Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of an area outside of a house/building at its porch(?), burnt debris, a fence, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Looping the hoops is no problem at the Cowboy Hall of Fame before a spellbound audience. Photographed in motion by staff photographer Paul Derby, the member of Plains Tribes looks like he is in a hopeless tangle, but he is in no trouble as he makes the hula hoop look simple."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Twisted wreckage of Kansas City Southern burns out of control near stilwell. Forty cars of a 134-car frieght train derailed near Stillwell early Thursda, blocking the main line of the Kansas City Southern and craeting a hazardous explosion and fire. All 40 cars burned after an explosion spread flames to seven tank cars and quickly spread through the rest of the wreckage. Most to them were lying on their sides, twisting along the side of the railroad down hill. One carload of crude oil exploded, sending up black, billowing smoke visible 20 miles away."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Green Beret faces uneniviable chore after skydiving from an aircraft Thursday afternoon. The soldier, a member of the 12th Reserve Division Green Berets, takes to his job of untangling the twisted lines of his checkerboard parachute at a special Fourth of July Frontier City program."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It was a quiet day, for a change, at the state capitol Sunday - sort of the calm after and perhaps the calm before the storm Monday. Working six-hour shifts to keep the desk open in the house, members (four to a shift) whiled away the hours until the recess ends Monday afternoon. A similar vigil was being kept in the senate. In a relaxed atmosphere, far different from the last few days, the legislators read newspapers and munched sandwiches brought with them or brought in by their wives. (Photo tag: Rep. Lou Allard (D-Drumright, acting speaker, studies house rules Sunday during the recess.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Kirby Brock of Stillwater shows winning from as he clears 14-7 to wim the Class AA pole vault championship in the state track meet."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The bigger the plane, the bigger the panels. Maj. Allan B. Berg, pilot(seated in the nose at left), has his panel; co-pilot Maj. John R. Anderson at his right has another. Engineer M/Sgt. Robert W. Reed (right foreground) has a much larger panel. Another panel looms behind Col. Ralp R. Springer at left. Which leaves "the cvisitor's seat" for Co. V. B. Haggard, center, commander Altus Air Forse base. The plane? One of the "smaller" - the C-141."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An unpleasant chore faces many members of the state house of representatives over the weekend. Each six hours a fresh four-man crew will take over the house desk, keeping it open until the house reconvenes Monday. Some hours can be worse than others - shift from midnight until 6 a.m., for example. Legislators, above, are vying for some of the better hours. The desk must be manned because the house is in recess, with theclock covered as though it were 4 p.m. Friday, the hour set by resolution for sine die adjournment. the recess was called Sarueday noon when the house would not agree to a senate amendment to a bill."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Flames shoot up through roof of house. Fire raged through a vacant northwest Oklahoma City duplex early Wednesday destroying new carpet and some antique furniture and causing an estimated $10,000 damage. District Chief George Rummel said the blaze started in the basement of the two-story duplex at 1619 NW 17, went up the stairways and out the roof. Rummel said the cause of the fire is still undetermined. He said the house was locked and there was no evidence of a break-in. He said he does not suspect arson at this time. Rummel said a resident who lived next door to the duplex came home about midnight but did not spot any fire. The fire alarm was sounded at 12:58 a.m....Rummel said the owner, Jack Harry, was remodeling the duplex, and piles of new carpeting ready to be laid and some antique furniture were damaged in the fire..."The carpet around around the floor furnaces was still intact," Rummel said."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo at desk level on the senate/house floor, some of the senators/reps are there, microphones standing up from the desk, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dedication ceremonies Sunday for the Glenn C. Couch Center, a $13 million housing complex at the University of Oklahoma, provided OU President George L. Cross an opportunity to reminisce about the late Dean Couch. Cross, addressing an audience of faculty members and alumni in the center's cafeteria, said it was appropriate that the new complex be named after Couch because "he was interested in all students. The president recalled that Couch, a botany professor, had been one of his first acquaintances when he came to OU 25 years ago. "Whenever we needed something, it was simply a matter of getting on the phone and calling Glenn Couch," he said...Couch, who served as dean of university college, OU's freshman division, founded the University Scholars program for academically outstanding students. As a tribute, participants in the program voted to name their group after Couch. (photo tag: Tower dorm rises high above campus.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo on the floor of senators/reps at their desks, "Lewis Bean" desk at left middle, "Roger L. Smithey" at center with two guys sitting there, and more.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo ofa room(s) inside a house/building with the walls very badly fire damaged, the water (natural gas) pipes exposed, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Chapel's main entrance faces west on NW 23. Historical and architectural milestones will be marked Thursday with the consecration of Oklahoma City University's $1 million Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel. Consecration rites for the contemporary, fourgabeled building will be at 10 a.m., with Bishop Paul E. Martin of the Houston Area of the Methodist Church, giving the address. The chapel, named in honor od Bishop Smith, who will retire this summer following nearly a quarter century as episcopal leader of the Oklahoma-New Mexico area of the Methodist Church, was designed by internationally-known architect, Pietro Belluschi....Three bishops, including Bishop Martin, will recieve honorary doctorates of sacred theology (STD). Also receiving the honor will be Most Rev. Victor J. Reed, bishop of the Oklahoma City-Tulsa Diocese of the ROman Catholic Church and Rt. Rev. Chilton Powell, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. Dr. G. Raymond Campbell, founding minister and pastor of Westminister Presbyterian Church, will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree (LLD)."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of multiple train cars crashed of the train tracks on a hill, fire smoke/steam from the wrecked cars, a person walking towards the wrecked cars at the tracks from the lower right, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Music-minded crowd listrens to Oklahoma City University Jazz Ensemle Sunday during Festival of the Arts 1968 at Civic Center Music Hall. Directed by Joe Davis, the ensemble performed "Fly Me to the Moon," "Caroline No," "What the World Need Now is Love," "The Shadow of Your Smile," and other tunes. The festival ended Sunday night."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Legislative Wheels were turning Monday morning, but just barely. The three house members above were part of five-man teams which kept the house desk open during the weekend to receive messages from the senate kept a similar vigil. Legislators shown here are, from top to bottom, Reps. Douglas C. Wixson of Tulsa; Warren E. Green of Tulsa and A. Visanio Johnson of oklahoa City."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Thick smoke billows from tangled mass of derailed tank and frieght cars three miles north of Stillwell in eastern Oklahoma. Officials said several tank cars loaded with crude oil or chemicals exploded and set fire to other cars which pilled loads of utility poles about the derailment area. About 40 cars of the 134-car frieght left the track and were still smoking Thursday night."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eight-month-old Kathryn Anne Burton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burton, 1609 NW 28, may not have understood the speeches Thursday at the Independence Day observance in front of the state historical society building, but she could appreciate the music of the Oklahoma Army National Guard Band, shown here, with friends, during an idle moment."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a house with a burnt middle area roof, two front forward to the street section,the number on the left are "1619," and more.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo with of chips and snacks on a desk, a few of the senators/reps at the desks, "John T. Levergood" desk up front, and more.)"

Photograph of Governor Henry Bellmon. Postmarked Nov. 4, 1968.

Photograph of increased growth of switchgrass compared to earlier photos. This area was burned in August 1963. Switchgrass which spreads by rhyzomes was less damaged than bunch type grasses.

Photograph of grass recovery from August, 1963 fire. An increase in little bluestem, sand dropseed and fingedleaf paspalum is noted. Area north of cedar grove east of Meers Gate.