[2012.201.B0997.0084]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Starting at linebacker for the Oklahoma City Plainsmen when they play Arkansas Saturday night in Enid will be Bill Overton, 6-2 by 220-pounder who joined the city-ans this week after being released by the Dallas Cowboys." Photograph is of a man in a football uniform slightly couching down as if to start running in a football play.
Date: August 16, 1968
Creator: Hill, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0081]

Caption: "Gas line that fed a fire Sunday morning at Salvation Army, 2041 NW 7, is checked Monday by Inspector Bob Graham."
Date: August 12, 1968
Creator: Hammett, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0082]

Caption: "Cartloads of clothing like this were heavily damaged early Sunday when fore roared through the clothing and renovation shop of the Salvation Army, 2041 NW 7, causing an estimated $60,000 damage."
Date: August 12, 1968
Creator: Hammett, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0085]

Caption: "Charred debris is removed by fire officials from the boxcar in which a Florida ex-convict was suffocated early Thursday."
Date: August 29, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0599]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The bodies of some of those killed Saturday in a Piedmont Airlines crash lie in quickly improvised morgue"
Date: August 11, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0606]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "All 21 aboard this Los Angeles Airways helicopter were killed when the craft crashed"
Date: August 15, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.1095]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Crumpled remains of helicopter lie in thicket on Fort Sill. Two Oklahoma Army National Guardsman, members of the 45th Artillery Group, were injured Thursday when the helicopter in which they were riding crashed at Camp Eagle located at Fort Sill. The injured were Capt. James L. Smith, Tulsa, and SSG Donald L. Short, Hennessey. Smith was reported in satisfactory condition at Reynolds Army Hospital at Fort Sill with pelvic and possible back injuries. Short was reported in serious condition with back and chest injuries. The two guardsmen, on two weeks active duty for training, had just taken off from the Camp Eagle headquarters building helipad to inspect a training site for Friday when their helicopter came down through trees about 150 yards south of the building. Ambulance were on the scene within minutes after the 2:10 p.m. crash and had the pair en route to Reynolds on main post, Fort Sill. The helicopter, a small observation-type OH-23B with a bubble cockpit, landed on its right side after tearing through tree limbs. The landing skids on the helicopter were broken off , and the main rotor blade was sheared …
Date: August 2, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0645]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ONCE OVER ICILY is this burned two-ton truck in the 3400 block of US-62 which Wednesday afternoon failed to negotiate a curve and overturned."
Date: August 7, 1968
Creator: Taylor, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.1234]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Wednesday was Mrs. Grace Cheuvront, housemother for Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Oklahoma City University, who was named Outstanding Housemother by the fraternity and honored at its international convention there. The chapter asked her to be 'Mom' 15 years ago, and she has been a perpetual forth for bridge, button-sewer and shoulder to lean on ever since."
Date: August 23, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0071.0697]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Portland's Ritchie Scheinblum swings and misses an offering from 89er pitcher tom Griffin. Catcher is Tommy Smith."
Date: August 5, 1968
Creator: Hill, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0071.0698]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "89ers' Leon McFadden slides into second base protected by Portland's Eddie Leon."
Date: August 5, 1968
Creator: Hill, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0071.0705]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tom Sturdivant (left) former New York Yankee star who played in Sunday night's Oldtimers Game at All-Sports Stadium, presents the minor league player of the month award for June to 89ers' Rich Chiles, who earned the honor with a .448 batting average in the Carolina League."
Date: August 11, 1968
Creator: Hill, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0071.0706]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's Leon McFadden (7) gets ready to throw to first to complete double play after the force out on Gary Sprague. The 89ers pulled off two double plays and beat Portland, 6-3."
Date: August 7, 1968
Creator: Taylor, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0071.0707]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's Leon McFadden pulls into second with a double as Portland shortstop Eddie Leon leaps high to spear the throw."
Date: August 7, 1968
Creator: Taylor, Robert
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0071.0708]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Leon McFadden uncorks a throw to first base as Portland's sliding Gary Sprague arrives too late to break things up. McFadden took a toss from second baseman Mike Sinnerud and relayed to Keith Lampard for a double play, one of three completed by Oklahoma City Monday night."
Date: August 5, 1968
Creator: Hill, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0076.0184]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "of the whole matter of visting is expressed, above by Ellen bass, 2 1/2, to her mother"
Date: August 20, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0095.0091]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Righting a swamped sailboat was just one more "subject" at Southwestern's summer sailing school."
Date: August 4, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0103.0455]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "LOOKING AHEAD to the start of the high school football season only one week away is letterman quarterback John Brandon, who takes over the controls of Midwest City's Mid-State Conference favorites"
Date: August 27, 1968
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0115.0317]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bunte Candies, Inc."
Date: August 8, 1968
Creator: Hammett, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0115.0318]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An Oklahoma City candy company expects to turn out enough sweets to fill the stockings of ever kid in the United States."
Date: August 8, 1968
Creator: Hammett, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0115.0319]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Johnston Larney makes stripes for peppermint lumps."
Date: August 8, 1968
Creator: Hammett, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0115.0320]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bagging machine fills sacks with candy corn."
Date: August 8, 1968
Creator: Hammett, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0125]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Planning for the district meeting of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods are Mrs. Arnold T. Fleig, left, and Mrs. Milton R. Burnett, center, local chairmen, and Mrs. Robert I. Ross, Dallas, district president."
Date: August 20, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0118.0719]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Leaving Oklahoma City Saturday in the electric-powered bus were Wally Rippel, right, and Ronald Gremban."
Date: August 31, 1968
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History