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[Fire at Claremore Business District]

Description: A daylight photograph of a fire at Claremore in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Onlookers watch as firemen endure intense smoke while battling a fire in the Claremore business district. Black wax pencil and editing marks are visible on the image. Caption: "Claremore business district blazes under clouds of dense smoke Friday."
Date: February 21, 1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0328]

Description: Photograph is of the debris that is left after a fire destroyed many silos. The burnt debris is the metal silos and support structures of the now destroyed structure. photograph was taken int he day time. Caption: "Enid firemen Wednesday continued their efforts to extinguish a fire which ravaged a feed mill belonging to the W. B. Johnston Grain Co. Joe Meibergen, vice president in charge of the feed department, said Wednesday the mill was "just a total loss."
Date: November 12, 1970
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1212]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "TWO AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS were injured Friday in a two-car smashup at Northwest 39 Expressway and Rockwell while they were en route to pick up another accident victim at NW 36 and Council Road."
Date: December 25, 1970
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0553

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of building destroyed in fire. Firemen spray water toward the crumbling facade. Caption: "Tumbling wall of a theater building in downtown Ringling."
Date: January 12, 1970
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0146]

Description: Scorched remains of a plane near a field. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dark area in center background shows scorching path of plane after it hit wheat field. Two Oklahoma City insurance officials and the wife and daughter of a colleague were killed shortly after midnight Wednesday in the flaming crash of a private plane in far northwest Oklahoma City. The dead: FRANK J. HAVELKA, 49, the pilot. G. JAMES HUSTON JR., 37. MRS. NEIL BRATT.… more
Date: June 4, 1970
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0145]

Description: Seat from plane crash lying in a field. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Twisted propeller, above, was wrenched from one engine when a seven-passenger Beechcraft crashed just after midnight Wednesday in far north Oklahoma City. Four persons were killed and one critically injured, all linked to Mid-Continent Life Insurance Co. Seat, below, was among numerous item strewn along the plane's flaming path in a wheat field."
Date: June 4, 1970
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Luther Fire

Description: 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.
Date: August 29, 1970
Creator: Aker, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.661801 -97.195845
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0298.0089]

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of two women with a lantern. Caption: "Most happy to oblige, and thereby gaining an evening of fun, were guests receiving the invitation headed "Hayden Abney and Cindy Brown want you to come for Hot Dogs in the Hollow."
Date: June 20, 1970
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0334]

Description: Photograph of the remains of a corner hotel on a main street. The remains of the brick structural pillars and the foundation are all that is really identifiable among the remaining rubble. Photograph was taken in the day time. Caption: "Little remains of the landmark Tully Building in Eufaula, destroyed in an early morning blaze Thursday. A hotel, the police department, mayor's office, Chamber of Commerce, supermarket and TV repair service all were lost. Hugh Marshall, 55, of Canadian, was char… more
Date: July 10, 1970
Creator: Parkhurst, Dean
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0422.0017]

Description: Photograph is a head shot of a man dressed in a military dress uniform. Caption: "M. Sgt. Donald A. Firkins, now serving with a unit of the Air Force Communications service at Tinker Air force Base, recently was decorated with the Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam."
Date: November 5, 1970
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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