Scott Chevrolet Billboard

SCOTT Chevrolet Co.

Along N. Broadway

7th to 11th St.

OKLAHOMA CITY

Same location since 1934

Welcome to Oklahoma

This entrance sign on the Oklahoma borders welcomes thousands of visitors each year into Oklahoma. The word "Oklahoma" in Indian means "Land of the Redman." There are approximately 120,000 Indians in Oklahoma, consisting of 63 different tribes.

 used 1963

Entering Indian Territory

This sign just inside the border of Oklahoma advises the traveler that he has entered into Indian Territory.

Oklahoma Indian Monument By Peter Toth

INDIAN MONUMENT

To create in our hearts what history has destroyed, honor to the Native Americans. Gifts in each of the 50 states by Peter Toth, sculptor. Located at Forest Heritage Center, Beavers Bend State Park, Broken Bow, Oklahoma. 450 year cypress; diameter 4 feet; height 25 feet; completed 6/5/79.

Will Rogers Turnpike Restaurant

BROILER ROOM

Glass House Restaurant

Wiill Rogers Turnpike at Vinta, Oklahoma

This beautiful dining room offers the traveler the finest in eating accommodations and an unsurpassed view of the Will Rogers Turnpike.

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

THE U. S. WILDLIFE REFUGE NEAR CRATERVILLE PARK, OKLA.

Visitors to the 64,000-acre U. S. Wildlife Refuge near Craterville Park are greeted by this sign at each entrance. The refuge has buffalo, elk, deer, antelope, turkeys, longhorns, and many kinds of trees, wild flowers and birds. Free to everybody.

Black Gold Buffet

BLACK GOLD BUFFET

2114 So. Memorial

Tulsa, Oklahoma

LUNCH

11 A.M. to 2 P.M.

DINNER

5 to 9 P.M.

SUNDAY DINNER

11 A.M. to 8 P.M.

Private Dining Rooms

for Banquets or Parties

Greetings from Oklahoma

postmarked 1964

Map: Greetings from Oklahoma

Map: Greetings from Oklahoma

"THE SOONER STATE"

"WHERE THE WHEAT GROWS & THE OIL FLOWS"

Camping in Platt National Park

PLATT NATIONAL PARK

Sulphur, Oklahoma

Rock-Creek Campground

Map: Route 66 Through Oklahoma

Turner Turnpike

A Greyhound "Highway Traveler" bus leaves Oklahoma's 88-mile Turner Turnpike, a thirty-eight million dollar four-lane super highway connecting Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Will Rogers Turnpike at Night

WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE

Night view of the entrance to the fabulous Will Rogers Turnpike connecting Tulsa, Oklahoma and Joplin, Missouri. Will Rogers Turnpike was opened to traffic on June 28, 1957 and named after world citizen and native son will Rogers.

postmarked 1960

Greetings from Oklahoma

Cherokee Strip

Historic marker on U. S. 81 south of Enid Oklahoma

Opened by Run, Sept. 16, 1893. On line here, 15,000 waited for carbine signal fired by cavalryman at High Noon. Lt. C. A. Hedekin, commanding Troop A, Y, S. Cav. Race for land started from post on Knoll half mile west, by wagon, buggy, bicycle, horse and train. In 60 by 90 mile area, every acre claimed by nightfall. The first settlers reached Enid from here.

photo by George Chyka

Beaver's Bend State Park Sign

 

On a winding road off State Highway 21 this sign marks the entrance to ruggedly beautiful Beavers Bend State Park in the Kiamichi Mountains near Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Clear, tumbling Mountain Fork river traverses the 1,300-acree park, a center for fishing, swimming, picnicking, camping and hiking. Modern air-conditioned cottages and a cafe are also in the park. 

Sequoyah State Park

Sequoyah State Park Entrance Marker. Sequoyah State Park, Oklahoma. Home of the Cherokee Sports Festival.

Mountains, Rivers, Seas

 

 PLATT NATIONAL PARK

Sulphur, Oklamoma

Over 1,4000,000 visitors a year enjoy Olatt's scenic beauty and interesting geological formations. There are 38 springs; 18 sulphur, 4 iron, 3 bromide and unmineralized.

Watermelon Capital

 

RUSH SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA

"WATERMELON CAPITAL OF THE WORLD"