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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0600]

Description: Photograph of about twenty unidentified men observing two men, one clearly a fireman, on the roof of a building engulfed in smoke and flames. A fire hose is aiming water on the roof of the one story structure from a high height in the foreground right in the image. This photograph was taken in the day time.
Date: July 12, 1963
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0368]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Flag Raising, A daily Camp Rite - One of the top events of the day at C'Andy Ranch day camp, annual event held for Lawton Blue Birds at the C'Andy Cabin near Faxon, Comanche county, is the daily flag raising ceremony."
Date: June 11, 1955
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

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0729]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Motorists traveling U. S. 277 between Elgin and porter Hill have been forced to take lengthy detours since floodwaters recently washed out a temporary bridge over East Cache Creek."
Date: June 1, 1980
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0755]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A dump truck and trailer owned by H. G. Jenkins Construction of Lawton Okla. lies at the bottom of West Cache Creek Monday after trying to cross a bridge loaded with a bit too much sand ."
Date: 1982
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0687]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bridge over Blue Beaver Creek between Cache and Faxon in Comanche County lies in ruin after surging waters triggered by 8.6 inch rains in the area Sunday sent the creek out of its banks."
Date: August 29, 1977
Creator: John, Lisa
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0720]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "COUNTY BRIDGE about 10 miles southwest of Lawton lies in ruins Friday after it collapsed under the weight of a single-axle truck loaded with 350 bushels of Wheat."
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: John, Lisa
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0688]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sturdy concrete spans are replacing a former wooden bridge west of Lawton's Goodyear Tire Plant site to accommodate heavier traffic expected on a rerouted section of SH 7."
Date: December 29, 1977
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1378.0621]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Tornadic-like winds that ripped through a southwest side trailer park in Lawton left this mobile home torn apart while others were left standing only a few feet away undamaged."
Date: May 31, 1977
Creator: John, Lisa
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.0502]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Five house trailers and two trucks were destroyed Thursday at Lake Ellsworth near Lawton when a tornado hit. One woman received minor injuries."
Date: February 18, 1971
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.1207]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Monday morning's big wind in the Lawton-Fort Sill-Duncan area was too much for this truck, which was rolling toward Oklahoma City about six miles from Fort Sill."
Date: June 18, 1951
Creator: Burns, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0355.0441]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Workers are tearing down buildings at 607-11 D Avenue in Lawton to clear the property of the new American National Bank building, slated to be constructed on the site starting next month."
Date: June 12, 1954
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0355.0449]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Bonnie Bowman, right, watches as her son, Shawn, 3, picks out a toy, as part of the Lawton Library's pre-school toy program. Mrs. Joyce Goeke, children's services librarian, watches."
Date: November 21, 1976
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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