[Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0144]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "On Cooper fountain dedication platform : left to right, Haylor Fisher, past president state chamber on commerce ; Hatfield; Mrs. Hattie Cooper; Mayor Shirk; Edward L. Gaylord, president of fair; Bill Moran, Shawnee city manager; Sandy Saunders; Bill Ogden, secretary Shawnee Chamber of Commerce."
Date: September 30, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1205.0761]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "New building will rise on the campus of St. Gregory's college in Shawnee. This architects drawing shows what a new $400,000 residence hall is to look like when it is completed."
Date: September 30, 1958
Creator: Coffey, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gullies Caused by Improper Cultivation

Photograph of gullies caused by improper cultivation without terraces. The depth fo the gullies range from three to fifteen feet. This land has been abandonded for some time but the erosion is still prevalent.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0410B.0268]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "N. B. Musselman / Editor of The Shawnee News-Star"
Date: September 30, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control in Practice

Photograph of two farms on which erosion control is practiced to a large extent. There are two farm ponds shown here in which the water is supplied by excess drainage from the level terraced fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the nght before.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History