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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.

Tags: animals, Broadway and Marion Streets, Buildings, Decatur IL., Dumping, Flooding, Herald and Review, May 1908, Oklahoma Addition, Outhouses, people, Photo File: Streets, Sangamon River, Sewage, Slum Area, ST565, ST566, ST777, ST778, ST779, ST780, ST781, ST782

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.

Tags: 1908, Decatur IL., Flooding, Herald and Review, Housing, Oklahoma Addition, Photo File: Streets, Sangamon River, Slum Area, Substandard Housing

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