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Philip Meyer took a series of photographs showing residents of the Blue River Valley as they prepared to move from their homes and farms as part of the Tuttle Creek reservoir and dam relocation project. He captioned this photograph: "Some have already reached that moment which each valley resident may eventually face when, like a character in a Thomas Wolfe novel, he 'stands upon the hillside overlooking the town he has left, yet does not say 'the town is near' but turns his eyes upon the distant, soaring ranges.'"
Creator: Meyer, Philip
Date: 1956
Item Number: 228469
Call Number: FK2.R5 .78 *7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228469
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1950s - 1956
Environment - Water - Dams - Tuttle Creek
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Flood control
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Photographs
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