Photograph of sprinkler irrigating green beans from portable pump on Peavine Creek.

Photograph of Hilly Stony Savannah on southwest slope of Mt. Pinchot Mountain Escarpment at top is the highest point n the Wichita Mountains. This is thought to be the only area of natural cedar on the refuge. Small open areas are typical of this range site.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Weeping Children were all that remained in the lobby of the Caverns Building Saturday after 13 adults were arrested and hauled to jail on disorderly conduct compliants. There was no violence in the demonstration, except for force used by policemen to load the demonstrators in the police patrol wagon. After they left, eight more adults arrived to replace those arrested."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Customers Entering and leaving the Anna Maude Cafeteria Staurday needed help in crossing a human barrier thrown up by racial demonstrators. Thirteen of the demonstrators were jailed after the Cravens Building manager signed complaints that their conduct was disorderly. About 65 younger persons remained seated in the lobby until the cafeteria closed at 2:30 p.m."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Winter Wonderland wasn't very funny to motorists in N Broadway at 7 a.m. Monday. The icy streets made every more hazardous. Times photographer Austin Traverse found things so dim and grim he used night-time photo techniques to get this picture."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a group of people in a lobby of a building, mostly sitting, a lady standing with her left hand for support at a refresment stand, the front doors on the top left, and more)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of demonstrators sitting down in a lobby, two policemen guiding away a young man, one policeman pulling up another from the floor, other policemen in view, watchers, and more)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo group of people in a lobby of a building at a refresment stand, a guy helping a lady step through the crowd, people watching, and more)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Business of the state proceeds on floor of house of representatives. Galleries in the state house of representatives were filled during the first full week of the current legislative session, and a good many of the spectators were youngsters. The two boys, right, above, seem to be engrossed in what is going off on the floor of the house, left, as legislators tackled the week's activities. the representatives, along with members of the state senate, adjourned Thursday for a long weekend of consulting with the folks back home and will resume activities Monday. Among activities in the house Thursday was introduction of a bill that would permit pari-mutuel betting on hourse and dog racing in Oklahoma."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Traffic will continue on N Lincoln between two new state office building for perhaps another month, it appeared Thursday. Carl K. bates, state capitol improvement and zoning chairman, said a "co-operative arrangement" has been worked out with city officials at allow traffic to continue between NE 23 and NE 24 as long as possible. However, Bates said, the state is buying new traffic signals to go up at Lindsay and Stiles on NE 23 for eventual re-routing of traffing around theat portion of N Lincoln between NE 23 and NE 24....As explained by irvin Hurst, zoning commission chairman, when the two blocks are closed, traffic will be split at NE 24. Southbound traffic will go west a block to Stiles, then south to the new light on NE 23 at the Lindsay light, go north two blocks on Lindsay, then back to Lincoln on NE 24...Bates said traffic signs have been put up to slow vehicles through construction area "to lessen likelihood of accidents, and it seems to be working out all right." (photo tag: Heavy equipment occupiesw parking lot of Sussy's Italian Restaurant and Shangri La.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of many demonstrators sitting in the floor near the cameras, others standing in the background, "The Anna Maude" on the left, and more)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "First of 19 structural steel utility poles 100 feet high was erected Monday by OG&E workmen to carry 138,000-volt high line across the downtown area. The tower line, linking electric company substations at NW 2 and Classen and at SW 5 and Broadway, will repalce at 24,000-volt line. OG&E says that the new system is needed to meet the city's growing electrical needs. The two-foot-square towers are designed to withstand winds of more than 100 miles an hour and are anchored to bed rock 20 feet below the ground."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "First Demonstrator to be arrested Saturday in an attempt to gain restaurant service for Negros is placed in the police patrol wagon for a trip to jail. By nightfall, all those arrested had been released on bond, to appear in municipal court Monday afternoon."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Thirteen racial demonstrators - including a Catholic priest - were arrested on disorderly conduct compliants Saturday after the most determined attempt to gain service at the Anna Maude's Cafeteria. The demonstrators, who sat in the lobby of the Cravens Building when they refused admittance to the cafeteria, were carried to the police patrol wagon when they refused to leave. Police had arrieved with the crowd of 75 demonstrators to maintian order. When the customers complianed that the entrance to the cafeteria was blocked, J. W. Quillian jr., building manager, agreed to sign compliants. All Go To Jail Eight white persons were taken to jail. They were Rev. Robert G. McDole, 1005 NE 15, assistant pastor of Corpus Chrisiti Roman Catholic Church; William Roy Kirkwood, 20, a student at the University of Oklahoma; Benny Paul VanMeter, 20, of 2537 NW 21; and Bill James Clifford, 24, of 901 NW 21. The other white persons were Ross Joseph Williams, 28, of 515 SW 27; Thomas William Braden, 19, od 515 SW 27; Nellie Ruth Zoeller, 20, of 928 SW 26; Doris Marie Manning, 18, of 1016 SW 28. The Negroes jailed …

Photograph of destruction at the VE Muncy home after a tornado hit Geary, OK, on May 10, 1961. Photo by Lester Crothers, May 11, 1961.

Photograph of destruction at the Ray Ice home after a tornado hit Geary, OK, on May 10, 1961. Photo by Lester Crothers, May 11, 1961.

Photograph of destruction at the Hart home after a tornado hit Geary, OK, on May 10, 1961. Photo by Lester Crothers, May 11, 1961.

Photograph of destruction at the Hart home after a tornado hit Geary, OK, on May 10, 1961. Photo by Lester Crothers, May 11, 1961.

Photograph of destruction at the Indian Mission Site after a tornado hit Geary, OK, on May 10, 1961. Photo by Lester Crothers, May 11, 1961.

Photograph of destruction at the VE Muncy home after a tornado hit Geary, OK, on May 10, 1961. Photo by Lester Crothers, May 11, 1961.

Photograph of the moments before the implosion of the Huckins Hotel at 16-26 North Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK.

Photograph of the implosion of the Huckins Hotel at 16-26 North Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "BITTER COLD DUTY was on tap for engineering department employees Monday as they spread sand on the city's ice-covered streets."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.