Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of the "Cimarron Field" which is named on the center in the field(?), large administration building at center left, another house on the far left midle, bunkers and other buildings on the midlle right, aircraft from the center to middle right, and more.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a construction site, covered and uncovered structures, the lake a road right beside it, and more)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Wednesday was moving day at central fire headquarters. A new fire station to be built at the present site at California and S Wlaker and temporary headquarters have been established at 315 W Reno. The picture shows a few of the trucks lined up in front of the old station ready to roll to the temporary station."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo with a mill and silos at middle left, a building complex at middle bottom, other buildings on the bottom right, train tracks across the bottom, destroyed and greatly damaged houses across the center, a river in the background, and more)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of the three-story "Central Fire Station, the garage doors open, number of people sitting down and standing on the left side, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The newly-paved northwest highway, providing a short-cut to Kingfisher, Watonga and Woodward, will soon be open to traffic. Some work is still being done along the strip, from edge of Oklahoma county on toward the horizon. This unusaul aerial view of the highway was taken by Al McLaughlin, Daily Oklahoman staff photographer."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When a new league is formed in organized baseball there is a lot of work to be done before the intial season gets under way and that's the way it is in the Sooner State loop which opens play Tuesday night. Above, Dutch Lorbeer, a New York Yankee scout stands at home plate in uniform and points down the rightfield foul line as he looks over McAlester's new addition to Jeff-Lee stadium. the concrete bleachers at right are pre-fabricated and built in Tulsa. They are the type being erected at Duncan, Lawton, McAlester and Seminole."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo from a lawn with a person talking to somebody in their car at the dirver's window, a coupe car at foreground, a house gratly damaged with a few people there, the background with many other debris and possible destroyed homes, and more)"

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 newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo from the inside of a house's blown away walls with a desk/dresser at foreground, other house greatly damaged with the one straight up caved-in, people and some cars at middle left, and more)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo at downtown witht the main skyscrapers and some other tall ones in view looking up at the sky with airplanes in formation passing through)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Photo of a house/building, the left and right ends has opposite direction of the main, the left end part has a fireplace, a covered patio, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is the block just north of the Sante Fe tracks looking east from 10th street. Sheel in left is what is left of the Coca-Cola bottling plant. Shell in left background is what is left of the Coca-Cola bottling plant. Foreground is wreckage of lumber yard. The sheds were demolished."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This is not a picture of a girl in shorts playing golf."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Residents in the 2000 block NW 29 looked out their windows after Tuesday afternoon's thunderstorm to find the shores of a muddy, red lake lapping at their doors."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This happens to be near the south end of Bell Isle lake"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Workmen Tuesday were tearing down the wooden awning and weather wall on the east side of the Oklahoma Railway Co. street station."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's how the fog hung over Oklahoma City's skyline Monday morning."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This is the homey neighborhood in the 2300 block NW 27.. . a neighborly place."