Photograph of floodwater retarding structure. Site No. 10, Mill Creek subwatershed of the Washita River. South of embankment looking northwest, contract construction work completed Dec. 13, 1957.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Composer Stanley Bate, right, and symphony conductor Guy Fraser Harrison look over the score of his Third Piano Concerto."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "House guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Steward (right), 3904 NW 17, since his arrival in the United States from England last week is Stanley Bate (left)."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "An electri-living home designed especially for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by local architect R. Duane Conner, A.I.A., is being built this summer under the co-sponsorship of Living for Young Homemakers magazine and the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Signing up youthful legislators is Mrs. Richard Youngen, 2425 Ashley dr. Students are Bill Cutlip, 17 of Shawnee, and Letha Ford, 16, also of Shawnee."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Building's foundation was uncovered when the lakes level dropped."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Of nine student woodwind players who have competed on "Music for Minors," Kathleen Mathews of Moore, a flutist, has been declared the winner, and will take part in finals of the series, which appears on the TV screens of KETA, Channel 13, each Friday afternoon."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Maj. Gen. Chester E. McCarty, commander of the 12th Airforce, Waco, discusses deployment of a Tinker based squadron to Germany."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Teamster pickets marched outside Tinker airforce base here Friday ,demanding recognition of the union as bargaining agent for 60 warehouse workers of Page Airways Inc."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Young Mark Pittman spends two to four hours daily in physical therapy."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Holdenville-H.S. STUDENT"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Henry S. Robinson, associat dean of the graduate college of The University of Oklahoma, whose resignation was just announced so he can take over duties as assistant director and later as its director of the American School of Classical Studies, Athens, holds a piece of Romano-Buddhist stucco."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Smalley, Marian - Oklahoma City - Executive Director of the Travelers Aid Society"

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Fence row that was plowed for shinnery control. Shinnery roots doing fair job of wind erosion control."

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. No climax grasses in shinnery. Plowed 20" deep. Field will be seeded to Sudan this summer, rye in fall and either Sudan or sorghum next spring to establish cover for seeding native climax grasses."

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. Shinnery was 25' high when deep plowed in 1956. Sorghum cover will be established and field seedbed to climax native grasses."

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. A plow is shown digging up the invasive plant. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with Shinnery oak. No native grasses present. Deep plowed 20" deep. Field will be seeded to Sudan first summer, rye in fall, and Sudan or Sorghum stubble will be established before seeding to climax native grasses."

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. No climax native grasses in shinnery. Plowed 20" deep. Field will be established in cover crop and seeded to native grass. Shinnery moat in background was not plowed."

Photograph of a portion of a herd of cattle grazing in a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. A house and a barn are visible on the far right of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. Shinnery was 5 to 20’ tall when deep plowed. Field was drug with cross ties; pnewayed [sic] and seeded to rye fall 1957. Deep plowed in April, 1957. 22 acres deep plowed. Eighty-five head of cattle was counted grazing field in March 1958."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men standing in a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field was plowed 20" or deeper in Aug. 1957. Seeded to rye in fall without any seedbed preparation. Sudan or sorghum cover will be established in 1958. Climax native grasses will be seeded in 1959."

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. No climax grasses in shinnery. Plowed 20" deep. Will be established to cover crop and seeded to native grasses. Moat in background was plowed. Shelterbelt on south was left standing."