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[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0727]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's the Star of Those Illinois River Float Trips The call of the open river is strong to Illinois river sportsmen who like to do thier fishing from a floating boat propeled by the current and piloted by a guide."
Date: June 12, 1947
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1570]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a dry/wet river flowing, a bridge across the upper middle left to right, the bridge with high support beams, and more in the background. Backside handwriting: "Washita River Cheyenne Bridge at Strong City.")"
Date: August 12, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1537]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It looks like a stretch of the Mojave desert, but it isn't. The Canadian river hasn'r been known as a rushing turbulent stream for some years, bit it usually has at least a trickle of water or a few standing pools. Now there isn't a sign of moisture in the sandy river bed. This picture made at the US 81 bridge south of Union City shows part of a mile-wide stretch of sand and nothing but sand where there is water in dampeā€¦ more
Date: August 20, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1572]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The map shows the wmadering river from near Cheyenne until it spills its silt into Lake Tacoma. Above, the Washita as it looks east of the bridge on U .S. 77, north of Pauls Valey. After leaving the more sandy terrain, the river still is well defined on its southward journey."
Date: 1947
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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