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[BASEMENT BOX 66.0276]

A daylight photograph of a two-alarm fire at a plumbing supply warehouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows a fireman with water hoses near the engulfed structure and under burning electrical wires. Red and green wax pencil editing marks are visible on the photograph. Caption: "Flames engulf south end of plumbing warehouse during two-alarm fire."
Date: April 3, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

2012.201.B0302.0008

Photograph of two men in a performance. Caption: "Strawberries, two little steel balls, and back stage visits by psychiatrists are quietly making believers of those who see James Demopolos in the role of Captain Queeg at the Mummers Theater."
Date: April 3, 1963
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0319.0156]

Photograph of a man in a button down shirt and suit jacket signing a piece of paper on his knee while a young boy looks on. Caption: "The season got off to an early start for autograph seekers Friday night with Indians' pitcher Arnold Earley taking time to please 11-year-old Dwight L. Szakacs, 1528 NW 7th."
Date: April 12, 1957
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0414.0108]

Photograph is of a man dressed in a baseball uniform and hat swinging a bat. Caption: "Al Ferrera, L A Dodgers."
Date: April 15, 1964
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0446]

A daylight photograph of tire ruts caused by a fire truck driving over soggy ground. The emergency vehicle was responding to a fire at the John Magill residence at 1217 Northeast 67th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Caption: "[A soggy approach] didn't make a difference to fire trucks racing to the John Magill home at 1217 NE 67 Wednesday."
Date: April 12, 1967
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0051.0099]

Daytime photo of a fireman walking away from a flipped aircraft. Two fire extinguishers are in the foreground. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Wind flipped a private plane at Wiley Post Airport Saturday."
Date: April 6, 1974
Creator: Artman, Roger
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0051.0209]

Several men surround the tail section of a plane after the Braniff Airways plane wreck. A workman is attaching a winch line. A person in the crowd holds an Extra Edition of The Daily Oklahoman. The headline reads "8 KILLED IN CITY AIR CRASH". Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Braniff Airways crash in city March 26, 1939 which killed 8 people."
Date: April 1, 1939
Creator: Brooks, G.E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0358.0051]

Photograph is a side head shot of a man wearing a military uniform. Caption: "121 NE 23--I hadn't even thought about it. I guess we'd just have to add a couple of stars somewhere."
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Cobb, Richard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0423.0344]

Photograph is a head shot of a man smiling wearing a button down shirt with the collar of his undershirt showing. Caption: "YEOMAN 3-C FRANKLIN D. FOLSOM, 1441 NW 94--I don't think we should take Hawaii in."
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Cobb, Richard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 67.0312

Photograph taken at night of two buildings during or after firefighters extinguish a fire.
Date: April 16, 1955
Creator: Ford, Ray
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0313]

Photograph is of a fireman on top of the open ladder off the fire pump truck spraying an open hose onto the roof of a burning brick building. Smoke is billowing out of the roof of the building. Two other firemen are holding hoses that are spraying into the broken windows into the multiple story structure from the ground.
Date: April 16, 1955
Creator: Ford, Ray
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0314]

Photograph is of a fire pump truck parked in front of the J.C. Penny's building. Three fire hoses and a fully opened fire ladder are maned and spraying open water hoses on the fire. There is a ladder leaning against the building leading to a window that flames are visible through. The brightness from the flames and the billows of smoke are rising from the destroyed roof of the structure. Caption: "a $500,000 fire destroyed the J. C. Penney store here early Friday and damaged adjoining Montgomery Ward and Woolworth's firms with smoke and water. The three business buildings are located on the north side of the downtown square."
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Ford, Ray
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 67.0315

Photograph taken during daylight of firefighters extinguishing a building fire. Caption: "More than $500,000 damage was caused by fire early Friday in downtown Enid when the J. C. Penney Co. store was destroyed and Woolworth and Montgomery Ward stocks were damaged. Above, Enid, Blackwell and Vance Air Force base fireman put water into the Penney building. This picture was flown to Oklahoma City by a Champlin Refining Co. plane."
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Ford, Ray
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0960B.0135]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rader, a German Shepherd, demonstrates ferocity controlled by K-9 Officer Art Robinson." Image is of a barking and jumping German Sheppard dog being held from behind by a leash by a man wearing a police uniform and helmet.
Date: April 14, 1975
Creator: Guidice, Gary
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0960B.0178]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Image is of a man crouched down by a dark colored short haired dog. The man is rubbing the dog's face. The dog has a leash on that is held by something or someone out of the frame.
Date: April 10, 1975
Creator: Guidice, Gary
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0298.0381]

A man is counting paper money in stacks around him. Caption: "Rolling in dough, but not the kind you can spend, is Bob Dee, left, president of the Oklahoma Coin Dealers Association, during annual coin show Saturday at West-Lions Club, 4135 NW 10."
Date: April 26, 1968
Creator: Heaton, Dave
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0228]

A nighttime photograph taken at a fire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows two firemen in a bucket lift, using a water cannon to combat a blaze at the Rex Hotel. Caption: "Smoke and flames boil up from Rex Hotel building at 330 W Sheridan, destroyed in a pre-dawn fire today."
Date: April 5, 1972
Creator: Jones, Lucien
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0638]

Photograph is of a theater that has burned with buildings to the left of the theater that have burned completely and barely resemble a theater.Threwe men are looking inside the theater while a couple is looking in the windows of a store to the left of the theater. The photograph was taken during the day. Caption: "Minco"
Date: April 12, 1949
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0422.0222]

Photograph is of man in a baseball uniform and hat about to step on home plate. Another man, the catcher, is stepping closer to home plate. A man in a black suit and baseball hat is standing behind both the catcher and runner. Caption: "This force play at home plate in the second inning brought on a rhubarb between Indian infielder Joe Damato and plate umpire Don Fisher. Damato was called out at home after Beaumont third baseman Frank Tormay floved a grounder and tossed to catcher Mickey Livinsgton for the force out."
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0422.0223]

Photograph is of a man in a baseball uniform on the baseball inner field pointing to a spot on the field with a man in a black suit and baseball glove on his hand standing with him looking where the other man is pointing. Caption: "Damato claimed Livingston failed to touch the plate and attempts to say so in the lower picture."
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0997.0453]

Caption: "OKLAHOMA this weekend played host to the nation's general practitioner of the year as Dr. Karl B. Pace, Greenville, N. C. came through the state to visit his brother, district Judge Tom Pace, Norman." Photograph is of an older man wearing a suit sitting and leaning towards someone talking. The photograph is a side profile casual picture.
Date: April 19, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 66.0418

Interior daytime, burned out building with 4 persons visible, Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "at SE 30 and Stiles is inspected by Oklahoma City firemen for any hidden fire before cleanup operations begin."
Date: April 2, 1974
Creator: Mooney, Hank
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0229]

A daylight photograph showing the aftermath of a hotel fire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows fire department personnel using a high pressure water hose and a shovel crane to extinguish hot spots in the debris. A barricade, traffic light, and street signs are in the scene, and black and green wax pencil editorial marks are visible on the photograph. Caption: "Crane finishes off fire-ravaged hotel."
Date: April 5, 1972
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0236]

A daylight photograph showing the aftermath of a fire at the Rex Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows a shovel crane being used to prevent the fire from spreading to a neighboring structure. Caption: "Flames possibly started by transient squatters destroyed the Rex Hotel building, 330 W Sheridan, early today as firemen fought to protect an adjoining business where cleaning solvent was stored."
Date: April 5, 1972
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History