Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Bessie McClure (left) and Mrs. Sylvia Meek Fort Cobb, Okla."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Frankie Joe Guladdle, 6-years-old Anadarko boy, practices his version of the war dance."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "COWBOYS 'N INDIANS join forces at Anadarko, as Mike Parton, 11-year-old Caddo-Cheyenne of Anadarko, and Justin Levier, a Pawnee, inspect the pistol of Karl Wright and Bill Long, the other cowboy pictured, are members of the Tin Cup, Colo., K-Bar-B gunfighters."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Supervising the building of a brush arbor at the American Indian Exposition in Anadarko are Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson Berry, 82 and 81 respectively, Kiowa-Apache tribal members from Fort Cobb."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Indian Dances were attracting big crowds, as usual, as the American Indian Exposition in Anadarko reached the half-way point Wednesday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Indian Cit U. S. A. dancers go through their fast war dance routines in preparation for national contests at Anadarko's 30th annual American Indian Exposition."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "STATUE OF PONTIAC, by Pietro Montana, of New York City, which was to be unveiled in Pontiac Mich., Monday to kick off the Centennial Celebration in the Michigan City."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Bud Reedy"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "War Bonnet is bestowed on Lt. Col. James R. Reed of Headquarters, Fourth Army inspector of Headquarters, Fourth Army inspector general's section by an Anadarko Indian Chief Mark Keahbone and his son, Ernie."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ranger Bud Reedy points to instructions on bait can."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Harold Liles, Caddo County agent, inspects a load of peanuts of Anadarko grading station."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fritz Wettengel pulls a proof of his paper."

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 Melva Rose Kimble (4-H) and her brother, Woody, (FFA), get tips from Guy Schroder in preparation for Stubble Mulch Jamboree at Enid, Oklahoma, August 15-16, 1961. The sweep machine, a necessary type of equipment for stubble mulch tillage, is manufactured at the LeRoy Kimble Machine Shop in Hydro, Oklahoma.

Photograph of flood prevention, showing J.W. Quinell, contractor, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by Soil Conservation Service (SCS) forester, Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trampler, State Forester, looks on. OK-1207-1.

Photograph of Topper Jackson loading Midland Bermuda roots for sprigging with district-owned automatic sprigger. OK-1327-7.

Photograph of erosion control dam, community project. Printed description on back: "Looking south at 235 feet of 18 inch diameter, with 1/4th inch thick, steel pipe being compacted in the place with spill end and laying on solid sand rock. This is principal spill for 753 acres of drainage. 125 feet of flood pool storage to be drained in 45 hours. The dam being built to control active gully eating into crop land and blocking use of county road. Caddo Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service [ASCS], County Commissioner, City of Hydro and Foss community farmers all helping in the project."

Photograph of deferred native pasture, Leroy Mindeman farm / ranch. Native grass pasture east of the house. Grass was grazed into the ground. This is how it looks after grazing was deferred for one year. New pond in the background. OK-1430-2.

Photograph of range seeding. Claude Gilbert, Assistant Supervisor, seeding tall native grasses with a district drill. OK-1349-2.

Photograph of planting trees on Area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River.

Photograph of Sugar Creek flood prevention. J. W, Quinell, contrator, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by SCS Forester Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trompler, State Forester, looks on.

Photograph of B. P. Prickett, SCS technician, examining silt deposit after 4 to 6" rain on Sugar Creek watershed. Rain fell in 30 to 45 min. Springtooth harrow covered up.

Photograph of silt and debris deposits on Sugar Creek flood plain after 4 to 6 inches of rain falling in 30 to 45 minutes. Bridge located north of Alfred Dorsey's home and crosses Sugar Creek.

Photograph of Sugar Creek bottom showing silt deposit after 4 to 6" rain that fell in 30 to 45 minutes on evening of 6/25/1961.