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Description: Photograph of flooding a cotton crop in the Washita River bottom, soil unit 8H, AL,. RP. This field of 22 acres was level bordered in March 1955, and at the time the photo was taken, estimates were that this cotton was laready able to produce 1 1/2bales per acre. Wheat on this same field in 1952 made a complete failure, cotton in 1953 and 1954 was also a complete failure. Source of water, Washita River.
Date: 1955-07-XX
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0279]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A cluster of houses overlooks hair-trigger Mingo Creek, which many times in the past decade has jumped its banks to embrace them and dozens of other homes in the east Tulsa area in a vicious and often rancid flow."
Date: 1979
Creator: Southerland, Paul
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0268]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Thrust upward by swirling storm waters, a massive slab of broken concrete forms an unwanted plateau in a new lightning Creek storm drainage channel in south Oklahoma City."
Date: May 25, 1979
Creator: Albright, Bob
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0267]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "In an effort to combat the effects of erosion on Brock Creek, city maintenance workers are dumping soil near the creek bed in the 2300 block of Brock Drive near SW 36."
Date: July 17, 1979
Creator: Albright, Bob
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0278]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Carol Williams knows Mingo Creek as the Jekyll and Hyde it is - transforming from a peaceful stream into a destroyer when rains come."
Date: 1979
Creator: Southerland, Paul
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0272]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "At first glance, this might appear like any other creek bridge sign, but a closer look reveals that the sign painter apparently wanted everyone to know that the water below the bridge is definitely a creek."
Date: 1978
Creator: Klock, Roger
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0266]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma's wet and wild weather overflowed into June Saturday, with spring's monsoon-ish onslaught dumping more rain and hail in many sections of the state."
Date: June 1, 1968
Creator: Argo, Jim
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0275]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "For years, the creek flowed alongside the railroad tracks, down the hill and under the highway before eventually emptying into Deep Foprk Creek on the city's north side."
Date: February 3, 1971
Creator: Wilson, Joe
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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