Charles Banks Wilson, "First Train into Miami - I.T." - Signed Lithograph

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Charles Banks Wilson lithograph, pencil signed and dated 91, titled "First Train into Miami - I.T.".  This is a depiction of the arrival of the first train at the Indian Territory town of Miami on September 12 1896, several years before Oklahoma became a state.  The train was part of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway Company, which connected Miami to Baxter Springs, Kansas.  This line continued until 1900 when it was extended south to Afton to meet the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company mainline.
The lithograph is in very good condition, the image is 6 x 11.75 inches, and the sheet measures 10.25 x 14.5 inches.  Frame size is 11.75 x 16.5 inches.  The frame is metal and has some minor scratching.
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Charles Banks Wilson (August 6, 1918 – May 2, 2013) was born in Springdale, Arkansas in 1918, his family eventually moving to Miami, Oklahoma, where he spent his childhood. A painter, print-maker, teacher, lecturer, historian, magazine and book illustrator, Wilson's work has been shown in over 200 exhibitions in the United States and across the globe. Permanent collections of Wilson's work are housed in some of the most renowned museums and art galleries in the world. These include New York's Metropolitan Museum, Washington's Library of Congress, the Corcoran Gallery and the Smithsonian. Works by Wilson are a prominent feature of the Oklahoma State Capitol.
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