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THE CORPS PREPARES TO JETTISON LOCK AND DAM NO. 1
After half a century of headaches the Army Corps of Engineers ceased operation of Lock & Dam No. 1 ten miles from the junction of the Osage and Missouri rivers. It saw little traffic and was a maintenance nightmare. We … Continue reading
DAMS and LOUIS EGAN ON HYPERCOMMON.COM
Lens & Pen has launched a new website (in addition to Dammingtheosage.com and our publishing site beautifulozarks.com). HYPERCOMMON.com will be a platform for a wide range of interests, encompassing our more than passing interest in pop culture. One of those … Continue reading
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Tagged dams, hillbillies, Hypercommon.com, Louis Egan, small towns, souvenirs, St. Louis Post Dispatch, tourism, Union Electric
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OSAGE PEACE MEDAL PRESENTED TO POPE PAUL VI
On April 2, 1975, Sylvester J. Tinker, Chief of the Osage Nation, presented to Pope Paul VI at the Vatican a solid silver Osage Peace Medal, saying: “I present this Medal as a symbol of peace and friendship and ask … Continue reading
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LITTLE (SQUATTER’S) HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE: LAURA INGALLS WILDER FAMILY – TRESPASSERS ON OSAGE LANDS
One of the joys of research is a road trip. Working on Damming the Osage took us the length of the Osage River and across areas of Missouri and Kansas that were once the domain of the Osage Indians. Early … Continue reading
COLLAPSE OF BROWN’S FORD BRIDGE ON OSAGE RIVER
This “swinger” over the Osage at Brown’s Ford was built between 1912 and 1915 by E.A. Bledsoe and Ira Alspach, who also built the suspension bridge at Monegaw Springs. (see earlier post here) On June 21, 1940, the aging Brown’s … Continue reading
WILLMORE LAKE SITES Brochure, Lake of the Ozarks
“Escape the pressure of the city for a life at the Lake!” proclaims this late 1940s or early 1950s real estate brochure. (click to enlarge) Interior copy promises a private domain to armchair shoppers reading and dreaming from their harried … Continue reading
SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT MONEGAW SPRINGS
“Swinging Bridge, Monegaw” (click to enlarge) Incredible 6 x 8 cabinet photograph of the SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT MONEGAW SPRINGS. Joe Dice wasn’t the only builder of suspension bridges in the Osage River valley. The plaque on this bridge reads: “19-Monegaw … Continue reading
STEAMBOAT LANDING @ LINN CREEK – 1911
click to enlarge This hand tinted postcard from 1911 shows one of the small steamboats of the late era of commercial river travel. Published by James Bruin, Linn Creek, Mo. While this is rather late in the history of commercial … Continue reading
DELEGATION OF OSAGE INDIANS MEET WITH PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE – 1924
(click to enlarge) Press Photo, 8 x 10, dated January 23, 1924 (by UNITED) Official caption pasted on the back of photo: RICHEST INDIANS GREET PRESIDENT. The delegation of Osage Indians, in the Capital seeking additional allowances from their government … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacon Rind, bandeau, Calvin Coolidge, Osage County, Osage headrights, Osage Indians, Osage wealth
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OLD LINN CREEK – before the ‘flood’
(click to enlarge) 8 x 10 press photo captioned “Move Entire Town to Make Room for World’s Largest Artificial Lake” (photo credit: ACME) This press photo dated March 26, 1931 shows what remained of the soon-to-be-covered-with-forty-feet-of-water town of Linn Creek, … Continue reading