Yale, Oklahoma
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Yale is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2020 census, a decline of 13.6 percent from the figure of 1,227 in 2010.
In downtown Yale w/Masonic Temple on corner & domed First Baptist Church in background, as seen in July of 2026
Historic Yale (1909)
Yale High School in July of 2026
Jim Thorpe Home with cabin in Yale, during July of 2026
Chet Baker
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Chesney Henry Baker Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".
Yale, Oklahoma
…Yale had a city manager form of government. Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter and vocalist, born in Yale in 1929. Jim Thorpe, Olympic gold medalist, lived in Yale from 1917 to 1923. The Jim Thorpe House, containing…
Baker in 1955
Baker (right) and Stan Getz in 1983. The two collaborated for over 25 years.
Baker in 1983
Plaque at the Hotel Prins Hendrik, in Amsterdam