Portrait of Richard Robert Rugg who is dressed in a suit and tie.

Photograph of Lajean (Jean) Valentine Wharton nee Hitch tossing her bouquet to her bridesmaids post-wedding to husband James Alan Wharton.

Portrait of Richard Robert Rugg who is dressed in a suit and tie.

Portrait of Richard Robert Rugg who is dressed in a suit and tie.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in fourth of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. After you have taken a thin slice of soil from the hole, take a core about a half inch wide from the center of the slice and place in a clean bucket. Repeat for each spot selected within the field or area to be sampled.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in second of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. At each spot the plant growth, trash or mulch is cleared from the ground where the hole is to be dug.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in fifth of a series; How to take a compostie surface soil sample. After soil is taken from each spot selected from the area to be treated it is thoroughly mixed. Two or three hand fulls of this mixed sample is placed in a clean bag and tagged with required information. Sample should not be mixed from different areas to be treated.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in third of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. Dig hole depth of surface soil through plow depth. Then take a thin slice of soil (1/2" to 3/4" thick) from the hole. This is repeated from each spot selected within the field or area to be sampled.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in first of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. Farmer planning to take his soil sample, necessary equipment, a sharpshooter or spade and a clean bucket.

Empty envelope J. A. Killough preparing for soil sampling with an Oliver soil sampling tube.

Photograph of Double Creek Site 5 detention reservoir. See also OK 3-4. Construction completed 11-11-54

Photograph of Jack Rhoton cutting grain sorghum from Sandstone Creek bottomland on O. L. Boggess farm. Sorghum will be put in trench silo. This is a portion of the 4,700 acres forerly overflowed by Sandstone Creek.

Photograph of soil sampling. First in a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. A farmer is planning to take his soil sample. Necessary equipment includes a sharpshooter or spade and a clean bucket. [a "sharpshooter" here is a nickname refering to a tile spade that can be carried with the end held in one hand as the remaining length juts diagonally into the air as supported on the shoulder--in the same way a sharpshooter can carry a rifle]. (And see OK-2-5, 2-6, 2-9 and 2-11). This is photo OK-2-4.

Photograph of soil sampling. Second of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. At each spot of the plant growth, trash or mulch is cleared from the ground where the hole is to be dug (See OK-2-4, 2-6, 2-9 and 2-11). This is photo OK-2-5.

Photograph of soil sampling. Fourth in a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. After you have taken a thin slice of soil from the hole, take a core about a half inch wide from the center of the slice and place in a clean bucket. Repreat for each spot selected within the field or area to be sampled (See OK-2-4, 2-5, 2-6 and 2-11). This is photo OK-2-9.

Photograph of soil sampling. Fifth in a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. After soil is taken from each spot selected from the area to be treated it is thoroughly mixed. Two or three hand fulls of this mixed sample is placed in a clean bag and tagged with required information. Sample should not be mixed from different areas to be treated (See OK-2-4, 2-5, 2-6 and 2-9). This is photo OK-2-11.

Photograph of soil sampling. Soil sampling with an Oliver soil sampling tube. OK-2-12.

Photograph of soil sampling. Third in a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. Dig hole [ranging from the] depth of the surface soil through plow depth. Then take a thin slice of soil (1/2 to 3/4 inches thick) from the hole. This is repeated from each spot selected within the field area to be sampled (See OK-2-4, 2-5, 2-9 and 2-11). This is photo OK-2-6.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Cause of the smoke trailing through the sky Wednesday was the burning of trash and tires at a dump in the 1300 blok E Reno. The fire was approved by city fire department officials."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "While Oklahoma City civic leaders lick their wounds after being defeated by Classen highschoolers in a battle over naming of the city's new multi-million-dollar highschool, workers are coming right along with the sprawling construction. Bill Tankersley, conducting the job for Builders Construction Co., said the project will be ready before school opens next September. The Classen students in one of the fanciest highschools in the country. Brick work is to start within the next week on the gymnasium. Steel structural work has been completedon on this unit of the plant for several months. Most nearly complete unit is the shops buildings, which Tankersley reports is 85 percent complete. Brick work on this portion of the project is 95 percent done, leaving only some interior and finishing jobs to be done........The new Classen is taking shape after years of planning, studying of other top-notch schools all over the country, and just plain dreaming by city school officials. it will cost and ultimate $4 1/2 millions. The school will accommodate 2,800 students, and can be altered to eventually take care of more than 3,000. it will include a baseball stadium and …

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Here's the scene as Oklahoma Monday got a new governor in ceremonies on the south steps of the capitol building."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "City crews Thursday painted arrows in two traffic lanes at NW 10 and Virginia in a last-minute job before a new traffic technique started working at the corner. Under the system, cars will be permitted to make left turns two abreast to help clear the rush-hour traffic tieup. Cars on the inside lanes must turn to thier left. Cars in the next lane may go straigh ahead or turn left. Traffic experts call it the "simultaneous turn system." The coiuncil authorized the technique in a recent city law. Traffic officers will be stationed at the corner until motorists learn the system."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A three-alarm fire, set off by a lacquer explosion, raged through Bolton's Hardware store, NE 10 and Walnut, Monday afternoon and caused damage estimated at $70,000. Some fire equipment was called away from the hardware store fire use in battling a blaze caused $7,500 damage at the educational building of Northeast Christian church, 2801 N Missouri. One fireman, W. D. Morton, suffered a back injury when he was knocked down eight steps while battling the hardwae store fire. Dr. T. C. Points, fire department physician, said six or seven firemen were temporarily overcome by smoke, but returned to fight the blaze. A number of firemen became ill from the heavy smoke that billowed out the front and top of the two-story, brick building. The store covers about a half block and advertises itself as the "goshawfullest store." In includes all types of hardware items."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of the hosue/senate floor mostly full, some visitors/watchers at left top, two at the podium facing each other at upper middle, and more. Backside typing: "Young-Cutlines Swearing in of speaker, justive Denver Davison of the State Supreme Court here administers the oath of office to B. "Bill" Harkey, Oklahoma County house member, during preliminaries of the legislative session opening Tuesday. Lawmakers will get down to legislating Wednesday after Tuesday hearing Gov. Murray in a joint meeting of the house and senate. Gov. Murray gave lawmakers a report on the condition of the state.")"