Photograph of “Strip cropping on the contour with cotton, corn, and alfalfa from left to right.”

Photograph of Hampton Burns (left), SCS State Conservationist, and L. W. “Bad” Johnson, FHA State Director. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Hampton Burns, 2. L. W. “Bad” Johnson. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Hampton Burns (left), SCS State Conservationist, and L. W. “Bad” Johnson, FHA State Director, sign updated memorandum of understanding between the agencies.”

Photograph of Charles Thomas, Assistant Director Water Resources.

Photograph of Stillwater Project showing Blue Gramma grass meadow which is loaded with seed.

Photograph of weeping lovegrass planted for feed and cover for wildlife. Some lovegrass seed will be harvested from this area.The conservation of wildlife in rough areas of any form is a recommended practice. OK-324-3.

Photograph of a view looking up a concrete spillway and across the spillway crest showing the rocky point in the background--which affects the entrance condition. OK-8439.

Photograph of a Bay City crane placing a key wall for the support of riprap. The crane is working on berm at elevation 934.0. Note the depth of the trench for the key wall and the size of the rock. This view was taken at Station 28 of Lake Carl Blackwell, in Stillwater. OK-8485.

Photograph of the Chikaskia River showing flooded river channel and flooded bottom land where the river broke out from one bend and rushed to the one below. Thousands of acres of wheat were destroyed by this comparatively small flood. OK-6554.

Photograph of Weeping Love Grass. The weeping love grass was planted 8 years ago on blow sand (Soil Unit 12) has made from 200 to 250 pounds of seed per acre since. One year during a drought, the owner, Howard Carleton, grazed 30 cows for 12 months on the 34 acres in the field. Planting weeping lovegrass on this soil unit 12 not only provided good seed crop and pasture, it reduced erosion on this land. OK-324-4.

Photograph of Weeping Love Grass. The weeping love grass was planted 8 years ago on blow sand (Soil Unit 12) has made from 200 to 250 pounds of seed per acre since. One year during a drought, the owner, Howard Carleton, grazed 30 cows for 12 months on the 34 acres in the field. Planting weeping lovegrass on this soil unit 12 not only provided good seed crop and pasture, it reduced erosion on this land. OK-324-4.

Photograph of the first bid letting, Sites # 22, 23 and 24, Quartermaster Creek. Orientation Conference with the contractor discussing items on the bid schedule. L to R: Bob O. Day, Project Engineer, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Clinton, OK; Kenneth W. Richardson, Contractor, Clinton, OK; Ross W. Hall, Contracting officer, SCS, Stillwater, OK; Glenn A Beacham, Asst. State Conservation Engineer, SCS, Stillwater, OK.

Photograph of Boomer Lake, Stillwater, OK. The lake is at an extremely low level during the very dry summer of 1936. R7-457.

Photograph of Boomer Lake, Stillwater, OK. The lake is at an extremely low level during the very dry summer of 1936. R7-459.

Photograph of floodwater damage, vicinity of Stillwater. OK-478-1.

Photograph of floods. The flooding of hundreds of acres of farmland and houses in the lowland. OK-910-9.

Photograph of flood damage. Country highway bridge over Stillwater Creek is washed out by flood water on June 21, 1957. OK-515-10.

Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-477-11.

Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-477-11.

Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-477-12.

Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-478-3.

Photograph of crop damage from floods. The complete loss of wheat crop (estimated at 40 bushels per acre) due to flood water from Stilwater Creek, June 21, 1956. Water was 6 feet deep at this location. OK-515-11.

Photograph of Tom Wharton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Planning Engineer explains detention site location map to members of the Stillwater Creek Watershed Association at the regular monthly meeting. Officers and directors facing camera, L to R: Chilton Swank, legal advisor; Lester Ham, president; Allen Denn, Chairman, Conservancy District; Tom Wharton, Planning Engineer, SCS; G. W. Dowell, Soil Conservation District [SCD] Representative and Ruben Joy, City Commissioner. OK-1563-2.

Photograph of the Stillwater Creek Watershed Association's regular monthly meeting. Officers and representatives in the picture. L to R: standing, Cecil Wildman, Soil Conservation Service [SCS]; Ruben Jay, City Commissioner; Tom Wharton, SCS; Lester Ham, President. Backs to the camera, L to R: Gerald Bilyeu, Soil Conservation District [SCD] supervisor; Ray Henderson, Vice president; Sam Myers, Chamber of Commerce [?; C of C] Representative. Others facing camera, L to R: Chilton swank, legal advisor; Allen dean, Chairman, Conservation District; E. W. Schroeder, Conservancy District Engineer; Tony dean, Secretary of the Association; G. W. Dowell, SCD Representative. OK-1563-1.

Photograph of floods. Hundreds of acres of farmland and homes in the lowland are flooded. OK-910-9.