Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment plowing up contour ridges in an attempt to spread Bermuda planted the previous year. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Plowing up contour ridges in an effort to spread Bermuda which was planted last year.”

Photograph of flood prevention. The Washita River, Wildhorse Creek. Site # 24 on the left; Site # 23 on the right. Clear creek Lake can be seen in the background. Sites 23, 24 and 25 protect the lake as it is used for the municipal water supply by the city of Duncan. OK-1391-8.

Photograph of Leona Brabits' cattle.

Photograph of John Hines harvesting weeping lovegrass.

Photograph of I. G. Crotts standing between fields of corn and cotton.

Photograph of Pulaski very fine sandy loam.

Photograph of blackjack, postoak, and tall grass cover of brush on a section of Joe S. Hansen's land.

Photograph of rows of cotton, sudan, small grain, and sorgum on R. B. Fry's farm.

Photograph of rows of cotton, sudan, small grain, and sorgum on R. B. Fry's farm.

Photograph of core trench cut to finished grade, looking northeast from Sta. 33+00 C/L dam.

Photograph of an aerial shot of John Morgan’s farm and surrounding area near Wildhorse Creek & Washita River below Site No. 16. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood Prevention – Washita River Wildhorse Creek. Bottomland leveled for irrigation below Site No. 16. Land will be watered from the sediment pool of the structure.”

Photograph of the aftermath of the May 10, 1950 flood. Note the completely destroyed home and several wrecked cars. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Willow Creek and Magnolia Street - Flood of May 10, 1950.”

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employees laying a cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Southwestern Bell Telephone Company laying a telephone cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. Cable is layed [sic] to about 36” deep but was raised to about 12” deep to cross the dam and forebay of the spillway. Being able to cross this structure saved the company several thousand dollars by being able to take this short cut.”

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man looking down towards the base of a municipal tower foundation at Site 22, Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Municipal tower foundation base. Setting 18” corrugated pipe, to hold back sand and water allow drilling of 12” Dia. Holes 40” deeper 8” Dia. Holes 40” deeper 8” Dia. Caseing [sic] them to be set in each hole and concrete pumped down forming 12” piles and a spread footing 70’ below natural ground.”

Photograph of damage to a new barbed wire fence and cedar posts from a fire set by the owner to the south during 35 mph wind storm. Three CD [conservation district?] and SCD [soil conservation district?] fire-fighting units, plus two fire trucks from Marlow and two motor patrols finally controlled the blaze. 200 acres of native grass is in excellent condition was destroyed. OK-1291-3.

Photograph of a fire in weeping lovegrass. Blaze is controlled by Conservation District [CD] and Soil Conservation District [SCD] firefighting units. OK-1265-11.

Photograph of the Wildhorse Creek Watershed. Looking up the slope at the emergency spillway. Planted to Bermuda grass, Aug. 5, 1959. Irrigated immediately after planting. OK-949-3.

Photograph of a flooded field near or on East Cow Creek southeast of Duncan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field of small grain winter pasture inundated after hard rain north of Duncan. View looking downstream, east side of Creek bottom."

Photograph of a flooded small grain winter pasture near or on East Cow Creek southeast of Duncan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field of small grain winter pasture inundated by overflow from East Cow Creek. View looking up stream to the North. Creek channel is on far right."

Photograph of a flooded small grain winter pasture near or on East Cow Creek southeast of Duncan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "East Cow creek bottom looking to the North East. Bottomland was inundated after rainstorm North of Duncan."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing next to a 36" I. D. Concrete pipe near Washita River Watershed Site 22, Wildhorse Creek Subwatershed, near Marlow. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 22, Wildhorse Creek, SCS 36" I. D. Concrete pipe in place."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED workers placing crushed stone around 18-inch corrugated sheet metal pipe in preparation for grouting to form working platform under municipal/flood prevention structure. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention Structure. Placing crushed stone around 18" corr. sh. mt. pipe in preparation for grouting to form working platform under municipal structure."

Photograph of a combine harvesting wheat grown on Kirkland Silt Loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat harvest on Kirkland silt loam."

Photograph of strait lane eroded by water emptying from terraces. A house or barn is in the background of photo. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Straight lane badly eroded by water emptying from terraces."