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[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.1136]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The lower picture shows the wreckage of the derrick with stacked tubing, the weight of which is believed to have contributed to the collapse."
Date: March 10, 1941
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0482]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Dazed Cyclist Surveys the Wreckage James B. Grimm, 21 (foreground), couldn't tell coherently when this picture was made Wednesday just what had happened a few minutes before at the intersection of Linwood and Klein. His motorcycle, with his wife on behind, was struck by a car, sending both riders to the hospital."
Date: May 1, 1946
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0710]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Scooter Rider Hurt in Crash: An automobile struck a motor scooter at NW 10 and Portland early Thursday, critically injuring the scooter rider, C.L. Echols, 47, of 6900 NW 10. At left is his mangled scooter. Mercy hospital attendants said Echols is suffering from internal hemorrhages and has "One change in a hundred of pulling through," police reported. Officers charged the motorist, C. A. Mobley, 27, of the 1700 block … more
Date: May 12, 1949
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0856]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here is the still smoldering gasoline transport truck from which Richard Buckmaster, 23, of Shawnee, was saved Saturday. Buckmaster was unconscious as the gasoline burst into flames but was rescued by Henry C. Pierce, 28, of Glendale, Ariz., driver of the car that the transport struck."
Date: August 10, 1946
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.1101]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Here's Ironhead Tex West, handkerchief serving as a dust mask, veteran Dallas midget driver who was pinned in his car along the west rail at Taft stadium Monday night after a crash that sent him to the hospital and stopped the scheduled 30-lap summer sweepstakes after 18 laps. The fortunate West escaped with a burned arm and a dislocated toe, but welding torches were needed to cut him out of the wreckage of the… more
Date: July 14, 1947
Creator: East, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0461]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "More than a year after it dived through a broken trestle into the swollen Cimarron, "Old 411" was taken from the water and put back into service."
Date: November 23, 1941
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0852]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Albert Marshall, Luther, climbed out of his truck unscratched Saturday after his lumber-loaded vehicle overturned in a ditch four miles west of Antlers. His truck went out of control on wet pavement while he was dodging cattle on the highway."
Date: November 15, 1946
Creator: Sparlin, Morris E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0642]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "THIS COLLISION SENDS TWO DRIVERS TO CITY HOSPITAL, Drivers of these two cars that collided head-on on Memorial drive, two miles east of Eastern, Wednesday night were in Mercy hospital Thursday. Roy Lewis Brown, 35, Oklahoma City gambler, was still unconscious at times Thursday morning. Extent of his injuries was not determined but hospital attendants believed his condition was not critical. Mrs. Sara Helen Sit… more
Date: December 8, 1948
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.1126]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "ROUGH? YOU BET!-- Jarrel Wade, 16, of 916 NW 49, sat on the curb and told the police all about it Wednesday. His motor scooter had collided with a bread truck and skidded across the street at NW 24 and Harvey, Jarrell suffered pavement burns and bruises and will go to the family doctor for a check-up Thursday. Left to right are W. A. Williams, H. L. Loyd. police accident investigator and V. L. Connell, scout … more
Date: May 11, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0857]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two persons were burned to death in this flaming butane fire one mile east of Stroud late Friday when these two trucks collided. Dead were Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ervin Moore of Perry, who were riding in the butane tank truck pictured at top."
Date: April 16, 1948
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0505]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Tulsa Tribune newspaper. Caption: "Arrows show two halves of 4,600-gallon gasoline truck tank on each side of railroad track after flaming crossing collision with Frisco Passenger train."
Date: April 10, 1946
Creator: Craig, Royce
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0853]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Clarence Andrews, an Oklahoma City truck driver, is in a critical condition in a Sulphur hospital of burns suffered in a three truck crash near Davis about midnight which also burned six members of the Davis fire department. The firemen were treated at the Sulphur hospital but their burns are not believed serious."
Date: September 27, 1949
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0469]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The small coupe in the center of this picture was a quick flaming death trap for three persons Tuesday afternoon when it crashed with a heavy gasoline truck at SE 29 and Eastern. Sprayed with gas from the broken truck, the passenger car was enveloped in flames so swiftly the occupants had no chance to escape."
Date: December 26, 1944
Creator: Stockwell, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.1038]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "R. G. Holleman, Greyhound driver; J. W. Rogers, station operator...and wrecked pump No. 3 A chain-reaction accident at NW 36 and Lincoln involving a bus, truck and car injured no one, but brought moans from a service station operator Tuesday morning. "It was the third gasoline pump knocked down this year by cars, said J. W. Rogers, operator of the station at the northeast corner or the intersection. The accident starte… more
Date: June 8, 1948
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0478]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Motorcycle officer is injured. SW 23 and Robinson. E.W. Lawson, motorcycle officer, chasing a blue ford north on Robinson, Lommie Ray Campbell, 16, of Duncan, OK (and says he is staying at 2314 NW 1st) ran a stop line at SW 23 and Robinson, Lawson hit the side of his car and throwing Lawson over the car wrecking his motorcycle. Lawson was taken to Mercy Hospital where it was found he had bruised left shoulder, … more
Date: October 28, 1949
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0507]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Roland Harper, 20, of 420 W Chickasaw, was in critical condition at Wesley hospital Saturday night after the truck he was driving collided with a north bound Santa Fe passenger train three miles north of Edmond."
Date: June 22, 1946
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0483]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sunday Greeting A greeting to a friend on another motorcycle ended Sunday with Gerald Donald Wiederman, 36, of 2513 NW 40, in this position. He was treated at Mercy hospital for bruises and abrasions then released. He told F.C. Daneils,police scout car officer, he was traveling north on Walker and NW 2 when he turned to wave at a cyclist going south. He ran into the left front fender of a car driven by Sal Dimor, 27, of … more
Date: December 19, 1949
Creator: Mitchell, George T.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0398]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "In the photograph at the right, taken at the municipal garage, two of nine new patrol cars-painted white for height visibility--are given a final check before being sent into duty, replacing difficult-to-detect black scout cars."
Date: December 2, 1946
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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