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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0583]

Description: Photograph shows the building roof fully consumed by flames and smoke. Two people are observing the fire and damage as they walk from the building. A firemen's pump truck is near the building. Caption: "A $25,000 blaze destroyed a brick five room grade school Monday near Weleetka."
Date: March 27, 1957

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0584]

Description: Photograph is of the outside brick wall falling away from the structure as it is consumed with flames. The roof, windows and interior structure is destroyed by fire. Caption: "The south wall of the Rosen walk school which housed about 60 Negro grade pupils falls outward as the intense heat buckles the brick structure."
Date: April 3, 1957

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0730]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Miss Tulsa, Cheryl Dee Norris, received a broken arm and minor head lacerations Saturday when she crash-landed this plane on a firm near Okemah."
Date: September 22, 1963

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0840]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charles Oscar Cherry, 21 year old Bethany truck driver, died Thursday when his loaded gasoline truck went out of control and overturned near Okemah. The accident happened about 8:30 AM on U.S. 62. Cherry was employed by the Gilmore & Kirk Oil Co."
Date: July 12, 1956

[Photograph 2012.201.B0075.0119]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "State high school champions of Class A boys are the Boley Bears."
Date: March 7, 1970
Creator: Albright, Bob

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0294]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "IF YOU SAW Boley play this weekend in the Class b tournament you must have noticed its mascot-a five foot stuffed bear."
Date: March 7, 1975
Creator: Argo, Jim

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0295]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Farmers and Merchants bank, scene of the desperate gun battle which resulted when the trio of bandits attempted to add another to the list of Oklahoma's robbed banks."
Date: 1932

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0297]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The crowd which was unable to jam into the little first church to attend the funeral services."
Date: 1932

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0302]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Largest and Wealthiest Exclusive Negro City In The World."
Date: August 1, 1977

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0303]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "That's Charles Lynn (20) of Elk City trying to slip outside in first quarter."
Date: November 20, 1970
Creator: Wilson, Joe

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0308]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The main street of Boley, all-Negro community, where D. J. Turner, pioneer Negro Bank president, was killed in the "little war" in which George Birdwell, pal of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, and Charles "Pete" Glass, Negro, were slain and C. C. Paterson, third member of the bandit trio was critically wounded."
Date: November 29, 1932

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0311]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "On most days, tiny downtown Boley is quiet, almost sleepy."
Date: November 20, 1969

[Photograph 2012.201.B0111.0078]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Capt. John Brown and Lt. Mike Williams aid in the search of a man suspected of shooting a highway patrolman Wednesday night near Okemah on I-40"
Date: November 5, 1981
Creator: Klock, Roger
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