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[Photograph 2012.201.B0317.0221]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Shows the layout of the new high school in Duncan which is mow under construction. Costing an estimated $1.3 million, the new plant will consist of five buildings."
Date: August 19, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0148.0151]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The musical production "Oklahoma" has been presented several times previously in the state, but patrons of the Velma-Alma school district doubt that the quality of these performances will come up to that of the big shows scheduled here Thursday and Friday."
Date: March 19, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Caucasian Bluestem

Description: Photograph of Caucasian Bluestem grass planted in spring of 1959. Good stand was secured where tractor tires firmed the soil. Few plants were established on loose soil. Fred Fortney, Soil Conservationist. Zanies loam soil.
Date: November 19, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Numerous Cars Driving Over a Flooded Road Next to an Alfalfa Field and Cow Creek

Description: Photograph of numerous cars driving over a flooded road next to an alfalfa field on the right. Note: This collection contains two identical copies of this photograph, but one states Cow Creek and the other states Beaver Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cow Creek Crossing on US Highway No. 81 2 ½ miles south of Duncan. May 19, 1955 – 5:30 PM. There is an alfalfa field on the right."
Date: May 19, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flooded County Road Three Miles South of Duncan, Oklahoma

Description: Photograph of the aftermath damages of the May 19, 1955 Cow Creek flood three miles south of Duncan, which shows a flooded county road inundated with floodwaters. Note the barbed wire in the extreme foreground and the height of the water. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cow Creek 3 miles South of Duncan, Thursday 5:30 PM May 19 County Road."
Date: May 19, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flooded County Road Three Miles South of Duncan, Oklahoma

Description: Photograph of the aftermath damages of the May 19, 1955 Cow Creek flood three miles south of Duncan, which shows a flooded county road inundated with floodwaters. Note the barbed wire in the extreme foreground and the height of the water. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cow Creek 3 miles South of Duncan, Thursday 5:30 PM May 19 County Road."
Date: May 19, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Several Car Driving Past A Flooded Gin

Description: Photograph of numerous cars driving past a flooded gin in the Cow Creek Watershed. Note: This collection contains two identical copies of this photograph, but one states Cow Creek and the other states Beaver Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gin of Comanche under water, alfalfa field in foreground. There are only two gins in County. 5:15 PM. 5-19-55 – Cow Creek Watershed."
Date: May 19, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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