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

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Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III: · Page 6.5
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Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 6.5
Material type
Newspaper Clippings (Newspaper / Clipping)
Description
Due to drought and the banks turning their back on the farms, Oklahomans left for California. Some landed new jobs once they arrived, but others suffered from hunger and poverty. After 50 years some Oklahomans decided to come home.
Author or creator
Randell Beck
Publication or source
The Kansas City Star
Subjects and names
Oklahoma, California, Poverty, Moving, Relocation.

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