Apr 2, 2010
Originally published on 3/24/2010 But Updated 4/2/2010 To Add Full PDF & HTML versions of … In 1st National Bank & Bunky, 1st National’s 1939 64-page booklet was the subject — pages 3-45 of which contained excerpts from the booklet, The First...
Mar 2, 2010
In 1939 the 1st National Bank published an excellent 64 page booklet called Fifty Years Forward which not only commemorated its 50th anniversary as an Oklahoma City banking institution but also contained lengthy excerpts from “Bunky’s” The First...
Feb 19, 2010
The New York S.H. Kress & Co. was an early-day 5¢-10¢-25¢ retailer with stores throughout the country. After announcing plans to establish itself here in July 1904, Kress opened shop at 217 W. Main on December 2, 1904. Soon, Kress expanded to...
Feb 13, 2010
Remember that funny looking guy over there on top of that electricity pole? Sure you do … that’s Reddy Kilowatt, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company’s mascot for half a century — doubtless he’s smiling since he didn’t have to deal with...
Dec 31, 2009
Other than the Model-T Ford plant downtown (1916), did you know that Oklahoma City was also the venue for producing other automobiles and trucks during World War I and after? We were, both during and after World War I. While the Great War lasted, it appeared possible...
