Booths at Orlando, Oklahoma Territory, Sept
Booths at Orlando, Oklahoma Territory, Sept. 15, 1893. To suppress Sooner cheating, homesteaders were required to register and produce filing fee affidavits before the Land Rush. 36, 000 registered here before the opening of the Cherokee Strip in 1893. Filing fees ran from $1.00 to $2.50 depending on the land quality
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13122130
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45379552
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3000px x 1893px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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