Photograph of bid opening for Oklahoma’s 1500th upstream flood control lake, Wiley Post Memorial Lake (site # 34, Finn Creek). From l to r: Bill Robinson, Maysville City Councilman; Paul Hayes, Area Supervisor, FHA; Ross Hall, State Administrative Officer, SCS; E. H. Holtzen, Holtzen Construction Co.; Ray Duncan, Garvin, SWCD; Val Baker, McClain County, SWCD. OK-4195-10.

Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, stands in an alfalfa field pasture below the dam of site site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.

Photograph of Lyndal McCrory, rancher of Milo, OK (right) and Herman Denny, his foreman, have been rounding up some of McCrory's registered Black Angus bulls. There are five watershed structures on the tributaries of Caddo Creek on the ranch and provide flood protection. McCrory has stopped all row cropping and has gone completely to cattle and grass. OK-2299-4.

Photograph of A.C. Bridges operating a bulldozer in clearing away hardwood trees and stumps on the Lyndal McCrory ranch at Milo, Okla., near Ardmore. Five structures on Caddo Creek and tributaries provide flood protection to the ranch.

Photograph of site no. 34 of Wild Horse Creek watershed project on farm of A. V. "Doc" Ely, four miles from Velma, Okla. Ely irrigates his pastures grasses, alfalfa and maize from this lake. The project also provides flood protection.

Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, plants caucasian grasses in clay pan spots in a native grass pasture on his farm about 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project is located on Ely's farm.

Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, is shown with some of his Herford steers on his farm about 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.

Photograph of the Ardmore Land Acquisition Committee holding a breakfast meeting on acquiring the land on three watershed sites on Caddo Creek north-south for municipal water and recreation. The project will also provide flood prevention. Louis Fischl, committee chairman is presiding. Also there: Curtis Williams, L.D. [unclear] and S.A. Pittman. Jerry Churchill was not present. At left: N.A. McGalliard of the Daily Ardmoreite. Left o fhim is Archie Welch, SCS, WUC at Ardmore[?]. At right is Wesley Mienert, SCS watershed specialist. Others include Jack Smith, the city manager, and Dick Thomas, Asst. city manager and Herb Prevett[?] SCS. OK-2299-10.

Photograph of some of the Black Angus beef cattle on the Lyndal McCrory ranch are shown grazing on Bermudagrass. McCrory has switched from row crops to grass and cattle. Watershed projects protect his ranch from flooding. OK-2299-[?].

Photograph of Sugar Creek. Setting fence on critical gully area 202. Sewell Bros. Contractor.

Photograph of Longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplimental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in background.

Photograph of Longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplimental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in background.

Photograph of Longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplimental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in background.

Photograph of young men spreading mulch on floodwater retarding dam.

Photograph of land development below flood water retarding structure. Weed trees are being removed for development of pecan orchard. Reduction of flood damage ha made development practical.

Photograph of longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplemental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in the background. OK-1115-1.

Photograph of longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplemental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in the background. OK-1115-3

Photograph of longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplemental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in the background. OK-1115-2.

Photograph of longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplemental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in the background. OK-1115-4.

Photograph of Cobb Creek F. W. R. S. Site No. 1. Agricultural tour of Duck Creek SCD, stop 5. Photo made from southeast corner of structure.

Photograph of Cobb Creek F. W. R. S. Site No. 1. Agricultural tour of Deer Creek SCD, stop 5. Photo made from southwest corner of structure.

Photograph of cloddy condition soil. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A.T. Elder holds clods.

Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, showing cloddy condition of soil. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ted Lehman, 2. A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Close-up to show cloddy condition of soil. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder holds clods."

Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2."