Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Overturned rail cars and wrecked automobiles such as these were being cleared Sunday from the Kansas-Oklahoma and Gulf right of way near Lamar in Hughes County."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "She is trying to stop offers of money for the truck"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Burleson, 85, is trying to stop offers if money that keeps rolling in."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Robert "Bob" Howell - Judge - Holdenville"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Robert "Bob" Howell - Judge - Holdenville"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Robert "Bob" Howell - Judge - Holdenville"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Thunderbirds dripped like sponges this week when hard rains caught the 45th Infantry Division in the field at North Fort Polk, La. PFC Douglas Heathcott of Wetumka was just one of many going through the ordeal of wringing pout soggy uniforms."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Miss Oklahoma Contestants, Miss Holdenville, Jo Anne Culberson, looks for news from home."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Beverly Rodgers, Holdenville, a page for the Oklahoma delegation, sported appropriate headgear as she took a plane from Oklahoma City this morning."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Connecticut Gov. Ella T. Grasso autographs hat for Beverly Rodgers of Holdenville, Oklahoma, during the second session of the Democratic National Convention in New York."

Photograph of Little Harlem, Civilian Conservation Corps 1817 and Soil Conservation Service Camp OK 27. The photo shows the decorative masonry pillars and gate with the sign and the camp itself in the background which was established for African Americans.

Photograph of workers watering crops on the L.T. Gillespie Farm, Wetumka Camp, Wetumka, OK.

Photograph of decorative masonry pillars on the gate to Little Harlem, an African-American camp, Wetumka Camp, Wetumka, OK.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man in the Muskogee District, Wetumka Camp, Wetumka, OK.

Photograph of a hay crimper in action. The stems of the alfalfa are crushed about 1 inch apart. This allows the moisture to escape which permits quick curing. Using this machine alfalfa can be cut one day and baled the next day in dry weather.

Photograph of a close-up of the fish distributor pouring fish into container for one of the District Cooperators.

Photograph of Mr. Lamey fertilizing pond for trhe benefit of the fish population. The fertilizer analysis is 6-12-6.

Photograph of gully control. This area was previously badly eroded with a deep gully. Gully was filled and shaped with a bulldozer then fertilized with 175 pounds per acre of 10-20-10 grade fertilizer and sprigged to Bermuda grass. A diversion with tin born outlet was constructed to cut out the headwaters. This is a deep, coarse-textured, moderately permeable soil an difficult to prevent erosion. Work planned and supervised by SCS technicians. Work Unit Conservationist T.J. Davis in the picture. ok-730-10.

Photograph of the T.J. David farm. Vegetated seven foot drop, two to one slope in lower end of terrace outlet channel. Channel shown in OKLA 5330. Loose rock and sod construction with wire holding sod in place until it becomes well-established. Bermuda sod used.OK-5328.

Photograph of the Buster Hester ranch, Holdenville, Oklahoma. Follow-up on OK-74-7, showing baled hay overhead silo that was filled with ensilage from the 50 acre meadow. There were three similar silos that contained 150 tons of ensilage. OK-74-10.

Photograph of the T.G. Hedley Ranch showing windrows of hay in a 32 acre meadow. The meadow produced 52 1/4 tons of hay in 1955. OK-74-3. This is a follow-up of OK-68-12.

Photograph of a double drop masonry structure placed at the lower end of terrace outlet channel. Structure is built so that it provides a bridge in the farm driveway. Otherwise, it would have been necessary to build the driveway through the outlet channel. OK-5334.

Photograph of solidly sodded terrace outlet channels six weeks after completion. Sodded with Bermuda grass. This channel has been watered to help the sod survive the extremely hot, dry weather up to the present. OK-5330.

Photograph of six people standing, sitting, or fishing on a barge floating on Sportsman's lake in Holdenville. In addition, also note the other unoccupied barges on said lake. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Joe Cannon, 2. John Franks, 3. Chester Bedwell, 4. Dickie Jackson, 5. Loramie Stafford, 6. Wanda Pitts. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Sportsman's Lake constructed by Soil Conservation Service and State of Oklahoma showing fishermen on barge from 4 different locations. Joe Cannon on left; John Franks, Holdenville; Chester Bedwell , Oklahoma City; Dickie Jackson, Wewoka; Loramie Stafford, Seminole; and Wanda Pitts, Seminole. Hundreds of recreationists visit this beautiful lake each week."