Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "the Canton dam, under construction two years, became the property of the United States at noon Monday."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Highway - Construction."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Highway - Construction."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(left to right) Darryl Baker, Woodward; Leo E Mills jr., Altus; and Sid Stewart, Watonga. All formerly GI students at OU, they will study at Sorbonne University, Paris, this winter and see a lot of Europe."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Soil Erosion-Hydro"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Right above: Here is another example of the destructive vagaries of too much water."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Sheriff R. C. Scott of Blaine Co., Watonga. He has been sheriff for 14 years and has no opponent in this year's election."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Water, controlled and in its proper place, is one of mankind's major props."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Scooping out hundreds of tons of earth, water cut this giant gully into the grassy, sloping tableland."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Soil Erosion-Hydro"

Photograph of road damage from flooding. This was a good section-line farm road at 4 pm, June 22, 1948. 8 hours later, after a 16 to 20 inch downpour, it looked like this. The road led to the farmsteads of Terry G. McCarty and his neighbor, Joe Payon [sp?]. OK-9651.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a deep washout where a section line road and concreate culvert was swept away by 16-20-inch rain on June 22. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Section line road running north from Hydro washed out in, concrete culvert completely disappearing. Many farm families had to go miles out of way to reach town. Extent of washout indicated by size of Soil Conservation Service technician. Estimate repair cost: $3,000."

Photograph of Eagle Nest, age 94, the last survivor of the Battle of the Washita, Watonga, OK. Photo by Pierre Tartoue, August 29, 1948.

Photograph of Deer Creek at Hydro, Okls. Most of the sterile sand was deposited June 22. This is at the south edge of Hydro.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a deep washout where a section line road and concreate culvert was swept away by 16-20-inch rain on June 22. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Section line road running north from Hydro washed out in 16-20-inch rain June 22. Washout caused by run-off from small drainage area down drainageway to Deer Creek. Size of Soil Conservation Service technician in photo indicates extent of washout. Estimated repair cost: $3,000."

Photograph of Durwood and Betty Goforth, wedding, Oct 1948.