Dedication of Girl Scout Camp on Site 39 Middle Segment Wildhorse Creek Watershed

Photograph of numerous UNIDENTIFED people at the dedication of Girl Scout Camp on Site 39 Middle Segment Wildhorse Creek Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watersheds-Wildhorse Creek. Dedication of Girl Scout Camp on Site 39 on Wildhorse Creek. Thousands of dollars will be spent on this area for camping facilities for the Girl Scouts in a ten County area."
Date: October 5, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

O. H. Raby and A Greer County Soil Conservation District Sign

Photograph of O. H. Raby, Vice-Chairman, district board of supervisors, standing next to a sign stating "Greer County Soil Conservation District Sign Bids You Welcome" 10 miles south of Magnum, on Highway 34. The back of the photograph proclaims, "District sign, 10 miles south of Mangum, on Highway 34. O. H. Raby, Vice-Chairman, district board of supervisors shown in picture."
Date: October 5, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of dragline excavating Wildhorse Channel. OK-3616-16.
Date: October 5, 1969
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of roadside improvement. The Fall after shaping and sprigging in the Spring. Good cover of Bermuda grass to stop erosion. Skeet Gregory and Elved Luttrell in the picture. Quinlen very fine sandy loam (2D) soil. OK-1471-5.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of stream bank improvement. Brush was cleared from the area, with pecan trees left standing. Stream banks were shaped and area sprigged to bermuda grass in the spring of 1961. OK-1471-10.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of diversion terraces. Newly constructed diversion terrace. The terrace carries the water to a farm pond. Yahola fine sandy loam soil. OK-1471-8.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Downstream End of Outlast Structure, Site 8, Deep Creek

Photograph of an aerial shot of downstream end of outlast structure, Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing the top of the dam, stage recorder housing, and water surface behind dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Downstream end of outlast structure, Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Shown also are top of dam, stage recorder housing, and water surface behind dam. Elevation of water is 9.5’ above permanent pool elevation. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (See Tex-48-824-B.)”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Levees

Photograph of an aerial shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (Looking down on bridge and stage recorder shown in Tex-48-824-D and Tex-48-824-E.)"
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Levees and Bridge

Photograph of an aerial shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to-Market Road 502, Showing levees. Site 8 can be seen in the background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. See Tex-48-824-E and Tex-48-824-D for ground shots at the bridge seen here in left middle ground.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “General view northeast of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, with Site 3 in background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view North of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0inch rain."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view East of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “General view north of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Stream Flow

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing stream flow into Deep Creek below dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing the stream flow into Deep Creek blow dam. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (See Tex-48-828-A and Tex-48-828-D for ground shots.)"
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking Northeast at Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Photo taken after a 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. This photograph shows Site 8’s gully plug. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking North at Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing gully plug on extreme left. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. This photograph shows Site 8’s gully plug. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking Northeast toward Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorady [sic] Watershed, showing fully [sic] plug on extreme left. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Top of Dam, Showing Outlet Structure and Water Surface Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot showing the top of the dam, outlet structure, and water surface of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Top of dam, showing outlet structure and water surface, Site No. 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Elevation of water is 9.5" above permanent pool elevation. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. See Tex-48-828-A and Tex-48-828-D for ground shots."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Self-Propelled Combine Cutting Seed From Indiangrass and Big Bluestem on the Secrest Ranch

Photograph of the rear view of a self-propelled combine cutting seed from Indiangrass and big bluestem. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rear view of a self-propelled combine cutting seed from Indiangrass and big bluestem. Yields here were around 250 pounds of seed to the acre. The native grass is to be need largely in the Washita River watershed."
Date: October 5, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Flooded Field Near Dry Creek Taken After October 4, 1955 Rainfall

Photograph of a flooded field near Dry Creek taken after October 4, 1955 rainfall. The creek in the picture may be Cobb Creek and not Dry Creek as indicated. The back of the photograph proclaims, "flood water on Dry Creek taken during October 4, 1955 rains."
Date: October 5, 1955
Creator: Sorrells, Willis J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood water on the Emery Smith farm in NW 7-7-11. OK-162-1.
Date: October 5, 1955
Creator: Sorrells, Willis J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Alternate View of J. P. Curtis Pointing Out The High Water Mark on Site 3, Deep Creek

Photograph of J. P. Curtis pointing out the high water mark on Site 3, Deep Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "High water mark at Site 3 is pointed out by J. P. Curtis."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Speakman, D. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Plain Scour on Uncontrolled Branch of Deep Creek between Hughes Estate and R. C. Thorman

Photograph of "Flood plain scour on uncontrolled branch, 200 yards west of iron bridge on Deep Creek between Hughes Estate and R. C. Thorman."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Speakman, D. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

J. P. Curtis Pointing Out The High Water Mark on Site 3, Deep Creek

Photograph of J. P. Curtis pointing out the high water mark on Site 3, Deep Creek. An UNIDENTIFED man stands off to the side, near the drawdown pipe. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED, 2. J. P. Curtis. The back of the photograph proclaims, "High water mark at Site 3 is pointed out by J. P. Curtis."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Speakman, D. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History