Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Skyline Drive in LaFlore County is new, dramatic tourist attraction."

Photograph taken during daylight of a brick archway and stairs leading to a building demolished by fire. Caption: "Doorway to debris marks a recent fire which completely destroyed the four-room Cowlington School about 20 miles northwest of Poteau."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Flashing smiles that won them honors as " King and Queen of Smiles" are Johnny David,13 , Poteau, and Vickie, 13, Forgan."

Photograph of charcoaled wood from culled hardwoods. Many acres of LeFlore county soils are covered with cull hardwoods. Where the soil is well suited to tame pasture production, many land owners are removing the cull hardwoods in order to establish the area to improve pasture plants. By charcoaling the cull hardwoods a usable product is secured and a help in the cost of pasture development is realized.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "W. D. Mayo Lock and Dam No. 14, on the Arkansas River, looking downstream, is now 49 percent complete. It is one of five lock and dam structures on the Arkansas-Verdigris Navigation System in Oklahoma, being built by the Tulsa Corps of Engineers."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Heavener mayor, Pat Johnson, said his town's annexation proposal is just something that the town should have done years ago."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "CHECKING SIGNALS for brotherhood week at poteau are Speck Reynolds, left and Dr. John Montgomery."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "CHECKING OVER THE CONSTRUCTION site of Poteau High School's new track are coaches Sherman Floyd (left) and John bowden (right) and mayor Bill Kerbow."

Photograph of tree planting. Jim Thompson, Le Flore County Soil Conservation District [SCD] employee, planting Black Locust trees with dibble bar. Bill Mccain, left, Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department, furnished plantings for wildlife cover. Parks Harlan constructed the fences and furrowed the rows. OK-1072-11.

Photograph of a Le Flore County Soil Conservation District [SCD] crew. From left to right: Jim Thompson, Tommy White, C.C. Drewry and Emil Hairrell. This is one crew, furnished by the Le Flore County SCD, which has helped plant some 250,000 shortleaf pine seedlings in 1960 – 1961 planting season. FFA [Future Farmers of America] boys were also used in tree planting crews. Soil conservation Service [SCS] technicians gave technical assistance on lands of District cooperators. Jim Thompson explains the proper care of pine seedlings to crew members. OK-1268-11.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mayor B. H. "Happy" Vaughn of Poteau said " BobKerr and his associates in Poteau planned over the years for this annexation."

Photograph of tree planting. Jim Thompson, Le Flore County Soil Conservation District [SCD] employee, planting Black Locust with dibble bar. Bill McCain, left, Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department, furnished plantings for wildlife cover. Parks Harlan constructed fences and furrowed rows. OK-1072-11.

Photograph of charcoal being removed from a kiln is stockpiled prior to being hauled to a briquet plant

Photograph of wood which has been charcoaled still retains some identity. The chunks are readily recognized as from an oak, hickory, etc.