Burk-Waggoner dist showing various blocks, Texas – Historic Photograph Print
(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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This rare historic image captures Burk-Waggoner dist showing various blocks, Texas in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Burk-Waggoner district showing blocks 72-73-83-84-85-86-87-88-96-97-98
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Burk-Waggoner dist showing various blocks, Texas
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In 1919, Wichita Falls was a North Texas railroad and cattle town on the edge of an oil boom, and the Burk-Waggoner district took its name from two of the ranching families whose fortunes shaped the region. The Burk Burnett and Waggoner ranches had long grazed the open plains of Wichita County, and their money helped build the banks, offices, and houses that filled these blocks. Oil strikes in the surrounding county, including the Burkburnett field discovered in 1918, drew wildcatters, drillers, and supply merchants into the city, pushing up land prices and crowding the streets with wagons, automobiles, and new arrivals. Residents of that day would have known the district as the civic and commercial heart of a town growing faster than its sidewalks and utilities could keep pace.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | harden, homer t. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 869 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Burk-Waggoner district showing blocks 72-73-83-84-85-86-87-88-96-97-98 |
| Reference | TX Burk-Waggoner dist showing various blocks |
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