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[Photograph 2012.201.B0319.0418]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "April 24 - Oklahoma lost one of its most enthusiastic and energetic boosters in Washington Friday. Don A. Eaton, born and reared in Weatherford, was found dead in his bachelor apartment, apparently the victim of a heart attack. He was 37."
Date: April 24, 1959
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0316.0377]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "is employed by Weldon Duggar, Blanchard, as he demonstrates the delicate art of keeping a turkey from veering of the track at the first annual great Turkey Race in Blanchard Saturday."
Date: December 14, 1974
Creator: Artman, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0359]

Description: Smoldering remains of an airplane that crashed into a wooded hillside. Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sheared prop and charred metal scar woods southeast of Purcell."
Date: May 5, 1969
Creator: Hill, Ron
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0357]

Description: An Oklahoma Highway Patrolman rests his foot on a tree limb as he watches the smoke rise from the carcass of the airplane that crashed into the wooded area. Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A state trooper examines wreckage of fatal airplane crash near Purcell."
Date: May 5, 1969
Creator: Hill, Ron
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0357.0023]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "For furthering the cause of saving soil along with their regular work, six Oklahoma bankers and newspapermen and a retired farmer were honored Monday by the people whose job is soil conservation."
Date: February 6, 1950
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0244.0053]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Joe Cowan and Charley Lowery put down their mail sack in the Blanchard post office, grinned at each other and between them they completed t a total of 81 years in carrying mail to rural patrons."
Date: January 4, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0227.0361]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "to Girls Nation, Peggy Clark, Purcell, gets farewell peck from mother, Mrs. Cecil Clark, before boarding flight at Will Rogers World Airport Saturday."
Date: July 25, 1964
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0850]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A Heavy truck and 450 cases of beer were reduced to smoldering ruins shortly before midnight Monday when the carrier driven by Austin Stephen, route 5, Oklahoma City, crashed over a railing on Newcastle bridge on US 62. The truck driver, show said he went to sleep while at the wheel, was not seriously injured."
Date: September 15, 1947
Creator: Meek
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0184]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tipped at a precarious angle, the Santa Fe Chief leans along siding near Purcell where 10 of 13 cars derailed Thursday"
Date: December 19, 1963
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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