BASEMENT BOX 67.0444

Photograph taken during daylight of a crowd of people viewing the destruction of a burned building.
Date: April 17, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1150]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Tom Brett, his wife, of the court of criminal appeals judge, escaped with forehead and arm cuts this morning when her car went out of control."
Date: February 17, 1973
Creator: Taylor, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0625]

Photograph of the remains of a building on the main street in Binger, OK. The roof is missing, the front windows are gone, and the side of the structure has begun to fall down. Smoke is still rising from the remains. Photograph was taken in the night time. Caption: "A sudden blaze which for a time Tuesday night threatened the entire town of Binger before its populace fought the fire and saved other buildings. left a general store and theater only a shell of blackened ruins."
Date: December 17, 1946
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 66.0335

Photograph taken at night of firefighters battling a smoking brick building fire with a ladder and fire hoses. Caption: "Firemen fight a blaze Monday night at the First United Methodist Church"
Date: September 17, 1973
Creator: Traverse, Cliff
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0312.0086]

Photograph is of a man at a table with a plate of bread. He is putting butter and jam on a piece of bread with a butter knife.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0356]

A nighttime photograph of firemen responding to a fire at the Southwestern College of Meat Cutters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. No caption.
Date: April 17, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0500]

Interior photograph of Midwest City Bowling Lanes after a fire. The image shows Midwest City fireman Lt. Don Cornwell holding a soot-covered bowling ball. Caption: "BLACKENED BOWLING BALLS, part of the $200,000 ruins of the Midwest City Bowling Lanes, 1415 S. Midwest Blvd., are held by Lt. Don Cornwell of Midwest City Fire Department."
Date: February 17, 1962
Creator: Traverse, Austin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0308.0087]

Photograph is of a man in a baseball uniform throwing a pitch from the pitcher's mound. Caption: "Bart DiMaggio ... Mound returnee."
Date: March 17, 1956
Creator: Gumm, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0411.0059]

Photograph is of a man in a baseball uniform throwing a baseball from a base in the infield of a baseball field. Caption: "Oklahoma City infielder Lou Farotto may get the second base job this season if his hitting comes up to fielding ability he has been exhibiting in spring training camp."
Date: March 17, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0415.0097]

Photograph is a head shot of a man in a baseball uniform smiling. Caption: "Bert Fern, husky Gasser pitcher - held Shawnee to 1 hit to win 2-0 Wed. night."
Date: July 17, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0413.0213]

Photograph of a man in a baseball uniform and jacket. He is folding a baseball glove in one hand and pointing with his other hand. Caption: "U.S. NAVY BASEBALL..."
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Basement Box 2012.201.67.0499]

An interior photograph of Midwest City Bowling Lanes after a fire. The image shows Midwest City fireman Lt. Don Cornwell holding a soot-covered bowling ball. Lieutenant Cornwell is kneeling beside a rack of bowling balls near two destroyed pinball machines. Orange wax pencil marks are visible on the photograph's top and right border. Caption: "BLACKENED BOWLING BALLS, part of the $200,000 ruins of the Midwest City Bowling Lanes, 1415 S. Midwest Blvd., are held by Lt. Don Cornwell of Midwest City Fire Department."
Date: February 17, 1962
Creator: Traverse, Austin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 67.0443

Daytime scene of bystanders at end of a fire, across from Conoco building. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: April 17, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0417.0305]

Photograph is of a man in a military policeman uniform resting his hands on 5 helmets on a table with a rag in his left hand as if polishing them. Caption: "Armed Forces Day visitors at Tinker Air Force Base will be guided to parking lots Saturday by military policemen of the Oklahoma National Guard's 45th Infantry Division. Here the 45th's provost marshal, Maj. Lon Fink, 2534 SW 58, inspects his men's sparking helmets."
Date: May 17, 1962
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0545]

A nighttime photograph showing Ponca City firemen and a fire engine as smoke billows from the Walker Walgreen Drug store, situated next to T.G.& Y. in the Pioneer Shopping Center.
Date: January 17, 1962
Creator: Casto, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 67.0416

Photograph taken at night of a man watching as firefighters work to extinguish a fire at hotel.
Date: February 17, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0960B.0155]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Manager, police dog injured in riot Thursday gets treatment." Image is of a German Sheppard dog laying on the table next to a person with his hands on the back of the dog. The person is wearing a white lab jacket indicative of veterinarians. The dog has one leg laying straight and the other tucked in.
Date: February 17, 1966
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0938.0822]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A five-member senior citizen combo from Noble entertains at a dinner at Norman's Senior Citizen Center. Effie Fishburn is at the piano with Bert Black first violinist, left Lenard Fishburn second violinist and Walter Ruth and Clayton Black guitarist. The Fishburns are husband and wife and Blacks are brothers." A group of five older people playing musical instrucments. A woman is sitting at the piano, two men are sitting behind her with guitars and two men are standing next to her playing violins.
Date: March 17, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0962.0550]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Wilbur Switzer, 501 SW 26, working at Oklahoma secondary case, separates mail for specific towns and for trains on which it is to be sent." The photograph shows a man wearing dark pants and a light colored shirt rolled up at the sleeves, sorting mail into small boxes with the name of the community on the box.
Date: February 17, 1960
Creator: Cobb, Dick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0960B.0132]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's police K-9 offices and their partners are, from left, Mike Schoenberger and Rommel, Gilbert Hogue and Duke, and Gary Damron and Rebel." Image is of three men each holding a leash to a German Sheppard dog that is sitting upright to their left. They are standing in front of a wall that has lettering that reads "O.C.P.D. K-9 Unit."
Date: September 17, 1985
Creator: Beckel, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0359.0381]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon"
Date: January 17, 1923
Creator: Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Incorporated
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History