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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here's how Crowder Looked Saturday. A house used to be in the foreground. Other pictures on Page 21-A."
Date: March 25, 1949
Creator: East, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This landscape scene caught the photographer's eye in the 1200 block NE 63. The oil wells in the background blend with the worker busy in the fields at a city nursery firm. The workman is Kenneth Harris and he is planning "little liner," (baby trees). In the background is Northeast highschool."
Date: March 28, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "(photo of many military two-engine prop planes lined up on the side-of-runway parking lot, buildings on the right with a tower, people all around, and more. Backside handwriting: "Aeronautics Army U. S. Schools.")"
Date: March 18, 1949
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Weekend installation of cooking equipment beneath the hood vent, shown in picture at top, will set up the new Northeast cafeteria for business Monday. This is the kitchen of the new cafeteria, valued at $144,711.35. Including equipment and furniture. The steam jacket is in the right foreground under the vent. Dishwashing equipment is beynd the man working over the stainless steel sinks. To his right is pass window to service line. Main dining room is directly opposite pass window."
Date: March 2, 1949
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a house and garage destroyed, two car's of the garage still there, people on top of the debris, and more)"
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Enid, Oklahoma's wheat capitol, is going all out to have the Enid airforce base made the West Point of the air" Talk in Washington points to the establishment of an air academy to rank along with the military academy at West Point and the naval academy at Annapolis. Above are two views of the Enid base, reactivated last August as a two-engine bomber school by the air training command. On February 25, the first class of 24 students officers and 49 cadets was graduated. At present 154 cadets are attending the school. They are getting advanced training in more than 100 B-25s that were brought out of storage and modified at Enid. Meanwhile Enid is lining up congressional support for the air academy against such cities as San Antonio; Texas, Sedalia, MO.; southern California; Wichita, Hutchsion, Salina, Arkansas City and Winefield, Kan.; Tuscon Ariz., and the Frederick-Altus area in Oklahoma."
Date: March 18, 1949
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here is part of the three-mile earth fill dam of Canton lake which will be dedicated next Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Dedication of the big flood control and recreational project on the North Canadian river climaxes a three-day celebration which opens Friday. Gates of the dam may be seen in the center of the picture with project jeadquarters and water tower at left. Some of the many islands of the lake may be seen off shore from the dam. Roads in the foreground are approaches from the town of Canton which ties a couple of miles to the southeast."
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Below, the twister struck this building a crushing blow and left its roof straddling the railroad track."
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The above picture shows how Wednesday's tornado smatched the home of Charles Stower, 31, Canton war ventern, fro, its foundation and scattered it over considerable area. Stowers was killed."
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of the kitchen, dishwashing equipment at the middle left, other parts and tables, and more)"
Date: March 2, 1949
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here is some of WKY-TV's studion stage equipment. Left to right: a typical television reciving set, a "go-cart" in left center stage is the studio-type dolly, with a camera mounted; a micrphone boom, a long metal "arm" that puts the microphone where needed to pickup the sound portion of a television program, and on the far right a television camera mounted on a field-type tripod and dolly. By adding the dolly, this camera can also be moved about, but to a much more limited extent."
Date: March 24, 1949
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Photos Contrast Devastation Spring fury struck again at Oklahoma Wednesday. Tornadoes and strong straight straight winds left havoc at Canton. Longdale, Blackwell and a private airport north of Enid. Then it dipped down to smash farm homes near Winfield, Kan. Three persons were killed in Oklahoma, a score injured. Canton was hit hardest. two persons diesd there. Many homes were leveled. Business houses were badly damaged It was hard to get an accurete estimate of property damage. Numbered arrows point to the same structure in companion pictures. the storm hit Canton at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday. It moved northeast during the night, finally dipping near Winfield about 4 a.m. Wednesday's storm was the second for Oklahoma this spring. Last Saturday, twisting winds roared through Haywood and Crowder in eastern Oklhoma. Two persons were killed. The damage was $200,000 in that storm. (photo tag: This is an air view of the splintered ruins of John Paulsen's home on the north side of tornado-swept Canton.)"
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "More than 300 persons crowded the state senate gallery Tuesday as the revenue and taxation committee held its first public hearing on repeal. Wets want a special election on repeal and the dry forces are fighting this proposal."
Date: March 8, 1949
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Only a small portion of an estinated 3,000 visitors Wednesday found seats in the house galleries for the school bill debate. Cheryl Harkey, 4, daughter of Rep. and Mrs. Paul Harkey, Idabel, had a choice seat - right down front with daddy and a bottle of pop. Here's how pretty she is close up."
Date: March 9, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's one of those tornadic freaks. This garage in Canton was ripped apart, the roof and three sides blown away. Two autos were left."
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo from another building looking at the main tall buildings and the rest during a snow storm.)"
Date: March 1, 1949
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Hi-Tone Happy Trumph, a Cocker spaniel owned by Reed B. Galloway, 1000 N Evans Hale road, doesn't seem too impressed with trophies for the Cocker spaniel specialty show scheduled at Stockyards Coliseaum Saturday. The clock trophy is for best in show and the big one at the right is a perpetual trophy for the best local dog in the show."
Date: March 23, 1949
Creator: East, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sprawling Canton lake is in Clanton's backyard. Two good roads lead from the town to the lake less than two miles away. Thus air picture shows Canton in the foreground with the lake spreading out to the north. Canton has repaired most of the damage caused by last month's tornado."
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Contrasting views of the damage done to the Pontiac building are shown in the ground and air photos, above."
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's an aerial view of the destruction at Canton after Wednesday's tornado whipped through the area."
Date: March 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "City library user this week should now find it easir to find books. All fiction is being moved to the first floor. Here's a section of the 1,400 additional feet of shelves there. Juanita Means, as assistant in circulation, explains the new setup to "customer" Stephen Cogniat, 1105 NW 15."
Date: March 2, 1949
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A progress photo of the enlargement of Owen field at the University of Oklahoma shows the face-lifting at this stage. The old pressbox atop the east stands has been removed and a new one started on the west side. The field was lowered six feet by removal of large quantities of dirt. Topsoil is now being replaced and the old sod will be restored soon. Footings and preliminary forms for the north-end enclosure already have been placed. When completed, in time for the Sooners' first home game October 1, the stadium will seat 35,000, Texaa A&M will be the Sooners first foe in the revamped plant."
Date: March 22, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a cafeteria's food service line, doors in the back, and more)"
Date: March 2, 1949
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It's time out for refreshments at the elephant movie. Kids Have Morning at Movies And Elephant Fund Gets $125"
Date: March 4, 1949
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History