Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The water tower at Colony was built of bricks made by Indians who went there with John Seger. In the right background is the original Indian School."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Largest Mennonite Brethren Church in the United States stands at Corn on the same site a dugout was used for the first services."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Watching Astronaut show are, left to right, standing, Rep. Carl Williams (D-Sulphur), Rep. Harlon S. Avey (D-Okemah) and Rep. Don R. Greenhaw (D-Sentinel), tuning set in house lounge is Rep. W. D. Bradley (D-Waurika)."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The original home of the superintendent of the Colony Indian School and community now houses the superintendant of the Colony public schools."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cordell Memorial Hospital is one of two in Washita County. The other one is at Sentinel."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Largest wheat elevator in Washita is at Bessie, north of Cordell."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Frank G. Kliewer Jr., Cordell National Bank Cordell."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "R.J. Wesner"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cleanup Job is pushed by volunteers at Dill City, where a tornado damaged more than 30 homes last week."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tornado casualties at Dill City included these homes along Rambo Drive which received much of the brunt of Friday night's devastating twister."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ravaged Homes were left along Rambo Drive in Dill City after storm."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Surveying wreckage of tornado-hit Dill City home are two Clinton-Sherman AFB airmen."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This new First State Bank and postoffice building was opened at Canute this year."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "His Home Gone, Luther Black of Dill city looks at the gaping crack in concrete porch caused by force of Friday night's tornado."

Photograph of grass. H. A. Halford, daughter Mrs. Adams, and son, Larry, looking at native grass mixture of little bluestem, sideoats, switchgrass and blue grama seeded in 1957. OK-1114-1.

Photograph of land undergoing soil crusting. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Crusting. Land has crusted after rain and prevents Bermuda sprouts from penetrating through the soil."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Washita County courthouse at Cordell is a landmark in western Oklahoma."

Photograph of irrigaton on approximately 5 acres of steeper slopes contour borders were constructed. Reimer applies water from main supply ditch with siphon tubes to oats and vetch drilled in the borders. Oats and vetch will be baled for hay.

Photograph of irrigation supply ditch on east side of the field. Water is being applied to the land with siphon tubes. Crop growing is rye and vetch. The two floodwater detention dams furnishing water are in the upper left and right center of photo below skyline.

Photograph of irrigation water being let out of supply ditch onto land through siphon tubes. Water is flowing west toward floodwater detention dam where the water supply is being stored. The 35 irrigation system was designed by Grant Woodward, SCS engineer, Altus, and engineering services were performed by Cordell work unit.

Photograph of H. A. Halford, his daughter, Mrs. Adams, and son Larry looking at a native grass mixture of little bluestem, sideoats, blue grama, and switchgrass. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. H. A. Halford, 2. Mrs. Adams, 3. Larry. The back of the photograph proclaims, "H. A. Halford, daughter Mrs. Adams, and son, Larry, looking at native grass mixture of little bluestem, sideoats, switchgrass & blue grama seeded in 1957."