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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
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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

[Photograph 2012.201.B0295.0161]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma's Junior Miss winner, Marcia Jane Davis of Midwest City, will leave Saturday morning for Mobile, Ala., to compete in the national Junior Miss contest."
Date: March 15, 1962
Creator: Gumm, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0276]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Wreckage piled on the Santa Fe tracks at Woodward Monday when an eastbound Santa Fe train was derailed. The lead car of the 36 derailed freight cars, many loaded with potash, stopped about 10 feet short of the Al Ackley home near the right of way."
Date: February 19, 1962
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320.0501]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "County By County vote in the governor's race is shown on the map with shaded areas designating the counties which gave W. P. Bill Atkinson the majority and white areas (41 of 77 counties) giving Henry Bellmon the majority to send the first Republican to the governor's chair in Oklahoma. The map represents unofficial totals from 3'135 precincts."
Date: November 7, 1962
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0810]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Close call is evident here after a dairy truck driven by Ray Tobey of Tahlequah barely missed taking a dip in the Illinois River, east of Tahlequah."
Date: July 10, 1962
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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