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[Photograph 2012.201.B0366.0237]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charred panel truck stands near northeast side of the service station where the brunt of the exploding gasoline tanker hit."
Date: November 28, 1964
Creator: Heaton, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9302]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Left in shambles by the blast that rocked Allen highschool Monday afternoon were these classrooms and hallways. Forty students who were attending classes in this section of the building were injured. Two of them are in critical condition and the highschool principal, Freeman O. Pickle, was seriously hurt. The superintendent, J. N. McKeel, also was injured. McKeel youched off the blast when he struck a match to test for … more
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9303]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "And at right is the remains of the room where the explosion started. The school superintendent was teaching an algebra class of 21 pupils there."
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9304]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "More than 40 Allen highschool students, the principal and superintendent were injured Monday afternoon when a gas explosion ripped through the one-story brick school building. Students were flung against the ceiling and blown through windows by the bomb-like blast which occured at 1:40 p.m. Two of the injured students were in critical condition Monday night, and the principal, Freeman O. Pickle, 48, was still unconscious … more
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9305]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "I saw a big orange flash that seemed to cover everything." That is how one girl described a gas explosion Monday afternoon at Allen highschool, where 100 students were in classes. This scene typifies the condition of the entire building after the blast. Forty-eight students have been treated for injuries and more are expected to report to doctors during the day. Twenty-three are in hospitals."
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9301]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Left in shambles by the blast that rocked Allen highschool Monday afternoon were these classrooms and hallways. Forty students who were attending classes in this section of the building were injured. Two of them are in critical condition and the highschool principal, Freeman O. Pickle, was seriously hurt. The superintendent, J. N. McKeel, also was injured. McKeel youched off the blast when he struck a match to test for … more
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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