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EDITOR’S NOTE:In 1918, Canadian’s Fourth of July rodeo was moved to Anvil Park Ranch near Canadian, where the photos on these pages were taken in the 1930s. The photos belong to the Ralph R. Doubleday Collection, and were provided to The Canadian Record by the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center (DRC), in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Center houses the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s archival and photographic collections, institutional records and library. The Dickinson Research Center shares the Museum’s mission to preserve and interpret the evolving history and cultures of the American West through exhibitions, education, esearch, and publications. For those wishing to explore this rich history more thoroughly, the Dickinson Research Center is open to the public by appointment from 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. To schedule an appointment, contact askarchives@nationalcowboymuseum.org
