Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68 (open access)

Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68

Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Brewer, Landry
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sizemore & Word (6-6-19)

Photograph of Elk City FD members Billy Sizemore and Billy Word. Photo taken at the OSFA Convention in Ponca City, OK, on June 6, 2019.
Date: June 6, 2019
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E-1 pump test (5-1-18)

Photograph of Elk City FD E-1 during a pump test in Ackley Park.
Date: May 1, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E-2 pump test (5-1-18)

Photograph of Elk City E-2 during a pump test in Ackley Park.
Date: May 1, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

18-wheel tanker (4-30-18)

Photograph of Elk City FD 18 wheeler tanker. (4-30-18)
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E1 1982 Ford Boardman F-2538 1000 750 GM $64,925 taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD E-1, a 1982 Ford/Boardman pumper. Later sold to Carter, OK.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E1 2000 Pierce EE-005 1250 1000 DA taken 7-13-02

Photograph of ECFD E-1, a 2000 Pierce pumper.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E2 1973 Ford Boardman F-1966 1000 750 GM $32,645 sold to Carter, OK 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD E-2, a 1973 Ford/Boardman. Later sold to Carter, OK.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E92 1992 E-One 10972 1250 1000 DA taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD E-92, a 1992 E-One pumper.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

L1 1990 Ford Boardman 1250 500 55' Readi-Tower DA $179,143 taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD Ladder 1, a 1990 Ford/Boardman 55' telesqurt.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

R1 1999 Ford 4x4 ALF E-0061 DA first BALF rig (ordered as Boardman, finished as ALF); taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD Rescue 1, a 1999 Ford/American LaFrance rescue truck.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

T1 1979 Ford 4x4 1958 Boardman ECFD 250 500 GM body is on third chassis; taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD Tanker 1, a 1979 Ford.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U76 1976 Dodge 4x4 60 200 GA taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD Unit 76, a 1976 Dodge brushpumper.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U85 1985 Chevrolet 4x4 GA hose wagon; 600' of 5 inch hose; taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD Unit 85, a 1985 Chevrolet utility truck.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U95 1995 Ford 4x4 1963 General former 750 pumper on Ford C chassis 500 600 GM body on third chassis ECFD taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD Unit 95, a 1995 Ford tanker.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U98 1998 Dodge 4x4 ECFD 250 200 DA taken 7-15-00

Photograph of ECFD Unit 98, a 1998 Dodge brushpumper.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BP (1-10-18)

Photograph of an Elk City military brushpumper.
Date: January 10, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

ALF Rescue (6-29-17)

Photograph of American LaFrance Rescue Truck in front of the ECFD.
Date: June 29, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tanker (6-29-17)

Photograph of ECFD tanker in front of the station.
Date: June 29, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E-1 (11-4-16)

Photograph of ECFD E-1 in Ackley Park.
Date: November 4, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

L-1 pump test (6-7-16)

Photograph of ECFD Ladder 1 during a pump test at Ackley Park.
Date: June 7, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Growing up in Texas (open access)

Growing up in Texas

Memoir written by Annie Margaret Rankin Warner and Virginia "Jenny" Louise Rankin Marshall of stories on growing up in West Texas from 1866-1995.
Date: 2016
Creator: Rankin Warner, Annie Margaret & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

E-1 (5-14-15)

Photograph of Erick FD Engine 1. Photo taken at the Western Technology Center in Elk City.
Date: May 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E-2 (5-14-15)

Photograph of Erick FD E-2. 1970 Chevrolet/Boardman pumper. Photo taken at the Western Technology Center in Elk City.
Date: May 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History