A Busy Saturday in Durant
An undated photograph depicts "a busy Saturday in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma."
top of page
Search
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 11
Texas Interstate Highways from 1919
The New Year edition of the Wichita Daily Times from 1919 highlights all of the new interstate highways that cover Texas.
204 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 11
Scandalous Toll Bridges across the Red River
In 1929, the U.S. legislature wanted to eliminate toll bridges across the Red River (and other places) due to scandalous behavior.
343 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 24, 2023
The Cossatot River
The Cossatot River derives from a French word meaning"crushed head," and in 1833, it was to be spanned by a toll bridge.
175 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 29, 2023
Mapping Outrage!
Why was there an outrage about this map that landed in the newspapers?
268 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
The Great Hanging of Gainesville in the Newspapers
Newspaper articles report on the same event: the Great Hanging in Gainesville, as well as other murders that took place in North Texas
90 views2 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 19, 2023
Shreve Report on the Completion of the Red River Raft Removal
This report by Captain Henry Shreve explains that the Red River Raft removal is complete. Kinda.
130 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
Racialist Deflection: Violence in the Red River Valley
The Red River Valley witnessed racialist violence, based on whites deflecting, throughout the first half of the 20th century.
44 views1 comment
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023
Cynthia Ann Parker's First Photograph
While in Fort Worth upon her capture in 1860, Cynthia Ann Parker's first photograph was taken while she nursed her daughter.
511 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 15, 2023
Union Strategy in Indian Territory, Annotated
Annotated editorial from the Chicago Tribune to provide some context about slavery in the Choctaw Nation.
84 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 30, 2023
History found in History: Mound City in Red River County, Texas, a steamboat port
Mound City in Red River County, Texas once welcomed steamboats in the 1870s
185 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
Smack-talking Marcy about the Red River Valley
Randolph B. Marcy was not impressed by the people who lived in the Red River Valley.
27 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Old Shed Road in Bossier City
The purpose of "Shed Road" in Bossier City was to prevent rain from soaking the dirt trail below.
89 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
May 15, 2022
Just floating an idea... literally
An aero-trolley at Turner Falls, Oklahoma. This may have been the general idea of the proposed ferry over the Red River. Oklahoma.net In...
69 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021
Murder Mystery: Tuck's Ferry in Love County, Oklahoma
The demise of Tuck's Ferry in Love County, Oklahoma was the outcome of the ferry operator's murder.
952 views0 comments
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 18, 2018
Stage Coach Times
Adverts in old newspapers help to provide context to history, such as how much the Red River Valley was interconnected long before our...
53 views0 comments
bottom of page