Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. D. W. LeMaster, Wayne, is the newly elected president of the South Central district, Oklahoma Garden Clubs, Inc., and president-elect of the Purcell Iris club."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Homer Lewis Summers seated, gives Robert Travis a specimen of his handwriting at the state crime bureau."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Joe Cowan and Charley Lowery put down their mail sack in the Blanchard post office, grinned at each other and between them they completed t a total of 81 years in carrying mail to rural patrons."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Joe Cowan, left, and Charles Lowry at the end of their routes."

Photograph of aerial view of failure of flood prevention dam 13.

Photograph of aerial view of floodwater retarding structures operating.

Photograph of flood prevention dam. Failure of flood prevention dam no. 7. Soil washed away from outlet structure. Dam was completed March 1957. Failed May when water was approximately 0. 5 foot above crest of emergency spillway.

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

Photograph of Flood damage on Walnut Creek. Debris and damage along U. S. Highway 77.

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 the failure of flood prevention dam no. 7. Looking along centerline of dam which caved in a few days after failure occurred. Water entered dam on right abutment following core trench, then went out around outlet pipe. Dam completed March 1957 and failed May 19 when water was about 0. 5 ft. above crest of emergency spillway. Core drill taking Denison samples to determine cause of failure.

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

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

Photograph of flood prevention dam failure of dam no. 7. Looking along centerline of dam which caved in a few days after failure occurred. Water entered dam on right abutment followed core trench, then went out around outlet p;ipe. Dam completed March 1957 and failed May 19 wehn water was about0. 5 ft. above crest of emergency spillway. Core drill taking denison samples to determine cause of failture.

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

Photograph of failute of flood prevention dam no. 13. Looking upstream from end of outlet pipe. Failure occurred when water rose apporximately 4 feet above riser, or 6 feet below emergency spillway. Dam completed in January 1957, failure occurred storm of May 18.

Photograph of W. A. Sparwasser, Soil Scientist, SCS, checking the soil in Alfalfa field to determine needs.

Photograph of a pond dam failure due to improper bank sloping and dam site not properly cleared of vegetation. Looking downstream west of southwest. Companion pictures: Okla-528-10 & 12. Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1955.

Photograph of a pond dam failure due to improper bank sloping and dam site not properly cleared of vegetation. Looking downstream west of southwest. Companion pictures: Okla-528-10 & 11. Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1955.

Photograph of Hadley Meinders (WBC) inspecting a home made root and sprout plow.

Photograph of Owl Creek site no. 14. Planted to K. R. Bluestem in June 1957 with 200 lbs of 16-20-0 and 2 tons of mulch per acre.

Photograph of site no. 15, Owl Creek. Back slope of site no. 15, Owl Creek, Washita River. Everett Knight, Conservation aide, in picture.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Closely scheduled sessions hardly give a girl time to touch up her makeup at the state bar convention, discovers delegate Jayne N. Montgomery."