Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "August Deets, Newcastle football coach."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Sister Mary Hiltruda - Purcell"

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A Heavy truck and 450 cases of beer were reduced to smoldering ruins shortly before midnight Monday when the carrier driven by Austin Stephen, route 5, Oklahoma City, crashed over a railing on Newcastle bridge on US 62. The truck driver, show said he went to sleep while at the wheel, was not seriously injured."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Equipment for a ground breaking, to start a new four-lane bridge across the South Canadian River at Newcastle is lined up, with the old bridge in the background."

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 used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ace Sewell of Blanchard plays his fiddle at the Diamond Jubilee Arts Festival Saturday on the lawn of the state capitol."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Boney Matthews, High School Coach, Purcell"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "There was another tearfully happy reunion early Tuesday out at municipal airport when Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hughes welcomes home their 22-year-old son, Bobby, a prisoner in Korea since November, 1950."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bill Redus, owner of Southwest Ostrich Processing Plant in Goldsby, takes a break from his refurbishing efforts as he readies the former beef-processing plant to slaugter its first ostrich later this year."

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

Photograph of aerial view of Owl Creek Site #1. Detention reservoir, D. A. - 500 acres. Permanet 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 throug 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 hte 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 dischargin with 2 ft. of water over the 18" discharge pipe.

Photograph of Dr. Howard Clemens places catfish spawn in hatching troughs. Spawn are aerated through use of mechanical agitators.

Photograph of Dr. Howard Clemens displaying catfish spawn taken from nest from one of his brood ponds.

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 #4 and the surrounding area. A barn or a miscellaneous building stands in the background of photo on the left side. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Site #4. Detention Reservoir: Drainage are [sic] – 300 ac. Permanent pool – 1.13” runoff with 6.88 surface acres. Flood pool – 4.09” runoff with 19.50 surface acres. Total storage – 5.22” runoff. The flood pool which is 8 ft. in depth has a discharge rate from 31 c.f.s. to 37 c.f.s. from 18” pipe. During the storm of May 9-10 (both pools were empty except the borrow pit) 15.5 inches of rain fell in this watershed, and water was discharged, for a short time, through the emergency spillway at a depth of 1.8 ft.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Site #5 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims "Owl Creek Site #5. Detention Reservoir: D. A. – 490 ac. Permanent pool – 1.15" runoff with 10.0 acre surface. Flood pool – 4.56" runoff with 29.4 Acres surface. Total storage – 5.71" runoff from 490 Acres. Flood pool (10' in depth) discharges through an 18" metal pipe at rate varying from 29 c.f.s. Both pools were empty but were filled during storm of May 9-10 & 1.0' depth discharged through [[…] spillway]."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A barn or a miscellaneous building stands in the background of photo on the left side. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Owl Creek Site #4. Detention Reservoir: Drainage are [sic] – 300 ac. Permanent pool – 1.13" runoff with 6.88 surface acres. Flood pool – 4.09" runoff with 19.50 surface acres. Total storage – 5.22" runoff. The flood pool which is 8 ft. in depth has a discharge rate from 31 c.f.s. to 37 c.f.s. from 18" pipe. During the storm of May 9-10 (both pools were empty except the borrow pit) 15.5 inches of rain fell in this watershed, and water was discharged, for a short time, through the emergency spillway at a depth of 1.8 ft."

Photograph of SCS District Conservationist Hadley Meinders (left) and Dr. Howard Clemens discuss the self feeder used at the Clemens' catfish farm (Sooner Fish Farms).

Photograph of SCS District Conservationist Hadley Meinders (left) and Dr. Howard Clemens discuss the self feeder used at the Clemens' catfish farm (Sooner Fish Farms).

Photograph of Dr. Howard Clemens (left) and SCS District Conservationist Hadley Meinders discuss management practices of catfish farming operations.

Photograph of aerial view of Owl Creek Site #4. Detention Reservoir, drainage are - 300 ac. Permanent pool - 1. 13' runoff with 6. 88 surface acres. Flood pool - 4. 09' runoff with 19. 50 surface acres. Total storage - 5. 22' runoff. The flood pool which is 8 ft. in depth has a discharge rate from 31 c. f. s. to 37 c. f. s. from 18' pipe. During the storm of May 9-10 (both pools were empty except the borrow pit) 15. 5 inches of rain fell in this watershed, and water was discharged, for a short time, throught the emergency spillway at a depth of 1. 8 ft.