Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph of the birthplace of Acee Blue Eagle, a Creek Indian, in Hitchita, OK, Feb. 10, 1961.

Photograph of the Deers Chapel School, McIntosh County, OK, February 22, 1956.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Betty Working, a Checotah High School art teacher, applauds Stillwater banker Tom Bennett's call for increased state investment in education."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Too young to participate in the Miss Oklahoma contest is Phyllis Wheat, Miss Eufaula, who will be 17 in April but must be 18 for the state event."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Soaring columns flanked in native stone and the lobby fireplace of Arrowhead Resort on Oklahoma's Lake Eufaula gives visitors a warm greeting."

Photograph of the fertilizing of a contour-cultivated field with the application of barnyard manure. OK-8705.

Photograph of an unidentified man engaged in contour and terrace plowing. OK-8698.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ben McIntosh, a Creek-pawnee living at Eufaula, shows medals he recieved during World War II"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The 1,000 pound Hereford which won grand champion honors at the 31st annual Eastern Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show at Eastern Oklahoma State College, Wilburton, is exhibited by Janetta McCoy."

Photograph of Mrs. B.B. Hornsby (center) pouring coffee for her husband (left) and son, Jack (right), after the men have spent a hard day in the fields. Jack, age 18, looks over the bonds purchased by his father during the 4th War Loan Drive. The Hornsby family has purchased a total of $3,370 in bonds. Mr. Hornsby says, it all come off the farm where he has established a complete soil and moisture conservation program, "Without what I have done in trying to save my poor, old land, I couldn't have done it, boys. I couldn't have done it farming the old way." OK-8706.

Photograph of use of two bottom plows to plow out channel of new terraces that were constructed with a small road maintainer. Mr. O.N. Newton (on the tractor) owned a farm 1 mile south, 1 mile west which he terraced in 1938 under CCC supervision. Before renting this 160 acre farm (with 60 acres cultivated), this year he told the owner he would rather not farm it unless it was terraced. Newton agreed to rent equipment and build 5,300 feet of terraces and in return, Mr M. Cook, the owner, agreed to give Newton the AAA conservation payments, "We'll both make more money with less work this way," Newton told Cook, "Your farm will be worth more after it is terraced and there'll be no washes develop in the cultivated fields." Oats and Korean lespedeza will be planted in this field. Okla-8698.

Photograph of Rt. Abbie Busha and Katie Fisher standing in a two-mile long drainage ditch, constructed via grader, for the disposal of excess surface water for over twenty-one farms in the area. This benefits 1790 acres, while the excess surface water drains into the North Canadian River. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Rt. Abbie Busha, 2. Katie Fisher. The back of the photograph proclaims, "2 Mile long, grader constructed, drainage ditch for disposal of excess surface water. Ditch empties into natural drain hence into North Canadian River. This is part of the new drainage system in Fame Drainage Project that benefits 1790 acres (90% in cultivation) on 21 farms. Combined length of ditches 2,175 linear yards."

Photograph of contour listed rows on a field to be terraced.

Photograph of Improved Drainage Ditch in Fame Bottom Farms Drainage project (see OK-8709 for view of unimproved ditch immediately above and adjoining these two farms). About 20% of the land in Fame Bottom very frequently produces crop failures due to excess water on the fields. Average crop yields on fields not damaged by [unclear] of cotton per acre; 35 pounds corn per acre. Properly drained, the land in this bottom will produce 4 tons of alfalfa would fail. The drainage project benefits 1790 acres, 90% cultivated on 21 farms. Combined length of ditches: 2175 linear yards. OK-8710.