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[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0687]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "THIS IS the crumpled top of a semi-trailer truck that failed to negotiate a rail-road underpass on NE 10 east of Eastern."
Date: April 10, 1957
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0688]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "IRRESISTIBLE FORCE-in the form of a 12-ton semi-trailer truck met its match early Wednesday when it smashed into an immovable object, a battered concrete railroad overpass on NE 10 east of Eastern."
Date: April 10, 1957
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0345]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "ONE LIFE ENDED and three persons were injured Sunday in the ruins of these colliding vehicles. The casualty, Josh F. Weaver, 76, Beggs, was among 11 weekend Highway victims in Oklahoma. Weaver was killed when a car driven by his son-in-law, Elmo Corbit Habblethwaite, 35, of 9712 N University, and a pick-up truck driven by Tom Smart, 54, Norman, crashed at a county road intersection east of Norman."
Date: April 14, 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0336]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Two Illinois girls died Wednesday night in the collision of this 1932 model truck and the auto, right photo, a half mile east of Elk City on U.S, 66. Here Elk City fireman battle a Blaze in the truck loaded with watermelon and onions."
Date: August 1, 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0859]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "CUTS AND BRUISES were the only injuries the driver received when this heavy truck, loaded with 30,000 pounds of vegetables, went out of control east of Gore on U.S. 64, and plunged down a 30 foot embankment, overturning several times. Trooper Harold Ragsdale said Ben Mayhew Lindy, 22, of Jackson, Fla., was thrown from the wreckage and miraculously escaped serious injuries even though both shoes were torn off his feet."
Date: May 15, 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0329]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A 1-C HAROLD ROOMES, 27, St. Louis, Mo. Remnants of the car in which Airman Harold Roomes was killed are barely recognizable beside the trailer which ripped the steel sides and top off the vehicle. The trailer came unhitched and rolled across the road. An uncanny accident cost the life of a St. Louis, Mo. airman stationed at Ardmore. A huge trailer came unhitched, rolled across the road and sheared off the top and sides of… more
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Wiiliams, John F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0681]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Richard Steve Burnett 64 awaits treatment in Mercy hospital Friday night after he was pinned a half an hour in the wreckage of this truck, left in the 1500 block Exchange."
Date: January 4, 1957
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0334]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "ELK CITY - A Texas truck driver was being held in the Beckham county jail for questioning in connection with a highway accident which resulted in two deaths late Wednesday."
Date: August 1, 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0689]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "IRRESISTIBLE FORCE-in the form of a 12-ton semi-trailer truck-met its match early Wednesday when it smashed into a immovable object, a battle scarred concrete railroad overpass on NE 10 east of Eastern."
Date: April 10, 1957
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0802]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A rescue worker tries to free three persons trapped inside wreckage of this car at SE 29 and Post road. One person was killed and three others injured Tuesday night when a semi-trailer truck loaded with pipe sideswiped another truck and ran over a car at SE 29 and Post road."
Date: August 14, 1957
Creator: Dodson, Buddy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0216]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "TWO PERSONS WERE INJURED when concrete rubble flattened the middle car in this three vehicle collision at NW 10 and Portland Thursday afternoon."
Date: October 31, 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0876]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "ALTHOUGH SERIOUSLY INJURED a 44 year old city truck driver, George Morrison, 5000 S Drexel, walked away from this wreckage early Friday morning after his two ton truck collided with a Rock Island freight train near NE 23 and Post road. Morrison, a driver for Merchants Delivery service, was delivering The Daily Oklahoman at the time of the crash. He was admitted to Wesley Hospital suffering a broken jaw, chest injuries,… more
Date: October 30, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1416.0254]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Geronimo! Truck driver Leroy Wire demonstrates how he leaped from his vehicle and pounced on fugitive early Wednesday."
Date: July 17, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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