Take Me Back To Tulsa (I’m Too Young To Marry) Take Me Back to Tulsa is a Western Swing standard song. Today this favorite song of mine is especially significant. You…
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Photo Study: Oklahoma Squall Line An Oklahoma squall line moving on through the area. This photo was taken in the middle of the afternoon. It was nearly dark outside. ©2016 Oklahoma Squall…
Photo Study: St. Francis Hospital (New Patient Tower) The New Patient Tower at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was opened in late 2014 and the bottom floor contains…
Happy 50th Birthday to Tulsa’s Golden Driller! The O.D. “The Original Driller” (1959) Kodachrome Slide Scans The Golden Driller was originally called “The Roustabout” …. The first International Petroleum Exposition after…
Obverse Tulsa Skyline Most cities have a distinctive and memorable skyline and Tulsa, Oklahoma is no exception. By the way, we refrain from using the tired word “iconic” around here.…
Kodachrome: Tulsa Skyline (Circa 1958) This image of the Tulsa, Oklahoma skyline (circa 1958) was digitally scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide. This view is looking north on what appears…
Bettie Page Lived In Tulsa Yes, it’s true! The Queen of the Pinups lived on Tulsa Time for awhile when she was a small girl. In 1930, Bettie and her…
Photo Study: Villa Philbrook Here the main entry area of Villa Philbrook in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building is now more commonly known as The Philbrook Museum of Art. The view is…
Kodachrome: Tulsa Elks Lodge No. 946 Note: Updated in May 2016 to include more Kodachrome photographs. Two Unidentified Gentlemen in Front of Elks Lodge No. 946 (Circa 1960) The Benevolent and…
Photo Series: The Tulsa State Fair What began as a local street fair in 1890 is now The Tulsa State Fair, a fair and exposition in Tulsa, Oklahoma that operates during an 11-day span…