Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Muskogee - Pres. Okla. State Medical Assn. for 1940"

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Oklahoma Aggies were out in full strength for A.A. U. track and field championships at Taft stadium Saturday night."

Photograph of a R. C. Lindsey kneeling in a field of Ladino clover and oats. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ladino clover covers the ground as Lindsey kneels to examine it. The surrounding crop is oats.”

Photograph of erosion caused by unprotected farmer terrace outlets and road ditch run-off. Field on the left has been terraced for 8 to 10 years. Terraces had too much fall. Roadside ditch will be sloped and added with Bermuda grass. Road graded and field on left will be terraced to conform with standard grade and land slope as recommended by SCS. OK-8087

Photograph of furniture in front of the W. H. Stubbs home. During recent flood, water was approximately 3 feet deep in the house. Stubbs’ loss was listed as follows: crops destroyed: 20 acres of sweet corn, 80 acres of filed corn, 15 acres of green beans, 10 acres of spinach, 9 acres of sweet potatoes, 2 acres of cantaloupes and watermelons. Livestock lost: 29 hogs and pigs, 2 cows, and 2 horses. Also lost includes $350 worth of seed, 540 gallons of gasoline for the tractor, 50 gallons of motor oil, 1 planter, 1 cultivator, 1 section harrow. An irrigation system costing $600 to replace was also destroyed. Residence damage was $1200. The furniture damage was $1500. OK-8531.

Photograph of farm land cover with sand and silt deposited during record breaking floods along the Canadian River between May 10 and May 28, 1943. OK-8540.

Photograph of Harry N. Chambers, State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, stands on the edge of US Hwy 64, leading out of Webbers Falls and is reviewing damage done to the fences and silt and sand deposited on farm land during the recent floods that occurred between May 10 and 28, 1943. The town of Webbers falls was evacuated twice. The home in the background is on the edge of Webbers Falls. Note the drift collected on the fence. OK-8545.

Photograph of H.H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, left, and Elmer T. Peterson, Associate Editor, Daily Oklahoman, look over flood damage at Webbers Falls, OK. J. P. Turner, owner of rock home, left background, stated that from 6 to 36 inches of silt and sand were deposited over 24 acres of alfalfa, spinach and cotton growing in a field adjoining his home. He stated that silt deposits broke 2 drainage ditches in the town. He stated Webbers Falls was evacuated twice in the spring of 1943 between May 10 and May 28 as a result of record-breaking floods along the Arkansas River. Large deposits of silt and sand were deposited in fields and along the highway in this vicinity. OK-8536.

Photograph of H. H. Bannett, chief of Soil Conservation Service shows Elmer T. Peterson, Associate Editor of the Daily Oklahoma, the depth of sand and silt deposited on the highway during record breaking flood occuring from May 10 to 28, 1943, along the Arkansas River. Webbers falls, a town of 400 was evacuated twice during the flood. OK-8537.

Photograph of Angus bulls grazing in a pasture of yellow hop clover and Bermudagrass. A former, almost healed, gully is visible in the center of the field is almost healed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Angus bulls make a pleasing picture standing in good pasture where yellow hop clover and Bermuda grass provide quality grazing. The gully, now almost healed, once was exceptionally deep and rugged. The barn in the background holds hay cut from an adjacent area for winter feed."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Clair Mayes Muskogee shot putter"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This is Clair Mayes, the Muskogee muscle-man, who Saturday set a new Oklahoma schoolboy shotput mark of 55 feet 2 1/2 inches."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Clair Mayes / Muskogee athlete"

Photograph of the original condition of drainage ditch before dredging operations begun by the Soil Conservation Service as a means of increasing food production. This area was recently under floods from the Arkansas River. OK-8542.

Photograph of H. H. Bannett, chief of Soil Conservation Service looks at grass and other debris suspended on telephone wires during record-breaking floods during May, 2013, on the Arkansas River. Flood waters were 14 feet deep over the permanent at this location. OK-8535.

Photograph of Harry N. Chambers, OK State Conservationist is shown with his foot on top of fence post nearly buried in sand and silt deposited during the record breaking floods along the Canadian River between May 10 and May 26, 1943. From lands shown in the background were once operated as a nursery by the Soil Conservation Service. OK-8538.

Photograph of severe gully erosion.

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 315, 4-4-0, Muskogee, OK.

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 377, 4-6-2, on passenger train, Muskogee, OK.

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 388, 4-6-2, on a passenger train, Muskogee, OK.

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 734, 2-8-2, Muskogee, OK.

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" (SLSF) 629, 4-6-0 (Alco), Muskogee, OK (Ex: KCFS&M 629)

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" (SLSF) 735, 4-6-0, Muskogee, OK.