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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0093]

Description: Photograph is of a brick structure that has been gutted by fire. the windows, door, and roof have all been destroyed by a fire. There is a man in the interior of the building surveying the damage. Caption: "The Industrial Arts building at Central State college, Edmond, was destroyed Wednesday afternoon by a fire said to have been started by a spark from a welding torch."
Date: January 20, 1943
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0077]

Description: Photograph is of a group of men in suits and coats surveying a brick structure that was destroyed by fire. There is brick rubble and metal strewn across the ground behind the men. Caption: "Twisted steel and fire-crumbled brick are all that remain of the First Baptist church of Cordell."
Date: January 14, 1940
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0240]

Description: A nighttime photograph of a gas well fire near Centrahoma in Coal County, Oklahoma. The image shows the wreckage of the well silhouetted against the intense blaze. Caption: "THIS IS ART ON BURNING GAS WELL AT CENTRAHOMA. IT IS PAID."
Date: January 19, 1965
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0550

Description: Night time fire fighter spraying fire over top of fire truck. Photo may be flipped, as the truck has VFD reversed. (Vinita Fired Department) Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A Vinita fireman sprays water over the hood of his truck while battling blaze in downtown Pryor."
Date: January 24, 1969
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0087

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of building destroyed after a fire. Caption: "Heavy steel girders frame this picture of destruction, still smoking 12 hours after the fire."
Date: January 5, 1942
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0212

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of people standing near structural wreckage and an ambulance. Caption: "An ambulance is backed up waiting to take the last of the victims from the Thursday morning fire that claimed 16 lives"
Date: January 10, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0367

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of construction equipment dismantling the remains of a building damaged after a fire. Caption: "Cleanup continues at the site of the Carpet Warehouse fire in Frederick last week."
Date: January 26, 1976
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0226]

Description: A daylight photograph showing the aftermath of a fire at the Leveridge Apartments in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Caption: "[Burned-out shell] was all that remained after a fire at the Leveridge Apartments Friday."
Date: January 7, 1972
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0198]

Description: A daylight photograph of a fireman silhouetted against the sun. It appears the fireman has used an axe to open a hole in the roof of St. James Catholic Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, allowing smoke to escape from the burning structure. Caption: "St. James Catholic Church"
Date: January 29, 1971
Creator: Heaton, Dave
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0099

Description: Photograph taken at night of people surveying smoldering wreckage after a fire. Caption: "The entire business section of Bethany was threatened by flames late Wednesday when a fire broke out in the Moore Garage and spread to adjoining buildings."
Date: January 22, 1947
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0472]

Description: Photograph is of the charred remains in a basement or lower area then the house above. Caption: "ONLY CHARRED REMAINS are left of this automobile belonging to Lt. Col. Charles W. Mooney (retired) whose home at 300 S Lawson, Midwest City, burned to the ground Friday."
Date: January 3, 1964
Creator: Wood, Tony
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0323]

Description: Photograph is of three firemen holding various fire hoses aimed at the roof of a multiple story building in a business district. Debris, including burnt bricks are strewn across the sidewalk in front of the building. The roof, windows and front of building has begun to collapse. Photograph was taken in the night time. Caption: "Firemen battle this downtown Enid fire which Sunday destroyed or heavily damaged most of a business block."
Date: January 16, 1961
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0206

Description: Photograph of buildings engulfed in a fiery blaze. People stand nearby apparently attempting to manage the fire. Caption: "The storage house and elevator equipment was destroyed"
Date: January 15, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0079

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of grain elevators in a blaze of fire and black smoke. Caption: "Fire Thursday did $100,000 damage to the elevator of the Blackwell Mill and Elevator Co. in Blackwell."
Date: January 26, 1940
Creator: Teter, Cloyd
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0387

Description: Five men putting out last of fire in rubble. Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Of the Hockaday Hardware store were all that remained after fire swept through the store late Tuesday causing damage estimated at $85,000 by Richard Watson, who with his brother, Frank, owns the store."
Date: January 8, 1963
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0605]

Description: Photograph is of a field fire viewed through a tree as the fire moved forward across the land. The photograph was taken in the day time. Caption: "Flames burst from burning weeds and grass in a field east of Lawton as the leasee of part of the Indian lands worked to clear the area."
Date: January 23, 1956
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0272

Description: Two firemen on roof and one in front of burned house. Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "from the fire-stricken Leonard Robinette residence is sifted by a fireman Saturday."
Date: January 30, 1972
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0601]

Description: Photograph shows flames consuming the roof of an aluminum rounded roof building. Smoke and flames are spilling out of the top of the building from all doorways, edges and windows. A fire truck is in the foreground of the photograph. No person is present in the image. Photograph was taken in the day time. Caption: "Fireman try in vain to curb McAlester surplus store blaze that Thursday caused extensive damage."
Date: January 26, 1962
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0489

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of unidentified person surveying charred ruins of building damaged by fire. Caption: "Fire damage to the Sizzlin' Sirloin restaurant at 5000 SE 29 early Wednesday is estimated at about $100,000."
Date: January 3, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0413

Description: Burned out bedroom with one person observing. Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Pam Burns views the charred walls of the home where she and her grandmother and brother are living."
Date: January 9, 1974
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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