"In the Beginning" by Fred Olds. From postcard from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum.

The Boomers Contd.

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III: · Page 3.13
Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 3.13
Material type
Magazine article (Photograph / Image)
Date
January-February 1989
Description
On the right side of the paper is a flyer that tries to attract people to move to Oklahoma Colony. They list various benefits such as 14,000,000 acres of land, free homes, and minerals. The text on the left side talks about how Captain Payne trying to colonize unassigned lands. Payne faced opposition from the Government, cattle barons, and Marsh Murdok.
Author or creator
Dr. Stan Hoig
Publication or source
Oklahoma Today
Subjects and names
Oklahoma, Oklahoma colony, relocation, colonization.

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