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Main entrance, State Fair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, circa 1910

Subject
County & Agricultural Fairs
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked April 30, 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Main entrance, State Fair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, circa 1910, 1909 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Main entrance, State Fair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, circa 1910, 1909 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A view of the stucco Mission-style gateway that served as the main entrance to the Oklahoma City fairgrounds, with its stepped parapet, arched openings and flanking towers, and small concession buildings marked "A Bargain Store" and "Lunches" on either side. The Oklahoma State Fair was established at Oklahoma City in the 1890s and grew rapidly after statehood in 1907, with permanent fairground buildings erected in the early 20th century. The tinted sky and open foreground are typical of cheaply produced color lithograph cards of the era.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

3 crops of alfalfa was cut off the ground these buedings was built on the same year the building was erected. W.S.A.

PublisherSadler & Pennington
Main Entrance, State Fair at OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- Pub. by Sadler & Pennington, Oklahoma City, Okla. THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS Made in Germany.
PostmarkedApril 30, 1909, 13:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Sellers Harnett

Onnesburg, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherSadler & Pennington
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte Sellers Harnett, Onnesburg, MA
Place depictedOklahoma City, OK
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white margin along the bottom edge; paper loss at the upper-left corner and light surface scuffs and staining in the sky area. Postmark: OKLAHOMA APR 30 1-PM 1909 OKLA. Divided-back litho card with white border; light corner/edge wear and a few foxing spots.

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Main entrance, State Fair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-entrance-state-fair-oklahoma-city-oklahoma-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.