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[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0512]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MM-1c M. A. Younger is convinced the well water in western Oklahoma is every bit as potent as the late Mrs. Lou Cordell of near Durham in the Northwest corner of Roger Mills county swore it back in October of 1942."
Date: March 4, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Red Shale Hills Site in Poor Condition

Description: Photograph of the Red Shale Hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in poor condition, cover mainly of threeawn and weeds amounting to 1800 lb. per acre. The grass clumps are conspicuously tussocked by erosion of the exposed areas between.
Date: November 4, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Reservoir Runoff

Description: Photograph of Permanent pool 23 acres surface area takin 1. 6 inches of runoff. Flood poll 77 acres surface are taking 5. 7 inches runoff. Discharge 10 cubic feet per second per square mile of drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. This is a view of the up-stream face of the dam upper Washita.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully at Sandstone Creek

Description: Photograph of head of active gully typical of many that dreain into Sandstone Creek. Note mass of earth that slipped into the gully a day or so before the picture was taken. Gullies like this contribute tremendous amounts of sediment and flood water to the streams below.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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