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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0374]

Description: Photograph three unidentified men walk through a field near a line of fire in the field. Smoke is rising next to where they are walking. one man is holding a coat and wearing a hat while the man behind him appears to be in a firemen's uniform. Caption: "High winds Tuesday afternoon fanned a grass fire at the Little Axe community east of here into a raging prairie blaze covering approximately two square miles."
Date: March 13, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0329]

Description: Photograph is of a wooden dormitory building that has flames and smoke quickly rising from the roof. Flames are shooting out the window openings many feet high. Photograph was taken int he day time. Caption: "Going up in smoke is the main building of the historical Indian Boarding School for Girls at Eufaula. Fire gutted the 70 year old structure about noon Friday. Mrs. Toru Herndon, school Superintendent, said damage will amount to several thousand dollars. Also destroyed in the fire were Chri… more
Date: December 21, 1962
Creator: Parkhurst, Dean
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0245]

Description: Photograph is of a man standing in the middle of a large area that has been reduced to rubble by a fire. He appears to be surveying the damage and remains.. Caption: "Three Oklahoma fires took the lives of two persons Monday, destroyed a hotel and heavily damaged a shopping center. A house fire at Chester, in Major County, fatally burned Jim Smith, 82, and his wife, Anna. 70."
Date: January 15, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0479

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of wreckage destroyed by fire. Caption: "Only charred ruins remained Tuesday at the Herbert Caldwell home, NE 41 and Windsor Road, where three Caldwell children were burned to death Monday night."
Date: March 13, 1962
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0169

Description: Photograph taken during evening hours of three men inspecting an explosives truck after a fire. Caption: "Looking at dynamite compartment of truck that suddenly burst into flames near Ringling are driver Clinton Carline and Capt. Clarence C. Greenhill and Sgt. Doyle Nichols of Fort Sill."
Date: November 21, 1962
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0580

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of a building in flames. Caption: "Fireballs visible in center and left of this photo were caused by exploding oxygen tanks in the shop building of Tonkawa Welding Works, Tonkawa, which was completely destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon."
Date: May 10, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0500]

Description: Interior photograph of Midwest City Bowling Lanes after a fire. The image shows Midwest City fireman Lt. Don Cornwell holding a soot-covered bowling ball. Caption: "BLACKENED BOWLING BALLS, part of the $200,000 ruins of the Midwest City Bowling Lanes, 1415 S. Midwest Blvd., are held by Lt. Don Cornwell of Midwest City Fire Department."
Date: February 17, 1962
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0373]

Description: A daylight photograph of a firefighter using a rake to combat a grass fire at Little Axe in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Caption: "Burlap Bags, water barrels and all sorts of firefighting weapons were pressed into service Tuesday afternoon as residents of Little Axe battled a raging grass fire which swept across two square miles, threatening several homes."
Date: March 14, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0601]

Description: Photograph shows flames consuming the roof of an aluminum rounded roof building. Smoke and flames are spilling out of the top of the building from all doorways, edges and windows. A fire truck is in the foreground of the photograph. No person is present in the image. Photograph was taken in the day time. Caption: "Fireman try in vain to curb McAlester surplus store blaze that Thursday caused extensive damage."
Date: January 26, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0419

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of firefighters and unidentified man managing a hotel building fire. Caption: "Lawton firemen work their way into hotel where four died early Sunday."
Date: December 8, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0581]

Description: Photograph is of a fire consuming the roof and inside of a building. Rubble on fire is on the ground in front of the building as well as flames clearly identifiable though the windows. Caption: "A fire and explosion left a boys' dormitory at the Turley children's home in shambles Tuesday."
Date: March 14, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0579

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of firemen spraying water at a building on fire. Caption: "Gas generators and a vault are all that remained standing after flames swept through Tonkawa Welding Works shop Wednesday."
Date: May 12, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Basement Box 2012.201.67.0499]

Description: An interior photograph of Midwest City Bowling Lanes after a fire. The image shows Midwest City fireman Lt. Don Cornwell holding a soot-covered bowling ball. Lieutenant Cornwell is kneeling beside a rack of bowling balls near two destroyed pinball machines. Orange wax pencil marks are visible on the photograph's top and right border. Caption: "BLACKENED BOWLING BALLS, part of the $200,000 ruins of the Midwest City Bowling Lanes, 1415 S. Midwest Blvd., are held by Lt. Don Cornwell of Midwest Cit… more
Date: February 17, 1962
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0545]

Description: A nighttime photograph showing Ponca City firemen and a fire engine as smoke billows from the Walker Walgreen Drug store, situated next to T.G.& Y. in the Pioneer Shopping Center.
Date: January 17, 1962
Creator: Casto, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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