The new Bartlesville Public Library and History Museum dedicated. (See photo.)The first annual SunFest festival takes place at Sooner Park. Alta Photographic, Inc. (also produces Kalioka bottled water) joins Bartlesville’s industrial park.
Phil Phillips and artist Joe Beeler standing beside heroic statue of “Thanks for the Rain” at Woolaroc at the dedication of the sculpture in 1987. The photo is autographed by both men. (See photo.) Indian summer begins as an annual celebration of the city’s Native...