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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6133]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bootle-Neck' at Classen traffic circle greeted motorists - again - Wednesday afternoon during the rush hour when soft-drink cases toppled from a bottling company truck. Last Monday, motorists encountered 50 npounds of nails which fell from a truck into the road."
Date: November 13, 1963
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0660]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a wrecked vehicle with a child and an adult in the vehicle heavily injuried or dead, flass all broken up, and more.)"
Date: October 14, 1966
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1906]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A section of Oklahoma City's $5 millions, late type sewage plant with a secondary trickling filter in foreground can be seen above. There are eight such filters and four primary ones. Tanks at left are digesters where organic solids are taken from the water. Fertilizer and sewer gas are removed in this process. Except for electric lights, Oklahoma City's $5 million southside sewage disposal plant is self sufficen… more
Date: April 3, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1878]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Testing durability of new plastic dividers installed in two scout cars Tuesday is V.L. Johnson, city garage employee in back seat, and officer Bob Vogt, behind wheel, and Don Spence. The division provide protection for police while escorting prisoners to jail."
Date: December 29, 1964
Creator: Heaton, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5132]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of downtown with the I-40 from bottom right across to middle left, mill on the bottom left, downtown in the center, lake on top left lake top right, and more. Backside handwriting: "1965 OC Skyline")"
Date: October 15, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6149]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Unusual Sidewalk scene was result Thursday morning of a collision at NW 6 and Robinson in which two drivers and a pedestrain were injured. One of the cars spun on to the sidewalk striking the pedestrian, Quincy M. Green, 44, as he walked south on Robinson. Greem suffered injuries to his right leg, left elbow and head. The driver of one car, Ross C. Tomberlin, 46, of 2904 NW 16, suffered a serious head injury and the … more
Date: August 27, 1964
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1632]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The lasso around the calf's neck, Tom Ferguson of Miami, concentrates on running the animal down for the tie. (Backside handwriting: "#1 Tom Ferguson Miami Ok. Calf Ropino.")"
Date: December 9, 1978
Creator: Reed, Monty
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6129]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ruptured cattle truck pushes through guard rails and hangs over scene of death and destruction. Dead, dying and injured steers and heifers are strawn over the traffic island. Broken utility pole is at center of photo."
Date: May 16, 1965
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1837]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "City-owned street painting equipment, operated by city emploees, put neat parking lines Sunday on the parking lot on NW 2 east of Broadway, owned by Uptown Parking Corps, and managed by Leonard H. Dickerson, ward three councilman. Ross Taylor, city manager, said Monday he was opening an investigation of the use of city equipment on a privetly owned parking lot. Ernest J. Hearn, superintendent of the city's sign and pa… more
Date: September 19, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5203]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is one of the few pictures ever taken of so many members of the Oklahoma City Symphony's "contract orchestra," while in concert performance under conducter Guy Fraser Harrison. Shown at far left is the soloist, Betty Johnson, who sits usually in the principal chair of the bassons. At right in front is Kathryn Rapp Easter, harpist. Between these two, around the rows, are 421 of the 45 contract members who represent m… more
Date: January 28, 1961
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0652]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Heap of junk is about all that's left of a three-ton tractor-trailer and its load of soap and candy Easter eggs Tueday after Santa Fe frieght engine smashed into truck in 5200 block S High just a block from the home of truck driver Frank Lee Bohanon, 33. Bohanon suffered head and chest injuries, but was not believed in serious condition at Hillcrest Hospital."
Date: March 8, 1966
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1879]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's new $25,000 animal shelter-air conditioned for the comfort of homeless dogs and cats- will be ready for use August 1, Humane Societ officials announced. Work on the new pound at SE 29 and Grand boulevard, is progressingrapidly under the grant made by J. H. Smith. Of brick and concrete construction, the T-shaped building is 120 feet long, 48 feet wide at the front and 28 feet at the main stem of the shelter… more
Date: 1948
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1858]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bike Buyers Galore gathered Staurday morning at the Oklahoma City police station for thye auction of unclaimed bicycles. Detective Lt. J. H. Reading, juvenile divison, estimated the crowd at about 500 persons. The sale of 105 uncalimed bikes netted $1,125 for the city's general fund. Reading said officers had not expected such a big turnout and at the next sale would be better prepared to handle a large crowd."
Date: January 23, 1965
Creator: Wood, Tony
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1616]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ride'em Cowboy" was the slogan of the week in Oklahoma City this week when the best cowboys in the world drifted into town for the National Finals Rodeo where sell-out crowds watched calf-roping, steer wrestling, bucking broc and bull riding and other traditional rodeo events, plus the ever present clowns. The rodeo winds up today at the State Fair Arena with the naming of the champion competitior in each event and the top… more
Date: 1974
Creator: Tullous, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1871]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Basement excavation is under way for ther new Oklahoma City building being constructed south and east of the present police bulding at 200 N Shartel. A $1,271,744 contract has been awarded to the Charles M. Dunning Construction Co. The money was provided in a 1961 bond issue."
Date: January 23, 1964
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1888]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "On October 24, Oklahoma City voters will be asked to approve a $39,850,00 bond issue. Included in this package proposal is $7 million for storm sewers to serve areas termed "critical" by the city engineering department. "Probably the most critical from an overall stand-point is for the deepening, widening, straightening and rip rapping of certain major drainage tributaries serving large areas of development," W. W… more
Date: 1961
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5108]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of Oklahoma City downtown looking along the railroad tracks towards the elevated highway with the mill at the top center, "Champlin Petroleum Products" at bottom right, many other buildings, roads, cars, and more)"
Date: April 25, 1968
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5122]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City skyline fades into Wednesday's trapped air pollution but intermitten rains' were expected to drive off pollutions today."
Date: August 9, 1978
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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