At Craterville in the Wichita mountains near Lawton. Had circus acts, wild West shows, an amusement park and more. Photograph taken during daylight hours of a family group, four adults and one child, one man standing on dam, one climbing, others standing atop a ridge above the pool. Water flows over the dam. Rocky landscape. Rush, Frank August 26, 1922. Second photo: Photograph postcard showing the Indian fairgrounds at Craterville Park, OK during a horserace. Creation InformationBookmark this section Creator: Unknown. 1926~. Last photo of train taken in 1960. ContextBookmark this section This photograph is part of the collection entitled: W. P. Campbell Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

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In the heart of the Wichita Mountains near Lawton, Oklahoma, Craterville once thrived as a dazzling hub of early 20th-century…