Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An anadarko woman, Mrs Anita Patton, Thursday was elected state president of the Ladies of Grand Army of the Republic."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cement Mayor Jerry Dallas holds a flag for the pole that will flank the names of the town's serviceman."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Load of peanuts being transported at the Eakly Farmers Co-Op."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "orby Sharry says he has trouble finding good, local workers to help him on his penut far"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Orby Sharry, Margarito Nemesio."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The new Highway 41 (now 152) route that traverses Caddo and Grady counties is well dotted with scenic crags such as this one near the Cogar settlement, southeast of El Reno."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Indian war dancers, pageantry and costumes aren't all you see at Anadarko's American Indian exposition."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "White Horse and his family, from the Kiowa Indian reservation at Anadarko, Friday set up their tepee in Civic Center for a two week visit during the petroleum pageant of progress White Horse bossed the job while the women worked."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Bogged down in mud, school sign in middle of Binger's main street is about to be righted by Eddie Mackey, city marshal."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Yes, there is a Nowhere, OK. and yes, it is almost out of sight, too. All that is there is a combination gas station-convenience store."

Photograph of B. P. Prickett examining young Black Locust trees to help prevent further severe gully erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Black Locust trees planted in bottom and on sides of a severe active gully in an attempt to stabilize it against erosion. These trees were planted in March of 1957. B. P. Prickett in gully examining the young trees."

Photograph of Rob Wall, SCS, pointing to top of piling of old bridge which has been silted full. The new bridge was raised eight feet which required raising the approaches on both sides of the new bridge for approximately one-half mile.

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men evaluating sediment damage on the main channel of Sugar Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking north from highway bridge on highway 152 East of Binger, Oklahoma. Field on right is unprotected and is subject to overflow. Note unevenness of the field from past flooding.”

Photograph of land protection via levee ½ miles east of Binger and looking south from a highway bridge on highway 152 on Curtis Opitz’s land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking south from highway bridge on highway 152 east of Binger, Oklahoma [sic]. The field on the right is protected by a levee. This field was of little use due to overflows before the levee was constructed.”

Photograph of the mouth of Sugar Creek two miles north of the Washita River. The area is in a heavily forested area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mouth of Sugar Creek 2 miles north of the Washita River. Looking south from steel bridge on country road. Sugar Creek has a drainage area of 185,000 acres all of which flows through this small channel into the Washita River.”

Photograph of the proper land use of land near Sugar Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Proper use of some of the better land along Sugar Creek. This Class II land has been terraced and is properly farmed. Farmstead (Fred Wunderlich?) is seen in the left background."

Photograph of the proper land use of a retired cultivated field. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Planting of bluestem grass on a retired cultivated field. Old terraces are still noticeable in the field. This land is highly erodible and should be farmed with protective measures.”

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing on a bridge on Highway 281, which has sediment fill blocking water from passing underneath the bridge. A barn, house, or building stands behind the bridge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bridge on highway 281, 5 miles south of Hinton Oklahoma showing sediment fill. This sand from upstream has almost completely fill in under the bridge. This sand must be removed at regular intervals or the water will not have sufficient room to pass under the bridge and must overflow the highway. When the water flows around the bridge, considerable damage to the bridge approaches and highway are the result."

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing on a bridge on Highway 281, which has sediment fill blocking water from passing underneath the bridge. A barn, house, or building stands behind the bridge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bridge on highway 281, 5 miles south of Hinton Oklahoma showing sediment fill. This sand from upstream has almost completely fill in under the bridge. This sand must be removed at regular intervals or the water will not have sufficient room to pass under the bridge and must overflow the highway. When the water flows around the bridge, considerable damage to the bridge approaches and highway are the result."

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing on a bridge on Highway 281, which has sediment fill blocking water from passing underneath the bridge. A barn, house, or building stands behind the bridge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bridge on highway 281, 5 miles south of Hinton Oklahoma showing sediment fill. This sand from upstream has almost completely fill in under the bridge. This sand must be removed at regular intervals or the water will not have sufficient room to pass under the bridge and must overflow the highway. When the water flows around the bridge, considerable damage to the bridge approaches and highway are the result.”

Photograph of a large gully formed on the Esynter Estate five miles SE of Binger. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A severely eroded farm showing the results of land misuse along Sugar Creek. Note the rows on the far side of the gully running up and down hill, which go as near the edge of the gully as it is safe for a tractor to go. This keeps the lip of the gully free of vegetation and encourages continuous erosion. This is Class VII land and needs to be put into permanent grass for its protection."

Photograph of the main channel of Sugar Creek south of Gracemont. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Main channel of Sugar Creek which crosses Highway 281, south of Gracemont, Oklahoma. This land was Class I and is now useless because it is covered with silt, Bermudagrass and willows. It needs protection from floodwaters to be made to produce at its maximum.”

Photograph of sediment damage looking west from bridge on highway 281 south of Hinton, Oklahoma. This is the main channed of Sugar Creek. Note the sand bars along the creek and sand deposited ont eh fields adjoining the creek. Rip rap on left has reduced the stream bank erosion but the siltation is not controlled