Photograph of sheer sided walls 100 feet high in huge gully near Binger, Okla.

Photograph of a sink hole near the edge of a huge gully near Binger. Water flowing through cleavage joints causes underground erosion, allowing the ground to sink as seen here.

Photograph of overflow damage from Sugar Creek done to a UNIDENTIFED farm's buildings, fields, and bottomlands two miles south of Gracemont. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sugar Creek overflowing bottomlands, injuring pavement (sections washed out), drowning out crops, breaking levies and dykes and flooding homes."

Photograph of a field covered in silt after the nearby Sugar Creek overflowed its banks. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Siltation of fields caused by overflowing of Sugar Creek."

Photograph of a tractor-drawn harrow in terrace. Land is being prepared for wheat. These terraces were constructed in September, 1943. They withstood a 6 inch rain that fell in 12 hours in April 1944. OK-8855.

Photograph of a pasture gully in a natural draw. Runoff water has been eliminated from channel by two pond dams, one above and one below this area. Mr Akins is a District Supervisor. Harold Akins property in foreground. Lawrence Herger property across the fence.

Photograph of three district supervisors discissing the merits of a seed drill with a fertilizer attachment owned by the South Caddo Soil Conservation District. Left to right: E.H. Melencamp, chairman, Anadarko; Louis Clay, member, Binger; and Karl Douglas, member, Anadarko, Oklahoma. OK-9276.

Photograph of three district supervisors discissing the merits of a seed drill with a fertilizer attachment owned by the South Caddo Soil Conservation District. Left to right: E.H. Melencamp, chairman, anadarko; Louis Clay, member, Binger; and Karl Douglas, member, Anadarko, Oklahoma. Okla-9276.

Photograph of (Carl) Dahlenburg and Herb Prevett kneeling in a field of hairy vetch, which is located in a winter wheat crop. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. (Carl) Dahlenburg, 2. Herb Prevett, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Dahlenburg, left, shows an excellent growth of hairy vetch in his winter wheat as Herb Prevett, Soil Conservation Service technician looks on. Dahlenburg will pasture the vetch or wheat and then turn it under green in the spring."

Photograph of Mr. Wunderlich showing Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician, some of the corn produced on his land. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Mr. (Fred E) Wunderlich, 2. Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. Wunderlich, left, shows Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician, some of his 80 bushel per acre corn produced last year on 35 acres of bottomland. The field was in alfalfa for about 5 years that averaged 5 tons per acre per year. Cotton on 9 acres following the alfalfa in 1944 made two 500 pound bales per acre. The cotton was followed by 80 bushel per acre corn and this year the field is back in alfalfa."

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 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 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.

Photograph of a meeting in the Hinton office owned by the South Caddo District. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. G. C. Gardner, 2. H. H. Bennett, 3. Louis P. Marrill, 4. Harry Chambers, 5. Brodie Wilson, 6. E. H. Melencamp. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Left to right, in the Hinton office owned by the South Caddo District, are G. C. Gardner, Anadarko, district conservationist; H. H. Bennett of Washington, chief; Louis P. Marrill of Fort Worth, regional conservator; Harry Chambers of Oklahoma City, state conservationist; Brodie Wilson of Hinton, work unit conservationist, all of the Soil Conservation Service; & E. H. Melencamp of Anadarko, supervisor of the South Caddo Soil Conservation District."

Photograph of severe damage and erosion done to Highway 54 and the surrounding area near Carnegie after 8-inch rain. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Damage done to land where several structures were washed out during 8-inch rain on May 17, 1949. State roads in this locality were all closed immediately following the storm."

Photograph of deposition on small drain on 50 acre Riverside Watershed after 6 to 7 inch rain on May 17, 1949.

Photograph of the heavy rain of May 17, 1949 washed out a bridge and road fill on the highway. Road closed for 8 weeks. A raft was [illegible] by the Highway Department in order that foot traffic could cross and people could get to Anadarko to get needed supplies. Before this was done, needed supplies were transported by airplanes and boats. SCS technicians Bob Wall, Clarence Fly, Ervin Orr, and Bill Chatham used this method to get around to the pick ups stored on the other side, in order to [illegible]. ok-10, 136.

Photograph of a planting machine planting a shelterbelt consisting of three rows, 2 rows of Chinese Elm and 1 row of Mulberry. 30 minutes for 1/2 mile. One row to planted right through the center of farm. The pattern is to be completed in the future. OK-9910.

Photograph of a planting machine planting a shelterbelt consisting of three rows, 2 rows of Chinese Elm and 1 row of Mulberry. 30 minutes for 1/2 mile. One row to planted right through the center of farm. The pattern is to be completed in the future. OK-9910.

Photograph of a UNIDENFIED man kneeling in a newly constructed terrace outlet. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Terrace outlet constructed with plow, 10 ft. wide at top and 20 ft. wide at bottom, in 1948. Seeded to 50 lbs. western wheatgrass; fertilized with 200 lbs. 5-10-5. Terraces will be constructed in summer of 1949 if outlet is sodded well enough."

Photograph of Austin Sisson, renter, shown with Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, Bodie Wilson, in a wheat field fertilized with 150 pounds superphosphate fertilizer per acre. OK-9907.

Photograph of an Aerial shot of a flooded highway 58 bridge. The city of Carnegie sits in the background, but largely unaffected by the rising floodwaters. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood area over highway 58, north of Carnegie, Oklahoma. This flood was developed from 11-inch rain at Mountain View and 9-inch at Carnegie."