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[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0840]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charles Oscar Cherry, 21 year old Bethany truck driver, died Thursday when his loaded gasoline truck went out of control and overturned near Okemah. The accident happened about 8:30 AM on U.S. 62. Cherry was employed by the Gilmore & Kirk Oil Co."
Date: July 12, 1956
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0302]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Coleman family, waiting only for warm weather, poses on their backyard boathouse, which will be launched on Lake Tenkiller this summer"
Date: February 23, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0293.0021]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Earl Davidson, author of the letter, nominating the Glenn Dill family of Okemah for "Christmas Family of 1953" is the daughter of an Oklahoma City Couple, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Haight, 2007 NW 28."
Date: December 25, 1953
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0583]

Description: Photograph shows the building roof fully consumed by flames and smoke. Two people are observing the fire and damage as they walk from the building. A firemen's pump truck is near the building. Caption: "A $25,000 blaze destroyed a brick five room grade school Monday near Weleetka."
Date: March 27, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0584]

Description: Photograph is of the outside brick wall falling away from the structure as it is consumed with flames. The roof, windows and interior structure is destroyed by fire. Caption: "The south wall of the Rosen walk school which housed about 60 Negro grade pupils falls outward as the intense heat buckles the brick structure."
Date: April 3, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0293.0023]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ellen Davidson, a nurse at St. Anthony hospital and daughter of Mrs. Earl Davidson will appear on the program of the Dill family of Okemah Christmas day."
Date: December 25, 1953
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0261.0260]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "SMEARED WITH OIL is night club singer Hildegarde who came to Oklahoma to turn the valve to start production of Hildegarde No. 3 located 16 miles northeast of Okemah."
Date: 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0299B.0144]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Capt. Chester A. Howard, Okemah, operations officer for the Thunderbird aviation section, talks with maintenance personnel as mechanics work in background."
Date: August 6, 1957
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415B.0340]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "All of my life, I have made hunting knives to give away" but none like this one, Earl Manwarring, owner of a store in Okfuskee said, as he showed the 6 1/2 inch handle and the 2-6 1/2 inch blades which were all hand made."
Date: June 24, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415B.0341]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The second half of Oklahoma A&M's one-two pole vaulting punch is Charles Manwarring, Okemah senior who has won the Missouri Valley title the past two springs."
Date: 1956
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0376.0345]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "One lonely Wave among more than 4,000 sailors is Lieut. (j. g. ) Earlene Loerimore, USN, who reported aboard the naval air technical training center, Norman, for duty this week."
Date: December 10, 1954
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0957.0528]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Aaron Rock Ripper" a device that fastens on the front or blade of a bulldozer to rip rock from the ground was invented by M. E. Aaron, 1301 West Broadway, Okemah and is now a $200,000 concern."
Date: May 17, 1956
Creator: Spotlight Studios
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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