Draining Water Using Dynamite

Photograph of the upper end of dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of improvement cutting. In any improvement cut on abused pineland numerous hardwood trees must be eliminated. Cross ties are common hardwood products. Eagletown has been a forest community for over 130 years. It is Oklahoma's oldest commonly operated post office. OK-775-2.
Date: October 6, 1958
Creator: Hayes, Earl J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dynamited Ditch ibn Minehart Slough

Photograph of a dynamited ditch in Minehart Slough. Only feasible means of opening ditch in this low, wet area to drain water and dry the area out.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dynamited Ditch for Drainage

Photograph of the upper end of a dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Looking At A Excellent Stand of Native Grass Mixture

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man looking at an excellent stand of native grass mixture seeded in 1955 and planned for use as a seed crop. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Native grass mixture seeded in 1955, Excellent stand and seed crop. 70 soil, Class III and IV."
Date: October 6, 1958
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History