[BASEMENT BOX 67.0329] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [BASEMENT BOX 67.0329]

Creator

  • Photographer: Parkhurst, Dean
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1962-12-21

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph is of a wooden dormitory building that has flames and smoke quickly rising from the roof. Flames are shooting out the window openings many feet high. Photograph was taken int he day time. Caption: "Going up in smoke is the main building of the historical Indian Boarding School for Girls at Eufaula. Fire gutted the 70 year old structure about noon Friday. Mrs. Toru Herndon, school Superintendent, said damage will amount to several thousand dollars. Also destroyed in the fire were Christmas gifts for the 665 girls of the school."
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Journalism
  • Keyword: fires
  • Keyword: McIntosh County
  • Keyword: Eufaula
  • Keyword: 1962
  • Keyword: Daily Oklahoman photographs
  • OPUBCO folder structure: FIRES / STATE / EUFAULA / 1962

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Oklahoma - McIntosh County - Eufaula
  • Coverage Date: 1962-12-21
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Source

  • Newspaper: The Daily Oklahoman, December 23, 1962

Collection

  • Name: Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection
    Code: OKPCP

Institution

  • Name: Oklahoma Historical Society
    Code: OKHS

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: BASEMENT BOX 67.0329
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc193788

Note

  • Display Note: PublishDate: O-12-23-62
  • Display Note: Credit: Daily Oklahoman
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