Back in Time

Deep inside the Cherokee Strip on the banks of the Salt Fork River was once a cattle ranch that stretched over four counties, 110-thousand acres of the most unusual operation in America. The Miller brothers, Joe, George and Zack thrilled audiences’ around the world with their Wild West Show. OETA’s documentary series Back in Time looks at the empire upon the prairie called The 101 Ranch.

The founding of the Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum is the story of a man’s dream to honor the spirit of the West. Chester Reynold’s wanted a museum to honor the pioneers, cowboys, and Native Americans who helped define the idea of the American West. The Museum now holds the world’s finest collections of western art and memorabilia.

Created in response to Jim Crow and segregation, Langston University has struggled through severe legal, economic, and political restrictions for over 100 years. In the face of opposition the once all-black college has given generations of students a step up to a better life. Back in Time looks at Langston University’s role in the civil rights movement and its many famous alumni.

Penn Square Bank was a small suburban with close to 30 million in assets. Then an oil boom in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma generated a flood of oil men looking for loans. Overnight Penn Square Bank grew to a bank with assets of close to half a billion dollars. However, reckless lending would lead to a catastrophic downfall that would bring down some major banking institutions of the time.