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[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0302]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Only one Hurt as Collision Knocks Car 50 Feet on Side, One man received only minor injures Tuesday morning when two cars collided at SW36 and Agnew and one of them skidded 50 feet on its side. Hurt was Vernon Allison, 43, of 1552 SW 45. He was riding in the above car, driven by W.J. Pratt, 4707 S Santa Fe. the other auto was operated by Jack Ward, 909 SW 48. Firemen had to wash the streets of gasoline after the… more
Date: October 20, 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0312]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "In Pix Ross Biggers car, (Left)O hit broadside and car driven by Grace Karren. Subject; Deputy Sheriff Injured in accident. Address; N.W. 8 and Harvey. Assignment; Deputy sheriff Ross Biggers, 59, while driving home, going north on Harvey was hit by a car driving by Grace Karren, 45, 34 N.E. 9, the Karren car was going west, ran the stop line, Biggers, received a cut right hand, Grace Karren and a passenger Lor… more
Date: September 4, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0282]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Subject: Police Officer Injured, Address: Couch Drive and Walker, Assignment: Police Officer D.C. Mosshart, was injured at 4:20 A.M. when Park Department Opened Their Bombardment On The Starlings Roosting In The Trees In Civic Center, P.E. Mings, driving with Mosshart heard the shots and were on their way to investigate when their car hit the center abutment in the middle of the street. Taken to Mercy Hospital … more
Date: September 4, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0303]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "GROCERY SHOPPERS WERE JOLTED, Monday when an automobile went out of control at SW 2 and Hudson and crashed into the front door of Pete's Food Market. A brick post dividing the entrance was knocked loose leaving an electric sign at a precarious angle. Police said the automobile driven by Mrs. Patricia Helen Breitshuh, 39, of 2331 NW 30, struck a truck, jumped over the curb, struck the front end of the store. no one was inju… more
Date: November 30, 1953
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0308]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "-Photo by George Mitchell. JAMMED ATOP A TRAFFIC ISLAND,this automobile driven by David Hugh Coofey, 39, of 1801 NE 18, halted traffic at NW 6 and Classen Monday while police accident investigators called an ambulance and sent Coffey to Mercy hospital. The Driver suffered a fractured pelvis and internal injuries. His car skidded into the island after a collision with an automobile driven by Conner H. Roy Burton, 61, of 130… more
Date: December 4, 1953
Creator: Mitchell, George T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0300]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THREE PEOPLE WERE HURT, Friday afternoon when this car flipped on its top at NW 1 and McKinley. The driver, Mary Louise O'Dell, 25, of NW 1, and her 4-year-old son, William Arthur O'Dell, suffered body bruises. Another passenger, Rose Mae Gaulden, 5, of, of 218 N Blackwedler, suffered a broken shoulder. Police said the car was involved in an accident with one driven by Ernest Davenport, 45, of 33 S Indiana. No charges were… more
Date: December 4, 1953
Creator: Mitchell, George T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0296]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A CRASH at NW 10 and Broadway Wednesday sent Delwyn Carl Wright, 43, of Ponca City, to Mercy hospital with head and chest injuries. Wright's car crashed into the rear of a trailer truck. Driver of the truck, William R. Wolfe, 36, route 2, Miami, was not hurt. Wright's injuries were considered serious."
Date: April 2, 1953
Creator: Mitchell, George T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0293]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THREE PERSONS WERE HURT in this accident at NW 23 and Classen Thursday night. two of the three cars involved in the mishap are shown above. Hurt were Phillips Franklin Smith, 22, of 1200NW 42, one of the drivers, his wife, Patty, and Mrs. Ardelle Shreckengost, of 8845SE29, Mrs. Shreckengost was riding in a car driven by her husband, Charles Junior Shreckengost. Driver of the other car was identified as Esther Charlotte Wam… more
Date: August 27, 1953
Creator: Daily Oklahoman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0283]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THE DRIVER WALKED AWAY uninjured Friday when his car flipped and landed on its top at NW 24 and Lee. He was identified as Oval Edwards Balthrop, 52, of 3208 N. Hudson. Officer Dale Johnson and C.B. Head said his car was struck in the side by another car driven by D.V. White, 30, of El Reno. White also escaped injury. No Charges were filed."
Date: January 10, 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0287]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "WEATHER WAS BLAMED FOR THIS ACCIDENT early Friday evening on W Reno near its intersection with May avenue. Erwin John Miller, 52, and Hentz Fulbright, 45, both of 3627 NW 20, were hospitalized at St, Anthony after their car plunged off a 12-foot drop where a bridge was was under construction. high winds and rain blew the barricade from the street and snuffed out warning smudge pots. miller suffered cuts and bruises and the… more
Date: September 19, 1953
Creator: Mitchell, George T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0299]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A MAD SCRAMBLE of five automobile greeted police Saturday night when they arrived in the 1600 block on NE 23 to investigate a collision. Officers said the vehicles were scattered for nearly one-half block down the street. Thisscene was the finale. The automobile on the right driven by Israel Gill, 64, of 1313 NE 8, collided with an automobile making a left turn, knocking it into another automobile. Gill's automobile caree… more
Date: June 11, 1953
Creator: BILL'S PHOTO
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0311]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "FIREMEN INSPECT THE WRECKAGE OF a car which exploded and burned after a spectacular spill at Ne 13 and Lindsay Tuesday night. Two occupants of the car, Hugh McDonald, 70, and Marie Herr,53, both of 1315 W Park place, were pulled from the burning wreckage. Neither was injured seriously. Police say McDonald's car rolled end over end 105 feet it was struck in the side by a car driven by Mrs. Naomi Wallen, 31, of 4600 Nw 45 te… more
Date: December 22, 1953
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0292]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's something to remember next time you press down on the accelerator. the pictures where taken shortly after midnight in the 1800 block NE 23, following a head-on collision.Extreme right, the other driver, in whose car the Del City woman was a passenger, is shown crumpled behind the wheel. He was found with legs bent under the front seat. He's in fair condition at Mercy hospital with a compound fracture of the righ… more
Date: December 29, 1950
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0289]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Rampaging Auto Lands Driver in City Jail, This 1951 model automobile collided with another car early Wednesday at SW 26 and Walker, then jumped the curb, knocked down 30 feet of picket fence and crashes into brick building 108 feet from the intersection. The driver, Frank Eugene Settlemeyre, 24, of 7100 S. Shields, suffered only a minor cut on the face. He was treated at Mercy hospital and then jailed on a charge of re… more
Date: March 25, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0284]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Auto Winds Up Upside Down After Wild Skid, Three men thrown clear of this 1942 model convertible which police said skidded 192 feet sideways, struck the curb turned end over end another 63 feet before landing on top at SE 30 ans Shields Thursday morning. Officer said tools from the car and parts of the motor were found as far as 150 feet from where the convertible stopped."
Date: January 22, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0288]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Motorist Lies Beside car after Accident Near Here, A 52-year-old Edmond man, Halvert Joseph Shea, shown lying by his car, was admitted to St. Anthony hospital early Wednesday morning suffering fractured ribs and a fractured shoulder blade. Highway patrolman said Shea lost control of his car near Reno and Eastern and the vehicle swerved back and forth and across the highway before overturning and throwing him out. His c… more
Date: November 18, 1953
Creator: Mitchell, George T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0285]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A 60-year-old woman was shaken up Tuesday when her station wagon collided with an auto at NW 80 and Military, jumped the curb, knocked over a fireplug and crashed into the corner of a brick house. Officer W.J. Marshall said Nell Knight Kerns, 60, of 1017 N. McKinley, driver of the station wagon, apparently escaped serious injury but was taken to Wesley Hospital for chest X - rays. Marshall said the auto involved in the… more
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0306]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Teenagers Wreck Car Trying to Elude Police Pursuit, Four teenagers were injured Monday night when their car, shown above, crashed into a tree in the 2200 block SW 23 As the driver, Bobby Gene Graham, 18, of 1711 SW 15. attempted to elude five police cars and two motorcycle policeman. Graham was charged with reckless driving and running stop signs. the teenagers were treated at Mercy hospital for cuts and bruises."
Date: February 23, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0313]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Wild Car Leaves Post Hanging Over Street, Motorist were giving the 2200 block Classen a wide berth Thursday morning after a new white way light post was snapped in two when it was struck by an auto, and was left suspended over the traffic lanes by only one wire. OG&E crewmen are shown repairing the damaged post. driver of the car, Mrs. Nellie Mae Clark, 61, of 2116 NW 31, suffered a slight cut on her forehead. The offi… more
Date: July 23, 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0291]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Three Men Tossed From Car, Two Injured in Crash: The two men under the cover were injured, one of them knocked unconscious, Thursday morning when they were thrown clear of their convertible which police said turned end over end for 63 feet after it skidded and struck the curb at SE 30 and Shields. John Reliford Lane, of 208NE 11, who suffered a back laceration, is shown being comforted by his brother, Olen ray Lane, 2… more
Date: January 22, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0290]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "City Safety Island not So Safe for Crash Driver - August Rudolph Boggs, 48, of 432 NW 5, is shown early Friday as passerby pulled him from his auto after it struck a "safety" island at N. Walker and Couch drive and turned over on its top. the accident occurred at 12;19 a.m. Boggs was taken to Mercy hospital and treated for lacerations before being jailed on charges of being drunk and drunk driving."
Date: October 16, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0286]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Pair Hurt in Crash -Two Woodward boys were in Mercy hospital Friday fore treatment of undetermined injuries, after this car crashed into the abutment in the center if the S. Walker underpass about 5 a.m. Don Crites, 19, shown at left, was admitted with cuts and a possible fractured skull. Dale Avers, 17, was treated for an injured ankle. both were passengers in the car driven by Bill Murl Bhard, 16, also of Woodward, p… more
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0310]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Cars Stacked Up Following Collision at City Corner, Police had a time Tuesday morning trying to figure out how a freak accident at SW 29 and Western ended up like this: One car on top of another. After investigation, officers said evidence indicated the two cars collided in the intersection, knocking the light-colored auto into a signal light post and highway sign. The car "slid" up the light post, then fell back down,… more
Date: December 15, 1953
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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