[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8707]

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Another industrail planting that of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Service Building, 50th and N Santa Fe, where 400 Paul's Scarlet roses are blooming on the 3,00 feet of fence enclosing the 11 acres of the grounds. The flashy red blooms are eye catchers and traffic-stoopers. Included too in the industrial planting are shrubs enhancing the front of the building. Joe Mercer, supervisor of the service building explained that one full time employee, O. T. East looks after the plantings throughout the year, but that extra help is given … continued below

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Winford, Wesley February 27, 1957.

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Another industrail planting that of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Service Building, 50th and N Santa Fe, where 400 Paul's Scarlet roses are blooming on the 3,00 feet of fence enclosing the 11 acres of the grounds. The flashy red blooms are eye catchers and traffic-stoopers. Included too in the industrial planting are shrubs enhancing the front of the building. Joe Mercer, supervisor of the service building explained that one full time employee, O. T. East looks after the plantings throughout the year, but that extra help is given him when it is needed. Careful pruning ans an eye for artisty have the climbers practically the same height and clining to the fence at similar angles. It adds the felling of symmetry to the overall picture. The rose planting and their blossoms which have been the talk of the city this past week were set out in 1951. Later more ground directly south of the present location will be added to the 11 acres and fenced. Of course, more Paul's scarlet roses will be planted for adorning the new addition. It is difficult to visualize plantings being any prettier than they are this year, but with many more blooms and more color they are certain to be. (photo tag: Automobiles have been slowed down and stopped so passengers could view the flashy red blooms of 400 Paul's Scarlet roses, climbers on the 3,000 foot fence of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Service Station, NW 50 and Sante Fe.)"

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PublishDate: O-6-2-57

Credit: Daily Oklahoman

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  • Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 2, 1957

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Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection

The Oklahoma Publishing Company, the parent company of many prominent Oklahoma newspapers, amassed a significant collection of photographs that span more than a century. The wide variety of photographs accompanied stories in the newspapers.

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  • February 27, 1957

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Winford, Wesley. [Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8707], photograph, February 27, 1957; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1695754/: accessed April 27, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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