Resource Type

Roller Coaster

Photograph of people on the roller coaster at Spring Lake Park, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: September 5, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roller Coaster

Photograph of people on the roller coaster at Spring Lake Park, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: September 5, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roller Coaster

Photograph of people on the roller coaster at Spring Lake Park, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: September 5, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roller Coaster

Photograph of people on the roller coaster at Spring Lake Park, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: September 5, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roller Coaster

Photograph of people on the roller coaster at Spring Lake Park, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: September 5, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roller Coaster

Photograph of people on the roller coaster at Spring Lake Park, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: September 5, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roller Coaster

Photograph of people on the roller coaster at Spring Lake Park, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date: September 5, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Children on roller coaster]

Photo of children in roller coaster. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 4, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roller coaster ride

Photograph of white structural supports for a roller coaster, with several dips visible. Several cars are parked perpendicular next to the roller coaster on a stretch of pavement. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pleasure Island Roller Coaster]

Photograph of the roller coaster on Pleasure Island in Port Arthur, Texas. A large pavilion is to the left of the coaster. A group of people is sitting beneath the awning of the pavilion. Another group of people is sitting on and near the breakwater wall. Several swimmers are in the water.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parking Lot and Roller Coaster at Pier]

Photograph of cars in a parking lot at the Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. There is a roller coaster to the right, and Lake Sabine is visible in the background.
Date: 1951~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children on a Roller Coaster at Riverside Amusement Park]

Photograph of nine children sitting on a roller coaster at Riverside Amusement Park. There are 3-4 children in each car, and the roller coaster is three cars in length.
Date: May 1, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern Pacific (SP) 4424 on "The Coaster"

A photograph print showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 4424, 4-8-4, on passenger train No. 70, "The Coaster". Photograph was taken in Glendale, California.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Toboggan Roller Coaster at the South Texas State Fair]

Photograph of a Toboggan roller coaster at the South Texas State Fair. The spiral-shaped roller coaster has a single car on the track. The photograph has been taken from a low vantage point.
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adults on a roller coaster at Six Flags]

Photograph of six young people sitting on a blue roller coaster at Six Flags. The roller coaster is two cars in length in the image. The sky covers the entire background.
Date: August 10, 1975
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Six Flags Over Texas roller coaster]

Photograph of a Six Flags Over Texas roller coaster. The park's Oil Derrick can be seen in the background.
Date: 197X
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0124]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Roller coaster, background, is the only ride still standing in the day after debris of the State Fair of Oklahoma."
Date: October 1, 1973
Creator: Carter, Randy
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0978.0072]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's one for you to really puzzle over."
Date: November 18, 1953
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph of Tim and Carol Williams on a roller coaster]

Photograph of young Tim and Carol Williams on a small roller coaster at a carnival in Corpus Christi, Texas. The roller coaster has three cars and is supported by short metal poles. Tim sits in the back car of the roller coaster and wears a patterned, collared shirt. Carol sits in the middle car, wearing a frilly dress. A man and a woman stand to the left of the track near a tall tree. Many small structures are nestled among the trees in the background.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

Soapbox car

Photograph of a young man and two females standing behind a soapbox derby car that pertains to the Exchange Club of Temple, Texas. In front of the car are an award plaque and a small trophy. The building in the background has several General Motors (GM) logos along the wall.
Date: 1968?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5915]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "All that was left of the main enterainment attractions at Springlake amusement park after Thursday morning's fire is shown in this pictureabove, taken from atopthe first big rise on the "Big Dipper," at the foot of which flames were stopped from spreading by firemen. The roller-coaster terminal, the fun house, the electric scooter racing rink and shooting gallery were total losses in the 4 a.m. blaze. Firemen stopped the flames from spreading to other sections of the park on the north at the east end of the bath house, which suffered minor damage."
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5913]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "All that was left of the main enterainment attractions at Springlake amusement park after Thursday morning's fire is shown in this pictureabove, taken from atopthe first big rise on the "Big Dipper," at the foot of which flames were stopped from spreading by firemen. The roller-coaster terminal, the fun house, the electric scooter racing rink and shooting gallery were total losses in the 4 a.m. blaze. Firemen stopped the flames from spreading to other sections of the park on the north at the east end of the bath house, which suffered minor damage."
Date: May 22, 1946
Creator: Sparlin, Morris E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Finish line at the 32nd All-American Soap Box Derby]

Photograph of three participants crossing the finish line at the 32nd All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio on August 23rd, 1969. One man waves a checkered flag to indicate the finishing of the race. A large number of attendees can be seen on one side of the street observing the race.
Date: August 23, 1969
Creator: Clark, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Boys Working on a Soap Box Derby Car]

Photograph of two boys next to a partially built soapbox derby car.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History