[Photograph 2012.201.B0316.0554]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Young Drowning victim Bennie Wheeler 8, of 320 N Tuttle, was recovered late Friday from North Canadian River near Pennsylvania Bridge when fireman located body in reed patched near the center of the rain swollen river."
Date: May 9, 1969
Creator: Heaton, Dave
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0292.0328]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A young mans dream of a career with the Okla. City police force have been shattered in Vietnam by the explosion of a Viet Cong booby trap."
Date: May 6, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0244.0238]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Harold Cowherd blasted a first-inning grand slam home run and drove in six runs to trigger a 10-1 Oklahoma victory over Colorado at Haskell Field Saturday to keep alive Sooner hopes of their first Bio Eight baseball championship since 1961."
Date: May 11, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0308.0070]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Muskogee's Joey Dills lines up a long putt en route to a second place finish in the state Class AA golf tournament."
Date: May 6, 1969
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0244.0553]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "that laid the double egg lives at 9100 NE 10."
Date: May 26, 1969
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0313.0062]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Huffing and puffing to do their bit in preparations for the High School Junior-Senior banquet to be held at Central State College Friday are Pan Westerman and Darryl Donaldson, left, who prepare balloons."
Date: May 5, 1969
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0233.0155]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "at the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety are explained by Jerry Collier"
Date: May 7, 1969
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0418.0014]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Miss Nelda Finley and Michael D. Lorenz were recognized as the most outstanding graduates in the Class of 1969. Miss Finley, a home economics major from Hugo, has compiled a 3.7 grade point average throughout her college career and has been a leader in many activities."
Date: May 27, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0357.0207]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Left to right , Mrs. E. H. Gabriel , Tulsa. J. G. Ellis. O. C.. Jim Rutter, Miami, Okla.. Bill Schieb Jr."
Date: May 22, 1969
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0361.0083]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Enid civic workers listen to information about forming a Women's Committee."
Date: May 24, 1969
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0096]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Chosen to edit the fall semester O'Collegian, a daily, is Mary Cole, a senior in journalism."
Date: May 11, 1969
Creator: Gabelsberg
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0418.0191]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Maintenance employee David Cole was among first to tackle smoky problem."
Date: May 3, 1969
Creator: Heaton, Dave
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0248.0048]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "An estimated 200 ministers and laymen representing the newly-merged Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. (Southern) will gather in Oklahoma City Tuesday and Wednesday for the Synod's first stated (annual) meeting."
Date: May 14, 1969
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0015]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Named acting president"
Date: May 15, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0303.0002]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "its annual educational scholarship month Wa-Te-Win Chapter of American Business Women's Association gave away two scholarships recently when the club met at len's Hik'ry Inn."
Date: May 26, 1969
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0986]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Victim's car on pavement, background, after crash. A young Yukon woman was killed late Friday when her car crashed into a station wagon at a lonely intersection on Oklahoma City's extreme western edge. Dead on arrival at Baptist Memorial Hospital was Mrs. Annabell V. Bishop, 18, Route 3 Yukon, She died apparently of massive head injuries after being thrown from her 13-year-old car. Seriously injured was her only passenger, a brother-in-law, Logan O. Bishop, 15, of the home. He was admitted to Baptist Hospital. A late-model station wagon, driven south on S-92 by Mrs. Jo Ann Wyont, 43, of 2132 SW 76, was struck broadside by the death vehicle when the latter failed to stop at the Reno and S-92 intersection, police said. Mrs. Wyont, her mother, Mrs. Katherine Harwood, 67, of 5024 N Grove; a nephew, John Peoples, 10, and a young daughter and son, all were en route to a lake near Hinton for a weekend outing police said. Accident investigator Jim Jackson said the young Wyont children escaped injury. Late Friday night the grandmother, Mrs. Wyont and the nephew all were being checked at Baptist …
Date: May 9, 1969
Creator: Hill, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0316.0138]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Most of the official positions in women's golf organizations have been discussed in this column, but last week I decided to go to Tulsa and find out about the gal who runs the epitome of all golf groups."
Date: May 22, 1969
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0120.0195]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Call-A-Teen headquarters opens Monday in Oklahoma City at 314 Park Avenue, and Mary Snyder, a 19-year-old Langston University freshman, reflects excitement and anticipation that the job center for teen-agers will help thousands of disadvantaged youngsters gain summer work."
Date: May 9, 1969
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0274]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Participating in ceremonies for Campfire Girl's Grand Council Thursday night with a crowd of about 1500 were Debbie Cannon, left, and Debbie Worford."
Date: May 15, 1969
Creator: Hill, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0071.0676]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Stung by a near- miss setback in the opener, the 89ers rode the slugging of Danny Walton to a 7-4 comeback victory and salvaged a split of Sunday afternoon's doubleheader with Tulsa."
Date: May 16, 1969
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0145.0125]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This is the proposed new Cleveland County Courthouse and jail as depicted by architects Fritzler Knoblock and Furry."
Date: May 22, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0210]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ANNUAL REGISTRATION TEA of the Big Sisters Organization, Inc. was held in the home of Mrs. Marcus L. Cox, right."
Date: May 6, 1969
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0161.0334]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: May 19, 1969
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0171.0089]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Merrell Lt. Gen. (ret) Ira C. Eakre, Center photo"
Date: May 16, 1969
Creator: Heaton, Dave
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History