Departure, Oklahoma City, no. 2 Type: Artifact > Photo Location: Railroad station > Oklahoma City > Oklahoma People: Alfred R. Young, Raymond Terry, Unknown The four men in the photograph are the group of recruits with which Alfred R. Young left Oklahoma City on May 20, 1939. Alfred (far right) stands next to Raymond Terry. They were bound for Fort McDowell. According to Alfred, the man at the far left was bound for Fort Warren, Wyoming. Nothing is known of the other recruit except that, according to Alfred, he, too, was bound for Fort McDowell. Document No.: 4.14.0002

Provenance

Source

The original is part of the Alfred R. Young papers in The BenHaven Archives.

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Physical Description

2.75 in. x 4.1875 in., image is 2.3438 in. x 4 in.

Geographic Location of Origin or Subject

Railroad station, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Latitude: 35.455654°
Longitude: -97.519455°

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