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KOAC assists in flood response, 1943.

Date
  • 1943
Description
  • During the Willamette Valley flood emergency of January 1943, KOAC stayed on the air broadcasting information and assisting in the evacuation of flood refugees. Burton Hutton (left) and Grant B. Feikert provided hourly readings of the rising river, allowing farmers to save irreplaceable machinery and valuable livestock.
Subject
Work Type
Identifier
  • p057_710
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 08/12/2015
Modified
  • 05/25/2023
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APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (18 Apr 2024). KOAC assists in flood response, 1943. Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dg29z

MLA

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Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "KOAC assists in flood response, 1943. " Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-18. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dg29z

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 KOAC (Radio station : Corvallis, Or.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011153873
2 Universities and colleges--Faculty http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141120
3 Students http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85129296
4 Feikert, Grant http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/people/FeikertGrant
5 photographs http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
6 News and Communication Services Photograph Collection, 1962-1999 (P 057) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_057
7 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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