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Station 21 with rig (Dec. 1951)

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Date: December 1951

Partner: Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum

Don Wampler (Ca. 1951)

Photograph of Donald Wampler leaning against a Midwest City fire truck. He is wearing a white t-shirt and a uniform cap.

Date: 1951~

Partner: Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10661]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "It was rough going Thursday downtown, but the street department had its graders trying to clear the downtown streets to enable traffic and parking to return something approaching normal."

Date: February 15, 1951

Creator: Orris, John Adams

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8009]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Kerr-McGee Company Drilling Two Projects Within Shout of Main and Broadway The oil drills are spinning within shouting distance of Main and Broadway again. For the first time in nearly six years wells are being drilled right on the line of the downtown zone where the derricks are banned. Kerr-McGee Oil Industries have two wells making hole at the present time up against the east line of the Santa Fe railway righ… more

Date: 1951

Creator: Orris, John Adams

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10113]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Angled photo of the front doors, front steps, column, a lady and two children walking up the stairs, car on the right, and more.)"

Date: February 7, 1951

Creator: Orris, John Adams

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5578]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here's an exterior view of Bridge Creek gradeschool McClain county, as it looked after Thursday afternoon's tornado."

Date: April 5, 1951

Creator: Burns, Bill

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7203]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's oil fields suffered Monday night's brief tornado. The twister dipped down at E Madison and N Walnut and upended oil derrick. On the right is the derrick after it fell across the street. Windows in several nearby houses were shattered and a number of trees uprooted in a yard behind the derrick."

Date: May 1, 1951

Creator: Orris, John Adams

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4843]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "ADC worker, Bill Lockeby admires a new dress being made by one of the members of his Mothers' sewing club, held in the Lowell school. Lockeby also has started an old age club for his clients and others along in years. There are about 100 people living in the community on old age assistance."

Date: January 1, 1951

Creator: Orris, John Adams

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7863]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of hangers, barracks, other buildings across the middle to bottom, the unoversity across the middle, football stadium at middle top center, Norman at top center, and more.)"

Date: December 10, 1951

Creator: Burns, Bill

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9879]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here's the newest experiment in the never ending search for durable street markings. This distinctive pattern of cross walks. Stop and lane lines was put down Tuesday at Grand and Robinson. It is asphalt floor tile, found in many homes and stores. The nine by nine inch squares were cut in half and cemented to the road. Two test patches put down on N Robinson at NW 3 two years ago have shown little wear. If the markers … more

Date: October 2, 1951

Creator: Peterson, Richard

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7796]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of two men the podium, the left one wearing a hat, at far right is a microphone tagged "WKY, " and more. Backside handwriting: "Johnston Murray Inauguration.")"

Date: January 8, 1951

Creator: Burns, Bill

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7200]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The photographer found pictorial proof of Monday night's storm when he followed the path of the tornado Tuesday morning. The hood of an automobile in the Denison Motor Co., used car lot at Main and Shartel was crushed when this large steel pole was blown over. A large electric sign was blown down and can be seen behind the car."

Date: May 1, 1951

Creator: Miller, Joe

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3096]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "That's what you needed Sunday if you joined the statewide search for the Carl Mosser family. Some Luther teen-agers tramp through the mud churned up from Saturday's rain and Sunday's snow."

Date: January 13, 1951

Creator: Burns, Bill

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10347]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The Chikaskia river, which circles Blackwell on the north and east side of the city was out in the northeast section of the City Monday for the fourth time in a month. Above the river laps at the bridge on SH 11 on the east side of Blackwell and is running over the pavement. part of the flooded eastern area can also be seen."

Date: June 25, 1951

Creator: McLaughlin, Al

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10389]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Waurika felt the first of a series of repeated floods that kept community heavy property losses. On the northern edge of many residents homeless for days at a time and dealt the the state, Blackwell was faced with a similar problem."

Date: May 18, 1951

Creator: Killian, Thomas F.

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6182]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Midwest City grew up to the east of Oklahoma City from a developer's plan in 1943 to a sprawling suburb, It took its name Midwest Air depot, which is now called Tinker Air Force Base and is the town's biggest business."

Date: December 10, 1951

Creator: Burns, Bill

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3567]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The above illustration shows the type of paving chosed for the first one-third of the Oklahoma City-Tulsa turnpike. Surface crushed rock, for a total thickness of 12 inches. The top five inches of saphaltic concrete consists of rock with asphalt used as a binder just as cement concrete is rock with cement for the binder. The asphaltic concrete (actual photo of cross section) is laid as a hot mix on the seven inches of cr… more

Date: 1951

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10392]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "At the right, is what happens - a couple of passenger trains, and a number of frieghts attacked in the huge yards at Waynoka-when a bridge went out over Rock creek at Shattuck. There are two troop trains in this group and two more to arrive during the day. Sante Fe officials had all their trains on two lines in here because there was a detour from an earlier flood near Syracuse, Kan., when a bridge went out there."

Date: May 16, 1951

Creator: Miller, Joe

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3099]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of three guys and a dog out in the woods searching.)"

Date: 1951

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0669]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The new $320,000 army reserve armory at NE 36 and Lincoln is one of six built by the army in the entire country. For the first time in the history of the army reserve corps, reservists in Oklahoma City have an armory build for their exlusive use. The Oklahoma City reserve armory is one of six which the army is building over the country. Two of them have been built in Oklahoma, one here and the other in Tulsa. … more

Date: August 2, 1951

Creator: Peterson, Richard

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9043]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is a view of the Student Union ballroom, part of the $2,300,000 renovation and expension program. In the picture are Mary Jean Straw, senior, president of Alpha Chi Omega, whose home is Senta Fe, N.M., and Liew Keller, Phi Kappa Psi senior, of 2330 NW 19, Oklahoma City, members of the union board of activities."

Date: September 13, 1951

Creator: Albright, Bob

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0016]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Business Rushing branch library, SW 26 and Hudson, Monday, first day it was open for business. As soon as schools were out, the boys and girls swarmed into the new building-and stayed to read, browse around and checkout books. The picture above was taken in the reading room during the after-school rush hour. The library promises a cozy reading place for the winter months."

Date: November 12, 1951

Creator: Albright, Bob

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5579]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jean Dewbre, 16-year-old junior, was one of the two persons injured in the Bridge Creek cyclone. Seated beside Miss Dewbre is her mother, Mrs. Jack Dewbre."

Date: April 5, 1951

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1566]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Few summer recreations offer the quiet relaxation and "away-from-it-all" feeling you can get on a float trip down Oklahoma's scenic Illinois River. For folks who like swimming, fishing and just plain loafing it's hard to beat. Two boatloads of Tulsa fishermen are shown above trying their fishing luck in the dep waters of "20-pound pool" on the Illinois north of Tahlequah. The anglers are Dr. george Adams and Dr. Ted Will… more

Date: July 30, 1951

Creator: Albright, Bob

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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