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[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.0640]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Teddy Joe Bivens' chewed up tire material and mounds of used tires illustrate the disposal / recycling problem facing both the city and commercial tire dealers."
Date: July 20, 1979
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.0641]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Expanse of tires, about 100,000 of them at latest estimate, has become a problem at a Lawton landfield where city officials have been stymied in their attempts to find out some way to get rid of them."
Date: November 27, 1977
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.0637]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The morning's snowfall left this pile of tires at a business at NW 6 and Classen Blvd looking like a baker's dozen of powdered doughnuts-or if you're more attracted to word play, just call them snow tires."
Date: January 16, 1978
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.0629]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Old auto mobile tires tied together in Altus Reservoir form an interesting pattern and provide a break for the north wind and keep waves down for boats using the dock at the southwest part of the lake."
Date: March 2, 1983
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.0633]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "An almost complete circle of car tires surrounds a lone tree in a field behind an old converted drive-in theater north of the Northwest 39 expressway."
Date: May 8, 1979
Creator: Gooch, Steve
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1289.0634]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jack Graves, Kansas City public works director, looks at some of the items pulled from his puncture proof foam-filled tires that are saving the city $100,000 a year in repairs."
Date: April 18, 1979
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1370.0325]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jury selection was to begin this afternoon in the trial of a veteran Oklahoma City police detective charged with beating and violating the civil rights of a 17-year-old prisoner."
Date: February 16, 1976
Creator: Southerland, Paul B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wind Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of home made erosion control made of old tires spaced at 20 foot intervals to try to check wind erosion on the county road. These tires are used to slow wind erosion until vegetation can get started in the borrow ditch.
Date: July 8, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0202]

Description: A daylight photograph of bright flames and black smoke caused by burning automobile tires in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Caption: "Tires"
Date: February 2, 1971
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

OG&E Billboard

Description: Photograph of a billboard advertising Oklahoma Gas & Electric "Cook with Class. Clean, modern, carefree electric ranges" in Oklahoma City. The photo was taken for the Capitol Outdoor Advertising Account.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Meyers Photo Shop
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0200]

Description: A daylight photograph showing firemen using high pressure water hoses to combat burning automobile tires in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Caption: "Tires"
Date: February 2, 1971
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0192]

Description: A daylight photograph showing firemen using high pressure water hoses to extinguish burning automobile tires in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Caption: "Tires."
Date: February 2, 1971
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0201]

Description: A daylight photograph showing firemen using high pressure water hoses to extinguish burning automobile tires in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Caption: "Tires"
Date: February 2, 1971
Creator: Taylor, Robert
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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