Photograph of a gully plug on Roaring Creek Site 16A Watershed Taken from the G. E. Blanton Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Gully plug, Site 16A, Roaring Creek Watershed. This structure was built to protect Site 16 from silt. Sediment pool partially filled with water. The photographer took this photograph on the G. E. Blanton Ranch.”

Photograph of a water safety show at the Cobb Creek site. The parking area and water front, Site # 1. OK-2135-[?]

Photograph of Lyndal McCrory, rancher of Milo, OK (right) and Herman Denny, his foreman, have been rounding up some of McCrory's registered Black Angus bulls. There are five watershed structures on the tributaries of Caddo Creek on the ranch and provide flood protection. McCrory has stopped all row cropping and has gone completely to cattle and grass. OK-2299-4.

Photograph of the Ardmore Land Acquisition Committee holding a breakfast meeting on acquiring the land on three watershed sites on Caddo Creek north-south for municipal water and recreation. The project will also provide flood prevention. Louis Fischl, committee chairman is presiding. Also there: Curtis Williams, L.D. [unclear] and S.A. Pittman. Jerry Churchill was not present. At left: N.A. McGalliard of the Daily Ardmoreite. Left o fhim is Archie Welch, SCS, WUC at Ardmore[?]. At right is Wesley Mienert, SCS watershed specialist. Others include Jack Smith, the city manager, and Dick Thomas, Asst. city manager and Herb Prevett[?] SCS. OK-2299-10.

Photograph of Elk Creek Watershed. The bridge on Elk Creek at the southeast corner of Willard King farm east of Carter, south of the S1/2-Sec. 25-8-21. The water was one half mile wide at the time this photograph was made. The rainfall was 4 inches. OK-2450-8.

Photograph of Upper Black Bear watershed, site # 48. Sie # 48 is a multipurpose site. The City of Lucien, OK is going to use water from this site which is being financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) OK-2447-12.

Photograph of detention reservoir, permanent pool. At the east end of the dam looking southwest uo Sheep Creek arm of the lake. Other pictures, OK-2333-11 and -12 and OK-2336-2 and -3. Areas in the background being planned for recreational purposes. OK-2336-1.

Photograph of some of the Black Angus beef cattle on the Lyndal McCrory ranch are shown grazing on Bermudagrass. McCrory has switched from row crops to grass and cattle. Watershed projects protect his ranch from flooding. OK-2299-[?].

Photograph of hay production, alfalfa, irrigated. Mr. Burns has been a cooperator of the Upper-Washita Soil and water Conservation District (SWCD) for the last 20 years. He also has a Great Plains contract on approx. 1000 acres which will be completed in 1967. Mr. Burns raises alfalfa for his own livestock, selling the surplus to the dairy farmers in this area. Tom Perryman, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Cheyenne, is seen in the photo discussing the district program with Mr. Burns. TRC-6-7.

Photograph of cattle grazing in a pasture.

Photograph of a herd of cattle grazing in a pasture of coastal Bermuda near Ardmore. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is one of the many beautiful pasture and hay producing fields that can be seem driving on Oklahoma's Highways. However, Three (3) year ago this area was heavily infested with hardwoods and underbrush. Area was cleared and sprigged to coastal Bermuda, thus becoming a highly productive piece of land. Mr. Fritgreald has been a cooperator of the Arbuckle SWCD for the past 15 Years. During this period, he has planted approx. 2,000 ac. of improved pasture."

Photograph of a degraded and damaged waterway or channel. Note the damaged dirt wall and debris in the photograph's background. The back of the photo proclaims, "Sugar Creek Channel Section after Storm of September 20, 1965."

Photograph of "Good Condition class on Vernon-Lucien, Red Clay Prairie. Tall grass overseeded with "Pasture Dream" type drill – no seedbed preparation – other than clean furrow made by 4" sweep on planter chute. Six years old – Indiangrass heading."

Photograph of hallow savannah Range in excellent Condition on Tom Denyer pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shallow Savannah excellent Condition. Darnell Stonyloam [sic] soil in Tom Denyer Pasture. Aerial sprayed 2#/ac '58 2# 2-4-5-T 1959. Big [bluestem] & little bluestem & Indiangrass dominate the site."

Photograph of shallow prairie site in excellent condition on Mande Starr farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vernon-Collinsville-Sogn Complex Tall grasses: Little bluestem, Big Bluestem, Indiangrass – some sideoats grama, Persimmon and Hawthorn bushes on the slopes."

Photograph of a loamy prairie range site used for hay meadow-bluestem in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie Excellent Condition. Used for hay meadow – bluestem maintained by cutting high early and not overused."

Photograph of "Eroded Clay site. Good condition, natural reseeding of bluestem mixture on formerly cultivated field. Renfrew-Vernon Complex - 2-5% severely eroded (5-CD-4-field #)."

Photograph of Olen Rowlett, WUC, Cordell, Oklahoma, and Burt Miller looking towards an UNIDENTIFIED man in a tractor harvesting Bermudagrass hay. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED, 2. Olen Rowlett, WUC, 3. Burt Miller. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bales of Bermuda grass hay harvested from […] acres of Midland Bermuda pastures. The entire field of 54 acres has grazed […] head of livestock since Jan. 1, 1965."

Photograph of a flood inundated cotton, peanut, and alfalfa field on Charley Knauss' farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water several feet over the alfalfa, Cotton, peanuts on this good field of Charley Knauss."

Photograph of the Washita River nearly a mile across good bottomland covering Charley Knauss and Dean Horn farms. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River nearly a mile across good bottomland as you look from north to south. Notice top of diversion fence barely visible between Charley Knauss and Dean Horn farms."

Photograph of the Washita River covering Dean Horn's good bottomland. A church African Americans resides in the far left background of this photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River on the good bottomland that Dean Horn recently purchased from Mr. Rowe. Note colored (African American) church just above water in background."

Photograph of flood damage caused by the Washita River the day after six to fifteen inches of rain fell on watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River the day after 6" to 15" rain on watershed. Looking southeast from the bluff on Thurman Campbell's."

Photograph of Ferd W. Niece standing next to a flood inundated field on the Dean Horn farm caused by rising waters from the Washita River. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River over the bottom at Dean Horn's farm. Note water almost up to the highline wires in the background."

Photograph of flood damage caused by the Washita River the day after six to fifteen inches of rain fell on watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River the day after 6" to 15" rain on watershed. This is looking southwest from the hill on Thurman Campbells [sic]."