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[2012.201.B0363.0381]

Photograph is of a man wearing sweatshirt and sweat pants, a baseball cap and a baseball mitt in his left hand. he is crouched in a jumping position as to jump into a tub below that two other men are sitting in gesturing as if to catch him. The two men in the tub are wearing sweatshirts and baseball caps. Caption: "Lewis "Babe" Eubanks, Baseball- O U"

Date: June 3, 1949

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0410.0419]

Photograph of Col. Robert J. Ahern and Capt. George S. Farha comparing maps together and was taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "They are Col. Robert J. Ahern, El Reno, pilot, and Capt. George S. Farha, 1827 NW 31, bombardier."

Date: June 27, 1949

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0317.0330]

Photograph is of a man dressed in a baseball uniform with a bat resting on his left shoulder.

Date: August 24, 1949

Creator: East, Bob

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0317.0328]

Photograph is of two men wearing baseball uniforms. One man is holding a bat with both hands. Another man is leaning on a wall with one hand to the side of the man with the bat. Caption: "One of the most ardent rooters of the Oklahoma City Indians in little Lou Garrison, right, a grandson of Lee Coffer, the groundskeeper at local Texas league park."

Date: September 9, 1949

Creator: East, Bob

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0590

Photograph taken during daylight of men putting out building fires. Two men stand nearby.

Date: February 4, 1949

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0317.0329]

Photograph is oa head shot of a man wearing a baseball uniform.

Date: August 30, 1949

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0320.0079]

Photograph is of a man wearing a baseball uniform and swinging a bat at the home plate. Caption: "Hank Edwards -Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers."

Date: May 18, 1949

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0638]

Photograph is of a theater that has burned with buildings to the left of the theater that have burned completely and barely resemble a theater.Threwe men are looking inside the theater while a couple is looking in the windows of a store to the left of the theater. The photograph was taken during the day. Caption: "Minco"

Date: April 12, 1949

Creator: Kaho, C. J.

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0363.0086]

Photograph is of a man in a baseball uniform sitting looking at a bat held by another person.

Date: May 12, 1949

Creator: Miller, Joe

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

77 Drive-In Theatre

Photograph of the 77 Drive-In Theatre in Oklahoma City. Located at 9301 S Shields Blvd. Opened in 1947 under the name Odom Drive-In. A year later the name was changed to 77 Drive In. The theatre closed in 1975.

Date: June 1949

Creator: Meyers Photo Shop

Location: 35.372724 -97.507769717

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cotton Field Enclosed in Effective Windbreaks on Frank Babeck's Farm

Photograph of John Logan, Farm Forester, and his dog kneeling in a forty-acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks on Frank Babeck's farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Forty-Acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks. This is on the Frank Babeck farm 3 miles East of Willow, Okla. John Logan, Farm Forester, is the man in the picture.”

Date: September 27, 1949

Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of three buffalo standing in a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the Buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and … more

Date: September 29, 1949

Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aftermath of May 18, 1949 Flood on Oklahoma State Highway #81

Photograph of an aerial shot of the Washita River flooding a portion of State Highway 81. Note that several buildings are visible in this photograph with a few of them being at risk of being or was flooded. Furthermore, the bridge is completely flooded by the Washita River making travel impossible. The back of the photo proclaims, “Approach to bridge – State Highway No. 81, after flood of May 18, 1949 on the Washita.”

Date: May 19, 1949

Creator: Ginter Photo Co.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Drop Inlet Above Detention Reservoir #1 Cloud Creek Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of a drop inlet above Detention Reservoir #1 on the Cloud Creek Watershed. A barn and a few smaller buildings are located in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Drop inlet on Cloud Creek watershed operating after a 4.6 inch rain in 4 hours. This drop inlet is above Detention Reservoir #1. Very little of the one inch flood storage was used. A 48 inch pip is through the dam and the 280 acre drainage area had good land treatment on it.”

Date: May 18, 1949

Creator: Ginter Photo Co.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aftermath of May 18, 1949 Flood on Oklahoma State Highway #81

Photograph of an aerial shot of the Washita River flooding a portion of State Highway No. 81. Several buildings are visible along Highway 81 close to the river. The back of the photo proclaims, “Oklahoma State Highway No. 81 after the May 18, 1949 flood. See Okla-10-054; 053.”

Date: May 19, 1949

Creator: Ginter Photo Co.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

North Side of Rock Island Railroad Bridge After 18 May 1949 Flood

Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded Rock Island Railroad bridge and surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Approach to North side of Rock Island railroad bridge – track washed out after the flood of May 18, 1949.”

Date: May 19, 1949

Creator: Ginter Photo Co.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #2

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #2 and the surrounding area. A barn or miscellaneous building sits alone located at the center right background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site No. 2. Owl Creek Detention Reservoir. This photo was taken when heavy rains of May 18 reached peak flow at this reservoir which was empty before rain. The water reached one feet over lip. Farm land below would have flooded but for Detention Rese… more

Date: May 19, 1949

Creator: Ginter Photo Co.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[2012.201.B1064.0262]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is Pete's place near Krebs. You go through the back door which is handiest from the parking lot."

Date: June 5, 1949

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society