University of Central Oklahoma - Bronze Book Yearbook (Edmond, OK)

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This pre-1900 baseball team reflects the enthusiasm for sports which Oklahomans had from the very start. 'NQNNW Before Statehood A grleat mock wedding of Miss Indian Territory and Mr. Oklahoma Territory was performed at Gut rie. 3- n 1890 the Territory of The old-timers still athered at E Oklahoma was the local saloon for beer and q i organized, but already cigars, but a new era was 70 the steps of growth dawning. And then came the toward statehood had begun. magic day - November 16, Brick structures arose in the 1907 - when the Indian stead of the old lumber false- Territory and Oklahoma front stores. School buildings Territory were merged into one were erected, and education of to shine as the 46th Star. the Territory's youth begun.

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David L. Payne, famed as leader of the A Payne-led invasion of Oklahoma is shown crossing the divide between the Oklahoma boomers. Deep Fork and the North Canadian River in 1883. IOklahoma Historical Societyl am fvh pu Thou h this photo is not of the 1889 dash for land, it illustrates well the dusty frenzy of the opening as men dashed ellmell for 160 acres of land. ILeft1 A Black family poses in front of its half dugout, half lo cabin home following the Run of 1889. fAbovel The Norma? School Building at Edmond was the first structure erected for higher education in Oklahoma Territory.

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, uw ,V The five members of the first graduating class at Central The first brick building in Edmond, the People's Bank, still stands at the southwest pose proudly for their graduation photo. corner of First . and Broadway it H 0 'I' E L The Grand Central Hotel in Edmond was lbefore Mrs, Thatcher closed Students at the Territorial Normal School ltoday's CSU1displayagreataffini the saloonl a atherin place for the boys in 1890. ty for the school newspaper, The Vista. -fl? mi' -A Eff- aww fu, A-'4vfws.ra - -Q -- fe - A ,. . . 1,, v . - 1- '- ', f.-g'.- -3'..- ---rw, 1 'v ,a.c. ',..gg7'-' '. , '4: - ,- 3 ' 4 -.4-f-Q -'lc , --'g'Q. , 2'-,r J .' Mft. -f'e:w:2:uf5fbY5f15Za':Sffa1'v faz'5 ?Tsgff'uf ,frat-.-s'5+j's.-'?bf45L'11:-r-92.1 -14 :tif X, 1. .' I '--4 f if ' QQ .' '- P ,'f'4'3-fl 'N rv fu1y.l f1ll,:l1..4.'??- rg irpivffy Jfffafz . .n1-- 1 :- ,. --' .- - . 'f 4 ' ,:--4 . f --'gf Y' ,. 1 1-it - - ire.. frgtfikxfi- :g 1-fig? 159 'K bvfuaja. .Iva git-is A -A' i say., A 'Yuki 33.,:fI,. .4. gh'-,5f,',f?tRf, an-1,-i's6t4i- 5-f1:f1'.-1-4 5-:assi x1?.7'iP-r 'ai'39 49. b -'fr -1 1.::-EX.--f.,fMgg,r3g!g. . .:'g5R.-r34:4g5-9: jQ14?i1fQB::' x 'L LK zvsx '-1'-YQ . -7- , -1 , ,..a.-, Q--,t .--sv' - ,- -LANE ,,...,, f - V 1-.1 lm' w -- -fl e.w nfs - .f.- ,..41.,.' H sz. 1-Q v-'.-. -.sm - 9' - 55'Yff'2 .?,5'I-4Sw:3:1f:i?- S .3is1fqe?'S!f,Lq,r2-r,5w-Ifelffakgl- - .giaggiv-gfxfjrq ,i-nw,-r.f-v-,f-we 'gigs-.z-4,19-' S xexm.,-4..-W . . 4, ,-,HJ vi gg: L,-12-J,--..dr ...Q : 55'3?: -:fi -'fIW-4S'W1 - f N1'1'-!-- --sk. '-s:'-: .-- -1- -1- .rx-2p'ff,:f26 5Sf,' f'f!!P-Yip f' Q.:,4v'z'.-'E5,2'y.Q?fi11.e?gug , ', Cir, fl - ,.r. 3 .2 Qe3jg,.,.g3bf'vv5, 'uv . .:!- - ,-:yi-.. ,.- . ' - :-ffl1H,94f- -A --5722. A --vfv-file .4