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[Photograph 2012.201.B0093.0227]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Blanchard volunteer fire department has new uniforms of white to go with the new firetruck the citizens bought several months ago."
Date: 1950
Creator: Kahe, C.J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0357.0023]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "For furthering the cause of saving soil along with their regular work, six Oklahoma bankers and newspapermen and a retired farmer were honored Monday by the people whose job is soil conservation."
Date: February 6, 1950
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0093.0226]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Blanchard school district will sell its old frame gymnasium at public auction May 29 to make way for a new brick building."
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Tapscott, George
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #1

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1, spillway, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Site #1. Detention Reservoir, D. A. – 500 acres. Permanent pool – 1.03” runoff with 12.3 acres surface. Flood pool – 4.19” runoff with 33.8 acres surface. Storage total – 5.22” runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool, which is 8’ in depth, discharges through an 18” pipe at an average rate of 27 c.f.s. or at an average rate of 1.3 inches… more
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 & 2 and the surrounding area. Several homes and buildings populate the land in the top background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bottomland protected by this (site 2) reservoir and by Site No. 1 which is to the right.”
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0418B.0332]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Purcell's Dragons capture the state class B basketball crown here Saturday night nipping Bowlegs in the finals, 40 36, and here are the players who comprised the 1950 championship club."
Date: March 12, 1950
Creator: Tapscott, George
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Levees to Protect Bottomland

Description: Photograph of owner Walter Gray reports spending $35,000 on levees to protect his bottomland over a 20 year period. Large breaks in levees, along straightened creek, can be seen across field. Owner Gray said 450 acres were damaged seriously.
Date: May 24, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Finn Creek Flood

Description: Photograph of Self Estate May 10 and 11 waters from Finn Creek crossed this bottomland field, depositing sediment and washing out young corn. Dikes protecting cropland has broken, unable to carry water after intense downpour. Water took out half mile of fencing along roadway.
Date: May 24, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #5 Discharge

Description: Photograph of Owl Creek site # 5. Discharge from corregated metal pipe operating at 35 c. f. s. (7. 2 ft. over drop inlet weir or 21. 41' total head). Discharge is into naturally formed still pool from above tail-water surface. Photo taken after flood of May - 10.
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbush, L. S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Resorvoir No. 1

Description: Photograph of looking south along Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1. Water is now at permanent pool level. On May 11 after 30 hours of rainfall, totaling nearly 15 inches, water reached spillway level but did not flow through spillway. Conservation treatment and condition of range in drainage area believed reason acre runoff did not reach proportions of that on Dams 4 and 5.
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #4

Description: Photograph of aerial view of Owl Creek Site #4. 1. 8 ft. of water flowed through this spillway with only minor damage although the Bermuda sod on it has just started to grow.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #4

Description: Photograph of Owl Creek Site #4 after rain of May 9-10. Debris guard arount 18" pipe. Notice highwater line along dam. Indicated a flow of 1. 8 feet through emergency spillway.
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbush, L. S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek After Rain

Description: Photograph of Owl Creek Site #4 after rain of May 9-10. Debris guard arount 18" pipe. Notice highwater line along dam. Indicated a flow of 1. 8 feet through emergency spillway.
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbush, L. S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #5

Description: Photograph of Owl Creek site #5. Discharge from corregated metal pipe operating at 35 c. f. s (7. 2 ft over drop inlet weir or 21. 41 ft. total hend). Photo taken May 13, 1950 after storm of May 9-10. Discharge is into naturally formed stilling pool from above tailwater surface.
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbush, L. S.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #5 Storm Damage

Description: Photograph of aerial view of Owl Creek Site #5. This 30 acre field of corn was damaged only about 10% during the storm of May 9 - 10 when 15. 5 inches of rain fell. Without the detention reservoir shown in the background the field would have been a total loss. The reservoir holds 5. 7 inches of runoff. Theh norm release, through an 18" pipe, may be seen in the small drain at the right of the corn field.
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barnett Farm Corn Crop Success Due to Dam on Owl Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of Leroy (Buck) Barnett on farm. Although he had tried every year for seven years he had bee on the place he had not been able to make a crop on the 12 acres of bottomland. Each year floods wiped out his efforts. However, this time his crop of corn was undamaged in spite of the 15 inch rainfall of May 10-11. His field is immediately below Dam 5 on Owl Creek. In 1948 Burnett had cut and shocked a crop of oats which he estimated would produce 40 bushels to the acre. A Flood destroyed t… more
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #4

Description: Photograph of farmer Dick Long pointing to high water levels reached during downpour of May 10 and 11, 1950. Rainfall total was approximately 15 inches in 30 hours. Eighteen inch drew down pipe ran 90 hours. Water ran over spillway short time. Engineer Harry Maricle, shown with Long, estimates capacity of reservoir filled two and one-half time in 72 hour period. Sloughing of sod protection in one place caused residents to fear dam might break during storm. Long, who worked on such dams, told th… more
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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