Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "J. M. "Curley" Ives, extension district agent; Albert Hodges; Bill Strom, Beaver county agent; and Hodge's son, Albert Jr., examine a strand of sand love grass in sand dunes that a few years ago were bare of vegetation."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Beaver County agent Bill Strom, left, compares heads of standard grain sorghum with loose open head of commercial hybrid grown this year by Lyle Wheeler."

Photograph of a "Close-up picture of the field being terraced on Caleb Harper farm, under the supervision of SCS technicians. Soil seems to run together and seal thereby restricting the rate of intake; therefore erosion appears even on gentle slopes."

Photograph of a field of Milo being prepared for irrigation in February 1956; grade of rows was .1 foot per 100 feet; canvas dams used in main ditch to make ponds from which to siphon from.

Photograph of an irrigation ditch one mile west of Turpin. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation Ditch. Field of milo prepared for irrigation in February of 1956; grade of rows was .1 foot per 100 feet; canvas dams used in main ditch to make ponds from which to siphon from."

Photograph of Milo planted in 38" rows being watered from irrigation ditch; land prepared for row irrigation February 1956 survey made some 2 months earlier; note a slight low spot near ditch constitutes additional work to make water start going; Mr. Wheeler with shovel.

Photograph taken during daylight of a building engulfed in flames and billowing black smoke. Caption: "Smith Motor Co. & Hardware - Turpin, Okla."

Photograph taken during daylight of man spraying water from a hose onto a gas pump. The charred wreckage of a building burns in the background. Caption: "Turpin, Okla., April 19 - Firemen from Liberal, Kan., 10 miles north, arrived in time to prevent only the explosion of gasoline pumps and storage tanks in front of the Smith Motor Co. & Hardware which burned to the ground."