Recently I thumbed through an old book titled "Men of Affairs and Representative Institutions of Oklahoma 1916". It is self-described as "A Newspaper Reference Work" compiled by the World Publishing Company here in Tulsa. This book is a virtual "Who's Who" of Oklahoma at that time. I thought I would share some of the photos and findings that I found to be interesting and/or amusing, several are linked to previous blog posts. Click on photos to enlarge.
First up is a true Tulsan. He was born near here and returned to help our city grow and prosper.
I blogged about this next man's business HERE:
First up is a true Tulsan. He was born near here and returned to help our city grow and prosper.
I blogged about this next man's business HERE:
Here's an interesting young fella:
He was 34 in 1916. Hurley invested in real estate and built Oklahoma's first apartment-hotel, the Ambassador. He became secretary of war under President Hoover, becoming the first Oklahoman to serve in a presidential cabinet. In WWII he became a brigadier general and later an ambassador to China.
This next gentleman is someone I blogged about before:
The White City neighborhood was built on his land and Braden Park is named after him.
And this man needs no introduction:
At the time of the printing, this next gentleman had only begun his important contributions to our city:
He designed Central High School in 1910 and went on to design the Hunt Department Store (Brown-Dunkin) in 1918 and Trinity Episcopal's Church in 1922 as well as several prominent residences.
The city south of Tulsa bears this man's name:
This is a very modest biography of his work and contribution to our state. You can read more about him HERE.
Is this man to blame for our street woes?
I wonder exactly where this "country home" was located....?
Located on Third Street, between Boston and Main was the Daniel Building
Down the street at 123 S. Main was Boswell's Jewelry
A few more businesses
And last, though not a Tulsan, is a man who would become the next Governor of our State:
This was my fraternal grandfather's uncle, making him my Great Great Uncle.