Traffic jam \ Penn Square.

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Officer Bill Pierce of the Police Department toots his whistle and waves cars by Sunday in an attempt to keep traffic moving near Penn Square.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Sokolosky, Ed December 16, 1972.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Journal Photography Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Officer Bill Pierce of the Police Department toots his whistle and waves cars by Sunday in an attempt to keep traffic moving near Penn Square.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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  • Oklahoma Journal: December 17, 1972

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  • December 16, 1972

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  • Sept. 22, 2025, 2:41 p.m.

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Sokolosky, Ed. Traffic jam \ Penn Square., photograph, December 16, 1972; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2523542/: accessed April 21, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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