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[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0694]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "James P. Merryman, driver of the car at left. A Choctaw man and a high school senior were killed Tuesday night in a two-car crash on U. S. 62, half a mile east of Hiwassee Road. In another two vehicle collision, a 79-year-old woman was fatally hurt about 1 a.m. today in Bryan County. the dead: RAYMOND B. WHISENANT, 30. JAMES P. MERRYMAN, 17. DOLLIE V> McCALIB 79, Hendrix. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Tropper MIke Duggan sai… more
Date: October 7, 1970
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0424]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "TWO DIED TODAY IN THE CRASH OF THESE TWO VEHICLES. A McLoud mother and son were killed and six other persons were injured in a high-speed, two-car collision at noon today at SE 29 and Harrah Road. The dead: MRS. LUCILLE McGLOTHIN, 52, McLoud. EVERETT McGLOTHIN, 11, her son. Three other members of the MCGlothin family were among the injured, two of them critically."
Date: July 29, 1970
Creator: Wilson, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10166]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Still burning and smoking is county landfill at SE 74 and Bryant operated by District 2 County Commissioner Frank Lynch, who was out of town today, first brought the fire to attention of the city-county health department explaining an 8-year old boy had set it. Dave Cleveland, director of environment health, said one of the problems was a heavy load of dumping over the weekend and not enough equipment to cover it prope… more
Date: April 16, 1970
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5681]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This scene is an industrail and warehouse area- and many more like it across the city - showed today the destructive fury of a tornado which left much of Lubbock,Tex., in shambles. The building which housed these cars was swept away in an instant by the twister, leaving little indication the structure ever had been there."
Date: May 12, 1970
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7100]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "In a block hard hit by tornado, the Shipman home, arrow, was most severly damaged of houses in the area. It will have to be rebuilt "from the ground up."
Date: 1970
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2108]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The rain-swollen Chikaskia River, which flooded more than 40 blocks of Blackwell during the weekend when the stream rose six feet above flood stage, was reported receding today. The flood waters surrounded or flooded almost 200 homes and about 50 families had to be evacuated. Most of them were returning to their homes today to begin cleanup jobs as the river fell rapidly."
Date: 1970
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9852]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A half century of growth is downtown Oklahoma City is reflected in these two photos made from the same locations looking north in Robinson from Main. The other picture, top, provided by Lester J. Sabolich, was taken in the 1920's and the other one was made today. In the older picture the taller building, left, was the Liberty Bank. The same two buildings are shown in the newer picture, but the one at left is known as… more
Date: April 6, 1970
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8337]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Playing peek-a-boo with frisky animals isn't usually a good game for the dead of the winter, bu Lincoln Park Zoo officials say our unseasonably warm days are luring the animals into ideal viewing situations. A number of little fellows are in the bunch, including this inquisitive giraffe, born Oct. 21."
Date: February 5, 1970
Creator: Hill, Ron
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4189]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Student listens intently at strike organization meeting which lasted until early this morning. Picket at loeft uses his back for admonition to everybody about everyhting in general, as he joins a line at the University of Oklahoma this morning. Several hundred students had wspent hours last night planning an orderly anti-war strike after the student body narrowly defeated an official class boycott proposed for … more
Date: May 7, 1970
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7166]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This was the scene at May Avenue Dodge, 4025 N May, after that section of Oklahoma City took a beating at the hand of tornadic winds about 2:30 a.m. Thursday."
Date: 1970
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10031]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Mountain climbing' at the First Christian Church, 8700 N Walker, will be a two-month job for an Oklahoma City roofing company. The Church of Tomorrow's famed egg-shaped dome is being peeled, resurfaced and repainted. Taking on the task, in 100-plus degree weather is Lacky Winsor, who climbs up the surface of the large dome."
Date: July 7, 1970
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4726]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma's Democratic legislature appeared today to have gotten a wish it has cherished for eight years - a democratic governor. But it will have trouble with some og David Hall's campaign promises. When Hall takes the oath as governor Jan. 11, it will end and eight-year period in which the Democratic legislature accommodated itself to Republican Henry Bellmon, first, and then Dewey Bartlett...Hall pledged to increas … more
Date: November 4, 1970
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4234]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "James Todd, Spencer freshman and co-leader of today's picket lines at the University of Oklahoma, gives detailed instruction to group gathering on the south oval. Some 230 demonstrators walked all morning without incident in protest to Cambodian involvement and other issues. Todd is a Vietnam veteran."
Date: May 8, 1970
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2560]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A master plan to develop Oklahoma City's airports, at a cost of $67.8 million during the next four years, will be recommeneed early next year to the city's airport trust. It calls for doubling cargo and terminal capacity at Will Rogers World Airport by 1975, to meet and expected 100 per cent increase in both travelers and air freight. The plan was prepared for the Oklahoma City Airport Trust by its engineering consult… more
Date: 1970
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0202]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Using a surveyor's transit for a telescope, workman at the new Lincoln Plaza complex takes a long look into city's future. The motel, office and market center, which stretches from NE 42 to NE 46 on Lincoln Blvd., has begun its final stages of construction."
Date: February 10, 1970
Creator: Hill, Ron
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5490]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "These buildings, which housed the Tr-County Farm Center until late Monday, lie in heaps of scattered rubble today at Prague where a tornado hit the edge of the city. Five persons were reported injured and a dozen homes heavily damaged."
Date: 1970
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0046]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Roof-raising moves along at the Myriad Convention Center site. Fifteen concrete trusses that form the arena roof are being poured on the ground, then raised into place by hydraulic jacks. The thirteenth was slowly moving upward today. Elmer Gaeddert, construction superintendent, said. this aerial photo is an overall view of the vast construction site, stretching from SW 1 to Sheridan and from Robinson to Santa Fe. A… more
Date: November 30, 1970
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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