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Flooded County Road Three Miles South of Duncan, Oklahoma
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Photograph of the aftermath damages of the May 19, 1955 Cow Creek flood three miles south of Duncan, which shows a flooded county road inundated with floodwaters. Note the barbed wire in the extreme foreground and the height of the water. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cow Creek 3 miles South of Duncan, Thursday 5:30 PM May 19 County Road."
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Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
The Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society (OCHS) was organized and became a functioning organization in 2018. Partnerships were formalized with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD), the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma State University Oral History Research Program and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
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Description
Photograph of the aftermath damages of the May 19, 1955 Cow Creek flood three miles south of Duncan, which shows a flooded county road inundated with floodwaters. Note the barbed wire in the extreme foreground and the height of the water. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cow Creek 3 miles South of Duncan, Thursday 5:30 PM May 19 County Road."
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