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BASEMENT BOX 67.0440

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of flames and smoke billowing from a burning structure. Caption: "This blazing oil well caused damage estimated at $270,000 as it burned out on the banks of Lake Texoma near Willis Tuesday."
Date: April 23, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0302]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Coleman family, waiting only for warm weather, poses on their backyard boathouse, which will be launched on Lake Tenkiller this summer"
Date: February 23, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0177]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "FOUR YOUNG WOMEN, one of them an expectant mother , escaped serious injury early Tuesday, when this 1959 Renault flipped over into a ditch near SE 89 and Eastern .The driver , Mrs. Patricia Lorenz, 737 NE 11, said the car tossed after she was forced to hit her brakes as a second car pulled sharply in front of her. The four women were on their way to Norman when the accident occurred."
Date: December 23, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0567]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An air force F-100-I fighter plane burst into flames and crashed on Fort Sill's west range Friday while practicing for an air, artillery and infantry demonstration which had been planned Saturday."
Date: August 23, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0237.0656]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An attempt to get Santa Claus tossed in the hoosegow failed downtown Monday, but a relentless preacher says he will give it another try."
Date: December 23, 1958
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0013]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "THIS SIGN was carried 65 feet across a creek north of Oklahoma City early Friday by a 100-mile-an-hour car that missed the bridge, killing four and critically injuring two."
Date: May 23, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0225.0414]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Crescendo night club on the Sunset Strip, is often called the "June Christy" room because this petite jazz singer has been booked there 12 times in the last few years."
Date: September 23, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0417.0201]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The concert marks the 20th anniversary of its beloved maestro, A. E. Findley, who has watched the band grow from 34 members in all grades when he organized it in 1937 to now number 184, well over half the Kingston school enrollment."
Date: February 23, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0168]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Quarterback Vernon Cole will direct the North Texas State first unit against Oklahoma State in Stillwater Saturday afternoon ."
Date: September 23, 1958
Creator: News Service
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0247.0134]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "QUARTER - CENTURY of government service is recognized as U. S. attorney Paul Cress presents an award for "outstanding and meritorious service" to employee Helen L. Guest."
Date: December 23, 1958
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0247.0218]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "L. E. Crawford, Lawton, who retired last January as a state game ranger after 32 years of service, has been named to receive the professional-conservationist award of the American Motors Co., it was announced Sunday."
Date: June 23, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0014]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Fireman Danny Andrews, foreground, gets a daylight view of crash fire he fought. diagram shows route of car. Arrows point to where three of the dead were found."
Date: May 23, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0238.0460]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "for city women in the Turnpike Festival bowling competition with Tulsa was Carole Cooper, who won three early singles games."
Date: August 23, 1958
Creator: Gumm, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0007]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A charred hull is all that's left of the death car. A late model convertible hurtled through the air at a speed of more than 100 miles an hour early Friday north of Oklahoma City killing four persons and critically injuring two others. Three of the crash victims and one of the injured were post office employees. The victims were all thrown through the air when their car crashed into a bridge abutment a mile nor… more
Date: May 23, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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