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TULSA OKLAHOMA, ca. 1945 - ca. 1955
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National Archives and Records Administration TULSA OKLAHOMA, ca. 1945 - ca. 1955 U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47038 / Local Identifier 306.199. Documentary: On the history and role of Tulsa as a marketing center for Oklahoma's farm region and the oil industry. R.1. Discusses Tulsa's emergence as a boom town after the discovery of oil and its development into a meatpacking, grain and cotton center. Scenes of downtown Tulsa. R.2. Examines the oil industry's impact on Tulsa's economy, families and educational facilities. Students from the petroleum engineering school at the University of Tulsa visit local refineries. Made possible by a donation from John and Paige Curran.
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