Photograph of "alfalfa field developed in flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2."

Photograph of L. L. Loftin, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Technician, stands in excellent growth of common & Autauga crimson clover and sericea lespedeza. Seeded to sericea in 1947 and fertilized with 300 pounds of 4-8-4 fertilizer. Phosphated in the spring of 1949 with 400 pounds of superphosphate. Seeded to 5 pounds of Artauga and 15 pounds of common crimson clover in October, 1949. The sericea does not appear to be damaged. Soil Unit 6-UC. LA-61-871.

Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. S. B. Sandlin, Jr. inspect a heavy seed head of Autauga reseeding Crimson clover. It is evident that a good seed yield is expected here. This will be the first Autauga crimsom to be combined for seed in Webster Parish. Seeded on Nov. 10, 1949 with 12 pounds of seed. Fertilized with 1 ton of lime, 1000 pound rock phosophorus, 150 pounds muriate of potash, 15 pounds Borax per acre. LA-61-869.

Photograph of brush choked channel of branch below detention reservoir No. 2. To be cleared later and established to alfalfa.

Photograph of brush choked channel of branch below detention reservoir No. 2. To be cleared later and established to alfalfa.

Photograph of alfalfa field developed in flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2. This bottom land was formerly cut in two by a gully 4' to 6' deep. This ditch has been plowed in. The bottom formerlyy overflowed once or twice most years causing erosive crop losses and preventing the establishment of stand of alfalfa. Wheat made 35 bu. per acre in 1949. A rain occurring in May 1949 would have destroyed the crop on 30 acres had it not been for the Cloud Creek flood control construction. Alfalfa was seeded in Sept. A heavy rain falling in Nov. did not damage the stand of alfalfa.

Photograph of the confluence of 2 branches of Cloud Creek. Channel is now eliminated and lower portion seeded to alfalfa.

Photograph of waste land that has been transformed to a newly prepared field. Some of the brush removed from newly prepared field on left. Gully 4' to 6' deep has been filled. The field will be seeded to oats in spring of 1950 and alfalfa in the fall. This was formerly waste land due to overflow.

Photograph of an alfalfa field developed in the flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2. This bottom land was formerly cut in two by a gully 4' to 6' deep. This ditch has been plowed in. The bottom formerly overflowed once or twice most years causing excessive crop losses and preventing the establishment of a stand of alfalfa. Wheat made 35 bu. per acre in 1949. A rain occurring in May 1949 would have destroyed the crop on 30 acres had it not been for the Cloud Creek flood control construction. Alfalfa was seeded in Sept. A heavy rain falling in Nov. did not damage the stand of alfalfa.

Photograph of a brush choked channel of branch below detention reservoir No. 2. To be cleared later and established to alfalfa.

Photograph of Mr. C. F. Cornelius, member of the board of supervisors of the Little River Soil Conservation District, retired a few years back as a construction engineer for the Stanolind Oil Company, but he still likes to build. He constructed this fine water tank at the cost of only $14.26 in materials and labor. He gets water from a running spring. Lifting water 8 feet in 1 ¼ inch pipe using a 2 ½ horsepower motor (gasoline). The tank is of concrete, 8 ½ feet in diameter and 22 ½ inches deep. It holds 800 gallons of water. The cost is less than 2 cents a gallon to build the tank. It took 296 common bricks, and 4 sacks of cement with sand and gravel coming from a branch on the farm. 4-point barbed wire is placed around the top of the tank for reinforcement. It can pump the tank full in 10 minutes. This took only half a day to build. It is located where Mr. Cornelius can have water for two pastures. Fresh water pays off with better wattle. Earl Hayes, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] at right. OK-10-464.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Members of St. Luke's Methodist church plan to have the first meeting in the new education building at NW 15 and Harvey, May 24. The building, above, will cost an estimated $750,000, the first project of the $1,500,000 program. The congregation will leave its present building at NW 8 and Robinson June 11 for regular meetings in the new building. Construction will begin this summer on a new church auditorium to be built east of the education building, Rev William Wallace jr., pastor, said. The May 24 meeting will be the opening session of the west Oklahoma's Methodist conference annual meeting."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Only the burned-out shells of three buildings remained Saturday as Purcell firemen began the job of cleaning up after a four-hour fire. Early damage estimates ran as high as $30,000. The fire of undetermined orgin late Friday night destroyed the McClain theater, a hatchery and the Southwest States Telephone warehouse. No one was injuried, but an estimated 4,000 chickens and eggs were destroyed with the hatchery...Van Ness, telephome company employe, was unable to estimate damage to equipment, but indicated it would be slight as compared to losses in the theater and hatchery. Press Id Destroyed The Purcell Register building, next door east of the theater, was unhurt by flames, but a new $3,000 press stored behind the theater was destroyed. A heavy fire wall between the Register and the show house kept flames from spreading, but paper stocks and other equipment was damaged by water."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a guy operating a television camera at medical room/stage, the medical stafe in uniform for surgery(?), many lights around the group at the table, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bob Hayward, WKY-TV studio supervisor, perched himself atop a step-ladder to train his television camera on the operation. A special tripod was built, lifting the camera almost to the ceiling. One month before the January 21 televised surgery, WKY-TV crews practiced on two similar operations in University hospital. "we didn't have our camera high enough in the practice session," said Jack Lovell, WKY chief engineer. The camera peeked down over the head of the anestheist seated at the patient's head. Dr. Aldridge (wearing glasses) stands immediately behind the anestheist. Often during the ioeration, the assistant at Aldridge's elbow turned to view the surgey on a television receiver behind him (not shown in picture). He found the picture a better view than the one before him, although he was right in front of it."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "This is front veiw of the Yenzer furniture and hardwar store in Crecent, 15 miles northwest of Gujtrie, after a disastrous $100,000 fire broke out there Monday, threatening for a time the entire business area of the community. Volunteer firemen and equipment from Guthrie battle the flames for several hours before the fire was brought under control. Several other buildings also were damaged."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "There'll be an official "ground breaking" ceremony at the site of the new $5 millions Veterans hospital on NE 13, complete with Gov. Turner, and Lt. Gen. Ray McLain, comptroller of the army, on a military program. But the contractors, with a deadline to make, already have broken and moved a lot of dirt as this picture shows quite clear. The new hospital is the central part of a huge new medical center arising ariund the NE 13 address for which planning now must be completed for streets, parks, automobile parking, and apartment houses and hotels around the area."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "The armed services furnished a unification color guard Thursday morning to raise the flag on the first regulation flagpole at the Oklahoma City federal building. Counter-clockwise the men from various recruiting offices are S/Sgt. Jow Pritchard, marine, facing the camera; Chief Newton B. Martin, navy; T/Sgt. Harry E. Neece. airforce, and Sgt. Byran Johnson, army. Oklahoma City's postoffice officialy has a flag pole Thursday for the first time. A unification color guard ran up the standard at 10 a.m. on the new pole on the NW 3 street side of the Federal building....M/Sgt. Ray King, the marine requiting was detailed to procure a bugler."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In this auditorium, the guests of Oklahoma City Obstetrical and Gynecological society saw Dr. Aldridge perform a total abdominal hysterectomy(removal of the uterus). A highly respected surgeon, Dr. Aldridge demonstrated special techniques used in New York City's Woman's Hospital, where he's chief surgeon. But only the seeing eye of television allowed such a large group of medical men and women watch him work. Perhaps one or two of them could have crowded around the operating table. No more. Dr. Aldridge had never worked before a television camera before. But, experienced in operation before movie cameras, he kept the operating areas in clear view....Despite a few minor irritations, all doctors agreed the venture was a complete success. For Oklahoma - another first."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Fire Monday morning destroyed a large hardware and furniture store and for a time threatened to swweep through a whole block of business houses in this Logan county community. Floyd Yenzer, co-owner of the store, tentaively set damage at $100,000. Partially damaged was the adjoining Bank of Crescent. R. N. Armstrong, president, said all his records were safe in a fireproof vault. He estimated his damage at approximately $6,000. The blaze was brought under control by noon with the aid of the Guthrie fire department. Crescent's volunteer crews reached the flaming building about 15 minutes after the fire was discovered.......Heat from the blaze was so intense it craked plate glass windows across the street, 20 feet away."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Children, teachers and parents are thrilled when an addition to their school building is completed and the moving in job done. Second-graders at Thomas Edison, NE 28 and Creston, now can get some serious studying done. Before their new classrooms were constructed last semester, students were on half-day sessions. In the picture below, Mrs. Thelma Lowder, teacher, is at blackboard. Moveable furniture (arrange in semi-circles here) makes for more flexibility in teaching."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rain, rain and more rain continued falling in Oklahoma Friday and there is no end in sight as nearly all northern rivers and streams run bankfull. But river and weather officials in critical points look up at wet skies cross their fingers and predict - no floods. The Caney river eased its grip on Bartlesville and more than 70 families are prepared to move back home Saturday...A two-inch downpour swamped McAlester shortly after 8 p.m. Friday. Downtown streets became rivers of water for a short time. The rain was accompanied by severe lightning and thunder. No damage from the electrical storm was reported....In Oklahoma City, the heavy rains poured water over NE 23 and Midwest road for a short time but traffic was still going through Friday night.."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "At the left the rolling postoffice heads out of Granite with a mountain for a backdrop.Next stop is Mangum and the end of the nine-hour inaugural run. The regular trip takes only about six hours."

Photograph of Christmas decorations, December 1950.