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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1332]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Seventy-five Oklahoma City firemen fought a 3-alarm lumberyard fire for nealy an hour this afternoon before bringing the blaze under control. Three firemen were overcome by the heat and billowing smoke at the Capitol City Lumber Co., 27 SW 29. Two were reported taken to mercy Hospital, but neither was seriously injured, firemen at the scene said. Deputy Chief Roy Johnson said 11 engines, 4 truck companies and 4 tank pump units were employed to fight the flames, which erupted shortly after noon...Fire Marshall Ed Koch said the fire apparently started in a trash bin at the southeast corner of the building, and spread nearly instantly to the rest of the building."
Date:
August 21, 1969
Creator:
Argo, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10773]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Arranging a detour through Nichols Hills is not the easiest job in the world. The fact has been noted during construction work on a 3-lane widening project in the community on N Pennsylvania. The widening itself is within a few yards if being done, and some resurfacing work is all finished up. All that'll remain after that is to "even up" the streety in a spot or two. But The Project was done despite the fact that Nichols Hills is not exactly built in such manner to facilitate setting uo alternate traffic routes. The widening is the second stage of a county bond issue project, and this stage takes care of a mile of widening street from NW 63 to Wilshire Blvd...When Nichols Hills was built, the planners had in mind a lovely community, with winding streets, spacious lawns, big trees, and a park-like atmosphere...Nichols Hills toke a dim view of this at first and set up stringent regulations (20 miles per hour, no passing, no trucks). As has been pointed out, this is the rule all over the community. It's just emphasized on Pennsylvania. (photo tag: This …
Date:
January 21, 1960
Creator:
Cobb, Dick
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9078]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wings Rejoin the fuselage on the 852 Stratofortress at the state fairgrounds as workers Tuesday bolt the pieces in place. All that remains to be done before the installation of the plane is completed is the mounting of tail parts and the pouring of concrete supports."
Date:
August 21, 1973
Creator:
Tapscott, George
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1431]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Putnam West pole vaulter Mike McGuinnes clears 11-0 in Saturday night's Boomer Invitational high school track meet at the Myriad."
Date:
January 21, 1978
Creator:
Hoke, Doug
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9335]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Crowds, crowds, crowds, that was the story Sunday at the Southwest American exposition. The biggest jam developed at the "Atoms for Peace" exhibit where a line seven wide and 150 feet long queued up to see the exhibit. Exposition visitors were going through the "atoms" show at a clip of 4,000 per hour all day. (O-11-3-57) When Oklahoma City business men and educators joined together to form the Frontiers of Science Foundation they elected to carry the message through education and public information. One big step toward public interest was the Atoms for Peace exhibits at the Southwestern American Exposition in April 1956. here is part of the crowd that attended the exhibit - whoch averaged more than 4,000 persons per hour."
Date:
April 21, 1956
Creator:
Peterson, Dick
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4782]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(far view photo of downtown from "WKY Tower" with housing, other buildings roads, empty land, and more.)"
Date:
July 21, 1938
Creator:
Owen, A. Y.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5770]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Demonstraters, including two state legislators, form human chain to block garbage truck ar Westwood garage. All were arrested. They are, from left, Sen. E. Melvin Porter, Rep. Archibald Hill, city NAACP President Henry Floyd, and Rev. Norbert E. Kabelitz."
Date:
August 21, 1969
Creator:
Argo, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10467]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Just killing time at Frontier City is this western character billed as Joe Blow Esq., from Talala who will drive the stage and head up Frontier City USA's Spit and Whistle club which is scheduled to meet weekly at the station depot for sessions of sitting and whittling. The club will have no dues and no business sessions. It will be decoted exclusively to loafing."
Date:
May 21, 1958
Creator:
King, Cliff
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8007]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a dog sitting and a horse standing up close, an oil well behind each one, downtown Oklahoma City in the background, and more)"
Date:
November 21, 1945
Creator:
Meek, Richard B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4404]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "That annual Oklahoma City boomtown, called the state fair, has been stalked out. Exhibit booths and concessions early Saturday were ready for the crowds."
Date:
September 21, 1963
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8678]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Giant checker game? No, just latticework covering what used to be the floor of the Myriad Convention Center exhibit hall. The wood and spaces form the foundation of a maple and pine floor which will be split into 40 bowling lanes. The lanes will be used by almost 30,000 players who will take part in the American Bowling Congress, opening Feb. 14."
Date:
January 21, 1976
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2190]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Areial photo of a business area with a church, housing, service station, and more. Backside handwriting: "Coyle(May 21) 1957.")"
Date:
May 21, 1957
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5078]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of people walking all-around, a car, building in the background, and more. Backside: South Oval)"
Date:
May 21, 1965
Creator:
Traverse, Austin
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7072]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Truck crawls through storm at Northeast Expressway and Lincoln."
Date:
February 21, 1966
Creator:
Traverse, Austin
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2168]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of a flooded area with train tracks going from side to side. Backside handwriting: "K.F.")"
Date:
September 21, 1965
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6270]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Aviation student get ground instructions at Wiley Post Airport while awaiting their turn for orientation flight."
Date:
September 21, 1970
Creator:
Fisher, Don
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1404]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a barge being pushed/hauled by a boat, concrete platform with a crane which has a box hooked up to it, people all around on the left side banks, and more.)"
Date:
January 21, 1971
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7356]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Homes, feedbarns and trailer houses were the primary prey of the twisters that whipped through and around the McCurtain County community of Idabel early Sunday. The debris was scattered along three different paths, indicating as many tornadoes."
Date:
October 21, 1972
Creator:
McLaughlin, Al
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1329]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lumber yard defied three-alarm fire fighting efforts Thursday afternoon for a $120,000 loss. Fire roared through an Oklahoma City lumber yard Thursday, blackening most of a city block, injuring four firemen and leaving an estimated $120,000 loss. Capitol City Lumber Co., covering two-thirds of a city block with offices at 27 SW 29, was a total loss despite efforts of 21 pieces of firefighting equipment. "It went quickly...It was engulfed when we arrived," district Chief Roy Johnson said after scores of firemen battled more than an hour to control intense flames. Two firemen were hospitalized after being overcome by smoke and heat. Paul Elrod and Ted Robinson were admitted to Mercy Hospital "overnight for observation." Fireman Bob Taylor recieved facial lacerations and crew member John Rowe suffered second-degree burn to both hands. They were not hospitalized. The cause of the blaze is undetermined, but Chief Fire Marshall Ed Koch said a trash bin inside the large wooden structure ap-"
Date:
August 21, 1969
Creator:
Argo, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4504]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Two boys at the State Fair of Oklahoma that opened Saturday were impressed as everyone else with thye missle display."
Date:
September 21, 1963
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9131]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A crowd of about 80 racial demonstrators - some demonstrators - some Negro, some white - returned Saturday to the lobby of the Cravens Building, 119 N Robinson, where a week ago nine persons were arrested on complaints of disorderly conduct. This time there were no arrests. And, as has always been the case in the past, there was no violence. A few demonstrators sang quietly, some prayed, but mostly stood silently. Target of the demonstration was the Anna Maude Cafeteria...............Robert N. Smith, a partner in the cafeteria, called his attorney, Russell Johnson, about 11:30 a.m., a half hour after the demonstrators began assemling. The cafetera stood firm on its policy of not allowing Negroes to be served, but agreed that the demonstrators sitting at tables could remain so long as regular patrons during the noon rush hour could be seated. Carmon C. Harris, attorney for the building management, who last Saturday filed complaints of disorderly conduct against nine demonstrators, was on hand to observe the proceedings. Present among the demonstrators Saturday was Rev. Robert G. McDole, assisstant pastor of Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church. Father McDole was cleared …
Date:
January 21, 1961
Creator:
King, Cliff
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1496]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a guy operating a television camera at medical room/stage, the medical stafe in uniform for surgery(?), many lights around the group at the table, and more.)"
Date:
January 21, 1950
Creator:
Owen, A. Y.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10026]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Paper window mural of the Christ Child's birth is drawing attention at First Chrisian Church, NW 36 and Walker. A member, Mrs. R. T. Whittle, spent six weeks designing and creating the scene. She measured each glass pane, then fashioned characters and scenes to fit from crepe paper and craft paper. Explaining the scene to Tod Axworthy, 3,, is Mrs. A. C. Cornelius. She holds her daughter, Cindy, 11 months."
Date:
December 21, 1959
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3234]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Former Alabama Gov. George Wallace told a cheering fairgrounds arena audience Wednesday night the best way to waste their votess in November is to vote for the national Democratic or Republican tickets. Wallace delievered a spell-binding, 45-minute speech before 8,500 cheering and sometimes screaming Oklahomans...His loudest reaction came when he declared: "I'm going to turn back to the people of Oklahoma absolute control of your school systems."
Date:
August 21, 1968
Creator:
Argo, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History