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[Photograph 2012.201.B0418.0072]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This city's first fire engine, named for the mayor who purchased it, Patrick J. Byrne, is shown above preparatory to being drawn to the new city hall, where it occupies the place of honor in the historical room on the first floor."
Date: June 7, 1931
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Ardmore Tragedy: Local History on an International Level

Description: Article chronicles the media storm of misinformation that followed the shooting of three college student in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The students were parked on the side of the road when two plain clothes policemen pulled over to apprehend them for public urinating. The ensuing scuffle left two of the students dead, one of which was related to Pascual Ortis Rubio, the president of the Republic of Mexico.
Date: Summer 1973
Creator: Hoffman, Abraham
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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