From abstract: The McAlester district is an area of about 477 square miles in Pittsburg, Atoka, and Latimer Counties, Okla. It lies entirely within the Arkansas Valley geomorphic province except for the extreme northwest corner, which is crossed by the easternmost cuesta of the Osage Plains province.

From abstract: The rocks exposed in the Lehigh district, in the Arkansas-Oklahoma coal basin, aggregate at least 5,000 feet in thickness. All are of Pennsylvanian age, except scattered thin Pleistocene (?) and Recent deposits. Rocks of Pottsville age crop out extensively in the southwestern part of the district and include the Springer formation, Wapanucka limestone, and Atoka formation. The Pottsville rocks are overlain in the northeastern part by formations of Allegheny age, including the Hartshorne sandstone. McAlester shale, Savanna sandstone, Boggy shale, and Thurman sandstone.

Photograph of pasture contour ridge holding water after a quick one-inch rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A newly completed pasture contour ridge holding water both above and below the ridge after a quick one-inch rain."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

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

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

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Five of them were caught together. They are, left to right, Eugene Rice, Duncan, District judge; Leon C. Phillips, Okemah, house member; William Jones Jr., McAlester Pittsburg county judge; Bower Broaddus, Muskogee, state senator; and A. N. Boatman, Okmulgee, attorney."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "From the state penitentiary came this painting Saturday, a gift to the board of affairs from George Kimes, notorious bank robber who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Perry Chuculate, Sequoyah county deputy sheriff."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Malloy "Red" Kuykendall - McAlester Penitentiary - Convict"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Malloy "Red" Kuykendall - Convict McAlester Pententiary."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

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

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This picture shows the enormous crowd of men in the prison."

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

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

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

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "State Penitentiary"

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

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

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