Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood prevention structure. Mulching and grass seeding operation on a flood prevention structure built by a private contractor. The dam and spillway are established to permanent grasses to prevent erosion and to protect the structure. Charles Terrent, Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Hinton, OK, in the picture, serving as inspector. This is site # 4, Cobb creek on the Washita River. OK-679-10.
Date: April 23, 1958
Creator: Keathley, M. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1304.0272]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Larry R. Taylor, 22, son of Raymond C. Taylor of Carnegie, has been awarded the 1958 Lehn & Fink Gold Medal Plaque by the Southwestern State College of Pharmacy in Weatherford Oklahoma."
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History