[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9898]

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "NW 10 and Hudson is one of the city's nine all-time high accident location intersections. According to figures compiled by the police department's accident investigation division there have been 44 major accidents there in the past 18 months. The arrow near the northeast corner shows the most common type is the rear end collission and the arrow in the middle of intersection shows an additional accidents there. The picture was taken from the fire department's 100-foot aerial ladder truck, the picture was made at the request of the … continued below

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Owen, A. Y. August 17, 1947.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 25 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: [Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9898]
  • Added Title: Forty-Four Crashes Keep Police Busy At Hudson Intersection

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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "NW 10 and Hudson is one of the city's nine all-time high accident location intersections. According to figures compiled by the police department's accident investigation division there have been 44 major accidents there in the past 18 months. The arrow near the northeast corner shows the most common type is the rear end collission and the arrow in the middle of intersection shows an additional accidents there. The picture was taken from the fire department's 100-foot aerial ladder truck, the picture was made at the request of the Oklahoma City Safety council in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries."

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PublishDate: T-9-6-49

Credit: Oklahoma City Times

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  • "Forty-Four Crashes Keep Police Busy At Hudson Intersection", Oklahoma City Times, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 6, 1949

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Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection

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  • August 17, 1947

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  • June 15, 2020, 7:12 a.m.

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Owen, A. Y. [Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9898], photograph, August 17, 1947; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1693380/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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