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[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0274]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "36 FREIGHT CARS PILE-UP NEAR HOUSE - Derailment Too Close For Comfort---- "I saw the cars coming and I just knew one was going right through the house." This was the reaction of Mrs. Al Ackley, whose backyard was suddenly full of jammed-up freight cars about 8:40 a.m. Monday in a Santa Fe derailment"
Date: February 19, 1962
Creator: Ivy Coffey / Photographer Unknown
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0265]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "TWISTED RAILS AND WRECKAGE blocked the Santa Fe railroad's main Chicago-Texas line at Red Rock Monday after an 111-car freight derailed Sunday"
Date: June 19, 1960
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0266]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THIS DERAILED FRISCO WHEAT TRAIN still stood three miles north of Rocky Wednesday morning after it left the tracks Tuesday due to a burned out journal box."
Date: June 14, 1960
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0273]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "TUMBLED LIKE MATCH STICKS, 36 cars of a Santa Fe freight train were derailed in Woodward Monday, closing the line temporarily, as well as the street, above."
Date: February 19, 1962
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0254]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Six Rock Island railroad trainmen were injured early Friday morning when these two freight trains collided six miles northwest of Bridgeport."
Date: June 26, 1959
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0259]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "DERAILED Wednesday near Troy, a Frisco freight train piled 29 cars in a heap of scrap, tore up 200 yards of track, and knocked down telegraph poles and lines along the right-of-way."
Date: December 24, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0270]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Butane-fed flames roared for hours Tuesday, after the cars of a 34-car Rock Island freight train were derailed at a washed out culvert near Geary."
Date: October 18, 1960
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.1141]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "City officials reported heavy damage to trees in Wheeler and Rotary Parks with $5,000 damage done to a city building in the 1400 block S Shartel."
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.1138]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Letters of C. R. Anthony Co. sign in Windsor Mall shopping center reflect damage after Thursday night's wind and rain storm."
Date: August 14, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1265.1144]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The storm moving northeast blew down a vacant sheet metal building at 318 E Sheridan, left, then moved on to the 1500 block NE 10, lower picture, where it downed this tree."
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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