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Films gave view of Oklahoma black history

 
BY SHEILA STOGSDILL    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: March 5, 2009

LANGSTON — A collection of 29 vintage film reels detailing the lives of blacks living in Oklahoma during the 1920s was the rarest historical artifact Currie Ballard ever owned.

photo - Currie Ballard poses in this file photo with 29 cans of film he purchased from a collector. The reels were auctioned last week for $60,000. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY JOHN CLANTON
Currie Ballard poses in this file photo with 29 cans of film he purchased from a collector. The reels were auctioned last week for $60,000. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY JOHN CLANTON

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