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TOM POOL – Claremore’s Mild-mannered Clark Kent

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was written by Claremore Museum of History Board of Directors Chairman, Steve Robinson on August 12, 2024. Claremore’s mild-mannered man who humbly wore a giant “S” on his chest hidden from public view has…

Spadea Patti Page Quartet Pattern

This Spadea Company pattern was called the Patti Page Quartet and designed by Joseph Fretwell III. The pattern is a harmonious arrangement of a morning til late evening wardrobe. The daytime ensemble features a sleeveless sheath and matching, easy fitting jacket, finished off with a…

Rehearsal Fashion

Patti never left fashion to chance. Whether performing to sold out crowds or attending a recording and rehearsal session, her apparel choices were always well thought out and appropriate. . Although from a small…

The Finishing Touch

"Getting ready for the big show is a sizeable job, even when a gal has natural beauty like miss Patti Page." as reported in the Daily Oklahoman in June 1957. …

The Designs of Ret Turner

Ret Turner was an Emmy Award-winning costume designer who worked with many of television’s biggest stars. Mr. Turner was introduced to fashion as a boy in his parents’ clothing store. He headed to Hollywood hoping to find work as an actor. Instead, he was steered…

Patti’s Mature Fashion

Throughout Patti’s career, her fans could have found her on the stage of the country's poshest nightclubs. Even when her recorded work was greatly in demand, club appearances in New York and Las Vegas consumed much of Page's time and energy. Over the decades, her…

Fan Fashion

Patti loved her fans and her fans LOVED her! The jacket on display was given to her by the New York Area Patti's Platters Fan Club in 1957. It was presented to her the night before her first opening of "The BIG Record Show". The…

The Glamour of a Fur

Fur was once seen as way of gaining “contagious magic”. In ancient Egypt, only kings and high priests were allowed to wear the fur like ermine, mink, or chinchilla. In later centuries, giving fur to a young girl on her 18th birthday as a rite…

Bon Voyage with Patti!

Screenshot The travel experience was dramatically different during the heyday of Patti's career, which was known as the Golden Age of Travel. Today, we can only daydream of enough space to spread out and being in the upstairs lounge of a 747 mingling with other passengers…

An Evening Out with Miss Patti Page

Patti Page has blossomed under the magic spell of love. Say this sounds corny, but the fact remains that Patti is not the same girl since love entered her life. She’s never looked more chic or more womanly. She has a new poise and sophistication…

Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend

The 1960's were the first decade to be chronicled to a huge degree by the perfusion of still and television images. This had a profound effect on the sixties jewelry trends, especially with the advent of technicolour to images. Harry Winston was the most famous…

Gerome Riley – HIstorian, Semi-Pro Baseball Player

Biography Born near Chelsea, Oklahoma, Gerome Riley attended a rural all-black school through the Eighth grade. And because of segregation he had to choose between going to Claremore, Nowata, or Vinita for high school. He selected Claremore Lincoln and became a member of Claremore’s only…