Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Pickup truck driven by Reuben Oehler, Moore, was struck by a semi- trailer truck and knocked into a bridge railing."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "McClain County Sheriff Joe Huddleston checks a baby blanket used to choke a young housewife who shot her attacker."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gerald Green of Purcell lunges into the tape during Friday's preliminaries in the Class 2A 100-yard dash."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Smoldering remains of an airplane that crashed into a wooded hillside. Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sheared prop and charred metal scar woods southeast of Purcell."

An Oklahoma Highway Patrolman rests his foot on a tree limb as he watches the smoke rise from the carcass of the airplane that crashed into the wooded area. Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A state trooper examines wreckage of fatal airplane crash near Purcell."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Blanchard school district will sell its old frame gymnasium at public auction May 29 to make way for a new brick building."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Surrounded by beads and baubles, designer Sandra Judkins puts the finishing touches on a piece of jewelry."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1, spillway, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Site #1. Detention Reservoir, D. A. – 500 acres. Permanent pool – 1.03” runoff with 12.3 acres surface. Flood pool – 4.19” runoff with 33.8 acres surface. Storage total – 5.22” runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool, which is 8’ in depth, discharges through an 18” pipe at an average rate of 27 c.f.s. or at an average rate of 1.3 inches runoff per day for its whole drainage area. During the storm of May 9-10, 15.5 inches of rain fell upon this watershed. Runoff filled the flood pool to the emergency spillway shown in foreground. In this photo flood pool is still discharging with 2 ft. of water over the 18” discharge pipe.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 & 2 and the surrounding area. Several homes and buildings populate the land in the top background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bottomland protected by this (site 2) reservoir and by Site No. 1 which is to the right.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #2 and the surrounding area. A barn or miscellaneous building sits alone located at the center right background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site No. 2. Owl Creek Detention Reservoir. This photo was taken when heavy rains of May 18 reached peak flow at this reservoir which was empty before rain. The water reached one feet over lip. Farm land below would have flooded but for Detention Reservoir.”

Photograph of an aerial view, looking southwest, of Purcell, OK.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Linda Casey, a teller at Bank of Newcastle, checks receipts at the end of the business day Thursday. The bank was closed by regulators."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This squirrel was caught by surprise watching the world stroll by in Wayne."

Photograph of the South Canadian River bridge on SH 9 and SH74 in Cleveland and McClain Counties, May 7, 1953 to pre May 1, 1955.

Photograph of the failure of flood prevention dam No. 13. Looking upstream along outlet structure. Failure occurred when water rose approximately 4 feet above riser, or 6 feet below emergency spillway. Dam completed in January 1957, failure occurred during storm of May 18th.

Photograph of owner Walter Gray reports spending $35,000 on levees to protect his bottomland over a 20 year period. Large breaks in levees, along straightened creek, can be seen across field. Owner Gray said 450 acres were damaged seriously.

Photograph of Self Estate May 10 and 11 waters from Finn Creek crossed this bottomland field, depositing sediment and washing out young corn. Dikes protecting cropland has broken, unable to carry water after intense downpour. Water took out half mile of fencing along roadway.

Photograph of flood damage to Walnut Creek. Alfalfa ruined by overflow and sedimentation.

Photograph of aerial view of bottomland protected by reservoir and by site no. 1 which is to the right.

Photograph of SCS Engineer Harry Miricle showing high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Watershed #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches.