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Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894 "California Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05475.02 Author/Creator: Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894 Place Written: Oklahoma City, Ok. Type: Photograph Date: 1889 Pagination: 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Contemporary inkstamp on bottom of mount: "Grand Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T." Frame buildings lining either side of street, some still under construction. Plank sidewalk under construction on left side of photograph. Teams of horses grading a dirt street are visible in the foreground and down the length of the street. Companion to # 3.

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