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[2012.201.B0960B.0183]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Image is shown over the shoulder of a man holding a stick up while a lady holds the leash on a German Sheppard dog. The dog has his head lowered and baring his teeth in an aggressive manner.
Date: November 25, 1970
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Basement Box 66.0265]

Description: Photograph displays three firemen handling a firehose with a roaring fire consuming a metal building in the background. One of the firemen has his back turned to the camera, showing "GOMEZ OCFD" Caption: "Firemen set up another hose to battle the Monday morning Public Supply warehouse blaze, which destroyed the building and contents."
Date: March 28, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0270]

Description: A daytime photograph taken at an apartment building fire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows firemen standing near an exterior stairway surrounded by debris. Orange wax pencil editorial marks are visible on the photo. Caption: "Damages estimated at $10,000 to the building and $4,000 to contents resulted today from a fire in an apartment building at 5700 NW 23."
Date: January 31, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0276]

Description: A daylight photograph of a two-alarm fire at a plumbing supply warehouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The image shows a fireman with water hoses near the engulfed structure and under burning electrical wires. Red and green wax pencil editing marks are visible on the photograph. Caption: "Flames engulf south end of plumbing warehouse during two-alarm fire."
Date: April 3, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0314

Description: Photograph of firefighters driving water from a hallway using shovels and squeegees. Caption: "A fireman cleans up water pumped into the Mark Twain Elementary School"
Date: January 3, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Luther Fire

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of smoldering ruins of building. Caption: "Ruins still smolder after $300,000 fire ravaged the Luther business district." In 2018, this area on South Main Street is a park area commonly called Veteran Memorial and Freedom Center.
Date: August 29, 1970
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0298.0089]

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of two women with a lantern. Caption: "Most happy to oblige, and thereby gaining an evening of fun, were guests receiving the invitation headed "Hayden Abney and Cindy Brown want you to come for Hot Dogs in the Hollow."
Date: June 20, 1970
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0412

Description: Night time fire engine ladder to upper story of burning builidng. Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Some hotel guests escaped on fire department ladder units."
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1009]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Rock Island work crews attempt this morning to straighten one of eight cars of a freight which derailed Sunday near NW 6 and Meridian."
Date: February 7, 1979
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1076]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Traffic officer J. D. Robertson surveys accident scene in the 400 block of SE 59 where two women were injured when their cars collided. Carolyn Jane Woods, 24, of 3020 SW 22, driver of the crushed compact car Robertson examines, is listed in stable condition at Hillcrest Hospital with head and internal injuries. Driver of the second car, Sun K. Badillo, 39, of 1301 SW 61, was treated at Hill crest and released."
Date: September 21, 1977
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1077]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Smashed auto where child was killed and her mother injured marks one stage of a wild chase which ended with the arrest of an ex-convict at the airport."
Date: September 29, 1977
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sediment Tower Unclogging

Description: Photograph of Kenneth Yoakum, District Conservationist; B.M. Stephens, Chairman of the Pontotoc County Conservation District & Jack McPhetridge, Government Trapper, hold rope attached to the sediment tower as Mike Gray & Dennis Goodwin come ashore after unplugging sediment tower, Site 18, Leader-Middle Clear Boggy. OK-4671-3.
Date: April 1972
Creator: Allen, Arnold
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 66.0252]

Description: A photograph of an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, fire department official examining damage caused by a suspicious fire at James Monroe Elementary School. Caption: "A fire Monday night at James Monroe Elementary School probably was arson, fire officials said today."
Date: March 21, 1972
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Basement Box 66.0268]

Description: Photograph displays several firemen on scene after a fire. One of the firemen has his back to the camera, displaying the letters O,F, and D and his name. The windows of the building are shattered and men are working both inside and outside the building. The closest two firemen are holding a large rectangular object and appear to be boarding up the windows.
Date: February 9, 1972
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0316

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of firefighters working through debris during a structural fire. Caption: "Ominous smoke and a tactically tough firefighting problem, but no damage resulted late this morning when flames erupted in the rubble of the demolished Meadow Gold Dairy."
Date: July 12, 1972
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0329

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of charred wreckage of a retail store after a fire. Caption: "Blackened ruins of Carter's Furniture are visible through display window frames."
Date: September 19, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 66.0364

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of firefighters working to extinguish a retail business fire with firetrucks and fire hoses. Caption: "A fire that sent dense black smoke soaring high above downtown Oklahoma City today swept through a vacant warehouse building at NW 10 and Broadway, causing $40,000 damage."
Date: November 15, 1973
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0099]

Description: Daytime photo of a fireman walking away from a flipped aircraft. Two fire extinguishers are in the foreground. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Wind flipped a private plane at Wiley Post Airport Saturday."
Date: April 6, 1974
Creator: Artman, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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