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Eager entrepreneurs established businesses on Norman Main Street the day of the Land Run. They first sold out of tents, and then hastily constructed wooden buildings, and finally substantial brick buildings.
83.540.2. P-072; Photo-business: Owned by Barbour Family, Called "Barbours Drug Store/ City Drug and Book Store" located at No. 104 East Main St., Norman, OK, est. 1898; "the Most Complete Store of its kind; not only in Norman but of the entire Southwest"; Norman Transcript opic Friday, May 22, 1908.
83.522.12; P-084, Early Norman bank, 2 men and 1 woman.
83.522.13 P-85; Photo-places-business-grocery/Publisher: three men in front of Fleming's Grocery; Transcript Enterprises Publishing Co. next door, Norman Street. Sepia. 5" x 7" .
83.522.14 P-086; photo-place-business-Grocery-interior; webster No. 2 Store, William A. (Bill) Cook; Grocery interior. 61/2" x 4 1/2"
83.522.15 P-87; photo-place-business-Grocery-interior; black and white; webster No. 2 Store, William A. (Bill) Cook in Grocery store. 7 3/4" x 5 1/2"
83.522.16 P-088; photo-place-busness-Grocery interior: sepia; 3 men in grocery; ben fleming gocery; Daddy Cook (will. A. (Bill)) and ben fleming. 7 5/8" x 6".
83.522.17 P-089; photo-place-business- Livery Stable interior: 5 men standing in livery stable 5"x 7".
83.523 P-090; 4th of july wagon. Two horses and and wagon with flags all over it.
83.524.2 P-094; photo, Fire at OU, 1907; #23 in OU's Western History collection JL Rader Collection.
83.524.5 P-097; photo-events-historical Gove.: #55 JL Rader Collection University of OK. Inauguration of Governor Charles N. Haskell, Nov. 16, 1907.
83.524.6 P-098; Photo-Activities-Sports-OU: #45 Football team 1900.
83.527.2 P-125; 5 men in Buckhead Saloon at bar; sepia; 9 1/2" x 6 1/8".
83.535.1 P-140 Photo-people-public Figures: A.D. Acres, first hardware merchant in norman, answered to Roo call, April 22, 1889. on a mat.
83.536.1 P-141 Photo-public figures: Andrew Kingkade, Norman's first S.F. Railroad Agent; Kingkade Family and J.L. Hefley Family were only lawful residents of ttownsite prior to run; reported to duty April 17, 1889. 7 1/8" x 9 1/4"
83.521.5 P-145 Photo-people-public: W.T. Mayfield, Norman's first druggist, black and white. 7 1/2" x 7 1/2"
83.541.1 P-146 Photo-people-public figure: J.H. Miller (Deacon), Norman's first minister; black and white; 7 1/2" x 9 1/4".
83.542.1 P-147 Photo-people public figure: J.D. Grigsby, Norman's first attorney 7 1/2" x 9 1/4".
83.521.6 P-148 Photo- Women: "Mrs. W.T. Mayfield Sr.; W. T's had one of the first drugstores in Norman in 1889; parents of Will Jr., Tom, and Warren". 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Matted.
83.566.1 P-176 photo-places-business-hotel: Grand Central Hotel (S.E. Corner of Gray and Peters), 1908; "this is the most conveniently located hotel in the city being practically in the business of town; rates are one dollar a day; special rates to parties" Norma Democratic Topic, Friday May 22, 1908. Sepia, 9 3/8" x 5 3/8".
83.567.1a P-177a Photo-places-buisiness-furniture and undertaking: Meyer, Meyer and Morris Furniture (plus undertaking); "courteous treatment is one of the maxims of this firm and their prices are as low as are consistent with line of goods they handle; Norman Dem. Topic, Friday, May 22, 1908; located on Main St. 1905 ; 1. Ed Hurry , 2. John Little, 3. H. Meyer, 4. Henry P. Meyer, 5. Will Sandmeyer. 6 3/8" x 4 1/2" mat dark gray. photo b is the original
83.567.1b P-177b Photo-places-buisiness-furniture and undertaking: Meyer, Meyer and Morris Furniture (plus undertaking); "courteous treatment is one of the maxims of this firm and their prices are as low as are consistent with line of goods they handle; Norman Dem. Topic, Friday, May 22, 1908; located on Main St. 1905 ; 1. Ed Hurry , 2. John Little, 3. H. Meyer, 4. Henry P. Meyer, 5. Will Sandmeyer. 6 3/8" x 4 1/2" mat dark gray. photo b is the original
83.578.1 P-188 Photo-men: 8 men seated in office. Sepia, 5" x 7"
74.6.1. P-258 Mayfield drug store interior; photo of Dr. Richards, Sr., Mr. Reed, Dr. Mayfield, Sr., MD
74.13.33 P-260 Potrait; J.F. Owens; President of The OK Gas & Electric Co., 1930.
86.48.1 P-273 photo, Livery Stable, general store, 1890 or 1891; pictur of four men, two horses and two children in front of stable.
86.53.1; P-278 Photo, Wheeler Barber Shop c. 1901-1902; Picture shows four men in barber chairs with their Barbers standing alongside.
85.10.3; P-295 S.J. Shults General Merchandise
86.30.1; P-296 Norman Drugstore (Reeds?) exterior view; four men and a boy standing in front of store; Dr. Capshaw is in extreem right.
86.31.1; P-299 Lindsay Drug Store, Mr. (Ray) Lindsay, C. H. Richards-Jewelry. Four men are pictured inside the store.
86.32.1 (a); P-300 Harness Shop, interior view of shop, four men, harness' all over the shop walls, saddle on left counter and supplies on right.
86.33.1 (a-b); P-301 Millinery Shop, Callie Graham in 1902 Oklahoma Territory, interior view . Four women sitting in chairs, the ceiling has paper cut outs and paper hanging laps the rest of the shop has flowers and hats on shelves and display tables.
86.63.1 a-c; P-314 store interior, Nolan and Martin Hardware, 1904
86.64.1 a-b; P-315 J.D. McGuire's Store
86.70.1; P-321 Livery Stable, interior
86.85.1 P-336 photo, store
86.86.1 P-337 photo, First Building in Norman (was near Alameda and Crawford)
86.89.1 P-340 Norman Milling and Grain
86.87.1 P-338; Photograph of Dutch Saloon. Back of photo identifies the saloon as being in Lexington, OK
86.88.1, P-339; Photograph of Vienna Café, unidentified location. Picture depicts people and employees standing in front of the café.
86.90.1 P-341 Norman Depot
86.93.1a P-344 Security National Bank, interior
86.126.1f P-379 Store
86.138.1 P-391 Citizen's Bank, Norman
86.141.1 P-394: Norman State Bank , 1892
86.201.5 P-455 Woolworth's
86.201.6 P-479 Store interior
86.201.8a-c P-481 Store
85,202.1 P-482 Man with Ice Truck
88.5.1 P-497 Barbour Drug Store
89.14.61 P-504 City National Bank
2006.10.1 P-527 University Cleaners- Norman, OK
2006.11.1 P-533 First National Bank Building- Norman, OK
2011.6.19, P-703; Two men in barber shop: Mr Fester's and Clara husband
2011.6.20, P-704; Two men in a bank, 1 in white suit, 1 in black, Duffy
FIC2017.98.4 P-1173 Chubb's Fine Foods, Norman OK, on HWY 77
2018.8 P-1912 Barker Lumber Co.
2011.7.2 P-1917 Lindsay Drug Store, 116 E. Main, Norman, OK Grand Opening 1907 Left to right: Mr. Lindsay, father of John Lindsay Rae D. Lindsay (owner) Roy Ingle (son of Norman Transcript Originator) Ike Sales (Sheriff and father of Mrs. (Iona) McCall
508 N. Peters Avenue
Norman, Oklahoma  73069 
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