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BASEMENT BOX 67.0311

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of firemen extinguishing a building fire. Caption: "Enid firemen battle this fire at the Los Pimientos apartments more than five hours Tuesday night and Wednesday only three walls of the two story 10 apartment building were standing. Loss in the fire which started about 5 PM was estimated at more than $125,000 by Mr. M. G. Peppers, Oklahoma City oil man, who sold it to Dr. Paul Champlin in 1942. A short circuit in a basement wire apparently touched off the blaze… more
Date: February 22, 1950
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0302.0227]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "These new state officers were installed at the annual convention of the (Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers) held in Lawton during last weekend."
Date: February 20, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0575]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "As far as the eye could see there were bits of wreckage on the Charley Boekecker farm where the Vance Air force plane crashed, sending its three passengers to their death near noon Thursday."
Date: February 2, 1956
Creator: AF Training Command
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0540]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Shaw air force C-45 pilot and co-pilot killed at Vance air force base crash early Thursday morning were identified late Thursday as Lieuts. William P. Bailey jr., 22, Minneapolis, and Robert W. Forget, 24, Somerville, Mass."
Date: February 28, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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