Photograph of Choska Drainage Ditch Number 1 Station 23 / 00 prior to Construction. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Station 23 / 00 on Lateral 1-A-1 of Drainage Ditch Number 1 prior to construction."

Photograph of Charlie Kilpatrick, Johnnie Blevins, Jack Padgett, Monsieur Moore, Ralf Knight, and Bill Padgett cleaning sideoats grama. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Charlie Kilpatrick, Soil Conservation Service technician, 2. Johnnie Blevins, 3. Jack Padgett, 4. Monsieur Moore, rancher, 5. Ralph Knight, Soil Conservation Service technician, 6. Bill Padgett. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cleaning sideoats grama grass. Scalper made by Ralph O. Knight and Charlie Kilpatrick, Soil Conservation Service technicians. Reading from left to right, Kilpatrick examining cleaned seed; Johnnie Blevins, holding sack; Jack Padgett, operating scalper; Monsieur Moore, rancher who allowed the District to combine seed from his ranch at no cost; Ralph Knight; Bill Padgett, ranch on ranch the Board combined serval thousand pounds of seed. The building os [sic] one of the free fair buildings owned by County Free Fair Board and loaned to the District Supervisors at no cost."

Photograph of Charlie Kilpatrick, Johnnie Blevins, Jack Padgett, Monsieur Moore, Ralf Knight, and Bill Padgett cleaning sideoats grama. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Charlie Kilpatrick, Soil Conservation Service technician, 2. Johnnie Blevins, 3. Jack Padgett, 4. Monsieur Moore, rancher, 5. Ralph Knight, Soil Conservation Service technician, 6. Bill Padgett. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cleaning sideoats grama grass. Scalper made by Ralph O. Knight and Charlie Kilpatrick, Soil Conservation Service technicians. Reading from left to right, Kilpatrick examining cleaned seed; Johnnie Blevins, holding sack; Jack Padgett, operating scalper; Monsieur Moore, rancher who allowed the District to combine seed from his ranch at no cost; Ralph Knight; Bill Padgett, ranch on ranch the Board combined serval thousand pounds of seed. The building os [sic] one of the free fair buildings owned by County Free Fair Board and loaned to the District Supervisors at no cost."

Photograph of a native grass seed scalper built by Charlie Kilpatrick and Ralph O. Knight, Soil Conservation Service technicians. OK-9821.

Photograph of a native grass seed scalper built by Charlie Kilpatrick and Ralph O. Knight, Soil Conservation Service technicians. OK-9821.

Photograph of the water drop applicator in position so to determine soil detachment or splash from field plots. TX-44, 781.

Photograph of a water drop applicator, showing the construction of the watch tower in an extended position. TX-44, 779.

Photograph of Bermuda grass sprig planter capable of covering 2 acres an hour at a cost of $5.00 to $6.00 per acre. The machine was designed and developed by Paul Browning and DeBoy Wheatley, Soil Conservation Services technicians. TX-44, 773.

Photograph of a new pasture strip for a terrace outlet that is 75 feet wide. Land sodded [?] and Bermuda grass sprigs dropped in [unclear] plowed middles [?] and land then bedded [?] in March, 1948 and [unclear] to cotton in April. Cotton was cultivated 3 times. Yield estimated at 1/3 bale acre [?]. Almost a complete grass cover present by the date of the photo’s taking. [Unclear] stated that this was the best way to establish Bermuda grass and he believes in establishing his outlets before constructing terraces and that a pasture strip is better than a channel for outletting terraces. Group 2 black[?]land. [text very difficult to read from fading]. TX-44, 806.

Photograph of Suitor Fescue. Planting made during the latter part of September, 1947. Fifty pounds of seed were furnished by the Soil Conservation Service and five acres were planted in a # 6-graded soil. About 200 pounds of 3-9-18 fertilizer were used on the five acres. Approximately 200 pounds of seed were harvested in the summer of 1948. It is believed that twice as much seed would have been harvested had it not been for a heavy rain two days before the harvest. AR-61, 224.

Photograph of Jack Padgett, laborer, stirring 7000 pounds of sideoat grass seed in order to insure proper drying. OK-9824.

Photograph of Charlie Kilpatrick and Ralph O. Knight, Soil Conservation Service Technicians, standing next to a native grass seed scalper they built. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Charlie Kilpatrick, 2. Ralph O. Knight. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Native grass seed scalper built by Charlie Kilpatrick and Ralph O. Knight, Soil Conservation Service technicians."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man in the far left distance standing in a pasture strip for terrace outlet and waterway. A tractor and possible a group of workers are located on the far right side of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Pasture strip for terrace outlet. Sprig sodded in March 1947 to Bermudagrass & then planted to corn. Corn plowed 3 times & yielded 30 bu. per ac. Land was bedded & sprigs dropped at 3 ft. intervals rebedded, & corn planted on beds. Strips 100’ wide at upper end & 175’ wide at lower end. Approximately 65 acres of terraced land will drain on this strip. Strip will be fenced & used as pasture after terraces are constructed. Group 2 blackland [sic].”

Photograph of close up of US Highway 281 bridge shown in OK-9370. C.C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Noe narrow space between bridge floor and silt accumulation. OK-9571.

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men looking at a pump-off system, which drains wet lands and empties the water into a nearby canal. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pump-off system which drains a number of wet acres empties water in the canal at the right."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men using a ditch burner maintaining split ditch located alongside a farm road. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ditch burner maintaining split ditch located alongside a farm road."

Photograph of F. M. Vollintine (SP?) seeding a 10-acre field with weeping lovegrass as a part of the Trinity River watershed conservation revegetation in aid of flood control. TX-44-311.

Photograph of a buffalo skull found at a 6-foot depth in a gully plug construction work. The depth of the skull indicates piling up of sediment from flood waters. Andrew A. Orr, Soil Conservation service technician, is examining the skull. OK-9527.

Photograph of a gully plug with pipe in the process of construction under private contract in flood control work. Gully has been eroding bank back to cultivated land protected by terrace system. Eroded soil has been washing into west Barnitz Creek. Plug will stabilize land below in conjunction with other plugs and detentions. This plug will be augmented by 2 divisions to stabilize 2 other gullies and keep the terrace water from entering gullies. Photo shows fill being made. Note riser pipe which will carry water off when it reaches a certain height. See OK-9521. OK-9520.

Photograph of large area ruined for crop production by siltation from Sugar Creek flood waters. This land used to grow profitable alfalfa crops. Bridge in background is part of US highway 281.

Photograph of U.S. Highway 281 bridge shown in Okla-9570. G.C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Note narrow space between bridge floor & silt accumulations.

Photograph of G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under a U. S. Highway 281 bridge near Hinton. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Close up of U. S. Highway 281 bridge shown in Okla-9570. G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Note narrow space between bridge floor & silt accumulation. “

Photograph of Mr. Copeland adjusting the height of a plow used for constructing terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. Copeland adjusts the plow which he using to build terraces."

Photograph of railroad (Rock Island) piles up rock to protect roadbed where Cedar Branch Creek makes one right angle turn & then another to flow under railroad bridge 4641. When swollen with flood waters & silt, creek cuts into farm on left. Shore's distance other side of bridge, creek enters Tonkawa Creek.