Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Practically no traffic was moving today in northwestern Oklahoma where many persons had to leave their vehicles like this pickup truck on lonely roads and seek shelter. Snow drifts up to 20 feet high blocked some roads, officials said. Helicopters were used to rescue some strranded motorists caught like this."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Efforts of road crews to clear away gigantic snow drifts on roads in hard hit areas of Oklahoma met too much resistance. Heavy equipment like this grader abandonded southwest of El Reno could be seen from the air all across the western and northwestern areas of the state where crews had to leave them when they became bogged down."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wrecker works to extract a few of many cars and trucks trapped in snowdrifts on I-40 west of El Reno."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fence lines can be seen poking through deep snowdrifts in Woodward County, but crossroads near the small community of Sharon remain completely blotted out."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Staggered by the storm, the small northwest Oklahoma town of Vici ramains almost at a standstill as closing of all roads isolated residents."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Hungry cattle show up as forlorn specks on giant blanket of snow near Laverne."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Stranded truck near Fort Supply waits for help."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cattle search for food in snow-covered fields along 1-40 east of Weatherford."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two snowplows leed the way on snow-clogged U.S. 283 south of Laverne."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Admist the splintered remains of their maintenance shed, twister-damaged Achille school buses stand idle, after the Friday night tornado slashed through the community."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a crane, building's wall frames concrete reinforcement standing alongside wood work stages, other buildings in the background, and more)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a concrete constucted building with a crane at the top)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Visitors Stream through Honor Heights Park, Muskogee, Saturday, to view the azaleas in bloom during the Muskogee Azelea Festival. Tours of the park and private gardens were unhampered by intermittent rains which fell during the day."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a park area with design, cars all around, and people walking, and more)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a park area, cars parked around, a pool/tennis court on the bottom left, road across the top, and more)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Chief executive lauds Oklahomans' progress a backdrop ov vessels anchored on the Verdigris River to symbolize its use. (copy of the photo)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a built bridge on the left beside a being built bridge on the right, the river across the middle, the top and bottom with land, and more. Backside handwriting: "Bridges Between Ft. Smith & Van Bixen.")"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo a built bridge across the middle at front, being built bridge behind it, river coming from the top to the bottom, and more. Backside handwriting: "R. R. Bridge North of Spixo Kansas City Southern.")"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo a built bridge at center left, being built bridge at center right, river across the middle, and more. Backside handwriting: "R. R. Bridge Kansas City Southern North of Spixo.")"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a built bridge on the left beside a being built bridge on the right, the river across the middle, the top and bottom with land, and more. Backside handwriting: "Bridges Between Ft. Smith & Van Bixen.")"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo a built bridge across the front middle, being built bridge behind it, river coming from the top to the bottom, and more. Backside handwriting: "Bridges Between Ft. Smith & Van Buren.")"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a bridge under construction from the bottom left to top right, built bridge on its right, river across the center, storage building/businesses at bottom right, train tracks across the bottom, and more. Backside handwriting: "Bridges Between Ft. Smith & Van Buxen.")"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "On the Oklahoma portion of the Arkansas River navigation project, 16 bridges arch the water carrying highway and rail traffic. Many of the bridges are considered by construction men to be minor engineering marvels themselves although they tend to be minor to be overlooked when conversation compares the entire Arkansas development with pryamids. The federal government spent $37.2 million to replace old, low bridges with new ones which would provide 52 feet of headroom for river traffic. Eight of the bridges are on the Oklahoma portion of the Arkansas and eight are on the Verdigris River. One - the Kansas City & Southern Railroad bridge near Redland - is unique in the U. S. Welded box grider structures like it have been built in Europe, engineers say, but no one before tried ot here. Built out from both banks and joined at the center, it was hoisted into place. In mid-March, the old KC&S bridge is to be removed, and boats then will also have 300 feet between bridge piers in which to maneuver. Near Wagoner the STate Route 51 bridge was raised 30 feet from its original level. …

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a single bridge at center with road coming from bottom left to top right, river crossing the middle, a pick-up of the bridge, and more. Backside handwriting: "S.W. of Wagoner on Vexdigris River.")"