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(Severe Wildfire Threat) Shawnee, OK, January 18, 2006 -- Air Base Rdaio Operators Jim Marett and North Carolina Forest Service employee Roberta Belcher coordinate aerial assets fig - DPLA - 71d56d62597a5201f487e6852269fd58

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Blouse, Shawnee, Oklahoma, probably late 19th century - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC05503

Blouse, Shawnee, Oklahoma, probably late 19th century. Exhibit from the Native American Collection, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Photography was permitted without restriction; exhibit is old enough so that it is in the public domain.

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Carnegie Library (NBY 5018)

Carnegie Library

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Early 1900’s Railroad Depot, Shawnee, OK

Railroad Depot, Shawnee, OK

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FEMA - 44272 - Tornado recovery, roof repair, in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 12, 2010 -- Roofers work steadily at making repairs to a home whose roof was severely damaged by of one of the 22 confirmed tornadoes that struck the eastern half of the state on May 10. The twisters spawned by these storms produced the fourth largest single-day outbreak in Oklahoma's History. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44278 - FEMA and state workers speak with a resident in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 12, 2010 -- Amber Murphy (left), with the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management, interviews a woman whose home was damaged by a tornado as Darrin Dutton (right) a FEMA mitigation specialist, lends her a hand. Oklahoma experienced its fourth largest single-day outbreak of tornadoes in its history on May 10 when 22 confirmed twisters struck the eastern half of the state. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44279 - Tornado recovery in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 12, 2010 -- A trailer is being loaded with the remnants of a family's storage building, destroyed by one of the 22 confirmed tornadoes that struck the eastern half of the state on May 10. There were several F3 and two F4 tornadoes imbedded in the storms that produced the fourth largest single-day outbreak of tornadoes in the state's history. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44282 - A resident speaks with the press in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 13, 2010 -- A homeowner describes the damages caused to his home by a tornado to a TV camera man and reporter from an Oklahoma City station. Twenty-two confirmed tornadoes struck the eastern half of the state on May 10th. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44327 - Utility Equipment and workers in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 13, 2010 -- A road crew from Oklahoma Gas And Electric is in place and prepares to work on power lines downed by a series of 22 confirmed tornadoes that struck the eastern half of the state on May 10th. Thousands of Oklahomans experienced power losses caused by the storms. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44331 - Tent as a temporary shelter in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 13, 2010 -- A tent provides homeowners with temporary shelter following the destruction of their home by an F3 tornado. A series of 22 confirmed tornadoes swept across central and eastern Oklahoma on Monday, May 10th. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44332 - Tornado Damage in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 13, 2010 -- All that remains of a country farmstead is a solitary saferoom that helped save the lives of this family. Twenty-two powerful tornadoes - including two F4s - struck the central and eastern areas of the state on Monday, May 10. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44333 - Tornado Damage in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 13, 2010 -- Nothing remains of a double-wide manufactured home save the remnants of a family's furnishings, destroyed by a tornado. Twenty-two confirmed tornadoes - including several F3's and two F4's - swept the eastern half of the state on May 10th. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44334 - Tornado recovery in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 12, 2010 -- A workman with a tree removal service feeds several of the many hundreds of limbs removed from trees damaged by a tornadothat his crew removed from this area. On May 10, there were 22 confirmed tornadoes that struck in the eastern half of the state. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44342 - Tornado Damage in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 13, 2010 -- A line crew with Oklahoma Gas and Electric works on a rural road, replacing power lines that were downed by tornadoes on May 10th, cutting off power to thousands of residents. A Series of 22 tornadoes - several F3s and two F4s - devastated areas of central and eastern Oklahoma that day. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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FEMA - 44439 - Residents on telephones at an Oklahoma disaster recovery center

Shawnee, OK, May 29, 2010 -- Applicants at a Disaster Recovery Center(DRC) in Shawnee, OK. use the telephones to contact the FEMA application center. FEMA is working with local, state and other federal agencies to provide assistance to individuals who were affected by recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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FEMA - 44444 - Small Business Administration(SBA) workers assist applicants in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, May 29, 2010 --Small Business Administration(SBA) workers assist applicants at a Disaster Recovery Center(DRC) in Shawnee, OK. FEMA is working with local, state and other federal agencies to provide assistance to individuals who were affected by recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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FEMA - 44483 - Oklahoma resident inspecting tornado damage with FEMA inspector

Shawnee, OK, June 2, 2010 --FEMA housing inspector, David Kerr walks with a resident to see what was left of her home after it was destroyed by a tornado in early May 2010. FEMA is working with local, state and federal agencies to assist residents affected by the tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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FEMA - 44488 - Oklahoma resident inspecting tornado damage

Shawnee, OK, June 2, 2010 --A resident of Shawnee, OK drives along her property inspecting the damage to her home after a tornado ripped through the area in early May 2010. FEMA is working with local, state and federal agencies to assist residents affected by the tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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FEMA - 44554 - FEMA and State workers in the field to provide information to Tornado

Shawnee, OK, June 8, 2010 -- Howard Higgins, a FEMA community relations specialist and Louis Northrup, Oklahoma Emergency Management representative plan their route for their outreach in Shawnee, OK.They are going into communities that may have sustained damage during the storms that spawned tornadoes through central Oklahoma. FEMA and local, state and other federal agencies are working together to provide assistance to residents and businesses affected by the storms. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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Gordon Cooper 2

Portrait of Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.

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Shawnee, Oklahoma (circa 1880-1900)

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot in Shawnee.

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FEMA - 44555 - FEMA worker in the field to provide information to Tornado survivors in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, June 8, 2010 -- Howard Higgins, a FEMA community relations specialist checks to see if a damaged mobile home is occupied in Shawnee, OK. FEMA and local, state and other federal agencies are working together to provide assistance to residents and businesses affected by the storms. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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FEMA - 44556 - FEMA and State workers in the field to provide information to Tornado

Shawnee, OK, June 8, 2010 -- Howard Higgins, a FEMA community relations specialist and Louis Northrup, Oklahoma Emergency Management representative talk to a resident whose home was damaged in Shawnee, OK.Higgins and Northrup are going into communities that may have sustained damage during the storms that spawned tornadoes through central Oklahoma and contacting residents to let them know about programs that they may be eligible for. FEMA and local, state and other federal agencies are working

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FEMA - 44557 - FEMA and State workers in the field in Oklahoma

Shawnee, OK, June 8, 2010 -- Howard Higgins, a FEMA community relations specialist and Louis Northrup, Oklahoma Emergency Management representative note the address of a home in Shawnee, OK that sustained damage during the storms that spawned tornadoes through central Oklahoma. FEMA and local, state and other federal agencies are working together to provide assistance to residents and businesses affected by the storms. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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