[2012.201.B0320.0233]

Photograph is of a man wearing a suit and tie standing near a calendar pointing to a date that is circled on the calendar. The calendar is hanging on the wall. Caption: "No "unlucky" days in Dr. Willard E. Edwards' calendar."
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0417.0254]

Photograph is of a man in a baseball uniform and cap swinging a bat. Caption: "Phil Finegan, veteran 1 baseman at A&M."
Date: March 16, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0313.0002]

Photograph is of a young boy walking down the hall with his hand in front of his face. An older man is walking next to him wearing khakies and a button down shirt. Caption: "John Dominick, 14, is accused of killing his father with a baseball bat in their Philadelphia home."
Date: June 5, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0323]

Photograph is of three firemen holding various fire hoses aimed at the roof of a multiple story building in a business district. Debris, including burnt bricks are strewn across the sidewalk in front of the building. The roof, windows and front of building has begun to collapse. Photograph was taken in the night time. Caption: "Firemen battle this downtown Enid fire which Sunday destroyed or heavily damaged most of a business block."
Date: January 16, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0300.0184]

Photograph is of a man wearing a military dress uniform sitting at a desk with his hands crossed on top of the desk. Caption: "Air force Col. Joseph R. de Luca, husband of an Oklahoma woman, has been appointed deputy director of Armed Forces Supply Support Center in Washington."
Date: May 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0051.0186]

U. S. Air Guard plane on the runway. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: August 9, 1961
Creator: Gumm, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0051.0185]

Officials approaching a military plane to find out what when wrong. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "WHY? Military Air Transport Service Wednesday wanted to know why this C-97 had landing gear troubles Tuesday threatening the lives of the six-man crew. The pilot executed what the Air Force called "a beautiful landing" in spite of the difficulty. The crew walked away unharmed. Tinker`s crash crews had spread foam on the runways in an attempt to stall a fire on the forced crash-landing."
Date: August 9, 1961
Creator: Gumm, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

2012.201.B0238.0561

Photograph of a woman with Christmas decorations. Caption: "NW Expressway, placing a Christmas dinner table centerpiece she fashioned using a Santa Clause figurine, Christmas tree, packages and puff balls arranged on a wooden base."
Date: December 11, 1961
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

BASEMENT BOX 67.0586

Photograph of Julian's Cafe and adjacent building with smoke billowing out from a fire. Firemen and men outside and pickup truck nearby. Caption: "Covered by smoke is Harper's Mattress and Furniture Co. Wewoka."
Date: December 13, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0310.0145]

Photograph is of a man in a button down shirt and casual pants leaning against a suitcase and smiling. Caption: "Oklahoma City's two latest members of the professional baseball ranks are Ray Bond, left, and Jim Dobson."
Date: June 19, 1961
Creator: Matheson, Mandell
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[2012.201.B0051.0184]

Military plane crash landing at Tinker Air Force Base. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Plane Flies Here for Crash Landing. A Tennessee Air National Guard C-97 transport crash landed at Tinker Air Force Base Tuesday. The six-man crew scrambled safely out of the plane after it stopped skidding along one of the field`s secondary runways. Maj. John L. Wade, 38, Murfreesboro, Tenn., commanded the plane that landed on the runway, partially covered with foam by the Tinker crash-rescue crew. Shortly after taking off from Blytheville Air Force Base, Ark., around 10 a.m. the crew learned the the right landing gear was not operating properly. In landing at Tinker, Wade gently let the left gear hit ground first ... then the nose wheel. Smoke puffed out as the wheels touched down. Wade held the hanging right wheel off the ground as long as possible. Then he let it lightly touch the runway. For nearly 2,500 feet the plane, with all wheels on the ground, rolled down the runway in a normal manner as crash trucks and ambulances raced toward it. Suddenly, the right gear crumpled. The right wing fell down. A propeller blade was …
Date: August 9, 1961
Creator: Gumm, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History