Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Claude Chambers, Seminole, Okla. -State Regent for higher education"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Larry Wrightm, 16, will be one of many outstanding highschool students from the U.S. and 34 foreign countries at the educational event, sponsored by colonial Williamsburg."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Laurence P. Howze - Seminole"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two of the 10 McKeesport, Pa., players who will compete in the All-College are George Krajack (left), 6-3 senior forward who captains Clemson, and Ron Ivkovich, 5-10 junior guard for Cornell."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wrecked by a tornado in Bowlegs Monday morning was the home of Mrs. helen Gills, 24, only one of the eight injured who was hospitalized, at left, her mother Mrs. Sid Hudson, 54, and her sister mrs. Kathryn Butler, 19 look over the debris."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An over turned piano lay in the wreckage of the Bowlegs Methodist church after tornadic wins swept through the town Monday morning."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Garage adjacent the Bowlegs Methodist church collapsed as the church fell upon it."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Church Steeple and sign rest on top of house of Mrs. J. A. Crow, at left, Back part of house was blown away in the Bowlegs storm, the house is off the foundation."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Workmen on a remodleing job in a second floor assembly room escaped injury although the wall of the room below was blown away."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wreckage of the home of Mrs. Susie Self, 79 year old mother of the Bowlegs Baptist pastor, Rev Jake Self."

Photograph of an automatic sprigging machine planting common Bermuda grass roots on the 2:1 back slope of dam at Site 22 Big Wewoka Creek watershed. The tractor and sprigger are held in place by a caterpillar on top of dam. This grass is being planted to prevent erosion on the dam. It is being fertilized at time of planting and will be irrigated to get it established.

Photograph of an automatic sprigging machine planting Bermuda grass roots on the 2:1 back slope of dam at Site 22 Big Wewoka Creek watershed. The tractor and sprigger are held in place by a caterpillar on top of dam. This grass is being planted to prevent erosion on the dam. It is being fertilized at time of planting and will be irrigated to get it established.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man using a tractor and automatic sprigging machine to plant common Bermudagrass roots on the backslope of dam at Site 22 Big Wewoka Creek Watershed. A UNIDENTIFED man follows behind the tractor, while two more UNIDENTIFED individuals drive heavy equipment on the road below. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control. Automatic sprigging machine planting common Bermudagrass roots on the 2:1 back slope [sic] of dam at Site 22 Big Wasoka [sic] Creek Watershed. The tractor and sprigger are held in place by a caterpillar on top of dam. This grass is being planted to prevent erosion on the dam. It is being fertilized at time of planting and will be irrigated to get it established."

Photograph of erosion control. Automatic sprigging machine planting common Bermudagrass roots on the 2:1 back slope of the dam at Site # 22 of the Big Wewoka Creek watershed. The tractor and the sprigger are held in place by a catepillar tractor on top of dam. This grass is being planted to prevent erosion on the dam. It is being fertilized at the time of planting and will be irrigated to get it established. OK-640-4.

Photograph of erosion control. Automatic sprigging machine planting common Bermudagrass roots on the 2:1 back slope of the dam at Site # 22 of the Big Wewoka Creek watershed. The tractor and the sprigger are held in place by a catepillar tractor on top of dam. This grass is being planted to prevent erosion on the dam. It is being fertilized at the time of planting and will be irrigated to get it established. OK-640-2.

Photograph of tilling of the 2:1 back slope of dam to prepare it for the sprigging of Bermuda grass. This dam is at Site 22, Big Wewoka Creek watershed and was built as a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation Service.

Photograph of the front slope of the dam at Site 22 on Big Wewoka creek watershed. This dam has just been completed and is being prepared for the sprigging of Bermuda grass to protect it from erosion. This dam was a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation.

Photograph of the frontslope of the Site 22 Dam on the Big Wewoka Creek watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Front slope [sic] of dam at Site 22 on Big Wewoka creek watershed. This dam has just been completed and is being prepared for the sprigging of Bermudagrass to protect it from erosion. This dam was a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation."

Photograph of the frontslope of the Site 22 Dam on the Big Wewoka creek watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Front slope [sic] of dam at Site 22 on Big Wewoka creek watershed. This dam has just been completed and is being prepared for the sprigging of Bermudagrass to protect it from erosion. This dam was a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation."

Photograph of tilling of the 2:1 back slope of dam to prepare it for the sprigging of Bermuda grass. Grass is being planted to protect the dam from erosion. This dam is at Site 22, Big Wewoka Creek watershed and was built as a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation Service.

Photograph of erosion control. Tilling of the 2:1 back slope of dam to prepare it for the sprigging of Bermudagrass. This dam is at Site # 22, Big Wewoka Creek watershed and was built as a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation Service. OK-639-1.

Photograph of erosion control. Front slope of a dam at Site # 22 on the Big Wewoka Creek watershed. This dam has just been completed and I sbeing prepared for the sprigging of Bermudagrass to protect it from erosion. This dam was a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation Service. OK-639-3.

Photograph of erosion control. Front slope of a dam at Site # 22 on the Big Wewoka Creek watershed. This dam has just been completed and I sbeing prepared for the sprigging of Bermudagrass to protect it from erosion. This dam was a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation Service. OK-639-3.