Photograph taken during daylight of smoldering ruins of building. Caption: "Ruins still smolder after $300,000 fire ravaged the Luther business district." In 2018, this area on South Main Street is a park area commonly called Veteran Memorial and Freedom Center.
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Photograph taken during daylight of smoldering ruins of building. Caption: "Ruins still smolder after $300,000 fire ravaged the Luther business district." In 2018, this area on South Main Street is a park area commonly called Veteran Memorial and Freedom Center.
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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.