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[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0516]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Aviation has been a part of Oklahoma City's way of life since 1909, but the significance of flying has changed fantastically in the half-century since a real estate man named Hathaway Harper rented a cow pasture in Capitol Hill for a landing field."
Date: January 9, 1957
Creator: Lindsey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0518]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Contracts were signed here late Thursday between Harold L. Graham Jr., seated, president of Resort Airlines, Inc., and W. O. Coleman, airport manager at Will Rogers, for headquarters and maintenance service there for the next three years."
Date: October 14, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0522]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Almost one fourth of the main runway at Will Rogers World Airport was declared unsafe Thursday and ordered closed immediately."
Date: August 5, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0514]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "FILTERS OF SAFETY are part of a new light system that will enable pilots to land safely in bad weather at Will Rogers Field without expensive radio installation on the ground and in the plane."
Date: January 24, 1962
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0528]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "First aerial hijacking reward poster for Will Rogers Field is inspected by William O. Coleman, left, and Lee O. Teague."
Date: August 10, 1961
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0524]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New lifesaving award is shown by William O. Coleman, Oklahoma County Red Cross first aid chairman, left, and D. E. " Hoppy" Hopkins, Red Cross first aid instructor for 37 years."
Date: February 16, 1962
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0519]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New jets can get you from coast to coast in four hours, but some Oklahoma air pioneers flew from one end of aviation history to the other in less time Saturday night."
Date: January 31, 1959
Creator: Gumm, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0513]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "W .O. Coleman, airports manager, Tuesday was presented with the A. G. Meyers safety trophy, awarded annually to the city department with the best safety record."
Date: July 29, 1952
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0525]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "NEW TENANTS at Will Rogers field are CAB, CAA, USAF and ANG, who have airport personnel eating out of their paws."
Date: December 7, 1955
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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