Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Soldiers at nearby Fort Sill continue to feel the effects of the 1987 draining of Lake Elmer Thomas in more ways than one."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lawton Mac Head Coach ) Ron Hartline confer with #13."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Huge hay crop produced by Charles Wood just about did the Faxon area farmer in."

Photograph taken during daylight of smoke billowing from a burning landscape. Caption: "Billowing smoke from a raging prairie fire in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge near Lawton Thursday was visible more than 30 miles away."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Crumpled remains of helicopter lie in thicket on Fort Sill. Two Oklahoma Army National Guardsman, members of the 45th Artillery Group, were injured Thursday when the helicopter in which they were riding crashed at Camp Eagle located at Fort Sill. The injured were Capt. James L. Smith, Tulsa, and SSG Donald L. Short, Hennessey. Smith was reported in satisfactory condition at Reynolds Army Hospital at Fort Sill with pelvic and possible back injuries. Short was reported in serious condition with back and chest injuries. The two guardsmen, on two weeks active duty for training, had just taken off from the Camp Eagle headquarters building helipad to inspect a training site for Friday when their helicopter came down through trees about 150 yards south of the building. Ambulance were on the scene within minutes after the 2:10 p.m. crash and had the pair en route to Reynolds on main post, Fort Sill. The helicopter, a small observation-type OH-23B with a bubble cockpit, landed on its right side after tearing through tree limbs. The landing skids on the helicopter were broken off , and the main rotor blade was sheared …

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gives three " graduating " sixth graders a preview of junior high textbooks."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Phil Hornstein, left, president of the Lawton Humane Society and Animal Shelter, Inc., receives a check for $200 for the Lawton-Fort Sill Kennel club to give the club life membership in the society."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Neda Birdsong, Cache, daughter of Quanah Parker, presents Brig. Gen. Mercer C. Walter, commanding general of troops at Fort Sill, with a braid wrapper belonging to the Comanche Chief."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Don Prophet, Cameron College agronomist, turns the valve which covers the campus lawn with water while testing the new equipment which arrived from Altus."

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

aerial view of mountain fires, daytime. Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Smoke from raging prairie fire engulfs Wichita Mountains, looking west from air near Mount Scott."

Photograph taken during daylight of the interior of a building destroyed by fire. Caption: "Interior of the C. R. Anthony Co. store in Lawton is a mass of blackened and twisted ruins Thursday following fire which raged through large downtown building Wednesday night and threatened to engulf the entire block."

Helicopter over mountain fire, daytime. Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Smoke from raging fire engulfs Wichita Mountains near Mount Scott."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A Community Achievement plaque from James C. Worthy, president of the Sears, Roebuck Foundation is Mrs. J. Hale Edwards, Lawton, contest chairman for the Lawton Woman's Forum Club which won first prize of $10,000 in a contest held in cooperation with the General Federation of Women's Clubs."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ed Blunck, Lawton stock car pilot, examines the safety belt that kept him from injury here last week when his car flipped and rolled over during the 25-lap feature race."

Photograph of buffalo moving through open stand of post-oak across the road north of Camp Doris campground entrance in the Graham Flat Pasture.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "George Carter, father of 19-year-old Nima Louise Carter, displays a picture of his missing daughter as he and the child's grandmother, Mrs. Audrey Carter. wait for word about her."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Determined Judy Waid puts away a backhand as she patrols the net in a Quarterfinal match in women's doubles in the Oklahoma State Open."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Ft. Sill cooks-PFC John Pintaualle spons fried & boiled rice"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Warren Wolverton, Lawton united Fund, Red Cross Drive Chairman"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Overturned trailer belonging to Dewey Sweeten of Geronimo."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Geronimo residents Loria Broughton, Rena Craycraft and Henry Ranschen, from left, clean up after tornado hits town."

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