Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Traffic was rolling along Oklahoma City's multimillion-dollar U.S. 66 bypass Friday. Contractors building the eastern one-third of the route had asphaltic concrete laid on the north lane from Lincoln to kelly, and planned to have that lane open on to NE 63 and Eastern soon. This picture shows the tag-end of the first leg of the bypass, looking westward from Lincoln. Only this week the highway department let contracts for roadway and bridge work on the second leg, extending from where this picture was taken to Classen. (O-12-31-50) The first leg of Oklahoma City's multi-million-dollar U.S. 66 bypass was completed and dedicated in October, giving through traffic a smooth, divided highway over which to roll. The first section extends from Eastern to Lincoln. Work already was under way on extending the new route to NW 59 and Classen."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of housing, strip malls, parking just off the road, cars on the streets, and more. Backside handwriting: "Bus. Dist. 16th & Ind.")"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "It was "hut-two-three-four" at the NE 23 armory here Wednesday as national guardsmen called to active federal service swung into close order marching drill formations. Called up to attend administrative and medical details for induction of the remainder of the 45th division Septemebr 1, the men spend half a day every other day, however, at marching."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A symphonic network od steel towering 275 feet above the Oklahoma City University campus is the spire of the Methodist Gold Star Memorial building. When completed, the $650,000 building will house the OCU library. In the hallway will be installed a plaque listing members of state Methodist churches who died in action in World War II. The Gold Star library is now a year under construction and officials expect the project to be completed next spring."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "W/O Corana Jones listens to the breathing of a new Thunderbird recruit-Bobby G. Dan, 19, Jones. Corna Jones, big promotion came at the wrong time. It found him as busy as a six-legged spider doing the tango. With a stethoscope dangling from his ears, 28-year-old Jones learned he'd been promoted to warrant officers after 11 years as an enlisted man in the 45th national guard division. But Jones found little time to accept congragulations. For the past week, he's been wrapped up listening to heart beats of young men who want to enlist in the Thunderbird division. He's giving physical examinations in Lincoln park armory. When the 45th goes federal service next month, Jones will turn in his auto upholstery tools to his civilian boss and take up the long, shiny needle of the army medic......He went overseas with the 45th in World war II and won his spurs as a surgical technician with a battalion aid station. He won battle stars for the campaigns of Sicily, Salerno and Anzio. After the war, he studied at Central State college, Edmond, but gave up the idea of going to medical …

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's a sample of the heated dueling in the second annual Milk and Ice Fund races Sunday at Lake Overholser. Lloyd Ellis of Enid in boat 209 passes John Wolk jr. of Milwaukee"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Activity at the central YMCA building site was at its highest point in the construction time table Wednesday when workmen swarmed to the location to pour the first floor of the $1,300,000 structure. The workers, wearing high boots, are shown. In the left half of the picture, smoothing concrete poured from a steady stream of mixture trucks. Exposed reinforcement steel is shown at the right in a section of the floor which had not been poured when the picture was made. The Harmon Construction Co. is building the new YMCA at NW 5 and Robinson. Original date of completion was set sometime in the autumn of 1951. Summer rains and discovery of springs at basement level delayed construction, however."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "(aerial photo of a section of a town with housing all around, business buildings at center, major road across the bottom, and more)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Men of 45th Infantry Division headquarters Tuesday morning knew what the song writer meant by "the dawn's early light" because they fell out at the 23rd street armory for reveille at 6:15 a.m. For some of them the morning came very early. But cooks were up earlier and after this formation chow lines formed for bacon, scrambles eggs and coffee, all hot. The early call is here for three men, among the first 10 units of the 45th inducted into federal service. By the time they see a Louisiana dawn they may be more ready for the sunrise."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This unused lot and the field behind it now form a barrier to children destined for Monroe school, NW 48 and Linnm seen in the background. Saturday it appeared the city may secure an easment for a street on this lot and plans are cooking to open a street across the field to the school. For the first few months, however, students must walk to NW 50, east to Linn, and then two block south to reach the school."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Hundreds of relatives, friends and neighbors came to Union Station Wednesday to bid farewell to the marines - Oklahoma City's first group going off to the Korean war. The band played, important people made speeches. And hundreds of faces were tear-stained as the train pulled out. And (at left) small Patti Gail Vetoyants, 9 months, sleeps quietly as hundred throng around her. She was still sleeping when her father, M/Sgt. Chris Vetoyanis, 3111 N Western and points west, kissed her goodbye. (O-7-15-65) Country's Call for the Oklahoma reservists back in 1950 was recalled Wednesday as Washington reports indicated some guard and reserve units will be needed for the Viet Nam struggle. This was the scene Aug. 3, 1950, when the 20th Marine Infantry Reserve Battalion headed for Korea from Oklahoma City's Union Station. Thunderbirds of the 45th Division were mobilized Sept. 1, 1950."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sheriff Newt Burns, left, took Mort Pottlitzer jr., Louisville, Ky., on a tour through one of Oklahoma county's "temporary" liquor vaults in the county jail Tuesday. The Kentucky man was apparently the high bidder of four who tried to buy some of the county stock of contraband liquor Tuesday. one of the unsuccessful bidders, however, is threatning to halt the sale because the sheriff refused to make the bids public."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It's big but isn't Slippery Sam. For awhile Friday excitement ran high in Wewoka and W. G. Hall, of Tonkawa, drew customers by the dozens to view the monster snake which has been a legend in Hughes and Seminole couties for 15 years. Hall admitted he bought it from a Maryland firm for $480."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a business area with some housing around, a white roofed zig-zag building at bottom centeral, a church/business building at bottom left, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This is front veiw of the Yenzer furniture and hardwar store in Crecent, 15 miles northwest of Gujtrie, after a disastrous $100,000 fire broke out there Monday, threatening for a time the entire business area of the community. Volunteer firemen and equipment from Guthrie battle the flames for several hours before the fire was brought under control. Several other buildings also were damaged."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Most sensational development Sunday at the Milk and Ice Fund boat races was Harold Alyea's fire and here are the rescue boatmen putting it out by dunking the boat."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Zachary Taylor, a new steel, stone, and glass elementary school, is nearing completion at NW 53 and Shartel."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a snake in a pin curled up with its head up coming toawrds the camera.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Here are air view of what remains of two of the state's World War II air training installations, at Clinton, top, and at Altus."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Typical of army life, as most men remember it, this photo was taken Tuesday morning at the NE 23 armory where some units of the 45th division were inducted into active federal service. Sgt. Cecil E. Kelly, 100 NE 11, wades through a large puddle of water to wash his mess kit in the rain. Steaming GI cans, heated with special built stoves, are a familiar sight in the army."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a business area with some housing around, a white roofed zig-zag building at centeral, a church/business building and right edge, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Fire Monday morning destroyed a large hardware and furniture store and for a time threatened to swweep through a whole block of business houses in this Logan county community. Floyd Yenzer, co-owner of the store, tentaively set damage at $100,000. Partially damaged was the adjoining Bank of Crescent. R. N. Armstrong, president, said all his records were safe in a fireproof vault. He estimated his damage at approximately $6,000. The blaze was brought under control by noon with the aid of the Guthrie fire department. Crescent's volunteer crews reached the flaming building about 15 minutes after the fire was discovered.......Heat from the blaze was so intense it craked plate glass windows across the street, 20 feet away."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a large group of people in a street/alley, sign attached to building on the left of "D Storage," fence across the bottom, housing in the background, and more)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Here are air views of what remains of two of the state's World War II air training installations, at Clinton and at Altus."