Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Floyd Mallett, left, Wagoner funeral director, is chief of the city's fire department. (right, Hubert Johnson, police chief)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A memorial at the west edge of Okay, on the east bank of the Verdigris river, relates some of the historic past."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This picture shows the extra large piers and foundation used in building the SH 51 bridge west of Wagoner--built that strong so that the bridge can be raised 35 feet more if navigation is ever begun on the Verdigris."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "J. W. Rampey, left, Coweta water commissioner, and Bill Secrest Jr., city clerk, pose beside the city's new $12,500 fire truck."

Photograph of Southland Brome seeded in October of 1954, using approximately 6 lbs. per acre. 200 lbs. of rock phosphate per acre applied at seeding time. Mainly for bulk and ease of seeding. July 1955 200 lbs. of cleaned certified seed per acre was harvested from this 12 acres and all but 300 lbs. was used to increase this type of planting to approxomately 300 acres on the entire ranch. The seed that was sold brought $1.50 to $2.00 per lb. This land was in timber that was cleared about 6 months prior to this planting. Part of his conservation plan worked out with the Ark-Verd. SCD by Soil Conservation Service technicians.

Photograph of common Bermuda grass on strip mine spoils on the Nick Robson Ranch. Sodded by hand with sprigs in 1949. In this photo, Warren McCarty, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] is showing the natural spreading of native legumes. OK-287-11.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The beautiful Wagoner county courthouse is located at the east edge of the business district of Wagoner."

Photograph of Southland Brome and alfalfa mixture seed in October 1955. Two lbs. Brome and 10 lbs. alfalfa along with 160 lbs. of 20% super phosphate per acre. Originally planted for pasture and seed production, depending on need for grazing. The foreground has an old cultivated field, while the background was cleared of timber, six months before seeding. Shows excellent land use in Conservation Plan as worked out by SCS technicians. Nick Robson on left; Warren McCarty on right.