Document for August 8th:
"Anadarko Townsite, August 8, 1901. Auction in progress in lumber company booth..."

"Anadarko Townsite, August 8, 1901. Auction in progress in lumber company booth... " (National Archives Identifier: 516444); Photographs Accompanying Reports to the Secretary of the Interior, 1887 - 1930; Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 1981; Record Group 48; National Archives.

Dated August 8, 1901, the caption of this photograph of Anadarko Townsite in Oklahoma Territory reads: "Anadarko Townsite, August 8, 1901. Auction in progress in lumber company booth. Temporary bank buildings and the beginnings of a lodging house nearby "

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