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[Lightning Caused Fire]

Description: Photograph of smoldering debris in field during daylight. Caption: "The ruins of 10,000 bales of Alfalfa, set afire by a bolt of lightning Sunday night, were still smoldering Tuesday on the Roy Wickham place, a mile east of Elk City."
Date: November 2, 1948
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1215.0025]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Rose Wallen, 60, and Mrs. Opal Wallen, 30, were killed when the storm turned their home into kindling. Bernice, OK., SW of Vinita."
Date: May 2, 1948
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5970]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is how the supreme court room, at the capitol looked Friday as firemen fought a blaze in the basement. Heat turned the water to steam and badly stained the walls. The smoke came in through the ventilator at the top of the ladder in the picture."
Date: January 2, 1948
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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