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[Photograph 2012.201.B0408.0317]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "to provide new and expanded facilities for the State Fair of Oklahoma before opening day, September 26. Above is expansion of the diary building."
Date: June 4, 1964
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0137]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The dragstrip at the Oklahoma City fairgrounds Monday for the third annual Safety Swing Thing, a safe driving contest for city area high school student."
Date: May 4, 1971
Creator: Heaton, Dave
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0480]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Enclosed pictures show scenes of the Santa Fe train wreck at Clinton, Sunday night. The accident was caused when the chain on a stray cow on the track derailed the locomotive, piling up the locomotive and 9 stock cars. It was a heavily laden special stock train bound for Kansas. The engineer Frank Galletly, was killed and two members of the train crew injured, some 50 head of cattle killed, hundreds escaped."
Date: May 4, 1932
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0150]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Loaded boxcars overturned Wednesday morning as a freight train and seven stray boxcars rammed together near Olustee killing four Frisco crewmen."
Date: June 4, 1970
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0106.0378]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Canadian County residents and State and local official celebrate the opening of a new South Canadian River bridge in the southwest portion of the county."
Date: March 4, 1988
Creator: Southerland, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0349.0225]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The storm cellar and coal house for the old Lugert school stand dry and exposed in the bed of Lake Altus, which was heavily drained last summer to irrigate drought-stricken farmland."
Date: January 4, 1981
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0354.0265]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Two young candidates one of them the youngest person on a state ballot this year, are seeking to fill the Comanche house District 63 seat left vacant by the death of the office holder."
Date: August 4, 1970
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0163B.0547]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The new security guard house installed recently on the west side of the state capitol may be taking a trip to the governor's helipad."
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Carter, Pat J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0260.0419]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "After landing on fresh-laid paving, pilot Vernon Thorp, Yukon, left, kibitzes on engineer Henry Johnson, 5941 NW 45, center, and R. E. Bledsoe, Pryor."
Date: October 4, 1956
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0259.0209]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "BACK ON FULL POWER was the state highway patrol's radio transmitter near Edmond Wednesday when the new tower was put into use at 2:07 p. m."
Date: January 4, 1956
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0163B.0219]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The lawn of the governor's mansion is all cluttered up these days with things like the capitol building, an oil well derrick and, of all things, a coyote."
Date: November 4, 1941
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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