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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4572]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo inside the arena with workers on the ground floor, dirt, all the seating in place, a pickup, and more. Backside typing: "Final work being done at arena and it's supposed to be ready for horse show sat. night. If can get pic - - interior with some workmen showing if possible.)"
Date: September 8, 1965
Creator: Crowder, Russ
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6709]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Sunday Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma quarterback Dean Blevins had plenty of company while sitting on the bench between touchdown drives Saturday afternoon. In the top photo, coach Barry Switzer issues instructions to the senior signal-caller. At bottom, Blevins (left) and split end Steve Rhodes are all smiles as the Sooners quickly run away from Utah."
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2469]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Operation Sky Shield, which grounded all private and commercial planes for 5 1/2 hours Sunday afternoon, left Will Rogers Field's airline ticket counters nearly deserted. All flights for that period were cancelled (inset). City railroad stations and the bus terminal reported no noticeable increase in traffic because of the air defense test. "Everybody's gone where they're going and they aren't headed back yet," one railr… more
Date: September 2, 1962
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4053]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of downtown Oklahoma City with the "Hales Bldg" at the bottom left, the "Huckins Hotel" at upper middle left, silos at middle right, the train tracks across the upper middle, and more.)"
Date: September 11, 1958
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5066]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wind-blown Republican Gov. Dewey Bartlett shares a serious silence Saturday with Republican Presidential nominee Richard M. Nixon during Nixon's appearnce at a rally in Oklahoma City. Gov. Bartlett was among a host of digitaries on hand to welcome Nixon."
Date: September 7, 1968
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4636]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Bridges are big around Oklahoma City anymore. This massive affair is the three-level interchange on Raymond Gary expressway which is the reason for the Reno detour. Note the tiny figure of a man framed by the bridges. He's at work on a structure which will tie together traffic on the expressway, the Tinker diagonal and the downtown throughway."
Date: September 16, 1958
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0563]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of derailed boxcars, one on the front side of the hill, eight+ on the backside, train tacks across from the left middle to the lower right, two+ workers on tracks at middle right, a worker on far left middle, and more.)"
Date: September 4, 1974
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1707]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Three freshmen coeds at Oklahoma City University-Left to right, Elaine Elkins, Woodward; Francene Kessler, Oklahoma City, and Gail Cortis, North Hollywood, Calif. - represent a new generation of private school students as they take a classroom break near the student union building."
Date: September 25, 1963
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6358]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "In what Conner termed his besr performance ever, the diminutive OU gymnast tied national champion Hurt Thomas of Indiana State University for first place at the Finals of the United States World Gymnastics Championships at the Myrias Friday night. Bart Conner shows the form which earned him a near-perfect score of 9.80 in the optional rings competition Friday night."
Date: September 22, 1979
Creator: Reed, Monty
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1837]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "City-owned street painting equipment, operated by city emploees, put neat parking lines Sunday on the parking lot on NW 2 east of Broadway, owned by Uptown Parking Corps, and managed by Leonard H. Dickerson, ward three councilman. Ross Taylor, city manager, said Monday he was opening an investigation of the use of city equipment on a privetly owned parking lot. Ernest J. Hearn, superintendent of the city's sign and pa… more
Date: September 19, 1954
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4400]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Shaping of things to come in 1954 is underway on the part of the street layout for the new $4,745,000 fairgrounds west of May avenur, between 10 and Reno, as heavy dirt moving equipment tears into the preliminary rough grading job. The picture here looks toward the old sandlot baseball park, in the background. First grading and drainage work is being done by Oklahoma Construction Co., Muskogee. Contracts also have been l… more
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10312]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Raging flames and heavy smoke solhouette Oklahoma City fire fighters late Monday as they labor to extinguish a blaze which destroyed nearly a full block of used furniture stores in downtown."
Date: September 26, 1977
Creator: Hoke, Doug
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0234]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Below Left: A hot rod blazes away with special fluid feeding the flames. This and other steps cut weight of car 17 percent during wrecking operation. Below Right: Detachable parts are removed. Workment are Charles Gregor, with goggles, and Grady Sick."
Date: September 12, 1961
Creator: Cobb, Dick
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5296]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of an elevated curving bridge, worker at top left, pickup/work truck at top right, groundlevel bridge in operation with cars on it, and more)"
Date: September 29, 1977
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6070]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Newman Memorioal Hospital in Shattuck, a major portion of which was destroyed by fire early Monday, was a symbol of the devoted service of its founder, the late Dr. O. C. Newman. Dr. Newman came to Ellis County in 1900 as a 24-year-old physician just one year out of medical school. His work in the county started at Grand, not on current maps of the area, but located about 20 miles southeast of Shattuck in what was the… more
Date: September 9, 1963
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1503]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Whoosh was the word as this old Channel 19 tower, located one-fourth east of Kelly on Britton Rd. came crashing to the ground Friday (below). The 920-foot steel structure, weighing 20 tons, buckled as it fell and landed doubled up (right). Channel 19 was closed in 1955 and the towe has been used since by ham operators and private firm vehicles. KOCO-TV, which now owns the property, tore down the tower and will replac… more
Date: September 27, 1963
Creator: Brown, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5007]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Left, Skirvin's 2,500-tp-3,000-seat. $2 million facility is in lesser stages of construction. It will be completed in early December and open in January. Although Skirvin's is about one-third larger than Sheraton-Oklahoma ballroom, the latter is still billed as "largest west of the Mississippi," a Sheraton spokesman chuckled."
Date: September 21, 1965
Creator: Argo, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10133]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of the two-story "The First Nazarene Church," set of doors on both right and left, four guys at the left side stairs, and more.)"
Date: September 24, 1948
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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