Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Wilburton fire"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Wilburton fire"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Claude Briggs"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Alonzo "Lon" Poling, pioneer Oklahoma peace officer, living on Spanish-American War Veterans' reservation in Kiamichi Mountains south of Wilburton."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Roger Ferris, 17 year old Wilburton Future Farmer, has been an exhibitor in the Oklahoma 4-H and FFA livestock show for the past 5 years and is still in doubt as to which breed of beef cattle is superior. This year he fed out 3 steers-- one from each of the popular breeds-- and entered them in the Oklahoma City show. He hopes his lifelong question will be answered by the show judge. Roger is a purebred Hereford breeder."

Photograph of planted May 2, 1955. 26 acre field of common bermuda grass established by planting 2 lobs of hulled bermuda grass seed with 100 lbs 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a well prepared cultipacked seedbed (7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2 and 3 year-old white face cows are grazing this new bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover. When the field is well established with underground root stolons he plans to overseed fall sown vetch and small grain to maintain soil fertility and for supplemental pasture. One ton of lime per acre was applied to improve legume growth.

Photograph of planted May 2, 1955. 26 acre field of common bermuda grass established by planting 2 lobs of hulled bermuda grass seed with 100 lbs 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a well prepared cultipacked seedbed (7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2 and 3 year-old white face cows are grazing this new bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover. When the field is well established with underground root stolons he plans to overseed fall sown vetch and small grain to maintain soil fertility and for supplemental pasture. One ton of lime per acre was applied to improve legume growth.

Photograph of a 26 acre field of common Bermuda grass established by planting 2 lbs. of hulled Bermuda grass seed with 100 lbs 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a well prepared cultipacked seedbed (7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2 and 3 year-old white face cows are grazing this new Bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover when the field is well established with underground root stolons. He plans to overseed fall swon vetch and small grain to maintain soil fertility and for supplemental pasture. One ton of lime per acre was applied to improve legume growth.

Photograph of a scene on the A. G. Mabry Ranch.

Photograph of Bermuda grass at the A.G. Mabry Ranch. Planted on May 2, 1955. A 26 acre field of common Bermuda grass established by planting 2 pounds of hulled Bermuda grass seed with 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a wall prepared cultipacked** seedbed (See 7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2 and 3 year-old white face cows are grazing this new Bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover. When the field is well established with underground root stolons, he plans to overseed fall-sown vetch and small grain to maintain soil fertility and for supplemental pasture. One ton of lime per acre was applied to improve legume growth. OK-72-5. **referring to the use of a cultipacker, that roller-comprised piece of agricultural equipment that establishes a smooth seedbed for planting by breaking down dirt clods, air bubbles and small stones.

Photograph of the A.G. Mabry Ranch. Planted on May 2, 1955, a 26 acre field of common Bermuda grass established by planting 2 pounds of hulled Bermuda grass seed with 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a well-prepared cultipacked seedbed (7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2- and 3-year old white face cows are grazing this new Bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover. When the field is well established with underground root stolons, he plans to overseed fall sown vetch and small grain to maintain soil fertility and for supplemental pasture. One ton of line per acre was applied to improve legume growth. OK-72-5.

Photograph of open range country, Ouachita problem area in soil conservation. There is little hope for a conservaton program on this area so long as it is unfenced and subject to uncontrolled fire and grazing.

Photograph of open range country, Quachita problem area in soil conservation. There is little hope for a conservation program for this area so long as it is unfenced and subject to uncontrolled fire and grazing. OK_72-11.

Photograph of open range country, Quachita problem area in soil conservation. There is little hope for a conservation program for this area so long as it is unfenced and subject to uncontrolled fire and grazing. OK_72-11.

Photograph of open range country, Quachita problem area in soil conservation. There is little hope for a conservation program for this area so long as it is unfenced and subject to uncontrolled fire and grazing. OK_72-11.

Photograph of W. T. Fountain, SCS technician, inspecting Bermuda grass on the A. G. Mabry Ranch.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ruins of new home litter North Hill the morning after Wilburton tornado May 5, 1960."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Storms, Tornado, State, 1960, Wilburton"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lying forlorn in the debris is a doll some little girl left behind."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "No music will come out of this upright piano."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Aftermath of Wilburton's tornado: A kitten pokes her head out its rubble-strewn shelter to see if all is safe."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Phil Warford, 14, stands in the window of his home and surveys the damage."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Clyde Miller carefully rolls a bedraggled flag that survived the tornado at Wilburton."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Storms, Tornado, State, 1960, Wilburton"