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

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

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Jim Dustin a natural born peace officer."

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

Photograph of gully control by use of a loose rock structure. This structure has caught and is holding much silt in which grass will grow well. This will vegetate the gully and in time completely stop the erosion. Ardmore Project.

Photograph of a graphic picture of an abandoned field very badly gullied due to incorrct farming procedures. This field, only part of which is shown here, could not even be reached by a pickup truck. Plowing the field up and down the hill was the primary reason for this "picture story". OK-5046.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wilson Wallace"

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

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

Photograph of Mr. Pletcher, tennant, on a tractor he uses in contour farming his land. Taken to illustrate an article by Mr. Ivy Howard. Ardmore Project

Photograph of the exterior of the Ritz Theatre, before remodeling, Ardmore, OK.

Photograph of the exterior of the Ritz Theatre, before remodeling, Ardmore, OK.

Photograph of a field consisting of Bermuda, needle grass, and ragweed. Bermuda spot sodded on pasture contours and will spread and completely cover the pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermuda spot sodded on pasture contours. All the other vegetation in the pasture consists of needle grass and ragweed's. The Bermuda will spread and in time completely cover the pasture, making it a great deal better than it was before the contours were built and the Bermuda started. To be followed with later pictures showing progress."

Photograph of a field consisting of Bermuda, needle grass, and ragweed. Bermuda spot sodded on pasture contours and will spread and completely cover the pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermuda spot sodded on pasture contours. All the other vegetation in the pasture consists of needle grass and ragweed's. The Bermuda will spread and in time completely cover the pasture, making it a great deal better than it was before the contours were built and the Bermuda started. To be followed with later pictures showing progress."

Article is a resolution honoring of William D. Potter, a prominent attorney, from the Oklahoma Historical Society.