States
Decade
Month
Day
Language
9,533 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
9,533
next
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7735]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "General Electric Company's information devices department is in the process of moving into its new 108,000-square-foot metal fabrication building at Morgan Road and W Reno. The move-in started December 16 and may be completed Monday, a company spokeman said. The new plant will manufacture precision parts for GE computer componets. It will employ about 200 persons. Manufacturing operations by the company's production machine shop have been under way several weeks, but it will be a couple of months before the plant goes into full production. The plant's plating, sheetmetal and precision machine shops are expecting to be ready for production in about two weeks....The company's information devices department will continue its operations at three other locations - 4000 NW 39, 3955 NW 36 and 5300 S Portland. The three facilities have a total of 1,400 employees...Ground for the new machine shop was broken in July, 1967. At that time GE officials said they hoped the building would be the first of several buildings to eventually be located on the property. However, they said further expansions would depend on future business requirements. (photo tag: Workmen move materials and machinery into …
Date:
January 2, 1969
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10906]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Supporters and foes of Gov. Hall's proposed $82.6 million tax increase clashed sharpley today at a legislative publice hearing in the State Capitol. Opponets called for a host of alternatives to the Hall proposal, one of which would put it to a vote of the people. Forces which support the governor asked legislators to stand behind him and vote the neccessary money. The hearing attracted what, Virgil Tinker, chief master of arms of the house of representatives termed "the biggest crowd we've ever had in here." He said slightly over 800 persons were jammed into the house chamber, some of them standing, and that about 500 had been turned away. As a list of 23 speakers, pro and con, started presenting their views, a new legislative development occurred. Members of the State Senate Committee on Revenue abd taxation (Packed gallery typifies hearing crowd so big that 500 were turned away.)"
Date:
February 2, 1971
Creator:
Albright, Bob
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4272]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Above the fireplace in the family room hangs an original by Goivanni Battista Sassoferrato (1605-1685) an Italian artist. The piano bench imported from France is of the Louis XV period. The piano contains 15 pieces of matched wood. The case is hand made and the piano was built for a famous concert pianist. The case was made in France and the works imported from Hamburg, Germany."
Date:
December 2, 1959
Creator:
Peterson, Dick
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2469]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Operation Sky Shield, which grounded all private and commercial planes for 5 1/2 hours Sunday afternoon, left Will Rogers Field's airline ticket counters nearly deserted. All flights for that period were cancelled (inset). City railroad stations and the bus terminal reported no noticeable increase in traffic because of the air defense test. "Everybody's gone where they're going and they aren't headed back yet," one railroad man said."
Date:
September 2, 1962
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5263]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ten persons escaped serious injury Friday night when a 150-foot span of the Canadian river bridge southwest of Norman snapped under the weight of a hugh truck loaded with glass windows. The truck and semi-trailer and five passenger cars were dropped 14 feet to the river bed in the bridge's second cave-in this year. The only injury reported by highway patrol and Norman city police was to a Norman housewife, passenger in her husband's car when the mishap occured. Identified as Nrs. Lewis Dean, she suffered shock and was treated in a doctor's office and released. Troopers Carl White and O. R. Smith said the truck was in route from Henryetta to El Paso, Texas, with 423 cartons of glass windows. Driver of the truck, Garnet O'Dell Leach, 29, of El Paso, told troopers he was pulling 32,000 pounds of glass. His vehicle and load weighed 60,000. The big diesel is owned by Woodie Truck Lines of El Paso......Not Same Span The span is located in the middle of the bridge, White said, and is not the same portion of the bridge which gave way last May 4, seriously …
Date:
October 2, 1953
Creator:
King, Cliff
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.11092]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo with a multi-story building on the left, inclosed skywalk at middle, building at the right, cars parked on the street, and more)"
Date:
March 2, 1962
Creator:
Traverse, Austin
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9784]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of town with the mill and silos at top right, buildings across the top, housing all around, open lands across the top and bottom, roads all around, and more.)"
Date:
January 2, 1960
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3062]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Rolling up the hoses for later emergency are Fireman Tony Gravitt, left, Lt. Jim Norton and Driver Johnny Knight."
Date:
April 2, 1970
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8601]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Construction workmen have bared all the secrets the rooms of Skirvin Tower Hotel ever had. Its outer covering is being stripped and its interior hollowed out for complete renovation to become the 101 Park Ave. office building in 1974. "We are going back to the concete frame," said John Martin, building manager of the Oklahoma City Federal Savings & Loan Association, owners of the downtown landmark.........Balliet's fashion shop on the ground floor corner will remain in business until fall, as will the American Airlines ticket office off the lobby on park. The Skirvin Tower was built in 1935 by W. B. Skirvin Hotel, now the Skirvin Plaza, which has also changed owners. (photo tag: The skirvin Tower was built in 1935 by W. B. Skirvin, who also built the Skirvin Hotel, now the Skirvin Plaza, which has also changed owners.The Skirvin Tower renovation as viewed from the ninth floor of the Skirvin Plaza on Broadway and Park. Workmen will strip the exterior and interior for remodeling into the 101 Park Avenue Building, which will house the Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan Association and other office tenants. The building …
Date:
February 2, 1973
Creator:
Argo, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8245]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "First Joint In Atoka-Oklahoma City Pipline goes into the ground at the South Canadian River near Konawa. R. Lewis Barton, chairman of the $65 million trust handling construction breaks the paper plug in the first joint during Wednesday's ceremonies. About 200 citizens from communities between Oklahoma City and Atoka toured the project and visited the Lock Joint Pipe Co. plant at Ada where the 20-foot section are made. the pipeline will bring water 100 miles from Lake Atoka. Completion is scheduled early in 1964."
Date:
August 2, 1961
Creator:
Matheson, Mandell
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5993]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A three-alarm fire ruined the old No. 9 hangar at CAA control center on Will Rogers municipal airport Thursday night. The spectacular blaze, which could be seen for 10 miles, broke out shortly before 6 p.m. and was brought under control by Oklahoma City fire fighting units about 6:40 p.m. No one was injured. Cause of the blaze was not officially determined, but manager William O. Coleman said he thought a short circuit in wiring was responsible. He said the hangar was insured for $121,000 and "it's a total loss." Demolition Started The hangar was empty at the time of the fire except for some demolition equipment belonging to Dan Tankersley and Associates construction comapny. Crews had been demolishing the building since the CAA moved out of it last week. The hangar was built during the early part of World War II at a cost of about $100,000...Coleman said the construction crews had planned to use the steel for other building. The fire was so hot it twisted most of the spars out of shape, however. A 3-alarm blaze ruined a hangar valued at $121,000 at Will Rogers Municpal …
Date:
October 2, 1958
Creator:
Gumm, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5312]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(group of protesters walking towards the camera holding signs and American flags, a "Pay-less Shoes" and a "Mars" just behind, major road on the right with the businesses, in the far background is the Penn-May-I-44 business district, and more.)"
Date:
April 2, 1971
Creator:
Tapscott, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1011]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Abilene Christian's 6-7 Jeff Kimble prepares to launch a shot against O-State's 6-3 Jerry Clark after clearing an offensive rebound. He missed it, by the way, as the Cowboys made off with a 61-51 triumph in Gallagher Hall."
Date:
December 2, 1969
Creator:
Heaton, Dave
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4270]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a child(ren)'s play room with a large doll, chalk board, scale houses, doors for each child, and more."
Date:
December 2, 1959
Creator:
Peterson, Dick
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9879]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here's the newest experiment in the never ending search for durable street markings. This distinctive pattern of cross walks. Stop and lane lines was put down Tuesday at Grand and Robinson. It is asphalt floor tile, found in many homes and stores. The nine by nine inch squares were cut in half and cemented to the road. Two test patches put down on N Robinson at NW 3 two years ago have shown little wear. If the markers hold up the traffic department will compare cost of converting its paint program to the more durable markings."
Date:
October 2, 1951
Creator:
Peterson, Richard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1222]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Dust joins smoke as brick walls falls, knocking away aerial ladder on which fireman worked. A three-alarm blaze, fanned by brisk winds racing through a barn, burned 30,000 bales of hay and a landmark building Tuesday at the Oklahoma City Stockyards. The fire destroyed a building owned by the Oklahoma National Stockyards Co. The building, built in 1910, housed 1,000 tons of alfalfa hay used to feed livestock at the stockyards. O. L. Holderby, president of the stockyards company, estimated damage to the building and hay at $225,000. Sixteen units of fire equipment sped to the scene just northwest of the stockyards colliseum. oklahoma City Fire Chief Ben B. Dancy said the fire began about 9:30 a.m. from an unknown cause. He said flames swept through the top portion of the east-west buildingand spread to the lower sections within minutes. Chief Dancy said 40 firemen and several off-duty firemen were called to fight the blaze, which completely"
Date:
July 2, 1968
Creator:
Hammett, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3418]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Brave motorists ease around a curve on the Broadway Extension during Wednesday's snow."
Date:
February 2, 1972
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4276]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of Bathroom with a lavatory/counter top, lights, mirrors, part of a tub, and more.)"
Date:
December 2, 1959
Creator:
Peterson, Dick
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6989]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Up she goes. Now atop the tower, the TV antenna reaches up 967 feet."
Date:
April 2, 1949
Creator:
Owen, A. Y.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1783]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New stamping grounds for the city's mail keeps progressing of the new Oklahoma City post office between Harvey and Hudson and SW 5 and SW 7 shows. The façade for the office portion of the building has been installed on the $5 million building."
Date:
October 2, 1965
Creator:
Argo, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0361]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Forty-five thousand people lined 15 blocks along Guymon's Main Street Tuesday morning to see the largest Pioneer day parade since the end of World War II. The parade this year was called the best in the history of the pageant. The crowd came from Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas."
Date:
May 2, 1950
Creator:
Owen, A. Y.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3590]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Toll gate site is graded at start of Souhtwestern Turnpike at McClain County-Cleveland County line just south of South Canadian River near Newcastle. All 86.3 miles of the turnpikeare now under construction. Besides the Newcastle toll gate, similar entrances will be located two miles southwest of Chickasha and on S. H. 5 west of Walters."
Date:
April 2, 1963
Creator:
Matheson, Mandell
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0669]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The new $320,000 army reserve armory at NE 36 and Lincoln is one of six built by the army in the entire country. For the first time in the history of the army reserve corps, reservists in Oklahoma City have an armory build for their exlusive use. The Oklahoma City reserve armory is one of six which the army is building over the country. Two of them have been built in Oklahoma, one here and the other in Tulsa. Lt. Gen. LeRoy Lutes, commander of the Fourth army with headquarter at Fort Sam Houston, will dedicate the armory Friday Friday night. The high ranking general will arrive at Tinker field before noon. He will attend a luncheon Friday at the Oklahoma club. The dedication dinner Friday night at the armory will start at 6:30 p.m. Gen. Lutes will make the dedication speech about 7:30 p.m............Col. William H. Craig, chief of the Oklahoma military district, will officialy turn the armory over to Major Roger H. Craddock, senior unit instructor at the armory. Col. Craig said therehas long been a need for armories for army reservists. Heretofore they have trained in …
Date:
August 2, 1951
Creator:
Peterson, Richard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8287]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Size was the order of the day as Oklahoma City civic leaders saw Atoka water project under construction. At left is the huge ditch in which a 48-inch cast iron line is being laid to carry treated water from the Elm Creek Reservoir into the southside of the Oklahoma City distribution system. Desite its size, this pipe was the smallest seen by 125 city people on their inspection tour of the Atoka project Wednesday. Above are three of the four buses rolling down the dusty road which eventually will be under 90 feet of water. this is the caravan crossing the floor what will be the Elm Creek Terminal Reservoir, which will hold as much stored water as Lakes Overholse and Hefner combined when finished."
Date:
August 2, 1961
Creator:
Gumm, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History