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[2012.201.B0051.0277]

Description: Three men boarding a boat in a lake. Two of the men are in wetsuits. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Divers board a boat in the search for a plane that apparently crashed into Lake Lugert Wednesday night. The pilot of the plane is believed to be Altus lawyer Stansell White, who is missing. All that has been found in the search effort so far is a suit jacket and a plane wheel, whose inflated tire allowed it to float to the shore."
Date: March 20, 1979
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0732]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Chicken-fried blacktop was served up on I-35 three miles south of Purcell this morning when an asphalt truck collided with this tractor-trailer rig carrying a cargo of frozen fat."
Date: April 27, 1979
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0442]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Wayward truck left this gaping hole in a city duplex early today, after leading police on a "low speed chase."
Date: May 1, 1979
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0156]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A tank car loaded with petroleum naptha over turned today in a downtown railroad yard, forcing authorities to cordon off the area after leaks developed."
Date: June 6, 1979
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0090]

Description: Plane crash site in a field in far northwest Oklahoma City. Four men stand in the wildflowers in front of the nose of the plane after rescuing the three men who were injured. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Plane Crash. Rescuers huddle around a downed aircraft in far northwest Oklahoma City Wednesday. Robert E. Cobb, Keith Latham and James Ray Mason Jr. were injured when the aircraft apparently lost power near Danforth Road and N Pennsylvan… more
Date: June 6, 1979
Creator: Thompson, Michal
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.1179]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Smoke and flames pour from French tanker Betelguese after a series of explosions ripped the vessel apart in Bantry Bay Monday, killing 50."
Date: January 9, 1979
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0282]

Description: Workmen using heavy equipment to right a flipped airplane. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A pilot making an aerial pipeline inspection for the Champlin Petroleum Co. was killed Monday afternoon in the crash of this single-engine plane in a field near Marshall, about 20 miles southeast of Enid. the Highway Patrol said the pilot, Bruce Freking, 28, employed by Aviation Inc. of Tulsa, apparently was flying too low and that his wing tipped the g… more
Date: July 17, 1979
Creator: Southerland, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1014]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Three persons were injured when a car battered this traffic signal light pole from its pedestal on Northwest Highway at Independence and it struck another auto early Sunday."
Date: February 19, 1979
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0437]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A jackknifed truck on the Crosstown Expressway in Oklahoma City forced another trucker into some slick maneuvering Monday afternoon."
Date: May 22, 1979
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1011]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A shattered windshield, spilled oil and water, and battered bricks mark site of a one-car accident which killed two women early today."
Date: April 6, 1979
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0660]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A workman directs traffic around the mangled remains of a car involved in a three fatality accident Friday in Tecumseh. Two children of a Stillwater woman and an Oklahoma City man died in the crash." Story, Page 27."
Date: August 18, 1979
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0280]

Description: Two young ladies looking over the wreckage of a small plane. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Twisted remains of a single-engine airplane that crashed just north of Kingfisher Sunday morning killing both passengers attracts the curiosity of Donna Steen and Sandy Wheeler."
Date: July 23, 1979
Creator: Thompson, Michal
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0276]

Description: Nighttime photo of a man with a flashlight inspecting the debris that was left from a plane crash. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Federal Aviation Administration inspector E.B Possemriede checks the shredded wreckage of a twin-engine plane which crashed in El Reno.The wreckage was found Friday evening not far from Mustang Field where the plane took off Thursday morning. The pilot and two passengers were killed."
Date: January 13, 1979
Creator: Thompson, Michal
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[2012.201.B0051.0279]

Description: Photo of a cameraman taking pictures of an aircraft that has been retrieved from a lake. The plane is upside down and two men are examining the wreckage. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The wreckage of a plane believed piloted by Altus attorney Stansell Whiteside is inspected by authorities after it was retrieved from the bottom of Altus Reservoir where it was found Thursday. Divers had failed in their efforts to locate Whiteside's body. The … more
Date: March 26, 1979
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0300.0004]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Guests at the preview party included Mr. and Mrs. David DeLana, El Reno, and her mother, Mrs. Pat Carson, left, who's visiting from Charlotte, N. C."
Date: January 12, 1979
Creator: Southerland, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0301]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A wide trench dug for a drainage pipeline project cuts downtown Chickasha in half as crews wait for warmer weather to repair the city's main street. The 54-inch line connects to a 108-inch line several blocks away in a system designed to feed into nearby Line Creek. the $366,000-project was approved by voters to provide a drain for rainwater that frequently floods Chickasha businesses."
Date: February 7, 1979
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0051.1007]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Rescuers carefully lift Ruth Jones from her car , which was badly damaged Thursday morning near SW 89 and Western in Oklahoma City when it was struck by a car carrying two burglary suspects being chased by police."
Date: July 13, 1979
Creator: Thompson, Michal
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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