Archive photograph

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0440]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City's Symphony Funday drew a throng of vactioning youngsters to Springlake Par Wednesday. It was abusy day at Springlake park Wednesday as more than 3,000 youngsters tried to sample all of the 19 rides at Symphony Funday. Funday, arranged by the Women's Committee for the Oklahoma City Symphony, was held for the special purpose of lowering the orchestra's deficit-which it did by more than $3,000. Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. a dollar contributed entitled a youngster to 19 rides and a swim in Springlake's pool. Kathy Buford, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Buford, 1423 Milam Ct., won a two-day trip by air to "Disneyland," fabulous 160-acre amusement park in Anaheim, Calif. She will be accompanied by her mother. The trip will be sponsored by Penn Square National Bank and Rainbow Travel Service. Mrs. Walter T. Bobbitt, Funday chairman, said the orchestr'a old deficit had been lowered approximately $10,000 since April 5 as a result of Funday and other benifits..."

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0440]
[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0440] · Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source

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Source context

Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 9, 1960

Subjects recorded by the archive

Business, Economics and Finance - Journalism; Parks; Amusement; City; Daily Oklahoman photographs; PARKS / AMUSEMENT / CITY

Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1693892/