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THREE RESCUED FROM LOCK AND DAM NO. 1: Yet Another reason to remove this fish blocking death trap on the Osage River.

News stories Sept 27 told of three people rescued by the Osage Fire Protection District when their pontoon boat got stuck in the fast current of Lock. Jefferson City firefighters “built a rope rescue system, lowered a rescuer to the … Continue reading

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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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Osage Chief Fred Lookout and his wife Julia – 1928

  Press Photo, August 1, 1928 Photograph is by Love Studio, Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The white lines were the outline for cropping for newspaper or magazine layout. The cutline for the photo states: “Fred Lookout, present chief of the Osage Indians … Continue reading

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