Photograph of Paty Thrope's wedding party.

Photograph of Bill Jones and Shirley Smith at their wedding.

Photograph of Marie Niemann.

Photograph of Bonnie Tice on a John Deer combine harvesting weeping lovegrass on 90 acre planting. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bonnie Tice harvesting weeping lovegrass on a 90 acre planting. This planting is 2 years old and was fertilized in 1958 followed by being pastured most of that summer. In addition to being pastured, 2 cuttings of hay was removed which produced approximately 50 bales per core. Fertilizer was applied in 1959 at the rate of 50 lbs. of nitrogen per acre. The 1959 seed harvest was 10,400 lbs. of seed from the 90 acres. Since the seed harvest, a hay crop has been removed and approximately 69 head of cattle are being pastured."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man looking at deadened hardwood killed in 1950 to give pine trees a chance to grow. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Hardwood deadened in 1950 to give pine a chance to grow."

Photograph of the upper end of dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.

Photograph ofa loblolly pine tree 26 inches in diameter and [illegible] high. It's the "mother tree" to 6 area pines on this farm. In 1955, the surounding seedlings were about post [?] size. OK-[?]29-4

Photograph of Bennie Tice harvesting weaping lovegrass on a 90 acre planting. This planting is 2 years old and was fertilized in 1958 followed by beng pastured most of that summer. In addition to being pastured, 2 cuttings of hay was removed which produced approximately 50 bales per acre. Fertilizer was applied in 1959 at the rate of 50 lbs. of nitrogen per acre. The 1959 seed harvest was 10,400 lbs of seed from the 50 acres. Since the seed harvest, a hay crop has been removed and approximately 60 head of cattle are being pastured.

Photograph of a dynamited ditch in Minehart Slough. Only feasible means of opening ditch in this low, wet area to drain water and dry the area out.

Photograph of the upper end of a dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.

Photograph of a closeup of sod drilled oats, drilled Sept. 15, 1959.

Photograph of sod drilled oats. Johnsongrass and lespedesa meadow. Drilled Sept. 15, 1959. This type of operation eliminates seedbed preparation which is a different operation in Blackland.

Photograph of Kudzu at roadside. Planted by CCC boys in 1939. This Japanese plant is famous in the south for controlling gullies and steep land. It High in protein it is excellent forage.

Photograph of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, and was recaptured in Vernon Texas, being escorted by police.

Photograph of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, after being recaptured in Vernon, Texas.

Photograph of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, who was recaptured in Vernon Texas, being escorted by police into policestation.

Photograph of the wife of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, and was recaptured in Vernon, Texas, being escorted by the police. She has her head lowered so that her face is not showing in the picture.

Photograph of wife of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Okla., and was recaptured in Vernon, Tex. She sits with her hands cuffed behind her back and her face turned away from the camera.

Photograph of Reed Young, a cop killer who escaped from Altus, Oklahoma, after being recaptured in Vernon, Texas

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Photo on the floor of the senate/house, one guy standing and speaking with the others looking at him, a guy on the left back door with another on the right one, and more. Fromtside handwriting on front: "Take away from in front of face."(?)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Nighttime view by Times photogher John Gumm Shows one of City's strangest snow sights: Gold-Domed Citizen's State Bank."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A houseful of representatives, senators and visitors hears Gov. Gary deliver his farewell address to the legislature. (0-1-1-61) (?) Van Chiburn from its 10 outstanding young men list because he couldn't attend a banquet, Tuesday approved an award for another man who won't attend. Jaycees said it did not mean a "special concession" for Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Harvard university poltical scientist visiting in Berlin as Guest of the West German government.........."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "River-Bottom Fire contrasted with lights of downtown Oklahoma City for photographer John Gumm Thursday night. He aimed his camera west from the Byers viaduct at dusk to capture this scene. The flames are from an oilfield slush pit being burned off in the North Canadian river bottoms. Last rays of the setting sun threw into a relief threatening thunderheads which later drenched the city area with downpours."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A sight Oklahoma City hasn't seen since last June attracted thousands of sight-seeing citizens to Lake Overholser again Monday. Above, water pours over the "roll over" at the north end of the lake. Although some water came into the lake from rains during March, the flow could be handled through the low gates. It takes something more than a moderate flow to send water from the river churning over the concrete "roll-over."