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[BASEMENT BOX 66.0229]

Description: A daylight photograph showing the aftermath of a hotel fire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows fire department personnel using a high pressure water hose and a shovel crane to extinguish hot spots in the debris. A barricade, traffic light, and street signs are in the scene, and black and green wax pencil editorial marks are visible on the photograph. Caption: "Crane finishes off fire-ravaged hotel."
Date: April 5, 1972
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0414.0060]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Preventing the elderly from using hospitals to vacation at government expense is one of the major problems in administering Medicare, a top federal consultant said in Oklahoma City Thursday."
Date: January 5, 1966
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0422.0157]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Senior doubles leaders Pinky McCan (left) and Haven Fish, both of Oklahoma City, tell Mrs. Jack McKenna of their "luck" in the state men's bowling tournament now being run off at three local sites."
Date: April 5, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0954]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Auto Driver Crashes Into Train, Only Complaint---a Headache. George Aebischer's car was ruined this morning, but he considers himself the luckiest man among all the Oklahoma Cityans who sweated and suffered on the city's glassy streets. He rode his sliding auto into a freight train and walked away with nothing more than a headache. "That's as close as I ever want to come to dying." Aebischer said, as he surveye… more
Date: January 5, 1973
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0202]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Looking nothing like 'Ma,' and answering to 'Miss' a personable red-head with a jaunty feather in her hat kicked off "MAW" with a great big boom here Friday."
Date: February 5, 1954
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0236]

Description: A daylight photograph showing the aftermath of a fire at the Rex Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows a shovel crane being used to prevent the fire from spreading to a neighboring structure. Caption: "Flames possibly started by transient squatters destroyed the Rex Hotel building, 330 W Sheridan, early today as firemen fought to protect an adjoining business where cleaning solvent was stored."
Date: April 5, 1972
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0625]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Four Oklahoma Cityans leaving, Saturday for the Boy Scout Jamboree admire a 17 foot oil rig and an arrow structure that will form the main gate."
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0125.0275]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The only time that Dr. LeRoy Carpenter smokes is when he gets fired up on health hazards associated with cigarette smoking."
Date: March 5, 1971
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0076.0455]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Switching custody of the new VA hospital at NE 13 and Kelley, Dr. C.E. Bates local manager, left, and Frank Walsh, San Francisco, representing the VA contracting officer, sign papers giving Dr. Bates the building."
Date: August 5, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0164.0754]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When this dog came to Oklahoma City from his famous kennels in Baltimore he was given a press party by his new owner."
Date: March 5, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0162.0282]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MCALESTER'S ENTRY in the community achievements awards contest is inspected by Neil Dikeman Jr., chairman of preliminary judging, at Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce headquarters in the American General building."
Date: March 5, 1969
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0338.0056]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Officials of the Sportsman's club had ground breaking ceremonies Wednesday for the organization's game farm. (left to right, Charles A. Couch, Tom Morris, Clay Donovan, Joe Kernke, and Raymond Wright)"
Date: November 5, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0343.0014]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "These three Basset Hounds aren't old enough to compete in Sunday's obedience trials in the Zebra room of the auditorium. The bassets are being displayed here by Miss Johnnie Klopfenstein, 9204 N May."
Date: April 5, 1956
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0321.0276]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Editor's Note: Dallas, considered the nation's third largest fashion manufacturing center, is the scene of the Texas Fashion Creator's National Press Week.)"
Date: March 5, 1967
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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