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Frisco Depot, Sapulpa, Okla. – Vintage Wall Art

Frisco Depot, Sapulpa, Okla., c1909. — historic photograph
Frisco Depot, Sapulpa, Okla., c1909.. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Frisco Depot, Sapulpa, Okla.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Frisco Depot, Sapulpa, Okla.

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The depot in this view belongs to the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, known as the Frisco, which ran through Sapulpa in the Creek Nation area of what became eastern Oklahoma. By about 1909, a few years after statehood, railroads like the Frisco were the main link between small towns in the region and the wider markets for cotton, grain, coal, and livestock. Depots like this one served as passenger stops, freight points, and gathering places for townspeople. The record's details come from a caption card and have not been independently verified, so the exact date and photographer should be treated with some caution.

Created / publishedc1909.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint copyrighted by C. Jack. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,059 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160391

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