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Portrait of Cherokee leader Cunne Shote (1762) by Francis Parsons. Gilcrease Museum, also known as the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, [1] is a museum northwest of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma housing the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art of the American West, as well as a growing collection of art and artifacts from Central and South America.
Modern machine shop workstation, 2009. A machine shop or engineering workshop is a room, building, or company where machining, a form of subtractive manufacturing, is done. In a machine shop, machinists use machine tools and cutting tools to make parts, usually of metal or plastic (but sometimes of other materials such as glass or wood).
These included three glass factories, a bottle factory, and foundry and machine shops. Five local refineries were operational by the early 1920s. [a] [5] These industries were a catalyst for growth: The population was 4,176 in the 1910 census, [5] but the city boomed to approximately 35,000 people during the 1920s. [5]
Five years later, the city completed the Mohawk Water Treating Plant. This has been the principal source of Tulsa's domestic water since then. Tulsa completed a second pipeline in 1954, doubling the capacity. According to the City of Tulsa, the average monthly water pumpage rate in 2009 was 103 million US gallons (390,000 m 3) per day.
Tulsa City Hall in 1909. 1910 Tulsa County Court House built. [22] Population: 18,182. [4] Exchange National Bank founded after failure of Farmers' National Bank. [23] Texaco builds first oil refinery in West Tulsa. Oil & Gas Journal, oil industry trade journal, headquartered in Tulsa. Area of city: 3.5 square miles. [24]
The society operates the Oklahoma History Center, the state's museum located in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma History Center occupies 215,000 ft 2 (19,974m 2) and contains more than 2,000 artifacts and exhibits featuring hands-on audio, video, and activities. A museum store is available online or at the Oklahoma History Center.
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Location of Tulsa County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...