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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10629]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A two-block "Boomtown" is being laid out at the state fairgrounds in a turn-back-the-clock project that will take 27 years off Oklahoma "history and give visitors to the state's Semi-Centennial Exposition a life-sized look at a real old-time oiltown. Boomtown U.S.A., one of the liveliest attractions of the upcoming expositions, will reset the scene og a chill March morning in 1930 when a boisterous chapter in oilfield history was written by the No. 1 Mary Sudik, the fabulous gusher that ran wild for nine days. Gene Hopping, the Exposition's "Mayor of Boomtown," said the wooden village is already complete in scale model. The town itself will spring up almost overnight - just as its wooden predecessors did in the lusty 1930s - and will open simulaneously with the Exposition, June 14-July 7......Down the street, the Oklahoma Press association will print the town's newspaper, "The Boomtown Derrick," which will be available a souvenir editions to the 1.5 million people expected to visit the Exposition during its three week run. A bank will set up nearby. "The Gusher Bar," patterned after the swingin-door sallons of the frontier days, will ring with …
Date:
February 15, 1957
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8496]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The federal reformatory at El Reno is nationally known as a model institution and is the city's second largest industry employing 270 persons. Only 200 of the 1,000 inmated are confined in cell-type housing, the others are quarted in dormitories."
Date:
1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2621]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here is the patrol, full strength, lined up for review near the new Lincoln Park stables."
Date:
1953
Creator:
Hale, Geo. T.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3501]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When the greatest golf players in the world tee off at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa Thursday they will colide with one of the most challenging courses ever to play host to the National Open Championship."
Date:
June 6, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2418]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Like to see Oklahoma City's Civic Center look like this? Unfortunatley, an artist drew in all those palms and tropical birds. Whoops! Don't give in to temptation or those winter stories you heard. It's still much to early to plant an orange tree in the back yard. Oklahoma City isn't a tropical paradise yet..."Why, I remember when the thermometer went down to 20 below and stayed there three weeks," Grandpa says......But id Grandpa is talking about Oklahoma City, it just didn't happen. Weather bureau figures show city winter tempratures may be just a little warmer than they were, but not enough to make all that talk."
Date:
March 19, 1954
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10529]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "On The West wall of the Bethany city hall, a large map of the town shows, in many colors, all the paved streetsof the town. Here and there, there's a "white" street, meaning no paving, but they're rare. City manager Harry Mcrory boasts that they're getting rarer, too. He credits this rarity with a particular group of streets in the midst of the map-about 19 miles altogether-which have been paved in the last four years. It was four years ago that Bethany decided it was time to spruce up the town somewhat. Mud and dust were a problem, since few except the major streets were paved............"It isn't the bed," Macrory said. "But it does cut out mud and dust." The city has found it could get approval of citizens for this type paving, where a paving district might not prove popular. "It's cheaper," explained the city manager. (photo tag: Bethany paving: Dark lines show streets paved since program began four years ago.)"
Date:
1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9176]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "An Oklahoma Made coat, given to President Eisnehower in Woodward, is being admired here, while Reuben Sparks, national Republican committeeman from Oklahoma, smiles at the president's pleasure."
Date:
January 14, 1957
Creator:
Cobb, Richard
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6018]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A 16-inch natural gas pipeline exploded south of Tuttle early Thursday night, shaking the countryside and prompting reports of as airplane crash. Flames were visible at Oklahoma City, 25 miles away. No one was injured by the explosion, which ripped a crater 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep in a pasture on the Earl Conner farm. Cause of the blast was not determined late Thursday. Location of the explosion was seven miles south of Tuttle. The pipeline, operated by Cities Sevice Gas Co., carries gas from the plant ar Cement to an Oklahoma City junction with Cities Service main line system...The explosion occured at 7:45 p.m., according to Art Latham, who lives five miles south of Tuttle. He said it appeared to be about two miles south of his home...A Mistletoe Express driver, Leonard Martin, 5430 Brookhaven, was driving east from Union City on SH 41 when the blast occured. "It lighted the whole country side," Martin said. "It was bright as day." He thought the explosion had happened in Tuttle itself. First report of the blast came from an Oklahoma City scoutcar policeman who radioed to the …
Date:
January 17, 1957
Creator:
Gumm, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1826]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Lingering, deadly ammonia gas handicapped rescue efforts at Wilson plant as workers donned gas masks."
Date:
March 24, 1959
Creator:
King, Cliff
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10661]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "It was rough going Thursday downtown, but the street department had its graders trying to clear the downtown streets to enable traffic and parking to return something approaching normal."
Date:
February 15, 1951
Creator:
Orris, John Adams
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3634]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Radar net for speeders was set up to 10 miles northeast of Chickasha on U.S. 62 Monday by highway patrolmen. This picture gives you a pretty good impression of just how fast your car travels. The needle on the radar instrunment points to only 40 miles and hour. But that is still fast to be caught as any more than a blur by the camera set at one twenty-fifth of a second. Charles Hughes, patrol chief radios northeast of Chickasha on U. S. 62 Monday engineer, is shown reading the speed gauge."
Date:
January 26, 1953
Creator:
McLaughlin, Al
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5357]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An industry that produces 38 percent of the total state revenue is signified in this view of producing well in front of the state capitol - a well and a capitol of distinction. It is the Phillips Petroleum No. 1 Capitol, drilled in a petunia bed at end of Lincoln Parkway, and has its hole bottomed under the executive office. The lease site is hardly enough for the well and its equipment, and was directionally drilled to tap the oil reservior under the capitol. The scene is a favorite with both professional and amateur photographers and has been widely used in magazines and newspapers."
Date:
January 23, 1953
Creator:
Cobb, Richard
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8009]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Kerr-McGee Company Drilling Two Projects Within Shout of Main and Broadway The oil drills are spinning within shouting distance of Main and Broadway again. For the first time in nearly six years wells are being drilled right on the line of the downtown zone where the derricks are banned. Kerr-McGee Oil Industries have two wells making hole at the present time up against the east line of the Santa Fe railway right of way. The No. 1 Frisco is located in the SE NE NW of 3-11n-3w. The block 18 is on lots 1 and 2 of block 18 of the Military addition to Oklahoma City."
Date:
1951
Creator:
Orris, John Adams
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4670]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Roads under construction-like Gary expressway seen from NE 4-will serve the many new industries."
Date:
July 3, 1959
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2946]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The persons in charge of keeping sewer and sanitation facilities in operation are among the unsung heros of today's world. Credited with little more than picking up a monthly paycheck, the men actually have a much more detailed and precision job than most patrons believe...Operation on a budget of $39,406.02, the department figures a cost of 7 cents per thousand gallons of sewage treated......The older plant has been redisgned during the last few years into a high rate trickling filter plant.....Collapsed or broken sewer lines also are tended by the department, as are the storm sewers of Midwest City. Employing 10 men, the department is under the direction of B. J. Bourion."
Date:
November 18, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10113]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Angled photo of the front doors, front steps, column, a lady and two children walking up the stairs, car on the right, and more.)"
Date:
February 7, 1951
Creator:
Orris, John Adams
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10610]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Recess was a time for looking-not playing-at Oak Dale school Monday. Students at the Hartzell township schoolhouse kept their noses pressed to windows and fences all day as police cars and volunteer searchers pressed the hunt for the zoo's missing leopard in the bottoms along Deep Fork creek."
Date:
February 27, 1950
Creator:
Owen, A. Y.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3032]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The recently completed Free Methodist church at 65000 E reno is a kind of experiment."
Date:
December 27, 1957
Creator:
Winford, Wesley
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4428]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Grass and paved roads, and a surprising layout of buildings, are shown in this aerial photo of the grounds of the Oklahoma State fair. It was taken from the main entrance on May avenue, looking west, as the fair was getting set for the September 24 opening. The three race tracks, grandstand and stage can be seen in the lower left. That circle of paving in the background, just above the grandstand, is the new layout for the carnival. Anf that huge bare space is the location of the newly proposed arena for big conventions and livestock shows. The exact circle, upper right, is the center of the whole grounds, with the women's and appliance buildings just to the lower left of the circle; livestock barns upper center of the picture, agricultural building just above the circle, and the Future Farmers of America and 4-H buildings to the right. You can see the lagoon near the entrance. Some day it will be the center of a year-around kiddie land and picnic area of the city's dreams come true."
Date:
August 30, 1955
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6263]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Experimental Aircraft enthusiasts saw this gryocopter at the Experimental Aircraft association show at Tulakes airport Sunday. Here C.A. Leslie, 210 E Myrtle drive, Midwest City, dismantles the machine for road travel. The handle is for guideing, and the gyrocopter glides when pulled by something - like an automobile, Leslie says he is experimenting with the craft right now. "When I lears how to fly it real well I'm going to put a motor on it."
Date:
June 5, 1959
Creator:
King, Cliff
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5987]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A towering column of black smoke cloaks downtown buildings as a $250,000 fire rages in a tire and appliance shop in W Grand."
Date:
November 13, 1956
Creator:
Lucas, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9916]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Confusion center" of Oklahoma City's new one-way street network, which went into effect Tuesday, is the corner of Grand and Broadway, where southbound traffic finds itself stymied facing all northbound lanes south of Grand. The camera pointed north, shows the mixup. Since Grand is all east bound, the only out for the southbound motorist is a left turn through several lanes of oncoming traffic. With cars determined to travel the one lane south on Broadway Tuesday, confusion was at its peak most of the day. Pedestrians, not to be excluded, ducked steadily, avoiding cars turning left off Grand and Broadway. Safety engineers agree mor explicity signals should go up on the corners."
Date:
May 31, 1955
Creator:
Cobb, Richard
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1906]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A section of Oklahoma City's $5 millions, late type sewage plant with a secondary trickling filter in foreground can be seen above. There are eight such filters and four primary ones. Tanks at left are digesters where organic solids are taken from the water. Fertilizer and sewer gas are removed in this process. Except for electric lights, Oklahoma City's $5 million southside sewage disposal plant is self sufficent. That is, it operates entirely on its own power. Treated sewer water is used for hydrulic power to turn the huge fliter wheels. Pumping units are operated by sewer gas extracted from the sewage that pours into the plant at the rate of 20 million gallons a day. "if necessay we could even light the plant by generators operated by sewer gas," Frank Taylor, city superintendent of water and sewers, explained......Sewage is 99 1/2 percent water. The residue is hauled away, dried and a portion of it is sold to the Soil Booster Corp., a private industry which sells fertilizer. "Oklahoma City really sells 75 percent of its sludge for fertilizer and gives 25 percent to the city park department to …
Date:
April 3, 1958
Creator:
Tapscott, George
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8524]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "William Taylor Hales (Dec. 8, 1877 - Sept. 15, 1938) merchant, bqanker, real estate developer, came to Oklahoma City in 1890 and developed a profitable business in buying and selling mules. He sold mules by the thousands, and invested his profits in downtown real estate and business ventures. At one time he was the city's largest property owner, was president of Harbour-Longmire, Local Building and Loan and Hales-Mullaly Co., and vice-president of the First National Bank."
Date:
1953
Creator:
Reddish, Myron
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History