Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rev Louis Fife, Wewoka minister ( Indian) ."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Richard Epperly, 24 year old Tulsa truck driver, ducked just in time when this heavy pipe rammed through his windshield during an accident nine miles south of Seminole on SH 99. State trooper said Epperly's truck, carrying pipe, ran out of control and into a ditch. The pipe rammed through the cab, missing Epperly's head by inches. the driver was hospitalized in Seminole with an injured ankle and facial cuts."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "W. E. Harber, president, American National bank, Shawnee-In addition to his position at Shawnee, Harber is president of the First National Bank in Seminole, has varied oil and industrial interests."

Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being raked with side-delivery rake. The digging area is raked several times to get the maximum amount of roots.

Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being loaded on a truck from the windrow. After roots are loaded on the truck, they are watered and protected from sun and wind. This helps to keep roots in good live condition until they are planted. Shown loading roots: left, farm laborer, center, Doyle Able, SCD; right, Mr. Streeter, SCD cooperator.

Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being dug with field cultivators. The cultivator is pulled over the area several times to get as many roots loose as possible. The Soil Conservation District digs and furnishes the roots to all cooperators who desire to plant Bermuda grass at a very low cost.

Photograph of a typical farm pond constructed under the supervision and recommendations of the Soil Conservation Services.

Photograph of Bermuda grass management. Two year old (common) Bermuda grass planting. Note the difference in growth and color, the left portion is unfertilized and the right is fertilized with 120 pounds of ammonium nitrate per acre applied with a spreader in the spring. Bill Mitchell, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], shown in this picture, recommended the treatment of this field. Ok-278-7.

Photograph of Bermuda grass management. Two year old (common) Bermuda grass planting. Top dressed with 120 pounds of ammonium nitrate per acre applied with a spreader. Note the difference in growth and the light strips where the spreader failed to overlap. Soil Conservation Service program started in 1953 on this farm. OK-278-5.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "H. Milt Phillips - Publisher, The Seminole Producer"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "These Two Employees of the Maud First National bank hold up the cover of an adding machine similar to the one used by two armed bandits to carry off $22,456 Wednesday."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "We told them about it. They didn't find it. It was a voluntary action on our part."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "First National Bank of Maud (later would become Citizens Bank)"

Photograph of the Big Wewoka Creek Watershed Project [WP]. Planting Bermuda grass on the back slope of Site No. 29, PL-566. OK-671-10.

Photograph of trucks loaded with Bermuda grass roots and fertilizer. One row and two row planters planting back slope and flat area back of dam on Site 29.

Photograph of planting Bermuda grass in the spillway of Site No. 29 on the Wewoka Creek WP Project.

Photograph of planting Bermuda grass in the spillway of Site No. 29 on the Wewoka Creek WP Project.

Photograph of the Wewoka Creek water project. Planting Bermudagrass on the back slope of Site No. 29. PL 566. OK-671-11.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Doorway to nowhere.. . Old Sasakwa city hall is abandoned."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Business buildings, all now gone up in smoke, used to occupy this part of Sasakwa."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Only this wall remains of building which burned in 1956."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Historic little Sasakwa claimed 1,000 population 30 years ago, but the once bustling business district has all but vanished now."