Photograph taken during daylight of men extinguishing a structure fire. Caption: "Here is the Lawton home that flames turned into a death trap late Thursday."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Lou Brower / Baseball - Manager of the Lawton Giants"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Chisholm twins, John , standing , and Leo in bed , check an X-ray of Leo's broken ankle."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "J. Walker Field, 15, and his sister, Mary Kaye, 12, in top picture, are central figures in a bitter child custody suit being tried before Clarence M. Mills, district judge."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Accusations and lengthy legal arguments Monday marked the latest district court hearing in the Jean B. Field child custody case. Mrs. Field, now living in Los Angeles, is seeking to void an Oct. 20, 1950, court order giving custody of her two minor children to their father, Vernon C. Field, Lawton."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ludwig Schierlitz, brother of Mrs. John Marple, Lawton, wears a new shirt he made shortly after arriving in this country from Germany."

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the firing of the world's first atomic cannon at Fort Sill in Oklahoma.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the firing of the world's first atomic cannon at Fort Sill in Oklahoma.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Here is a sample of the rugged beauty in southwest Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains. - Medicine Creek"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lawton's newest church, St. Andrew's Episcopal, was dedicated and blessed this week by the Rt. Rev. R. W. Chilton Powell, Oklahoma City, diocesan bishop."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A Fort Sill helicopter pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Billy I. Wester of Edna, Kan."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mrs. J. Hale Edwards, mother of the year."

Photograph of people watching as firefighters extinguish a building on fire. Caption: "Smoke fills an alley, hampering operations of firemen battling Wednesday night's $300,000 fire in downtown Lawton."

Photograph taken at night of firefighters extinguishing a building fire. Caption: "Firemen fight to contain flames surging through the Lawton store of the C. R. Anthony Co. The store was completely gutted by the fire, the second major blaze in downtown Lawton in two months."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Shown registering at the three-day Black Beaver Council Scout Camp at Fort Sill are, from left, Jim Nisbitt; Ted Kessner; and Larry Lindgren Jr. M-Sgt. James Nisbitt is registrar, and at right is Col. J. P. Smith, executive officer of the Artillery and Guided Missile School Command, which was host to the scouts. Background is Tex McCoy, Black Beaver Council scouting executive."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Lt. Gen. Edward T. Williams, former commanding general at Fort Sill and now deputy commanding general of the Continental Army Command, is shown opening Fort Sill's new post exchange at ribbon cutting ceremonies this week."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "S.M. Wilcoxson of Bethel (Pottawatomie county) was named chairman of the state highway commission at its regular monthly meeting Monday."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Giant sprays of water shoot out over Liberty Heights lake is Lawton Thursday as firemen conduct acceptance tests for two new pumper fire trucks purchased from American LaFrance Corp. at a total cost of $42,853."

Weekly newspaper from Fletcher, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Discussing Tour, members of the 1957 Oklahoma development council tour discuss industry at a Monday meeting in Lawton."

Weekly newspaper from Fletcher, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.