982

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The name is now: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

Oklahoma - Oklahoma City Cotton Compress

Cotton Compress, Oklahoma City, Oklah.

Oklahoma city is the capital of the recently created state of Oklahoma.  It is the principal city in that state.  During the cotton season thousands of bales of cotton are brought to the compress to be compressed in bales so they may be shipped over the entire world.  A bale of cotton weighs about 500 pounds.

postmarked in 1918

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Oklahoma entered the union on November 16, 1907.