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.

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.

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."

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."

Photograph of the loading platform for a roller coaster at Spring Lake. Photo by Meyers Photo Shop for the Judge Tom Cheek Acct., Jan. 22, 1945.

Photograph of the loading platform for a roller coaster at Spring Lake. Photo by Meyers Photo Shop for the Judge Tom Cheek Acct., Jan. 22, 1945.

Photograph of the loading platform for a roller coaster at Spring Lake. Photo by Meyers Photo Shop for the Judge Tom Cheek Acct., Jan. 22, 1945.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The undamaged elevator of the roller coaster at Springlake is pictured here through the charred timbers of a portion of the amusement park's facilities that were destroyed in an early morning fire Thursday. Despite the fire which damaged the park in excess of $50,000, "the show will go on," Ron Staton, manager and one of the owners, declared Thursday, indicating that the park will open on as scheduled May 31. Destroyed in the blaze were the fun house, the roller coaster terminal, the electric scooter racing link and the shooting gallery. Staton pointed out the fire was confined to only one section of the park leaving other facilities undamaged. The fire razed sections of the roller link and the other destroyed buildings will be replaced just as soon as it "can be done witht the best materials," Staton said, declaring that the operators of the park will go slow in the replacement work in order to do the best possible job of reconstructing the loss. The fire started early Thursday morning when lightning struck an electric conduit on the "Big Dipper."

Photograph of Port Arthur, Texas, with an aerial view of the courthouse, bridge, Pleasure Island, and YMCA. The courthouse stands in the stone building in the center of the photo, surrounded by streets that are lined with cars. The bridge is raised for a passing boat. Beyond the bridge, a roller coaster can be seen. The Watkins Studio mark is in the bottom right corner.