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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5882]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Force of firehose is puny compared to furious fire. Firemen fought valiantly, although more than 20 of them were overcome by smoke or heat, Wednesday afternoon keeping the $675,000 fire at Oklahoma City University from becoming worse. Three buildings were destroyed after the blaze started in the basement of the student union building. Students joined with the firemen to cut the loss as much as possible, hauling schoo… more
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5893]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of OCU's "Gymnasium" and connecting building on fire, firemen on foot and fire trucks spraying it, students and others watching in the foreground with a building on the left, and more)"
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5879]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In a frantic rush to save everything possible, dozens of teen-agers pitched in Wednesday during the height of the destructive fire at Oklahoma City University to carry furniture and other household items from an apartment building on the campus, at left. The building, which houses married students, was threatened for a while during the blaze which caused damage amounting to more than $670,000. In the background billowing … more
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5878]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Braving intense heat, at right, automotive mechanics student pull parked automobiles out of the danger zone as fire destroyed two Oklahoma City University buildings and damaged a third. The cars, students, belonging to faculty members and students, were trapped between the Student Union building and the automotive shop building when the fire broke out. the blaze also spread to the technical building which houses the schoo… more
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5890]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of OCU building with name plate "Gymnasium" on fire, number of firemen on the left spraying with two hoses, two men in hard hats watching at bottom left near, fireman and a guy on the near bottom right, amd more)"
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5886]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A raging fire fanned by a stiff south wind swept uncontrolled through three Oklahoma City University buildings on the heart of the school's campus Wednesday afternoon causing damage estimated at $675,000. The three-alarm blaze left the school's Student Union building, cafeteria, gymnasium, automotive repair, maintenance shops and power plant a smouldering rubble. It was the worst fire in the school's history. One school … more
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5881]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Black smoke billows from Oklahoma City University's Student Union building in the picture at the left just as the roof collapsed, causing the whole second story to crumble. The $675,000 fire demolished the structure, which housed the school's cafeteria, gymnasium and bookstore. In the picture on the right firemen are still playing streams of water on the smouldering ruins of the once popular campus hang-out. Notice the m… more
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4994]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The city-owned park property (A) would be isolated if the city sold 12 1/2-foot strip land (D) to the Skirvin hotel. The area would be blocked on the west by chamber of commerce property, on the north by a parking lot owned by Uptown Parking System, Inc. (B) and on the east by another parking lot, under lease to the same firm for 20 years. Hotel extensions (E) already are on city alley property."
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5887]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Black smoke billows from Oklahoma City University's Student Union building in the picture at the left just as the roof collapsed, causing the whole second story to crumble. The $675,000 fire demolished the structure, which housed the school's cafeteria, gymnasium and bookstore. In the picture on the right firemen are still playing streams of water on the smouldering ruins of the once popular campus hang-out. Notice the m… more
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5888]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Blazing like matchboxes, Oklahoma City University's Student Union building and gymnasium, left, and power plant and maintenance shops, right, go up in smoke. The three buildings in the heart of OCU's campus were reduced to rubble."
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5889]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of three firemen spraying a two-story brick building on the right, heavy smoke everywhere, brick building on the left with the roof on fire, and more)"
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0978.0594]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Metropolitan Paving Co. Thursday had started work on paving a 2 1 / 2-mile section of NW 10 under a $430,135 contract with the city."
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1370.0286]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "SHE LIKES HORSES BEST: Anne Wileman, right, is interested in Joe Offutt's new deep sea rod and reel but the Oklahoma City girl still likes horses best."
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: King, Cliff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1134.0547]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The highway patrol's new chief, Maj. Jack Rollins right, and his assistant, Capt. Bob Lester, consult a highway map in preparation for the new traffic drive."
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: Cobb
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1126.0569]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Ralph J. Richards Jr., 712 NW 40, and her daughters, Barbara Jayne (left) , 9, and Jeanne Anne, 11, will leave Thursday for their port call on June 22 at Seattle, Wash."
Date: June 16, 1954
Creator: King, Cliff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1132.0484]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Care of the aging patient will get the attention of state doctors of osteopathy at their sixth annual postgraduate sessions Wednesday in Tulsa and Thursday in OKC. Dr. S. V. Robuck, Chicago, will be one of the featured speakers."
Date: June 16, 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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