Photograph of Community Hospital in Elk City, OK, c. 1956.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charles M. Wilson, Sayre, senator, is opposed by Thomas Spencer, Carter, farmer, and the odds are in favor of Wilson in the race in Beckham county."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When the sales pitch woks, "Gracie" takes another look at her home town find that it is doing okay."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Eugene C. Miller and his son, John, examine some well-filled heads of wheat."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "OLDTIMERS OF THE CHEYENNE-ARAPAHO area who will join the annual celebration in Elk city Thursday are Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Phillips who recently observed their 64th wedding anniversary."

Photograph of a close up of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by SCS.

Photograph of Wayburn Gibson, contractor, constructing terraces with caterpillar and bulldozer. Terrace will reduce erosion by reducing runoff. Terrace system was designed by the Soil Conservation Service. Land will be planted to wheat in the fall of 1956.

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.

Photograph of moisture intake. Only three inches insoak on range in poor condition following 1.65 inches of rain that fell in 1 ½ hours on October 14, 1956. OK-392-4.

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "James D. Thompson, gas engineer with Shell Oil Co., has been transferred from Tulsa to Elk City as manager of the company's Elk City field gas plant."

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.

Photograph of mixed upland range, Red Rock ranch. Only 10 inches of in-soak occurred following a 1.65 inch rain that fell in 1 ½ hours on October 14, 1956. This is a Mixed Upland Range Site in fair condition. OK-392-2.

Photograph of moisture intake. On October 14, 1956, 1.65 inches of rain fell on this area in [an approximate] two-hour period [see OK-392-4]. The moisture penetrated 30 inches where the ground was covered with dense stand of sand bluestem in excellent condition. Only 10 inches of insoak on fair condition area and 3 inches of insoak on that in poor condition. OK-392-3.

Photograph of moisture intake. Fred L. Whittington, Range Conservationist, and I.C. Thurmond, Jr., the ranch owner, viewing the different amounts of insoak on the latter’s red Rock Ranch. The same range site but different amounts of insoak. The same range site but different range conditions. Poor condition—3 inches. Fair condition—10 inches. Excellent condition—30 inches. OK-392-7.

Photograph of Wayburn Gibson, contractor, constructing terraces with caterpillar and bulldozer. Terrace will reduce erosion by reducing runoff. Terrace system was designed by the Soil Conservation Service. Land will be planted to wheat in the fall of 1956.

Photograph of red shale range site on I. C. Thurmond Jr. ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Red Shale Range Site."