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Oklahoma State Capitol
Sepia Real Photo Post Card.
A while after this capitol was in use, postcards were finally being published without the planned dome. Real Photo cards like this one were not touched up, so they might have been the first to show the actual building.
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State Capitol, Oklahoma City, Okla
Layton & Smith, Architects
Copyright July 1914
Vintage postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by Parkhurst Book Co, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Postcards of the new capitols were often produced before the construction was finished. In this case, the dome planned in 1914 was not completed until 2002.
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State Capitol, Oklahoma City, Okla
Copyright by Layton & Smith, July, 1914
Vintage postcard.
The artist started with the same drawing as was used for the card above. A different sky was added, as well as another car and some pedestrians.
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Greetings from the "Land of the Mistletoe" — Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Capitol,
Oklahoma City
Linen postcard from the personal collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by Oklahoma News Co., Tulsa, Okla. Made in U.S.A.
Mistletoe was adopted as the state floral emblem in 1893. It is not the state flower.
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Oklahoma State Capitol. Oklahoma City, Okla.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.
In this view, the indistinct, or faded quality of the drawing of the building in contrast with the bright landscaping, cars, and pedestrians created a fantasy effect. That fits, since there are several differences between this building and the actual capitol.
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Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Black-and-white postcard.
This slightly aerial view shows more of the roof and the walk around the perimeter of the capitol.
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Oil Wells on State Capitol Grounds
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Linen postcard published circa 1940.
This view shows our only state capitol with oil derricks on the grounds. The best known oil well here is nicknamed Petunia No. 1 for the flower bed it was drilled in.
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