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BASEMENT BOX 67.0112]

Description: A daylight photograph of a lone man, surrounded by heavy smoke, fighting a large grass fire near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Caption: "Firemen from three stations battled a 'king sized' grass fire for more than three hours northeast of Oklahoma City Wednesday before bringing it under control at 4 p.m."
Date: November 30, 1949
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0113

Description: Photograph taken at night of a well oil on fire. Caption: "A spectacular oil and gas fire roared 150 feet into the air over an oil well near NE 63 and Eastern for more than 5 1/2 hours Sunday morning."
Date: December 3, 1949
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0119]

Description: Photograph ttwo men are sitting on a roof ledge of a building while the street below is filled with water from a fire truck spraying water on the roof of the building. There is smoke in the air.
Date: September 20, 1948
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0120]

Description: Photograph is of a wooden structure that has mostly burned to the foundation. there are many groups of unidentified men moving hoses and surveying the fire damage. Smoke is still rising from the rubble.
Date: June 12, 1948
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0115]

Description: Photograph is of two men surveying the remains of a home that has been consumed with flames and burnt to the foundation. Black burnt rubble is all around the two men. An oven is the only recognizable item. Caption: "A gas range, standing among ashes, was about all that remained of the Sam Bidwell home Saturday morning after an explosion and flash fire claimed the lives of four children and injured the mother of one."
Date: April 17, 1948
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0114]

Description: A daylight photograph showing the flames, smoke, and blackened ground at a pipe and oil field supply yard fire at Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The supply yard, located in the 2700 block on Northeast Grand Boulevard, was owned by former Oklahoma City councilman Percy Jones. Caption: "Firemen battle a blaze surrounding a pipe and oil field supply yard owned by Percy Jones, former city councilman, in the 2700 block on NE Grand boulevard."
Date: November 13, 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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