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[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0767]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Avery scenic stream, and deep in places, is Little river east of Idabel. This view was taken a short distance from where the Mountain Fork empties into the Little."
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0372]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Beaver River, at Beaver, in May of 1955. The muddy flood rolling down the river is raising hopes for water-rationing Oklahoma City citizens, as the flow will move down the Beaver River, into the North Canadian, past Woodward, and toward OKC. View is taken from railroad bridge looking toward town of Beaver, and was taken as the crest lapped at the railroad ties."
Date: May 17, 1955
Creator: Campbell, Clyde
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0457]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A new crest of water was headed doen the North Canadian River Wednesday toward Beaver, where this scene of plenty drew townspeople out to see it Tuesday."
Date: May 18, 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0373]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Beaver River, at Beaver, in May of 1955. The muddy flood rolling down the river is raising hopes for water-rationing Oklahoma City citizens, as the flow will move down the Beaver River, into the North Canadian, past Woodward, and toward OKC. View is taken from railroad bridge looking toward town of Beaver, and was taken as the crest lapped at the railroad ties."
Date: May 17, 1955
Creator: Campbell, Clyde
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0374]

Description: Caption: "Picture taken just after new and largest crest of flood waters reached the bridge on Highway 283 north of Laverne. Upper center of picture shows Kiowa River as it empties into the Beaver River. Rain continued to fall as picture was taken from airplane. Laverne Municipal Airport is now in this approximate location, in western Harper County."
Date: May 27, 1955
Creator: Klinger, Lyle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0469]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A muddy flood rolling down the North Canadian river is raising hopes of water-rationed Oklahoma City residents for easing of the week old restrictions."
Date: May 17, 1955
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0464]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Foam-dotted trickle of water, above, is the leading edge of the flow in the North Canadian river which reached Lake Overholser shortly after noon Friday from Canton dam."
Date: May 13, 1955
Creator: Peterson, Dick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0470]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "On a recent trip to the northwestern part of the state RGM had occasion to view the bed of the North Canadian river at El Reno, Watonga, Seiling, Woodward, Fort Supply and Laverne."
Date: March 8, 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1557]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a dry river bed with small pool(s) with one at the middle right, crack ground, weeds coming out of the bed, the banks with trees and brushell, and more.)"
Date: May 9, 1955
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1540]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "There's water in the North Canadian as this picture taken Monday morning north of Calument proves. The river really wasn't flowing, but overnight, there apparently was a trickle from one hole to the next."
Date: May 9, 1955
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1539]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "At right, the North Canadian River's first big flood crest passes south of Watonga racing towards Oklahoma City where water engineers are waiting to sack it up in Lakes Overholser and Hefner. (O-5-20-55E): In the picture at right, the North Canadian river is at flood stage south of Watonga. Racing torrents carrying debris threatens to wash away a railroad trestle above."
Date: May 19, 1955
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1541]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The North Canadian river channel lay somewhere beneath all this water which passes Greenfield, north of Geary, Thursday. Ir spread over farmland on either side of the river so that the main channel could not be spotted from the air. The crest was one of several headed toward Oklahoma City water resdevoirs."
Date: May 19, 1955
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1549]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Aerial photo of the river, the flooded area all around, some dry grounds, a bridge across the middle, another bridge across the lower top, and more. Backside handwriting: "debris threatiing to break down railroad trestle 3 miles south of Watonga.")"
Date: May 19, 1955
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1536]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Fair skies and continued warm was the weather menu for Wednesday - with a "chance" for widely scattered late afternoon thrunder-showers in the extreme southwest part of the state Thursday. Otherwise, Wednesday was the first day for which the weather bureau did not reportor predict rains for wide portions of the state in a week. There was no rain reported anywhere in the state during the 24 hours ending Wednesday m… more
Date: May 3, 1955
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1543]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The old North Canadian river channel could not hold this week's load of water within its banks, as shown here at the Pennsylvania bridge. Tuesday's flood of the lowlands around the S Pennsylvania bridge over the North Canadian river is one of the strongest arguments for a quick competion of the Oklahoma City floodway project, Morrison B. Cunningham, assistant city manager is charge of publi8c works, pointed ou… more
Date: October 5, 1955
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1542]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The North Canadian river leaps its banks south of Watonga and spreads out as much as half a mile over nearby farm land. This aerial view shows the first big flood crest on the river which is rolling tons of water down the river toward Oklahoma City's reservoirs."
Date: May 19, 1955
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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