[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9259]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Alicia Hernandez peers out the side door to her Oklahoma City home at the rubble left by an explosion at the house next door. The explosion occurred as the resident of 1613 NW 11 worked on a gas range. He was critically burned."
Date: July 9, 1992
Creator: Beckel, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2576]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The arial view above shows the whole Piper Aircraft Corp. plant at Ponca City. It is on the northwestern edge of the city and was the site og the Darr School of Aeronautics which trained Royal air force pilots almost to the end of the war. Piper has imported some key personnel from its plants in the east, but it uses a lot of local labor, too."
Date: July 9, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7376]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Making his appearnce in the State of Indian Men's Fast Pitch Softball tournament is Blackjack Kassanavoid from Tulsa. Kassanavoid, in action here against Stilwell, led his team to a fourth place finish in the tournament, which was the largest softball meet ever held in Oklahoma."
Date: July 9, 1977
Creator: Engh, Erick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2542]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Alterations on the terminal building at Oklahoma City Municipal Airport are nearing completion as shown in the above aerial photograph. Two new office sections on the third floor either side of the center structure are finished and additional second-floor space will be ready soon. The enlarged and redecorated Sky Chef cafe in the north wing of the main floor will be in full operation this week. landscaping will be started as soon as the building alterations are completed."
Date: July 9, 1946
Creator: Cobb, Richard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Upper right: An exterior view of the nurses home. Fireproof construction throughout, it is of modernistic design. In addition to living quarters, it has some classrooms, dietetics laboratory auditorium and dining hall."
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1687]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Equipment crowds the OCU campus, where $2.8 million is being spent on expansion."
Date: July 9, 1966
Creator: Derby, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2574]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Although it looks confusing, manufacturing processes go on smoothly and evenly in the Piper plant. Pictured above are air frames in the hangar on the seat and floor assembly line. The white objects in the left-center are air frames already covered with fabric but not yet sprayed with dope and distinctive paint."
Date: July 9, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0699]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Drawing attention during parade and award ceremony Saturday morning by 1,300 Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen at Will Rogers World Airport are these very unofficial bay windows that looked out over the proceedings. The guard's 137th Supply Squardon recieved the Governor's Trophy as the organization's outstanding unit."
Date: July 9, 1971
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Picture above is the library reading room in the emlisted men's club, a favorite spot of Fort Sill GIs."
Date: July 9, 1946
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1664]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of people in the fairgrounds's Grand Stand looking towards the stage in the background, military service men all-around the stage, the podium in the middle, and more. Backside handwriting: "Fair Grounds Park.")"
Date: July 9, 1938
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0701]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "More than 1,300 Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen paraded this morning at their headquarters at Will Rogers World Airport to witness the 137th Supply Squadron receive the Governor's Trophy for the outstanding unit. Seven Individuals also received commendation medals during the 15-minute ceremony."
Date: July 9, 1971
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9479]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's $2 million Lincoln expressway Thursday was branded a "terrifying experience." That's the opinion of a throng of motorists who daily fight their way scross the fancy, six-lane boulevard north of the state capitol. Target of their collective criticism is a single intersection at Lincoln and NE 50 - a heavily traveled corner partially blinded by a steep road grade and a hill to the north. "It's so bad that residents in the neighborhood have asked me to circulate a petition for a traffic light on that corner," director Archibald Edwards, 5631 N Kelly, who makes the harrowing trip down NE 50 and across the 103-foot wide boulevard twice a day. "I can tell you it's a terrifying experience," said Edwards, adding that there just isn't any safe, sure way to get across Lincoln on NE 50, protected only by the two stop signs at each side of the intersection........City traffic engineer, Jim Robinson, who admits he's had his share of compliants on the corner, explained that speed limits are not generally set on a new or improved street until the traffic can be checked to determine …
Date: July 9, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9260]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a house on the left with its side blown apart, debris on the grounds between the area of another house, lady looking at the other house from the neighbor's door, and more)"
Date: July 9, 1992
Creator: Beckel, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9792]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A business on N Pennsylvania sits amid single-family residential homes because of a land use variance granted by the Board of Adjustment in 1965. A later request for expansion of the variance was denied after a strong protest by neighbors."
Date: July 9, 1970
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0978.0240]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: July 9, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0979.0231]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "After the roundup was over, this herd of cattle had been penned up by Oklahoma City police officers."
Date: July 9, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0968.0693]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Resurfacing equipment parked on the medians along North Robinson, north of NW 16, was the object of complaints by Heritage Hills residents this week."
Date: July 9, 1979
Creator: Hoke, Doug
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0978.0372]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Cave-in of new paving in 2900 block N Villa apparently was caused by heavy rain in the spring which damaged the base."
Date: July 9, 1964
Creator: Crowder, Russ
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0969.0175]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Calvary Temple Assembly of God church, 1200 SW 44, is just one example of the progressive design used in newer buildings in the southwest portion of Oklahoma City."
Date: July 9, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0991.0309]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "New members of the Oklahoma turnpike Authority are shown with Governor Bellmon."
Date: July 9, 1963
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0965.0256]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Construction is nearing completion on NCR Corp's Oklahoma City headquarters, in the 37-acre Perimeter Center Office Park, NW 39 expressway and Tulsa."
Date: July 9, 1986
Creator: Beckel, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0978.0549]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "City workers prepare to stencil a new turn lane direction on NW 5 as the street was made one-way eastbound today."
Date: July 9, 1982
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0987.0154]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Osborn doubts soil validity test."
Date: July 9, 1982
Creator: McDaniel, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0977.0749]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Aaron Philipp, 7, learns the right way to shoot a rocket from Edward Williams during a special rocketry program at OKC Community College."
Date: July 9, 1986
Creator: McDaniel, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History