Resource Type

A. Miller-B. Hollander (2-10-1969)

Photograph of Andy Miller and Byron Hollander in front of the OSFA building.
Date: February 10, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shallow Prairie Range Site in Excellent Condition

Photograph of “A shallow prairie range site – in excellent condition on the Collinsville portion of the Bates-Collinsville complex, Ho 5 percent slopes is shown in the foreground.”
Date: February 29, 1968
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Silt In Pond on E. F. Leach Farm

Photograph of a pond full of top soil and no water due to the owner not terracing the field above the pond. Dormant trees surround the pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cropland above pond is not terraced. The result is a pond full of topsoil and no water."
Date: February 8, 1968
Creator: Stidham, Dale
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Silt In Pond on E. F. Leach Farm

Photograph of a pond full of top soil and no water due to the owner not terracing the field above the pond. Dormant trees surround the pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cropland above pond is not terraced. The result is a pond full of topsoil and no water."
Date: February 8, 1968
Creator: Stidham, Dale
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

State Office Personnel

Photograph of Glen E. Murray, Deputy State Conservationist
Date: February 9, 1968
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

State Office Personnel

Photograph of Dan F. Croom, Information Specialist
Date: February 9, 1968
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

State Office Personnel

Photograph of Donald R. Vandersypen, Hydrologist
Date: February 9, 1968
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the concrete floor at the stockwater storage tank is being run at the Joe Rigley Farm. Note the reinforcing wire in the floor. OK-2859-[??].
Date: February 8, 1968
Creator: Stidham, Dale
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Church Steeple Fire]

Photograph of firefighters putting out a fire in a church steeple, while curious onlookers stand by.
Date: February 15, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Policeman Wields Axe at Town Pump Fire]

Photograph of a policeman wielding an axe at a window of the Town Pump restaurant fire. A firefighter can be seen walking away from the fire on the right. A sign on the back entrance of the restaurant reads, "NO CURB Service. Please COME IN."
Date: February 14, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at Town Pump Restaurant]

Photograph of smoke rolling out of the front door of the Town Pump restaurant. A Wichita Falls firefighter can be seen entering the door. A policeman is checking the side door. A woman is walking with a man's arm around her waist at the front of the picture.
Date: February 14, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W.F.F.D. Fights Fire at Town Pump]

Photograph of Wichita Falls Fire Department fighting the restaurant fire at the Town Pump. Multiple firemen can be seen around the building and one on the roof. Snow can be seen on the ground and on top of the restaurant. A sign on the back door of the restaurant reads, "NO CURB Service. Please COME IN."
Date: February 14, 1968
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4873]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo outside of a large group of students, adults, secruity guard/policeman, cars, and more.)"
Date: February 26, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3889]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pediatric repirator given Tuesday to University Hospital is demonstrated by Dr. Ben Pendarvis, a hospital resident, and Mrs. Jack harrison, head nurse at newborn nursery."
Date: February 27, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1385]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Firement extinguish last of the flames that burned out a dining room area and left heavy smoke dadmaqge to other partsw of the Holiday Inn Northeast, 12001 NE Expressway, early Thursday. Damage was estimated at more than $20,000. A fire inspector and an electrician were investigation the cause Thursday. The fire inspector's office said the blaze was believed to be started from faulty electrical wiring."
Date: February 1, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4874]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A state wrestling championship, coupled with a severe attack of spring fever, sparked a massive celebration Monday at John Marshall High School that had police on the side lines. (photo tag: Watchful policeman gets a demonstration of John Marshall students' spring fever symptons.)"
Date: February 26, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8914]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "North Robinson - Oklahoma City's do-it-yourself freeway - became a monumental bottleneck during Wednesday morning rush-hour traffic. Device controlling the directional flow between NW 30 and NW 36 went haywire, resulting in a sea of jammed traffic and one accident. Police said signals flipped to command two northbound lanes, instead of indicating the usual two lanes south for the influx downtown. Officers said cars were backed up for miles on the Broadway extension, which normally pour 2,700 or more vehicles into N Robinson between 7 and 9 a.m. Drivers who managed to flee to N Hudson found. (photo tag: Truck blocks center lane of N Robinson after accident caused by computer-operated lights going on blink.)"
Date: February 28, 1968
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4824]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of lady dancers in workout clothing, holding on to a strecthing rail, they are leaning with their right hand on it, they have their left leg and arm raised together, and more.)"
Date: February 7, 1968
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10465]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The organization of the French Heels Club was announced in the Daily Oklahoman, July 29, 1928. The founders and first officers were, left to right, top row, Miss Mex Rodman, president (now Mrs. Clifford L. Frates); Miss Genevieve Cowman, secretary (the late Mrs. William Meagher Vaughey); Miss LillianWhiteman, treasurer (now Mrs. Marc Wienberg, Redwood City, Calif.); bottom row, left to right, Miss Dorothy Mosley, reporter (now Mrs. O. Alton Watson), and the late Miss Jane Harden, vice-president."
Date: February 29, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2682]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Snow-covered shrubbery created this fluffy scene at old federal courthouse, NW 3 and Robinson."
Date: February 22, 1968
Creator: Traverse, Austin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1384]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of fireman "Watkins" walking away from the camera, a ladder going through a hole in the ceiling, a hose on the floor, and more.)"
Date: February 1, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8899]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Big splash erupted Tuesday afternoon when tough, water-filled tubes were struck by a pickup truck on the Oklahoma City fairground in a demonstration of the tubes' capabilities for preventing serious accidents."
Date: February 6, 1968
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2672]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Murky morning light filters down on a snowy landscape in Lincoln Park, as a lone traveler picks his way through these three days worth of snowfall, shoulders hunched against chill breezes."
Date: February 23, 1968
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8900]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(a pickup on the left and a car on the right with tubes between them, car on the background left, police car on the back right, and more)"
Date: February 6, 1968
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History