Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Westwood school, located in the northwest corner of Woodward, received the main force of the April 9 tornado. It is one of two elementry schools that were destroyed. Friday Tom Ellis, state fire marshal, condemned the junior highschool building. The Westwood school, shown here, was surrounded by homes before the storm. Friday there was not a house standing within three block. It is for the cleaning up of debris and the rebuilding of public buildings, streets and sanitation facilities that Woodward needs the $500,000 fundher residents have asked other state citizens to give."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This 9th street looking north from the Sante Fe tracks. The tank at the right was picked up from a transport truck and dropped in the street. Building at the left is the Coca-Cola Bottling works. Power lines dangle in the streets."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Damage to Woodward county courthouse, above, has not yet been estimated. Cost of repairs, or rebuilding, of it and the city hall will be a major item in getting the municipality back on its feet. Immediately project of civic leaders, however, is to clear debris so homes can rebuilt."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the Woodward's most pressing needs is for new school facilities. Here Nova Lee Turner, 7, surveys the wreckage that was Madison park school, on of the two elementry schools which were destroyed by the tornado. Officials estimate it will take $500,000 to rebuild their schools. temporary structures to house classes next autumn will bring an extra expense. (O-9-4-49: This was the way Madison Park grade school looked the day after the tornado struck. It was repaired, however, and was put back in use at the beginning of the 1948 school term, one of the few schools available for use at that time."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Fairgrounds Turn-Around Looses Its Rails"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Henry Skinner, one of the dozens of Woodward tornado victims who want to rebuild its soon as the remains of their houses are cleared away, searches through the wreckage of her two story home for usable articles."

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

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The school bloackboard.. . and when the tornado struck."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Henry Skinner, one of the dozens of Woodward tornado victims who want to rebuild its soon as the remains of their houses are cleared away, searches through the wreckage of her two story home for usable articles."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Frank A. Sewell. President Liberty National Bank Oklahoma City, Oklahoma."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Marvin Liddell brings smiles all around as he signs for a main event bout here May 2 against Buddy Shumway of Dallas."

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

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Walter David Gradstaff, City, VIce pres.& Manager, Mutual Savings & Loan Assoc."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "He asked for bacon and then pulled a pistol," Alfred Lucian Hager, grocery store proprietor at 1137 N Geary, told Policeman G. W. Glazner (right) after two armed bandits robbed his store Wednesday."

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Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The wrecked truck shown in the top picture overturned at SW 27 and Linn early Wednesday morning and injured two persons."