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General stores -- Oklahoma

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin R. Cook Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-128
Scope and Contents

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Three account books (1872-1874), a fire insurance policy (1889), and various statements and receipts (1879-1880) from the Hester Mercantile Store, Boggy Depot, Indian Territory, owned by George B. Hester. The collection also contains printed election returns (1930-1948) from Atoka County, Oklahoma.

Dates: 1872-1948

Choska Trading Company Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-1898
Scope and Contents

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Ledgers (1902-1907) detailing the daily commerce of the Choska Trading Company, a general merchandise store which operated in the Creek Nation villages of Choska and Porter, Indian Territory.

Dates: 1902-1907

Frank Ernest Houghton Collection

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: WHC-M-1301
Scope and Contents

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A daily account book belonging to Houghton, who owned general merchandise stores in Guthrie, Coyle, Cashion, Meridian, and Goodnight, Oklahoma.

Dates: 1919-1920

General Store in Girty, Oklahoma, undated

 Item — Box Photo M-18, item: 55
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

General Store in Girty, Oklahoma, undated

 Item — Box Photo M-18, item: 56
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Jake H. Bartles’ old store after it was moved to Dewey. Landmark, undated

 Item — Box Photo W-5, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, and Pawhuska and Dewey, Indian Territory.

Dates: undated

James Jackson McAlester Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-2046
Scope and Contents

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Businessman and state official. Correspondence (1888-1914); store ledgers (1874-1950); daybooks (1888-1926); inventory books (n.d.); cash books (1886-1925) and other records from the J.J. McAlester Mercantile Company in McAlester, Indian Territory.

Dates: 1874-1950

 J.H. Bartles and Son Block, Dewey. First National Bank still occupies this corner, 8th and Delaware, undated

 Item — Box Photo W-5, Item: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, and Pawhuska and Dewey, Indian Territory.

Dates: undated

Mrs. Jim Adkins Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-0701
Scope and Contents

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Collector. An invoice from a St. Louis, Missouri, wholesale firm to a general store in Walters, Oklahoma, for the purchase of buggy whips and lamp burners.

Dates: 1907

Van Ausdal Drug Store. Rogers and Shinn-Mercantile and Post Office, undated

 Item — Box Photo V-2, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A black and white original print of H.G. Van Ausdal's drugstore at Centralia, Indian Territory. Harvey G. Van Ausdal Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Zweigel Mercantile Company Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-694
Scope and Contents

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General correspondence (1912-1930), bills of lading (1911-1921), account ledgers (1904-1928), and orders (1914-1924) of the Zweigel Mercantile Company of Atoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. The collection also includes oil, gas and mining leases (1935) to Choctaw Indian lands.

Dates: 1904-1940