Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Newspaper pioneers in Alva, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Doughty have given a collection of 8,000 newspapers to the Northwester State College museum."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Family of the Rev. Robert Bruce Brigden, Alva Minister."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The old and new in bridges take shape six miles south of Waynoka, where this week were half finished pouring concrete flooring of the new 1,250-foot concrete-steel bridge."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Alva veterans will start moving into their new homes in the 40-house project in August."

Photograph of a large group of young men in front of a building in Alva, OK, July 22, 1918.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Terry Meek gestures in surprise as a geyser on the Leroy Meek farm near Waynoka spouts salt water and mud."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The first American woman ever to play the organ in Westminster Abbey will be Marilyn Mason, who has been invited to give a recital there August 2."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Left to right, Keats Soder, director, Texas-Oklahoma Wheat Improvement association; Lloyd F. White, four miles west and one mile north of Capron; and Edd Lemons, WKY Farm Director; photo taken during visit to several Woods County farms."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Becky Nutter of Waynoka is the first woman at Northwestern State College to break the all-male tradition of the Army ROTC program. Miss Nutter, 17, comes from a strong military background, and will begin this fall as a freshman in basic military science courses at Northwestern."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Robert S. Kerr on stump, 1942 campaign."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO DROUTH AND HEAT DRIED UP oKLAHOMA'S FARM CREDIT AS WELL AS ITS PONDS AND PASTURES."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Freedom is more than a name in northwest Woods County. The people are proud they have no welfare, rape, juvenile deliquency or police force. "You can just about do any damn thing you're thinking of," former Mayor Leonard Sample said."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oscar Stover, director of the Northwestern State College band, models the school's new uniform which will be adopted in November, the second uniform change at Alva school 1937."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Freedom is more than a name in northwest Woods County. The people are proud they have no welfare, rape, juvenile delinquency or police force. "This community is very individualistic," banker Gunter Smith said."

Photograph of area which used to be covered with sage like area shown in Okila. 10, 753. Olson(left) and SCS Tech. E. S. Cordell check up on grass growth. Olson sprayed sage once with 2, 4-D four years ago, withheld grazing for year, then grazed lightly for year and has grazed moderately since. Little & big bluestem, indian, swithc, blue and sideoats grama. Texas and Prairie blue and sand paspalum came back naturally; no reseeding. and range site in excellent condition.

Photograph of the nodules on the roots of this biennial sweetclover plant. After land was in Maize, Lee planted clover in spring of 1952 to improve the soil before going to wheat. He is doing whole farm of 960 acres this way. SCS Tech. E.S. Cordell holds plant.

Photograph of small brush which is heavy competition for the native grasses on this pasture. The brush is being mowed and the area will be deferred-grassed in 1958 and 1959 with the area mowed again in 1959. In areas of this pasture where this mowing has been done, the grass is starting to grow. OK-621-12.

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFIED men standing near a flood damaged U. S. Highway No. 281, which has washed out, collapsed, and buckled from a 4-inch rain. A barn and a few buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood damage on U. S. Highway No. 281 north of Alva, Oklahoma following a 4 inch rain. This highway was also washed out in 1957. This excessive runoff water in Salt Fork is carrying many tons of silt which is a loss to everyone, city and rural people alike.”

Photograph of flood damage. Flood damage on US Highway no. 281, north of Alva, OK following a 4 inch rain. The highway was also washed outin May, 1957. This excessive runoff water in Salt Fork is carrying away many tons of silt which is a loss to everyone, city and rural peoples alike. OK-629-12.

Photograph of flood damage. Flood damage on US Highway 282 north of Alva, OK following a four-inch rain. This highway was also washed out in 1957. This excessive runoff water in the Salt Fork is carrying away many tons of silt which is a loss for everyone, city and rural peoples alike. Salt Fork, normally a small steam, was nearly 1 mile wide at the time of the photo. Debris in the foreground is caught on a 4-foot high wire fence. Alva, OK is seen in the background. OK-621-4.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "They look good, but residents near Alva say these fluffy clouds -- the first seen there in a long time -- only appeared to be about to flood the region."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Director of a math workshop July 20-24 for elementary teachers at Northwestern State college will be Dr. Wilbur H. Tanner, NSC director of teacher training."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Zadie Chapman, 81, poses in the uniform she wore more than 50 years ago when she worked as a waitress in the Harvey House in Waynoka, now a reading room for Santa Fe railroad workers."