[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0553]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Three Escape Death as Auto Hits Tree Three Oklahoma Cityans escaped death near Hartshorne when this car went out of control, skidded 219 feet, overturned and struck a large tree. The tree crashed through the car, shattering the windshield. The car was driven by David C. Hadaway, 48, of 1027 Lackey drive. His wife was taken to a McAlester hospital suffering internal injuries and Hadaway was struck on the shoulder by part of the tree. Top picture shows the front end of the car and the bottom picture shows the interior of the car. Their small son was hospitalized but later released."
Date: September 5, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History