Photograph of road to DeKalb ferry from Barney Ward’s house looking south. Next to the road, a home, few small buildings, and field are completely saturated with floodwaters. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Road to DeKalb ferry from Barney Ward’s house looking south. 37 inches of rain since Jan. 1, 1957. Ward and his neighbors are working with Little River District and SCS to get watershed protection and flood prevention project on Norwood Creek.”

Photograph of the Floyd-Campbell farm field completely flooded by water after levee was topped by water on the right background side of photo. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Same scene as Okla-457-7 a few minutes after levee was topped by water."

Photograph of the Floyd-Campbell farm a few moments before the water in the photograph topped the levee and flooding the field on the left. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A few minutes later levee above shack was topped by water. See Okla-457-8 for same scene 2 hours later."

Photograph of conservation crop rotation. Austrian winter peas. 150 acres seeded in November 1956 for soil improvement. Good nitrogen fixation when photo was taken. An excellent growth, field has been in wheat for several years and with a wheat crop to planted in 1957. Seeding rate is about 20 pounds per acre. Seed inoculated. No fertilizer applied. Ray Murell, Work Unit Conservationists [WUC] in the picture. OK-456-1.

Photograph of Bermuda grass. Midland Bermuda sprigged on June 14, 1957. Fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting. Complete coverage over portion of the field in the first year. Weeds removed mechanically. Soil Conservation Service personnel observes growth increase over common Bermuda. A farmer says, “This would have made complete coverage if planted earlier.” Contrasting growth of common and Midland Bermuda. Midland greening up after a killing frost of the previous week. OK-579-5.

Photograph of pulp wood leaving Hugo, Oklahoma as a result of Woodland Management practices carried on by Disrict Cooperators in the Kiamichi SCS--this is an important cash crop for many farmers in this area. OK-459-7.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED person showing a pasture planting of untouched vetch seeded on Bermuda. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ungrazed vetch seeded on Bermuda. Early growth and soil building qualities make it an excellent legume of winter pasture mixtures. SCS pasture development program started in 1956 on this farm."

Photograph of alfalfa with rye as nurse crop sown in fall of 1956 on deep sandy soil. Crop of hay to be used for soil improvement and hay crop. Mr. Boyde Cooper, soil Conservationist, in picture.

Photograph of a view of the west side of a six-row belt of trees on Jones Farm. Three miles north and one-half mile east of the intersection of US Highways 20 and Nebraska Highway 12. From west to east: Red cedar, Hackberry, two rows of Cottonwood and two rows of Ash. NE-3661-12.

Photograph of Wildhorse sub-watershed. Erosion caused by discharge thru the municipal pipes before they were connected to the pump station on the municipal water supply & upstream flood prevention dam.

Photograph of municipal water supply dam and upstream flood prevention dam. Front side of dam after 2 1/2' rain.

Photograph of Wildhorse Creek SCS 36" I. D. concrete pipe in place, Class "B" concrete cradle and reinforcing steel and forms for base of inlet tower.

Photograph of municipal water supply dam and upstream flood prevention dam. Lower side of embankment showing pump house and water discharging thru the municipal pipes befoe they were connected to the pump house.

Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Showing broken cradle at the sixth joint from the rear. Also shows the undermining of structure foundation. OK-461-5.

Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Looking down on the cente line of structure. Showing damage to concrete pipe and cradle. OK-461-10.

Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Structure base and first joint of concrete pipe. OK-461-12.

Photograph of traffic limited to trucks, tractors and horseback riders during the April killing rains (14.57 inches for one month). Push Creek, a tributary of Northwood Creek, has no channel. It spreads from one-half to 2 miles wide. OK-459-9.

Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Looking down on the cente line of structure. Showing damage to concrete pipe and cradle. OK-461-8.

Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Looking upstream along centerline of structure. Showing damage to concrete pipe and cradle. OK-461-11.