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[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0114]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "CHRISTMAS CARNAGE costing eight lives in Oklahoma since Wednesday is typified by this lethal junk pile. It is what's left of a car involved in a collision Thursday night at SW 15 and May. Harry holiday, 76, of 2708 SW 60, was killed. His wife and their son, John, 34, remained in "very serious" condition Saturday in Mercy hospital."
Date: December 26, 1959
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0405]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Careening Auto Damages City Firm's Building. This is what the Randel Muffler & Assembly shop 1000 NW 10, looked like a careening car knocked the firm's delivery truck through the front wall. The driver was arrested. O.L. Kirkland, an employe, peers at the damage. The proprietor and the five employes of an auto accessory shop at 1000 NW 10, had just closed up and had gone to the rear of the establishment late Thursday w… more
Date: October 26, 1950
Creator: Peterson, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1090]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Teeth clenched in strain, this fireman joins the effort to free bodies from a mass of tangled metal after a collision in the 8100 block of S Shields, in which four persons were killed Monday night."
Date: July 26, 1976
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0236]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Fireman work swiftly to prevent further explosions of gasoline leaking from demolished pumps at Skaggs service station, NE 4 and Walnut. An out of control automobile crashed into three gasoline pumps at a NE 4 and Walnut filling station Tuesday, setting them afire and causing damage estimated at$2,750. Police said the pumps were ignited by three explosions after a car driven by Ulysses Riley, 25, of 1744 E. Park, went… more
Date: August 26, 1952
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0947]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Zot I. Chepurnykhs, soviet vice consul in New York, held his daughter, Valentia , 3, and Mrs. Chepurnykhs carried another daughter, Madeida, 2, as they passed along a deck on the Russian freighter ."
Date: August 26, 1948
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0430]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "MOTORCYCLE CRUSHED IN COLLISION WITH TRUCK; RIDER LANDS IN HOSPITAL; A truck-motorcycle collision Tuesday morning at NW 21 and Western injured one man and made mincemeat out of his motorcycle. Police said the cycle was jammed beneath the rear wheels of the truck and carried 25 feet across the intersection. Hank Schmidt, police accident investigator, is shown examining the wreckage. The cycle rider, Joseph Wright, 29, o… more
Date: April 26, 1949
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10312]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Raging flames and heavy smoke solhouette Oklahoma City fire fighters late Monday as they labor to extinguish a blaze which destroyed nearly a full block of used furniture stores in downtown."
Date: September 26, 1977
Creator: Hoke, Doug
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3119]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The flag drops, the wheels fight for a grip in the sand as cyclists head south for Norman on the bone dry bed of the South Canadian River."
Date: August 26, 1972
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6806]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A deadly blind spot extends 25 feet behind your automobile. If you're not watching, you could back your car out your driveway and kill a child. The first time you see this child will be after the car has passed over his body. he'll never know you're coming. This month, two children have died under the wheels of automobiles that were backed out of driveways. Both were little girls - one 13 months and the other 18 mo… more
Date: May 26, 1960
Creator: Gumm, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4874]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A state wrestling championship, coupled with a severe attack of spring fever, sparked a massive celebration Monday at John Marshall High School that had police on the side lines. (photo tag: Watchful policeman gets a demonstration of John Marshall students' spring fever symptons.)"
Date: February 26, 1968
Creator: Wood, Tony
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6811]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Grant us…saintly priests." The rambling concrete and steel forms rising above Northwest highway represent the realization of a longtime dream of the late Bishop Eugene J. McGuiness of Okahoma City Catholic diocese. For two years, since the 1955 Catholic Golden Jubilee campaign, state Catholics have been praying for the success of St. Francis seminary. When completed, the school will provide priest to serve the 91,00… more
Date: December 26, 1957
Creator: Winford, Wesley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5538]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The spring's most devasting tornado ripped through Udall Wenesday night leaving 60 persons dead. The injury list totaled more than 800. Udall, in south-central Kansas, is just 80 miles from Blackwell. A twister destroyed a farm home near Oxford south of Udell killing five young children and injuring three other persons in the family. Killed were five children of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond King. They ranged in age from 3 … more
Date: May 26, 1955
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10161]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Cause of the smoke trailing through the sky Wednesday was the burning of trash and tires at a dump in the 1300 blok E Reno. The fire was approved by city fire department officials."
Date: January 26, 1955
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2277]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Lines of lights called luminaries add a historical note to holiday decorations at the Ted Smith home, 5725 NW 83. Luminaries, candles in paper sacks, are a tradition in Albuquerque, N. M., where the Smiths lived before moving to Oklahoma recentlu…A couple of inches of sand is placed in the bottom of each sack to hold the candle in place and extinguish it when it burns down."
Date: December 26, 1967
Creator: Derby, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2477]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Old and new - There's a brand new runway at Will Rogers World Airport, two miles long, to take care of jet age airplanes. This piece of equipment, whatever it is, looks out of place on this jet age runway."
Date: February 26, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7399]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Crownign A Hill overlooking a scenic valley near Poteau is the home of Sen. And Mrs. Robert S. Kerr. It is perched on the edge of a bluff (foreground), which drops steeply into the valley. President Kennedy was a houseguest Sunday night following the Big Cedar rites. the wing at right is the main guest aream a one-story structure covered with shake shingles. the higher-level peaked-roof living room is approximately … more
Date: October 26, 1961
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2172]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Guthrie's Cottonwood creek, rampaged out of its banks early Thursday morning chasing more than 500 persons from their homes. Approximately 50 city blocks were covered by the wirling flood waters and unofficial damage estimatesranged from $50,000 to $100,000. Robert Whitchurch, city manager, said street damage in the stricken area would run as high as $15,000 with considerable damage caused to sewer and water lines alo… more
Date: June 26, 1958
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1947]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Valley Brook school building at SE 59 and Eastern was destoryed by fire early Friday. It is shown above engulfed in flames. The blaze of undetermined origin, swept through the three-room, frame school and two smaller buildings. The school had not been used in two years. School officials estimated the loss at $4,000."
Date: September 26, 1952
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5697]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The Church of God in Christ looked like this Wesnesday after a storm swept through the $3,500 structure at NE 38 amd Moore Drive earlier in the morning."
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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