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Topic: Anybody got a picture of the outside front of the OKC grandstands?
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November 18, 2009 at
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I need one.
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November 19, 2009 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: brian26 on November 18 2009 at 10:56:26 PM
I need one.
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Brian,
I just happen to have one, I need to find it and Iwill get it to you.
Mike
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November 19, 2009 at
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Thanks Mike!
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November 19, 2009 at
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http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/ST021.html
"Prior to statehood, in January 1907 Jones and Colcord led in the organization of a state fair association. The organization located a new fairgrounds on the city's east side and held the first State Fair of Oklahoma in early October, a month before official statehood day (November 16). Agriculture remained at the forefront, with prizes offered for crop and livestock competition, as well as several farming and ranching exhibits. Horse racing served as the biggest draw, and the grandstand at the half-mile track accommodated fifteen thousand fans for the Oklahoma Derby."
In 1913 the state legislature banned gambling on horse races, souring one of the fair's popular attractions. But the public's interest in automobiles and air flight was exploited as the fair held car races and, sponsored hot air balloons and beginning in 1912, air shows.
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