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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2576]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The arial view above shows the whole Piper Aircraft Corp. plant at Ponca City. It is on the northwestern edge of the city and was the site og the Darr School of Aeronautics which trained Royal air force pilots almost to the end of the war. Piper has imported some key personnel from its plants in the east, but it uses a lot of local labor, too."
Date: July 9, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9687]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Aerial photo of an area in Woodward, building at middle left with "Coca-Cola" sign, train tracks and a car across the middle, housing in the background, and more.)"
Date: 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7791]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here is a staff aerial photograph photo by the Daily Oklahoman, diagrammed to show Oklahoma City Golf and Country club over which the twentieth annual Invitational Open tournament of the Woman's Western Golf association will be played this week."
Date: June 3, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7801]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The time has come," the prompter said, "to talk of many things. The price of shoes and sealing wax. And wether Taft has wings." And having brought two of the state's colorful characters together Tuesday, friend listened for talk of politics. But William H. Murray, former governor, sold books instead to Thomas P. Gore, former senator."
Date: December 16, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6847]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a view from a hill with a body of water on the bottom right, cleared ground in the middle, the hills rolling into the background, and more)"
Date: December 6, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6538]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Above is the mirror-like Illinois river several miles above the damsite. At left is the main lake area with location and approximate size of the dam shown. The large clear area was part of a farm, now has become a borrow pit for earth also is obtained south of it. Because the river itself nominally is clear it is expected the future lake will be also. The point from which this photo was taken is to be an observation locā€¦ more
Date: December 6, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10354]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The rampaging Washita river, which has brought floods to Oklahoma for decades, was at it again Saturday. Here the flooding stream has cut a new channel across SH 19 about five miles north of Lindsay. Other points downstream were bracing themselves Saturday night for trouble."
Date: May 17, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2657]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a pond with ducks/other in the cold water, rest of the surrounding grounds covered in snow, two benchs at left middle, and more.)"
Date: January 25, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2801]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo from a distance of the stadium full, a game in action, some campus building in sight, housing, parking lots full, and more.)"
Date: November 26, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8035]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "What happens to a hard-working family when oil flows from the cotton fields of their farm a few days before Thanksgiving and brings surprise riches? That is the story of an Oklahoma couple, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Long, who bought a farm south of Elk City in 1907 and have struggled for a living there ever since. The family wirked and saved all through the hard, lean years. Crop failures and cyclones and dusty winds, and finalā€¦ more
Date: November 16, 1948
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1570]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a dry/wet river flowing, a bridge across the upper middle left to right, the bridge with high support beams, and more in the background. Backside handwriting: "Washita River Cheyenne Bridge at Strong City.")"
Date: August 12, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8386]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Elkins, the Lincoln Park elk, is having a hard time trying to make up his mind about whether he likes the snow. He was better off than most buddies farther north. Zoo attendents here spread out plenty of hay and feed when sleet slapped an icy blanket over park pastures. Elkins' Yankee friends were having a hard time digging through the snow and ice to get enough to eat."
Date: January 25, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10867]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Photo at the water under the bridge, three people sitting down on the shore at the bottom, the other shore in the background, and more.)"
Date: May 9, 1948
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3968]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Left Center: The Will Rogers Park addition between NW 31 and NW 35 and Drexel and Independence. Developed by the Lyon Investment Co., 250 single-family units were constructed on the site in less than a year."
Date: May 18, 1948
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9006]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The big Indian vote will be a factor in the general election campaign and Democratic leaders mad a bid for its support as the caravan rolled into Pawhuska. Roy J. Turner, Democratic nominee, is shown above with Chief Lookout of the Osage tribe at the chief's home near Pawhuska. Oras A. Shaw, Democratic candidate for congress, also paid a visit to the chief for a conference on Indian problems. Biggest complaint of the Indiā€¦ more
Date: August 30, 1946
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4940]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This dairy cattle loafing shed with feed and water facilities is all hard surfaced, compared to old days when cows stood hock deep in mud. The trap at center of the two sloped surfaces permits easy removal of manure."
Date: December 14, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6946]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Through this arched gate, a memorial to the donor of some orphanage farm land, can be seen, a historic memorial. The log cabinwas once the residence of Basil Leflore, governor of the Choctaws, and scene of the first meeting of the Choctaw national council in the new land after tribal migration from Mississippi. It was purchased and given the orphanage by W.E. Schooler, Hugo."
Date: May 29, 1948
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3964]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial phot of downtown/business district, many multiple-story buildings, at bottom left is building sign "Southwest Engraving Co.," and "Wright Building," at lower middle right is building sign "Silver Fox Deluxe Beer," parking lots, on the left are train tracts, and more.)"
Date: January 3, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2419]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This is the reason fliers stayed on the ground, and motorists literally crawled for a time Tuesday.This is the way the fog looked to a photographer, from the fountain in front of the Municipal building, looking east. That vague outline, on the left is the couthouse, and that's the YWCA on the right, less than a block away."
Date: February 7, 1950
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6509]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of two workers at top right of a rise, multiple workers on the slide with one close to the camera, and more)"
Date: May 9, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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