Photograph taken during daylight of an industrial building engulfed in flames and black smoke. Caption: "Plains Butadiene Plant"

Photograph taken during daylight of an industrial building engulfed in fire and billowing black smoke. Caption: "Plains Butadiene Plant"

Photograph of an industrial complex engulfed by fire and billowing black smoke. Caption: "A roaring fire touched off by a series of rumbling explosions at the sprawling government-owned Plains butadiene plant near here was brought under control Saturday afternoon."

Photograph taken during daylight of an industrial complex engulfed in fire and black smoke.

Photograph taken during daylight of an industrial complex engulfed in fire and billowing black smoke. Caption: "Here's an aerial view of the huge government-owned Plains Butadiene Plant Borger, Texas."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "One Dead, Three Hurt. One man died in this accident shortly after 6 a. m. Sunday. He was Neil Ira Haraughty, 22, of 3342 S Linn. The car was driven by Bobby Williams West, 36, of rout 2, Edmond, one mile north of Northwest highway on N MacArthur Boulevard. West and two passengers, Bert Barnhill, 21, of Carter Park, and Charles Lafayette Ross, 21, of 1516 SW 47, were injured."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Train Crash Aftermath. Eight persons were hospitalized Thursday when a Frisco passenger train struck an automobile in the 2500 block on SW Grand boulevard. At right, James D. Cook, 16, brother of the driver, is shown after he was placed on a ambulance cot at the scene of the collision."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eight persons were injured Thursday when a Frisco passenger train struck an automobile in the 2500 block on SW Grand boulevard. Left the wrecked automobile after the crash."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Miss Claudine Wade, 20-year-old daughter of Percy Wade, of 2505 NW 26, was reported in a critical condition at a Norman hospital Thursday night following a three-car crash on U.S. 77 one mile north of Moore Thursday noon. Attendants said Miss Wade probably suffered internal injuries as well as profound shock as the result of the crash. The car she was driving careened off the rear fender of the car in the front as she attempted to avoid a serious crash in a quick stop. As Miss Wade's car swerved into the oncoming line of traffic she was hit broadside by a car driven by Robert Lett, Moore druggist. Lett was cut and bruised in the crash and received burns from some bottles of acid he was carrying in his car. He was also in the Norman hospital Thursday night. Earl Riley, 21, Sulphur, who was driving the car just in front of Miss Wade, received only minor injuries."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Fire Plug Only Casualty in Two-Car Crash: Street bathed. The intersection of NW 17 and Gatewood got a through washing Thursday when two cars collided and one of them broke a fire plug. Water gushed from the broken plug flooding the street until it could be cut off. One car was driven be James Elmer pierce, 2328 SW 35, and the other by Fritz Andeas Holzberbein, 5612 NW 23. No arrests were made."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fender Kissed. When a police car gets involved in a fender-banging scrape it's usually news. But G.C. Leighton, Nicholas Hills deputy marshal, doesn't think so. Especially when his police car (right), is involved. Leighton was returning to Nicholas Hills after delivering a prisoner at the county jail Monday afternoon when the car at the left rolled out into the street from a private driveway in the 3200 block N Shartel. Leighton's car smacked into the car's right rear fender. Oklahoma photographer Casey Petrauskas arrived on the scene and snapped his pictures. Leighton didn't like it and threatened to sue if the picture was printed. And Casey got a personal warning. " You'll regret it," he quoted the officer. The car on the left is owned by Mrs. Kelsie Miller, 724 W Hill. No charges were filed."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Train Hits Car, Injures Eight In City Grade Crossing Crash. Shelis Pauline Cook, 3-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Cook, 3307 SW 25, apparently was only shocked Thursday when she was thrown from an automobile in a car-train collision. Above Shelia Pauline is being given 100 CCs of plasma through a vein in her head. Hospital attendants said she may be released Friday."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "TRAIN CRASH AFTERMATH. Eight persons were hospitalized Thursday when a Frisco passenger train struck an automobile in the 2500 block on SW Grand boulevard. Left Mrs. Opal Spellins, 26, comforts her daughter Deanna Mae, 5, at the Mercy hospital after the wreck. Mrs. Spellins was given emergency treatment and released. Deanna Mae suffered a fractured jaw and internal injuries. The two, with five others, were ridding in an automobile driven by Clayburn Samuel Cook, 20, of Henretta. He was driving the Spellins car."

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."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Loading body of George Henry Stocks into Clinton ambulance. Lloyd Matthews, Highway patrol, center, Gene Stanley, Left Lieut. Jack Rollins, HP Right, Accident happened at 8:10 a.m. Sat. Two miles west of Clinton on U.S. 66 Foreground is Stock`s 1941 automobile. Truck driven by Martin McGrath Watson, 48, Abelene, Tex."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "OKLAHOMA SAFETY WEEK WAS HARDLY OVER WHEN THIS CAR, DRIVEN BY MOLINDA EDLINE COX, Midwest City, crashed into the Tinker air force base fence on SE 29 and came to rest at the foot of the huge safety sign. She said she didn't see the stop sign. The car skidded 90 feet straight across the intersection. Tinker officials estimated $125 damage to the fence. There was about $200 damage to the car. Trooper Leo White of the highway patrol issued her a ticket for running the stop sign. The picture was taken by Tinker as a damage record shortly after the accident September 4."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Crash Victim-- An apprehensive wife watched Tuesday as her husband was being loaded into an ambulance after a four car collision at Grand and Shartel."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Alexander Cherniaysky and his wife, Leposava, are shown in photograph taken at Oklahoma City University in 1951."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Coach Marvin bass, seated talked football with a group of his William and Mary players and on coaching aid as the Indians arrived at their Oklahoma City hotel Friday night on the eve of their game with the Sooners at Norman Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eight members of the wren family inhabit Oklahoma."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Blue Captures Central Medal Honors With 87 Card - Mrs. Johnny A. Blue of Oklahoma City won medalist honors in the annual championship tournament of the Central Oklahoma Women's Golf Association here Monday at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club with 87 to nose out the host course's defending champion Mrs. Earl L. Rumbaugh who fired an 88."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Two former Oklahoma City race drivers who now live in Denver will be at wheels of high powered Offenhausers Monday at 8 pm when the 600-lap Milk and Ice Fund classic gets underway."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "While Hopalong Cassidy was away there was skullduggery at the ol' ranch house."