Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Damage from a downtown fire which destroyed two businesses and damage others Wednesday night in the heart of Ponca City was estimated Thursday at 'possibly a million doallars" by some unofficial sources. The blaze consumed the large Paris Furniture Store and Van Winkle's clothing store. Some damage from the flames, smoke and water was reported at Secruity Bank and at least three other buildings in the block sustained smoke and water damage."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a bull chasing a rodeo clown, people in the background out of full view, and more. Backside handwriting: "Tornado (The Bull.)")"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bo Ashorn hangs on for life as he stays aboard Tiger on the way to a tie for eighth."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo, scope style, looking to downtown, the main buildings showing, "The Public Warehouse Co." streaight ahead, and more)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A spectactular three-alarm fire roared out of control late Wednesday at an abandoned feed mill only three blocks from the heart of downtown Oklahoma City. Bright orange flames leaping 40 feet into the air from the top of the six-story Acme Feed Mill at Reno and Sante Fe cast a brillant glow visible for miles. As scores of firemen and 18 pieces of equipment battled the stubborn blaze in freexing rain and sleet, district chief said the fire was still "completely under control" more than hour after the first alarm was sounded. The fire at first appeared confined to the upper level of the old storage building, but after several minutes flames could be seen licking through sheet metal in the west side. (Photo tage: Firemen atop snorkel unit, upper left, and giant aerial ladder pour water onto blazeing feed mill.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of two firemen on a fire trucks' ladders sprawing down a second-floor area of a business building, a fireman on the ground looking towards the camera, a person looking towards the building, a business sign for "Florsheim Shoes, another for "Paris Furniture," and more.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of firemen atop the fire truck's ladders spraying the food plant's silos and other buildings, a round storage building, a small building on the far bottom right, a car, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "And they're off! More than 300 runners took off from the starting line at Draper Lake Saturday morning to run cross country in a National association of Intercollegiate Athletics meet. The 13th annual race drew athelets from 63 colleges and universities, including Oklahoma Chritian College, Oklahoma Baptist University and Central State College."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a number of firemen in an alley, a fireman on a ladder of a fire truck spraying, two/three water hoses on the ground, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Holiday season at Penn Square was offically opened Thursday night with the lighting of a 68-foot tall Santa Claus, shaped like a Christmas tree. The light switch was thrown by Mayor Wilkes. Several hundred persons attended the lighting ceremony. The picture was taken with the Mall's modern sculpture in the foreground."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City goalie Russ Gillow comes out of the nets to challenge Amarillo's Dale Blomquist and deflects the puck."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Joseph Gibson Rucks, followed by two pages, make his entrance as king of the 1968 Beaux Arts Ball. The 1968 Beaux Arts Ball was pretty as any fairy tale ball could have been. And at midnight, something magical happened. No, the cars didn't turn into pumpkins or waiters into mice - bu the Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel turned into the Hotel Oklahoma. And its grand ballroom, Sheraton Hall, became Crystal Ball. The Cheshire Cheese Room, where the debs and escorts were feted at a breakfast after the ball, became the Amber Lion.......Flowers on the table were red, white and blue, as were the colors in the wall decoration - colors of the first ball held 23 years ago. But those colors were paled beside the fashions worn. We must admit that the evening dresses worn this year were probably the prettiest we've seen in a long time."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Keshena Kapers rehearsals produce a lively scene prior to the 8 p.m. Saturday performance at Oklahoam City University. The oldest college variety show in the area will include as mistress of ceremonies Miss Beverly Drew, 1968 Miss Oklahoma. A full house is expected for the annual Parents Day show. Tickets will be available at the door."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a bull standing facing the left at clowns, clown nearest the bull in looking up from a container looking back at the bull, the clown on the left has his hands at the top of the container looking at the bull, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Crunching Debris at the southwest corner of Reno and California is a piece of equipment involved in demolition of an entire block of buildings. The block between Sheridan and California from Hudson to Walker is coming down to make way for the new Mummers Theater. Demolition is being done under a contract with the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority which will set the cleared site to the Mummers. Bids on construction of the new theater are to be taken December 3. This picture looks toward the northeast with familiar skyline buildings in the background."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Gold, Red, white and blue shields decorate the walls."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Holiday lineup of new downtown Christmas decorations was beiing erected Friday in downtown Oklahoma City. The trees, lining Main St. and Park Ave., may be lighted by Friday night if the installation job is completed. Taken with a long-range lens, the photograph shows a three-block line of the recently-purchased decorations."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The nation's news executives and their wives fill Sheraton Hall Friday night at Associated Press Managing Editors Convention banquet. Associated Press managing Editors and their wives dined and danced the night away Friday as they concluded their four-day annual convention in Oklahoma City. The nation's top news executives were entertained by the Surrey Singers from Oklahoma City Universty and humorist-acor-news-paper columnist Pat Buttram in the Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel's Sheraton Hall....The banquet was the final event of the convention which brought some 300 managing editors and their wivesto Oklahoma City from all parts of the U.S. and several countries."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "George Wallace (John Gumm) tells avid booster (Bob Allen) what he wants to hear during mini-grid0iron session Wednesday at the Associated Press Managing Editors convention."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Faster processing of Oklahoma income tax returns is demonstrated by Jessie Ward, tax commission employee, who supervises the operation of an envelope stuffing and postage machine at the commissioner's office."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Inspecting one of the Oklahoma City school system's two helicopters are E.B. Schirmer, left, director of the Oklahoma City Area Vocational-Technical Center, and Foster Estes, school board president."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A mitten tree was dedicated at the Tuesday meeting of the Women's Association of First Presbyterian Church."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "John F. Olsen on campus."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Cloudy city as seen through periscope Friday."