Northwest History. Will Rogers

WILL ROGERS' PORTRAIT EMBALMED IN GRANITE WILL ROGERS' PORTRAIT EMBALMED IN GRANITE OOLOGAH. Okla., Oct. 18. (AP)— Will Rogers' homefolk unveiled and dedicated their humble little monument to him today. The monument is an eight-foot shaft tapered toward the top, built of rough blocks...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Will Rogers' granite statue at Oologah
Oklahoma
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
United States > Will Rogers > 20th century
Pacific
The Monument
Barrow
Point Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/85552
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Summary:WILL ROGERS' PORTRAIT EMBALMED IN GRANITE WILL ROGERS' PORTRAIT EMBALMED IN GRANITE OOLOGAH. Okla., Oct. 18. (AP)— Will Rogers' homefolk unveiled and dedicated their humble little monument to him today. The monument is an eight-foot shaft tapered toward the top, built of rough blocks of red native stone. In the center a piece of polished granite bears a tinted portrait of Rogers, sealed under glass, and the inscription: "Will Rogers, Oologah, Oklahoma, 1897—Point Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 15, 1935. Erected by citizens of Oologah."

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