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[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1058]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Ward B. Auxier, 57, of 4048 NW 61, escaped injury about 8:30 a.m. today when his 1975 Chrysler stalled on railroad tracks near SW 7 and Western and was struck by a 97-car Rock Island train."
Date: July 29, 1977
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0333

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of firefighters standing near a burning structure. Caption: "Smoke billows from Edwards Elementary School where four rooms were gutted."
Date: July 30, 1973
Creator: Tullous, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0301

Description: Photograph of a firefighter leaning out a door marked "Hotel" talking to a police officer. Caption: "Nichols Hills Officer Donald Keas, left, and fire Lt. Melvin Carton stand at back door of the Next Door Club where an unidentified man's burned body was found this morning."
Date: July 20, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0318.0300]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Margaret Durham of 4140 NW 46 and eight other Sooner beauties will be the stars of the show Friday night at Twilight Time amphitheater, NW 27 and Walker."
Date: July 27, 1956
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0133]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS without sleep caused this accident early Tuesday in the 1400 block E Reno. Paratrooper Virgil G. England jr., Fort Kimball, Ky., en route to his parents' home in Chilocco, escaped serious injury when he fell asleep at the wheel and his auto struck a concrete culvert, overturned and landed on its top in a ditch: Cut and bruised, he crawled from the wreckage, shown being checked by Lieut. T. J. Wilson… more
Date: July 24, 1956
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0386]

Description: A daytime photograph showing the aftermath of a fire at a residence in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image presents a charred interior room--its ceiling and roof removed by flames--bathed in sunlight. Orange wax pencil editorial marks are visible on the photo. Caption: "A midnight fire left $74,000 damage at a Southside Oklahoma City home."
Date: July 18, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0550]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Power Failure on takeoff caused the pilot of this airplane to take to the weed patch near Downtown air park Sunday afternoon rather that risk flying over houses to get outside the city."
Date: July 14, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0360]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Broadside blow made a twisted, crimson spattered junk of this sleek sedan Sunday night new Guthrie, in a crash that snuffed out five lives. Car was hit after the boat it was pulling awry and threw another vehicle out of control. Veteran troopers described the crash scene as the "most gruesome" they could recall. Fifth City Resident Dies from Injuries In Bloody Wreck; State Traffic Deaths. 1956 to date, July 52 19555 to… more
Date: July 23, 1956
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0508]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "ESCAPING FROM A BLAZING INFERNO, truck driver James Cook, 37, Shawnee, was able to walk away from his gasoline transport after it jack-knifed and burst into flames on Se 29, 5 miles east of Tinker AFB. Cook lost control of the truck, and it flipped over, coming to an upright position blocking the rad. Cook, who freed himself from the demolished cab, was taken to Mercy Hospital."
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Gumm, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0666]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "FLAMES SHOOT from a burning gasoline truck Thursday night, after it overturned in a crash with another truck on NE expressway."
Date: July 15, 1966
Creator: Gourley, Jay
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1090]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Teeth clenched in strain, this fireman joins the effort to free bodies from a mass of tangled metal after a collision in the 8100 block of S Shields, in which four persons were killed Monday night."
Date: July 26, 1976
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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