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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1849]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It looked like a replay of the 1974 energy crisis Wednesday at the Oklahoma City police garage when repair work shut down all but one gasoline pump. Police cruisers began lining up, one at a time, for refueling at the 3 p.m. shift change only to find all but one pump temporarily turned off for repairs. Initially, officers said they believed the pumps at NW 3 and Shartel had run dry. However, police spokesman Sgt. Russell Rigsby said the pumps had been shut off for the installation of a fuel monitor...."The garage superintendent told me he knew about the installationtoday (Wednesday, but did not realize that the pumps were going to have to"
Date:
August 11, 1976
Creator:
Carter, J. Pat
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1195]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fiemen battle warehouse blaze atop roof. The hopes and dreams of the forgotten and homeless of Oklahoma City were dealt a shatteering blow Sunday after a fire destroyed the Salvation Army's only self supporting shop and warehouse. The blaze and water and smoke damage destroyed most of the contents of the warehouse at 2401 NW 7 where used clothing and furniture are renovated by the handicapped to be sold in thrift shops throughout the city. The building, nearly three stories high, is the city's sole outlet where the Salvation Army recieves its money and is self supporting, Brig. Wilbur C. Young, temporarily in charge, said Sunday...The men who do the actual renovation of items in the warehouse are benefited directly by the work, Yong explained."
Date:
August 11, 1968
Creator:
Derby, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0724]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma's 45th infantry division band, which has heartened troops in Europe and the far east, makes music here among the live oaks of Texas. Directed by Chief Warrant Officer Milburn E. Carey, Enid, the band heralds the arrival of an artillery convoy of the Oklahoma national guard at Fort Hood. The whine of truck tires on hot paving is mixing with strains of Sousa's "U.S. Field Artillery."
Date:
August 11, 1953
Creator:
Tapscott, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8927]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "With a four-lane highway and an expressway to chose from, traffic still gets a little crowded outside Tinker during the afternoon rush."
Date:
August 11, 1964
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3122]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The Glass Mountains in Major county northwest of Fairview present one of the most awesome examples of wind and water erosion in the United States. The high red and white hills capped with gypsum rock sparkle in the sunlight as the rays reflect from particles of gyp throughout the formation. The above picture is at the entrance to the Cheyenne valley between Fairview and Woodward on SH 15."
Date:
August 11, 1949
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6195]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a gate at Tinker Air Force base with a lot of coming to and through on the left, a few on the right at a distance, buildings, some people on the left on the sidewalks, gate officers under the canopy, and more)"
Date:
August 11, 1964
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0145]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Keeping step with its sales that have swelled from $1 million on its first year here in 1941 to more than $34 million in 1959, the Oklahoma Division of the Fleming Co. is adding another 72,105 square feet to its wharehouse and offices at 3501 N Sante Fe. In addition, shown above and to the right of the dotted lines, will expand to 192,577 sqaure feet Fleming;s facilities for supplying IGA Food Stores, a voluntary retail group. Fleming was established here in August 1941 when it purchased Carroll-Brough-Robinson, wholesale grocery firm at 3 E. Main. Fleming moved to its present locations in 1944 and now has 175 employes as compared with 50 in 1941."
Date:
August 11, 1960
Creator:
Peterson, Dick
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6365]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(photo of man wearing a fancy suit in portait style in side a room leaning against a chair. Backside handwriting: "Beaux Arts King Civic & Business Leader.")"
Date:
August 11, 1991
Creator:
Beckel, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1217]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of fire damaged building of "The Salvation Army," four firemen atop a section's roof, the left fireman holding an axe, the middle one holding a water hose and nozzle, the two on the right pulling a part of the roof up with their axes, and more.)"
Date:
August 11, 1968
Creator:
Derby, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1220]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fire-gutted interior of the Salvation Army's store and warehouse, 2041 NW 7, is examind Sunday by a fireman after an early morning blaze believed to be the work of an arsonist. The roof and the building's contents which included used furniture, clothing and machines for renovation, were heavily damaged."
Date:
August 11, 1968
Creator:
Derby, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6803]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Five Oklahoma City Times photographers combined their talents to take this picture, showing it takes 268 feet for a motorist driving 70 miles an hour to bring his car to a complete stop. The white headlight lines shows the distance from the times the driver started to apply his brakes until the car stopped."
Date:
August 11, 1954
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1194]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of burnt furniture outside on the lawn of "The Salvation Army Special Service Center," the building's front(?) doors in the background, and more.)"
Date:
August 11, 1968
Creator:
Derby, Paul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10189]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Two city sanitation department crews, claiming they are short handed, joined forces today to cover two garbage collection routes. The crews were short one man each, leaving only two men to a crew to carry out their regular Monday routes. The four remaining workmen met near NW 21 and Pennsylvania were four of them began making pickups on one of the routes and then planned to move to the second route to make collections. "This is just an example of what we have to put up with," said Haywood Boone, driver for one of the crews. Boone said it is not unusual for the crews to be short one man and be required to do the same amount of work as assigned to a three man crew. Horace Jamieson, one of the collectors, said when men complain about extra work they are told by their foreman that they can be dismissed if they refuse to go out in a two-man crew. Andrew Jackson, driver for the other crew, waved his arm to show the number of containers other than garbage cans the men have to pick up. Jackson …
Date:
August 11, 1969
Creator:
Wood, Tony
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0979.0361]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date:
August 11, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0966.0282]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Workmen can be seen putting finishing touches on the new Plaza Tower Hotel as it is readied for opening next Sunday."
Date:
August 11, 1960
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0979.0382]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date:
August 11, 1958
Creator:
Matheson, Mandell
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0975.0602]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Compadre's, a Mexican restaurant at 2801 NW 122 in Spring Creek Shopping Center, will open to the public Sunday."
Date:
August 11, 1988
Creator:
McDaniel, David
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0978.0783]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An intersection on NW 40 is graded in preparation for paving with six inches of concrete."
Date:
August 11, 1962
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0975.0549]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gordon's Jewelers at 2501 W Memorial Road in Quail Springs Mall is due for a $65,000 remodeling."
Date:
August 11, 1987
Creator:
Southerland, Paul B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0966.0145]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It doesn't look like much now, but this work at Penn Square Shopping Center will soon make the center an enclosed shopping mall."
Date:
August 11, 1981
Creator:
Lynn, Renee
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0975.0652]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Haze hangs heavily over downtown Oklahoma City, as viewed from the Byers bridge."
Date:
August 11, 1970
Creator:
Tapscott, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0975.0543]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The multi-level Quail Springs shopping complex."
Date:
August 11, 1979
Creator:
Albright, Bob
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0971.0780]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date:
August 11, 1970
Creator:
Heaton, Dave
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0966.0680]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Steel framework for the hotel portion of the Sheraton Century Center north of the Myriad in downtown Oklahoma City frames downtown landmarks."
Date:
August 11, 1975
Creator:
Traverse, Cliff
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History