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Photos of the Oklahoma Addition During May 1908 Flood
Photographs taken in the Oklahoma Addition during the May 1908 flood. The area suffered from poor housing, pollution, sanitation and flooding. Additional information on the photographs.
Tags: Broadway, Decatur IL., Dump, Flooding, Now MLK, Oklahoma Addition, Pollution, Sangamon River, sanitation, Slums, ST784, ST785, ST786, ST787, ST788, ST789, Streets
Fairview Park - Flooding
This negative shows the flooding of Fairview Park on April 29, 1947. The photo was taken by Decatur Herald & Review.
Photos from the Oklahoma Addition, located close to the Sangamon River.
Photographs of the Oklahoma Addition showing the living conditions before and after flooding. It was located between U.S. 51 and Jasper Street. Photographs are from May 1908. Additional information on photographs.
Photos from the Oklahoma Addition, located between U.S. 51 south and Broadway (now MLK) where Decatur Water treatment plant is located.
Photographs of the Oklahoma Housing Addition.