Located along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, at a stop known as Oklahoma Station, Oklahoma City was born on April 22, 1889, at 12 noon.  By 6:00 p.m., it had a population of around 10,000 citizens.  As with any birth, there were many firsts in the newly opened territory, and many of these landmark events have been captured and preserved in historic photographs.  The stories of prosperity and development of the area’s first settlers are told here with images culled from the archives of the Oklahoma Historical Society and other collections.  Vsiting for the first time, Theodore Roosevelt announced, “Men and women of Oklahoma, I was never in your country until last night, but I feel at home here.  I am blood of your blood, and bone of your bone, and bound to you by the strongest ties that can bind one man to another.” 
Softcover, 6 x 9, 128 pgs.