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

Jim Thorpe's Son Wants Dad's Body Back in Oklahoma

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials · Page 6.15
Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials
Page 6.15
Material type
Article (Photograph / Image)
Date
1983-03-16
Description
Photocopy of the newspaper article "Jim Thorpe's Son Wants Dad's Body Back in Oklahoma," about the return of Jim Thorpe's body to Oklahoma. Jim Thorpe was buried in a town in Pennsylvania which was named after him.
Author or creator
NA
Publication or source
Tulsa World
Subjects and names
Jim Thorpe, Oklahoma, 1912 Olympics, Tulsa World, Jack Thorpe

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