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[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0532]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Killed in this plane crackup near Holdenville was C. A. Dahse, 26, Big Spring, Texas, businessman, who was the object of wide-spread search for two days."
Date: June 21, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0173]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "TWO PERSONS WERE HURT Saturday when these cars slammed together on rain slick pavement at NW 18 and Lynn. One car bust into flames, but firemen quickly extinguished the blaze. Injured were Leora Brockhouse, 50, of 2833 NW 14, and Jimmy Dunlap, 21, of 1716 NW 4."
Date: September 21, 1957
Creator: Winford, Wesley
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
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0339]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "NO WARNING SIGNS ever were erected on this county line road southeast of Harrah after it washed out in spring floods. The death of an Oklahoma City barber, Charles W. Musgrove, 31, of 4100 SE 11, Tuesday night followed the above accident. Musgrove, Traveling south at 9 P.M. along the Oklahoma-Pottawatomie county line, apparently failed to see the washout and his car plunged into the ditch."
Date: August 21, 1957
Creator: Dodson, Buddy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0348]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "KILLED IN THIS CAR crash was an 8-year-old Tampa, Texas boy, Gene Luster. The boy was killed Friday night when a car driven by his mother, Mrs. Wanda June Luster, 25, wet out of control on SH 152, * miles east of Sayre, and crashed into a bridge, Mrs. Luster and her 18 month old daughter, Sharon, were critically injured in the crash."
Date: September 21, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0349]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "KILLED IN THIS CAR crash was an 8-year-old, Tampa, Texas boy, Gene Luster. The boy was killed Friday night when a car driven by his mother, Mrs. Wanda June Luster, 25, went out of control on SH 152, 8 miles east of Sayre, and crashed into a bridge. Mrs. Luster and her 18 month old daughter, Sharon, were critically injured in the crash."
Date: September 21, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0686]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A BLINDING SNOW STORM plus an icy road put this semi-trailer truck in a ditch Tuesday night when it skidded off an access road near the new Baptist Memorial hospital northwest of the city."
Date: January 21, 1959
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.1037]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "if company arrives unexpectedly our Homemaker only has to go to the family food freezer and pick out her whole meal."
Date: September 21, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0094]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The armed services furnished a unification color guard Thursday morning to raise the flag on the first regulation flagpole at the Oklahoma City federal building. Counter-clockwise the men from various recruiting offices are S/Sgt. Jow Pritchard, marine, facing the camera; Chief Newton B. Martin, navy; T/Sgt. Harry E. Neece. airforce, and Sgt. Byran Johnson, army. Oklahoma City's postoffice officialy has a flag … more
Date: September 21, 1950
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0436]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma Cityans will get a peek at their newest amusement park and the largest of its kind ever built in the northwest area Easter Sunday, April 6. This is the date of the scheduled opening of the $1,250,000 Wedgewood Village, successor to the smaller Wedgewood park. The new 30-acre amusement center is under construction at Northwewst highway and Tulsa. The old park was just north of the Northwest highway-May av… more
Date: February 21, 1958
Creator: Winford, Wesley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0837]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Everbody from housewives to biochemists flocked into semi-centinneal Exposition's Cavalcade of Health building Friday to see what is literally the "hottest" exhibit at the fairgrounds. For the first time anywhere in the world, an operating nuclear reactor is on public view. And a chance to see a live reactor is almost rare for that biochemist as it is for Mrs. Jones. To scientists, especially the men of many fiel… more
Date: June 21, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10026]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Paper window mural of the Christ Child's birth is drawing attention at First Chrisian Church, NW 36 and Walker. A member, Mrs. R. T. Whittle, spent six weeks designing and creating the scene. She measured each glass pane, then fashioned characters and scenes to fit from crepe paper and craft paper. Explaining the scene to Tod Axworthy, 3,, is Mrs. A. C. Cornelius. She holds her daughter, Cindy, 11 months."
Date: December 21, 1959
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10664]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "With only eight 71-foot sections of concrete flooring to be pouried on the Exchange avenue bridge, the city's consulting engineer estimates a driving surface can be completed by Novemeber 1, with favorable weather. However, Bill Wishert, consulting bridge engineer, said the would not recommend to City council that the bridge be opened to traffic until sidewalk guardrails are complete. Looking north on the bridge, abov… more
Date: October 21, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1991]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This is front veiw of the Yenzer furniture and hardwar store in Crecent, 15 miles northwest of Gujtrie, after a disastrous $100,000 fire broke out there Monday, threatening for a time the entire business area of the community. Volunteer firemen and equipment from Guthrie battle the flames for several hours before the fire was brought under control. Several other buildings also were damaged."
Date: August 21, 1950
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1992]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Fire Monday morning destroyed a large hardware and furniture store and for a time threatened to swweep through a whole block of business houses in this Logan county community. Floyd Yenzer, co-owner of the store, tentaively set damage at $100,000. Partially damaged was the adjoining Bank of Crescent. R. N. Armstrong, president, said all his records were safe in a fireproof vault. He estimated his damage at approx… more
Date: August 21, 1950
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2947]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The new sewage plant located at NE 36, one half mile east of Air Depot, made possible unlimited expansion of Midwest City for some years to come. The sewage disposal plant was one of the major completions in Midwest City for 1957."
Date: December 21, 1957
Creator: Winford, Wesley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3013]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "1957 saw a lot of improvements in Midwest City. The giant new filter plant designed to serve the city's estimated population of 25,000, was completed full automatic equipment installed. John Hawthorne is show checking dials on the plant, located at Felix and Rose near Country Estates school."
Date: December 21, 1957
Creator: Winford, Wesley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4437]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "(missing article - Photo of the fairgrounds with buildings from middle to top area, tents and trailers all around, cars, people, and more.)"
Date: September 21, 1956
Creator: Gumm, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4637]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Twin bridges over the North Canadian river, biggest over the waterway in Oklahoma City, are focal point on the bypass system. They both lead into a massive three level interchange just north of the river where Tinker diagonal will join the Raymond Gary expressway. Bridge in foreground serves northbound diagonal traffic. Background span serves southbound motorist. Double span was neccessary to properly channel cars a… more
Date: January 21, 1959
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4671]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Triangular bracings support the bridge north of Moore that collapsed nearly two months ago, injuring 11 men. Work again is well under way on the bridge, part of the Raymond Gary Expressway. The braces are so thick, you can hardly see through them."
Date: March 21, 1959
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5413]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Looking like a toss-up between propping the ceiling up or holding the floor down, this structural forest actually is the scaffold from which workmen will repaint the ceiling of the house of representatives chamber in the state capitol. Hugh S. May Co. will recieve $12,000 for painting the chamber, lounge, ante-rooms and restrooms on the house side of the legislative floor. Preparation for the 24th session, opening nex… more
Date: February 21, 1952
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7083]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "From high plains of the panhandleto the hillsd of Little Dixie, Oklahomans shivered and shook Wednesday as a bitter winter blast pushed the therometer toward the sub-zero mark. North winds gusting up to 10 miles and hour whipped the snow into a wild frenzy and caused considerable drifting across highways and fields. Traffic was moving throughout the state except for a few isolated spots in the storm-struck Panhandle. … more
Date: January 21, 1959
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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