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Photos of the Oklahoma Addition Slums

Photographs of the rundown conditions, shacks, in the Oklahoma Addition in the early 1940's.

Tags: 1940's, Broadway, Oklahoma Addition, Sangamon River, Shacks, Slums, ST775, ST776, Streets

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