Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(aerial photo of the highway at the bottom, a small town at top center, mill and silos, farmland, and more. Backside typing: "Only completed by-pass on IH 40 between Texola and the U. S. Reformatory at El Reno is at Hydro. Aerial view looking from the south."). The small town in the photo is Hydro, Oklahoma.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Converted school now is new home of Watonga library."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eldon "Bud" Nelson, Blaine County agent, talks over farming methods with Steve Smith and Bob Park."

Photograph of SCS Technician B.P. Prickett examining stubble mulch tillage. First time over with 32" sweeps-4" deep. Before 3" rain. No runoff here from rain. Adjoining cotton field washed considerably.

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 Donald Lee's Farm after a tornado in Ardmore, OK, May 1961.

Photograph of Donald Lee's Farmhouse after a tornado in Ardmore, OK, May 1961.

Photograph of a barn after a tornado in Geary, OK, May 1961.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "VICTOM OF ATTACK by eight Enid youths now held in Watonga jail is Ronald Price, 20-year-old Marine home on leave in Southard."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Terrell Nowka") standing on the right side of two contrasting fields separated via fence. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence line contrast of native grass pastures. Proper use on right with controlled grazing and spraying the pasture on left is improving rapidly. Nowka is supervisor of the North Caddo SCD."

Photograph of Terrell Nowka kneeling next to his homemade 3-point hook up blade and John Deere tractor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Supervisors. Terrell Nowka, a member of the Board of Supervisors of the North Caddo SCD. Nowka was elected to the Board in 1958. He has served as supervisor since Feb. 1958, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy occurring from Ralph Ottinger's resignation. Nowka made the 3-point hook-up blade. He uses this blade for minor maintenance on terraces, waterways and roads. 10 ft. blade with 360 degree swivel. Made from old grader blades and combine parts."

Photograph of Okeene annual page showing 1st Grade, Okeene, 1961.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Watonga's pride is a new gleaming-white civil defense rescue truck."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "DEDICATION of Okeene's new $31,000 post office is expected to be set for late September or early October."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Main seating section is shown in picture taken from balcony."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New Okeene gymnasium will be dedicated Saturday night before a capacity crowd."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The spacious includes a concession stand, left, and trophy cases."