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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0075]

Description: A nighttime photograph of a brilliant gas well fire reflected in a body of water in rural Stephens County, Oklahoma. Blue wax pencil marks are visible on the image. Caption: "Spectator's view of the blazing Stephens County gas well that has been running wild since 1 a.m. Thursday is shown above."
Date: August 21, 1965
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0070]

Description: A daylight photograph of a gas well fire in rural Stephens County, Oklahoma. The image shows water cannon and other firefighting equipment being used against the intense burning natural gas. No caption.
Date: August 27, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0062]

Description: A daylight photograph of a gas well fire in rural Stephens County, Oklahoma. The image shows water cannon and other firefighting equipment being used against the burning natural gas. Discoloration and editing marks are visible on the photograph. No caption.
Date: August 27, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0064]

Description: A daylight photograph of a gas well fire near Bray in rural Stephens County, Oklahoma. Shown are water cannon and a blast of TNT, designed to extinguish the blaze. Red and black wax pencil marks are visible on the image. No caption.
Date: August 27, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0063]

Description: A daylight photograph of a gas well fire near Bray in rural Stephens County, Oklahoma. The image shows water cannon and other firefighting equipment being used against the blaze. Discoloration and editing marks are visible on the photograph. Caption: "Flame . . . blast . . . spew is the story told Friday by this sequence of photographs at the 8-day-old burning gas well near Bray, in Stephens County."
Date: August 27, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0376.0317]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Grooming sheep is one of the many chores Danny Lowrance must do in caring for his flock. The Alma 4-H Club member has 60 head of Hampshire and Suffolk sheep."
Date: August 22, 1966
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1251.0270]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "POSTMEN'S POSIES are plucked by postmaster Gibson Smith in Duncan from one of the two colorful beds of petunias, periwinkles and zinnias in front of the Duncan Post Office."
Date: August 4, 1963
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1056.0397]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Blacksmithing may be a dying profession in this modern age gut the creaking sound of the old iron handled blower kindling the coal burning forge can still be heard in Duncan. J.W. Pittman, 81, is keeping alive a tradition that has been in his family for nearly a century. Now he is teafhing the trade to his only granson, 16 year old David Jennings."
Date: August 25, 1963
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wildhorse Watershed Waterway

Description: Photograph of waterway. This gully was a critical silt source area on the flood plain of Wildhorse Watershed. Gully was shaped into a watersay and a pond was built at the head of it with a pipe in it (Ok-14131-3 & 4). Waterway will be needed this fall and sprigged with rows 18' apart, and fertilized. Soil is 7s-C-13.
Date: August 4, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita River Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention

Description: Photograph of agronomy - L. L. Humphreys, president of the Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Asso. , inspecting a field of maize below Site 34 (in background). Head had just come out of the boot and shoul make a good yield. His field has been leveled twice from the Site above. This is another of the benefits derived from a program such as this.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Agronomy

Description: Photograph of L. L. Humphreys, president of Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Assoc. , showing Lee J. Cerillo silage being put up by :Doc: Ely (in background). Mr. Cerillo is with the Ayer & Son Advertising Agency, Philadelphia, Pa. and was touring the watershed gathering informaiton for an article sponsored by the Caterpillar Co. Silage was cut from a field in Wildhorse bottom and had made an excellent growth.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of construction in progess on Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 39, Lake Fuqua. This is the second dual purpose structure in this county, the other being Lake Humphreys (Site 22).
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention

Description: Photograph of L. L. Humphreys, president of Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Asso. Inspecting a field of maize below Site 34 (in background). Heads had just come out of the boot and should make a good yield. This field has been leveled twice from the Site above. This is another of the benefits derived from a program such as this.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of construction in progess on Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 39, Lake Fuqua. This is the second dual purpose structure in this county, the other being Lake Humphreys (Site 22).
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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