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[Photograph 2012.201.B1103.0395]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "At right is Will Rogers, congressman-at-large, as he began Monday the four-day examination for admission to the State bar."
Date: December 1, 1941
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1318.0392]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "CHARLES F. TWYFORD printed the history of Oklahoma when it was the hottest news story of the day and after 49 years, he's just taking the time to evaluate significance of his work. Twyford loaded an old Washington hand pree on a wagon and rolled out Edmond for Perry to print the first-hand story of the opening of the Cherokee strip - history before the ink was dry."
Date: December 1, 1941
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9282]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A series of explosions in the gasoline recovery plant of the Phillips Petroleum Co., refinery at Okmulgee, Monday claimed five lives. One man was killed outright and the others died of burns suffered when subsequent wxplosions overtook them trying to rescue men burned by the first blast. Of a battery of pressure tanks in the plant, one was huled 100 yards into the refinery yard. Smoke and flame seen in the picture is fro… more
Date: December 1, 1941
Creator: Thomas, Gene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9283]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Like a smoking battlefield is this scene of widespread destruction taken from a plane which flew over the Phillips Petroleum Co., refinery near Okmulgee Monday where a terrific balst killed at least four men and injured 16 others. Burned storage tanks can be seen in the far background at the top of the picture with still others in the center foreground. Another tank battery in the right foreground appears untouched."
Date: December 1, 1941
Creator: Thomas, Gene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0776]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of an airfield with two of two side-by-side hangars, bunkers going to the bottom from the hangers, an adminstation building/house at the lower left, crowd of cars on the center right, and more.)"
Date: November 1, 1941
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0777]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Latest addition to the state's growing list of air corps fields is the new primary training center at Chickasha, opened to the public for inspection Sunday afternoon. This aerial picture by Bill Johnson, Daily Oklahoman photographer, shows the building area, looking north toward the flying field. At the right are one of the two hangars, cadet barracks and ground school buildings. Left foreground is the cadet mess, kitche… more
Date: November 1, 1941
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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