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[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0512]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MM-1c M. A. Younger is convinced the well water in western Oklahoma is every bit as potent as the late Mrs. Lou Cordell of near Durham in the Northwest corner of Roger Mills county swore it back in October of 1942."
Date: March 4, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stream Flow Just Below Sandstone into Washita

Photograph of Roger Mill's County Agent, Charles Burns and W. O. Sam Dodson, Hammon, Okla. , looking at stream flow in Washita River just below where Sandstone empties into Washita. This flow is all from Sandstone Creek and was gauged at 2,284,480 gallons per day.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Above the Mouth of Sandstone Creek

Photograph of view of the Washita River, 3/4 miles above the mouth of Sandstone Creek. The river is dry. There is approximately 600,000 acre drainage area above this point. SCS Technician Willis J. Sorrells and Roger Mills County Agent Charles Burns in picture.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Beaver Dam Across Sandstone Creek

Photograph of beaver dam across Sandstone Creek approximately 100 yards above mouth of the Creek. The Beaver dam is evidence of long continuous flow of the creek. 24 detention dams above this point.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Floodwater Detention Structure

Photograph of floodwater detention structure, Site No. 25, Barnitz Creek. Drainage area - 690 acres, flood storage - 229 acre feet. Sediment storage - 95 acre feet. Sediment pool area - 9. 8 acres. Aerial view
Date: 1957-03-XX
Creator: Brune, Gunnar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River

Photograph lookiing upstream at Washita River, 1/2 mile south of Herring school. The river is dry here. This is 1/2 mile above Sandstoone, which is flowing approximately 2,300,000 gallons per day.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0395.0257]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Amanda Metcalfe, Durham, Oklahoma's painter of the Old West, and baritone Orcenith Smith of the University of Oklahoma will share program honors when the MacDowell club opens its season October 7 with a luncheon at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club."
Date: February 9, 1957
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Clinton

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of surface on the back slope of an embankment at Sergeant Major Creek. Note the water seepage. OK-466-5.
Date: May 9, 1957
Creator: Ritchey, Leonard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River flowing

Photograph of Washita River flowing approximately 2,300,000 gallons per day, 1 1/2 miles below where Sandstone Creek empties into Washita. Picture taken from top of county bridge, 2 miles east of Herring School.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Floodwater detention structure

Photograph of Floodwater retarding structure operating. Sandstone Creek Washita watershed.
Date: May 19, 1957
Creator: Simms, D. H.; Loyd, F. C. & Brune, G. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sandstone Creek Flood

Photograph of Floodwater retarding structure operating. Sandstone Creek Washita watershed, upper Washita.
Date: May 19, 1957
Creator: Loyd, F. C. , Brune, G. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sandstone Creek Flowing While Washita is Dry

Photograph of W. O. Sam Dodson pointing up Sandstone Creek and Charles Burns, Roger Mills Co. Agent, pointing at Washita River which is dry. Sandstone Creek with a drainage area of 65,000 acres is flowing while the Washita River is dry with a drainage area of 600,000 acres.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stream Flow Just Below Sandstone into Washita

Photograph of Roger Mill's County Agent, Charles Burns and W. O. Sam Dodson, Hammon, Okla. , looking at stream flow in Washita River just below where Sandstone empties into Washita. This flow is all from Sandstone Creek and was gauged at 2,284,480 gallons per day.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dry Riverbed in Washita River

Photograph of SCS Technician Willis J. Sorrells and Roger Mills County Agent Charles Burns sifting dray sand from Washita River bed. The river is dry at tis point and there is approximately 600,000 acres drainage above this point. This is 3/4 mile above where Sandstone Creek empties into Washita River.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Bed

Photograph of Roger Mills County Agent standing in Washita River bed, 1 1/2 mile below mouth of Sandstone Creek. All of river flow is from Sandstone Creek.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Upstream at Washita River

Photograph looking upstream at Washita River, 1. 2 mile south of Herring school. The river is dry here. This is 1/2 mile above Sandstone, which is flowing approximately 2,300,000 gallons per day.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the floodwater detention structure, site # 16, Sandstone Creek, near Berlin, OK. Drainage area = 7338 acres; Flood storage = 3421 acre-feet; Sediment Storage = 1539 acre-feet. OK-509-3.
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: Blunck's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

The Washita River is Dry

Photograph of W.O. "Sam" Dodson pointing up Sandstone Creek and Charles Burns, Roger Mills County Agent, pointing at Washita River which is dry. Sandstone Creek with a drainage area of 65,000 acres is flowing while the Washita River is dry with a drainage area of 600,000 acres.
Date: December 13, 1957
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 47, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1957 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 47, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 1957
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 47, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1957 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 47, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 1957
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 47, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1957 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 47, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 17, 1957
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 1957 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 24, 1957
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1957 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History