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[Photograph 2012.201.B1353.0120]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "S. L. Whatley, resident engineer at the Atoka reservoir, looks over one of the cemeteries which is to be moved from the site of the new lake."
Date: August 28, 1958
Creator: King, Cliff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8264]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This area gets more rainfall than other parts of Oklahoma, has more water and is building many big structures to hold it. Upstream flood control is just getting started in this area. Bold figures indicate number of farm ponds in each county. Major lakes are shown in dark or shaded markings."
Date: 1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8260]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Secretary of Interior Stewart L. Udall said Oklahoma's Little River Reservoir will belong "to all the people," as he spoke at ground-braking ceremonies Tuesday at the dam site east of Norman."
Date: October 9, 1962
Creator: Traverse, Austin
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8261]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Little river dam and reservoir presented this scene Tuesday as Secretary of Interior Stewart L. Udall spoke at off ical ground-breaking ceremonies. The cabinet member was introduced by Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney, Master of ceremonies for the hour-long program witnessed approximately 750 persons was Harold S. Cooksey, Norman, president of the Central Oklahoma Water Users Association."
Date: October 9, 1952
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8262]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Which is the better way of saving Oklahoma's water - a few big lakes or a number of small ones? That question has generated many arguments for a quarter of a century, as advocates of big dames vied with upstream conservationists for funds. The final answer may be the doubt, but one thing is palin: Both types of structures are storing up vast quantities of water in Oklahoma for agriculture, municipalities, industry, recrea… more
Date: 1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8254]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Central Oklahoma will frolie in a new 11-square-mile state park starting this summer. Little River State Park east of Norman is getting roads, picnic facilities and boat ramps ready for spring use as the first state park in close proximity to the state's largest population center. The rolling, tree-covered park land lies all around the three large arms of Little River Reservoir - a water supply for Norman, Midwest City an… more
Date: January 8, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8263]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In addition to its present massive supply of fresh water in big lakes, Oklahoma has tremendous resources in farm ponds, small lakes and secondary dams. These smaller projects add a staggering amount to Sooner water potential for industry growth - and the future will see even greater development. Here, discounting the state's big lakes (see Book 3), is the box score: 149,594 farm ponds. (Capacity: almost 600,000 acre-feet)… more
Date: 1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8259]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One Of The Biggest earth moving projects, in central Oklahoma, the Little River reservoir east of Norman, is about 25 percent complete, Charles Clark, reclamation bureau engineer, said Wednesday. The 1 1/4 mile dam will run in an imaginary line across the central area of the photo. This aerial view looks northwest upstream from the new SH 9 bridge in the foreground."
Date: June 25, 1963
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8257]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Filling Diversion channel of Little River at Norman Dam on the Little River Reservoir was begun Tuesday to start closure and filling of lake. The $3.6 million dam and relocation of S.H. 9 is under contract to Cosmo Construction Co., Oklahoma City, as part of the $18 million U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project. Reservoir will provide drinking water for Norman, Del City and Midwest City in 1965."
Date: September 8, 1964
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8255]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Main pumping plant will pump water from the little River Reservoir to Norman, Del City and Midwest City homes and businesses."
Date: September 8, 1964
Creator: Miller, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8258]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Construction of Little River Reservoir, nine miles east of downtown Norman, is shown in aerial view looking south across where earthen dam will extend (broken line). Reservoir will fill area below dam, shown as bottom portion of picture."
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Lucas, Jim
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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