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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5827]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo firemen on the left at the rear-end of a fire engine, firemen on the right spraying an area out of view, at a river/tracks underpass with the bridge just in the background, people on the bridge and pier foot watching, and more)"
Date: February 19, 1964
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0713]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "300 wiped out so far this year-that's the grim score on Oklahoma's highways. To emphasizw the growing toll from traffic accidents, the 45th Division pulled 300 men out of their training schedule at summer camp and lined them up in a pyramid of humans for this picture. As of Monday morning, 302 persons had died on state roads so far in 1966. The state national guard division is extremely safety conscious. it achieved… more
Date: June 3, 1966
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0714]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "So eager for an army commission that he won't miss a drill, Jack D. Hobbs, on crutches, refused to let an anke-spraining fall Saturday for an icy step keep him from attending the annual inspection Tuesday night of his parent military unit by military officers from Texas. Hobbs, a member of the 45th Division's military police company, is enrolled in the state National Guard officer candidate school. he had to settle fo… more
Date: February 22, 1966
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7203]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's oil fields suffered Monday night's brief tornado. The twister dipped down at E Madison and N Walnut and upended oil derrick. On the right is the derrick after it fell across the street. Windows in several nearby houses were shattered and a number of trees uprooted in a yard behind the derrick."
Date: May 1, 1951
Creator: Orris, John Adams
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5813]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two-alarm fire caused extensive damage to the kitchen area of the Huckins Hotel Tuesday afternoon, and hotel owner, Paul Huckins left, watches firemen snuff out the blaze. Firemen and employes said the fire broke out about 12:30o.m. when grease boiled over on a stove. The blazwe was contained within the kitchen but smoke from the burning walls, ceilings and insulation filtered into the hotel's ventilation system and poure… more
Date: November 8, 1960
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5836]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It Wasn't Much Of A Fire but a lot of firemen got wet as they fough for control over a loose and thrashing hose Friday afternoon after an alarm at the Hales Building, Main and Robinson. The "fire" turned out to be only an electric short in a fluorescent light in a sixth floor office. But when firemen attached a high pressure hose to the building's intake pipe, the connection broke and suddenly the men had a wild and wet b… more
Date: July 16, 1965
Creator: Brown, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5868]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of two burned down houses in the middle left, a damaged one at bottome middle, possible damaged one at middle right, fire engine at top middle, people on the roads, firemen on the lawns and street, and more)"
Date: May 14, 1964
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5799]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo at the "Stockton" store with its name on the roof, fireman up on the ladder on the left, some at the business door in center left, three guys watching in the foreground, and more)"
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5811]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Silhouetted Against A Blazing Background, firemen trudge between burning tanks at SE 29 and Eastern. The blaze snarled early traffic and provided a spectacular pre-dawn show."
Date: January 24, 1962
Creator: Cobb, Dick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5801]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A Charred Shell is all that remains of Stockton's Foods, 5115 S Western, after a two-alarm fire raged through the structure early Friday. A dozen pieces of firefighting equipment fought the blaze for more than two hours before bringing it under control."
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7200]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The photographer found pictorial proof of Monday night's storm when he followed the path of the tornado Tuesday morning. The hood of an automobile in the Denison Motor Co., used car lot at Main and Shartel was crushed when this large steel pole was blown over. A large electric sign was blown down and can be seen behind the car."
Date: May 1, 1951
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5855]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of two firemen on the ground in foregroud with the house spraying the building/house, the roof on fire, fireman on the left entering/at front door, and more. Backside handwriting: "Fire Ceder Terrace.")"
Date: April 21, 1964
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7185]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Hillcrest Hospital, although suffering damage from the storm, was loaded with injured (above) during and after the twisting winds."
Date: April 28, 1960
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5523]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of a housing area wrecked, most deroofed, couple fully wrecked, couple at top left seem untouched, cars all around, and more)"
Date: May 6, 1960
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1336]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Near tragedy was narrowly averted when resuscitator units were able to revive Jerry Guthrie, station No. 6 fireman, who was found unconscious in the burning building. Guthrie was dragged from the second story. Firemen worked 15 minutes to revive him. Wesley Hospital officials later described his condition as not serious."
Date: November 1, 1960
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5804]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo with firefighters on the left fighting a house fire on the right, house on the left in front of the firemen don't seem on fire, and more)"
Date: 1964
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5800]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of firemen and hoses on the lawn of a house in the middle bottom, the house in the middle and one on the right is burned with only the frame still standing, house on the left has roof damage, people watching and vehicles in the background, and more)"
Date: May 14, 1964
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5825]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of three firemen at the top of a house, hose going from bottom left to them, roof trusses by them, and more)"
Date: January 23, 1964
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5829]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Grass Fires raged throughout Oklahoma last week, aided by gusty winds and unusually dry conditiond. Typical of them was this fire 6 miles southeast of Tinker Air Force Base that swept through a wooded are Friday and produced smoke clouds."
Date: February 23, 1963
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7172]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This storm cellar is the only remaining structure in one square block at Blackwell where 12 houses stood when May 25 tornado struck. More than 20 persons survived because of the cellar, but its owner, Alex Butler, was killed as he went after one more friend. Smouldering piles of debris dot the Blackwell tornado area as clean-up crews press the mass clean-up job. After the piles burn, the remaining dirt, stone and ste… more
Date: June 8, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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