Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "is employed by Weldon Duggar, Blanchard, as he demonstrates the delicate art of keeping a turkey from veering of the track at the first annual great Turkey Race in Blanchard Saturday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This solid mat of Bermuda grass on state highway 76 south of Blanchard is the right way to protect roadways."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A witness to Tuesday's shooting of an Oklahoma City television photographer doesn't know why one of her companions fired at the TV truck, the woman's lawyer said Wednesday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bermuda sod on the shoulder of a country road is being torn up here."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The State's only approved hazardous waste site near Crimer may close."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Blanchard -- First Natl. Bank"

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.10. Flood storage: 4.18. Peak flow: 900 c.f.s. Release rate: 23 c.f.s. Detention reservoir protects 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ration 66:1. Note farm ponds on main branches of drain above this reservoir. Others are planned. White arrows appearing in foreground mark each end of dam at center line. Arrows laid out & ground covered with lime slurry.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A road runs vertically on the left side of the photograph. Furthermore, a small house stands next to the road in the upper left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2 – Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4. Redish [sic] Prairie Land Resource group. 70 acres in cultivation, 220 acres in pasture, range, woods; 10 acres in abandoned cropland. Excellent cover on grassland. In foreground abandoned cropland has been revegetated. At right geological erosion has been greatly retarded by good grass and controlled vegetation. Permanent storage: 1.13 in. Flood storage: 4.10 inches. Peak flow: 490 c.f.s. Release rate: 12 c.f.s. Acres of bottomland protected: 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ratio: 6.6/1. Near top of photo the main drain appears to continue up (north) and beyond the field of the camera. Actually this drainageway drains in the opposite direction startin [sic] ¼ from top of photo.”

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Tornadoes play strange tricks when they strike, and the one that hit Washington, McClain county, Friday night was no exception."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Kevin Little a tenth grade Purcell High School student, entertained at the Moore Public Library and then answered questions about ventriloquism posed by youngsters."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A recreational vehicle lies mangled against a tree Wednesday, the day after a tornado ripped through the Dibble area."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Tornado damage to a mobile home near Dibble, 1991."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dave Saner, Blanchard, titrating a fluid."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Billy Howry, left, Tim Whitehead, center, and Ray Howry survey the aftermath of a tornado that hit Ray Howry's mobile home Tuesday near Dibble."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.10. Flood storage: 4.18. Peak flow: 900 c.f.s. Release rate: 23 c.f.s. Detention reservoir protects 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ration 66:1. Note farm ponds on main branches of drain above this reservoir. Others are planned. White arrows appearing in foreground mark each end of dam at center line. Arrows laid out & ground covered with lime slurry.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.10. Flood storage: 4.18. Peak flow: 900 c.f.s. Release rate: 23 c.f.s. Detention reservoir protects 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ration 66:1. Note farm ponds on main branches of drain above this reservoir. Others are planned. White arrows appearing in foreground mark each end of dam at center line. Arrows laid out & ground covered with lime slurry.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A road runs vertically on the left side of the photograph. Furthermore, a small house stands next to the road in the upper left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2 – Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4. Redish [sic] Prairie Land Resource group. 70 acres in cultivation, 220 acres in pasture, range, woods; 10 acres in abandoned cropland. Excellent cover on grassland. In foreground abandoned cropland has been revegetated. At right geological erosion has been greatly retarded by good grass and controlled vegetation. Permanent storage: 1.13 in. Flood storage: 4.10 inches. Peak flow: 490 c.f.s. Release rate: 12 c.f.s. Acres of bottomland protected: 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ratio: 6.6/1. Near top of photo the main drain appears to continue up (north) and beyond the field of the camera. Actually this drainageway drains in the opposite direction startin [sic] ¼ from top of photo.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #5 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #5. Drainage area: 490 acres (100 acres in cultivation: 330 acres in pasture, range, woods; 60 acres in abandoned cropland). Redish [sic] Prairie soil unit. Grassland near dam site in excellent condition. Abandoned cropland in top of drainage area has or is being seeded or sodded to grass. Permanent storage: 1.15. Flood storage: 4.51. Peak flow: 975 c.f.s. Release rate: 19 c.f.s. 700 acres of bottomland protected. Flood drainage benefit ratio, 6.6:1. Note: arrows at bottom ends of dam on center line. Foreground in bottom drain has been used as a meadow. Retired terraced land at top."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A witness to Tuesday's shooting of an Oklahoma City television photographer doesn't know why one of her companions fired at the TV truck, the woman's lawyer said Wednesday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "DELICIOUS ATTENTION was in store for patients at Childrens Memorial Hospital Tuesday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Leroy "Boney" Matthews seen here in the gymnasium in Purcell that bears his name died Monday at the age of 83."

Photograph of an aerial view of Sooner Fish Farms owned by Dr. Howard Clemons, Norman, Oklahoma.

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.10. Flood storage: 4.18. Peak flow: 900 c.f.s. Release rate: 23 c.f.s. Detention reservoir protects 700 acres. Flood drainage benefit ration 66:1. Note farm ponds on main branches of drain above this reservoir. Others are planned. White arrows appearing in foreground mark each end of dam at center line. Arrows laid out & ground covered with lime slurry.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #5 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #5. Drainage area: 490 acres (100 acres in cultivation: 330 acres in pasture, range, woods; 60 acres in abandoned cropland). Redish [sic] Prairie soil unit. Grassland near dam site in excellent condition. Abandoned cropland in top of drainage area has or is being seeded or sodded to grass. Permanent storage: 1.15. Flood storage: 4.51. Peak flow: 975 c.f.s. Release rate: 19 c.f.s. 700 acres of bottomland protected. Flood drainage benefit ratio, 6.6:1. Note: arrows at bottom ends of dam on center line. Foreground in bottom drain has been used as a meadow. Retired terraced land at top.”