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Posted in Oklahoma History January 12, 2017 by Ashley

These 15 Rare Photos Of Oklahoma In The 1980s Will Mesmerize You

It’s time to take a walk down memory lane, Oklahoma. We’ve featured many great decades, including the ’60s and ’70s in the Sooner State, and now it’s time to showcase a few gems we found from the 1980s. Here are 15 rare photos of Oklahoma during this rockin’ decade:

1. A view from the top of Mt. Scott in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge taken in November 1981.

2. Filming of The Outsiders at Circle Theater in Tulsa circa 1980.

3. A small but devastating tornado on May 22, 1981, in Cordell, Oklahoma.

4. Frontier Airlines at the Oklahoma Municipal Airport in Lawton in January 1981.

5. Looking out at Dowtown McLoud in 1981.

6. A cute seal at the Tulsa Zoo in 1980.

7. The Joe Price house in Bartlesville that was designed by famous architect, Bruce Goff. Photo taken in 1981.

8. The City of Faith at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa in 1981.

9. A group shot of Newcastle High School students taken in 1982. Check out the lawn chairs in the front row.

10. Cities Service Tech Center parking lot in Broken Arrow under a deep layer of snow on December 5, 1984.

11. Just another example of doing things the Okie way. Taken in Pottawatomie in 1985.

12. Who remembers shopping at Harrell's Jack & Jill Food Center in Hooker? Photo taken in 1985.

13. A view of Downtown Oklahoma City in 1987.

14. The Santa Fe Railroad Bridge was located just south of Noble. Photo taken in 1988.

15. A rusty old F-Unit found hiding in Muskogee in 1989.

If you love vintage pictures, check out these photos of Oklahoma in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Ashley

Ashley has lived in Oklahoma for 25 years and is the Oklahoma staff writer for onlyinyourstate.com. When she isn't exploring Oklahoma, she enjoys visiting the beaches of California.