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[Photograph 2012.201.B0295.0315]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Roy W. Davis, Enid, Racing secretary, and Merle Brady, seiling presiding Stewart, said some of the finest stock in the country are being brought in got the races."
Date: April 10, 1956
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0313]

Description: Photograph is of a fireman on top of the open ladder off the fire pump truck spraying an open hose onto the roof of a burning brick building. Smoke is billowing out of the roof of the building. Two other firemen are holding hoses that are spraying into the broken windows into the multiple story structure from the ground.
Date: April 16, 1955
Creator: Ford, Ray
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0315

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of firefighters extinguishing a building fire. Caption: "More than $500,000 damage was caused by fire early Friday in downtown Enid when the J. C. Penney Co. store was destroyed and Woolworth and Montgomery Ward stocks were damaged. Above, Enid, Blackwell and Vance Air Force base fireman put water into the Penney building. This picture was flown to Oklahoma City by a Champlin Refining Co. plane."
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Ford, Ray
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0317]

Description: Photograph is an aerial shot of the roof that has collapsed and been destroyed by a fire from within the building. An unidentified man is inside the remains of the building surveying the burnt remains. Everything that is visible inside the building is burnt. Photograph was taken in the day time.Caption: "Some of the remains of the approximately 35 automobiles, 29 of them 1957 models, destroyed in Friday's #35,000 fire at the Richardson Pontiac-Cadillac Co. in Enid, may be seen in this photograp… more
Date: April 6, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.0529]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Two Vance air force base pilots were uninjured in the forced landing of this T-33 jet training plane, 2 1/2 miles south of the Enid base, Wednesday."."
Date: April 11, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0310.0092]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Among the spectators at Sunday Fourball matches at Woodlawn was an overgrown Easter bunny. Harry Dobbs of Enid thought it would be fun to pose with the Fourball's "Harvey, " looking for a bit of luck."
Date: April 22, 1946
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0316.0298]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Lie detector test for an official of Enid State School has been scheduled for next Tuesday, a house investigator said Thursday."
Date: April 10, 1961
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0314]

Description: Photograph is of a fire pump truck parked in front of the J.C. Penny's building. Three fire hoses and a fully opened fire ladder are maned and spraying open water hoses on the fire. There is a ladder leaning against the building leading to a window that flames are visible through. The brightness from the flames and the billows of smoke are rising from the destroyed roof of the structure. Caption: "a $500,000 fire destroyed the J. C. Penney store here early Friday and damaged adjoining Montgomer… more
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Ford, Ray
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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