Flood Waters Cresting Over Altus Dam

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Caption says, "A-89 Official Photograph. Flood waters over the crest of the Lugert Dam. Water is four feet over the crest, all gates are opened."

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Breitenstein, Frank C. May 21, 1941.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: W. C. Austin Project and was provided by the Museum of the Western Prairie to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 71 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Museum of the Western Prairie

Established in 1974, the Museum of the Western Prairie reopened in 2011 following an extensive renovation. A property of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Museum tells the story of the settlement of Southwest Oklahoma, concentrating on the decades from 1880 to 1920 spanning, in part, the Territorial Era and the Early Statehood Era. The collections housed in the 8,000 square foot facility include approximately 35,000 artifacts, 14,000 photographs, and 11,000 resource materials along with a reference library of 2,000 books and family history files.

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Caption says, "A-89 Official Photograph. Flood waters over the crest of the Lugert Dam. Water is four feet over the crest, all gates are opened."

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  • May 21, 1941

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  • March 29, 2021, 3:45 p.m.

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  • Jan. 7, 2023, 12:03 p.m.

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  • 34.886217, -99.295861

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Breitenstein, Frank C. Flood Waters Cresting Over Altus Dam, photograph, May 21, 1941; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1774389/: accessed July 10, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Museum of the Western Prairie.

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