Waste Management

Photograph of Nickey Lambeth, District Conservationist, examing litter along a rural road in LeFlore County. OK-3603-16.
Date: September 29, 1969
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of stream bank improvement after shaping and sprigging were completed. Cattle have been grazing most of the summer after sprigging early in the spring. Yahola [?] very fine sandy loam (9) soil. The before picture is OK-1278-11 (classed under "Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention"). OK-1468-12.
Date: September 29, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Brush Control and Fence Line Contrast at Silver Lake Ranch

Photograph of brush control and fence line contrast at Silver Lake Ranch fifteen miles North of Pawhuska. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Brush Control. Sandy savannah site. Fenceline [sic] contrast. Sprayed in 59."
Date: September 29, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Two Cows on Brush Controlled Shallow Savannah Site in Excellent Condition

Photograph of two cows in a brush controlled shallow savannah site in excellent condition. It was sprayed with 2-4-5-T in 1956 & 1957. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Brush Control. Excellent condition. Shallow savannah site. Sprayed in 56 and 57 with 2-4-5-T."
Date: September 29, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of three buffalo standing in a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the Buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves.“
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of a small buffalo herd grazing and resting on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of nine buffalo grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of eight or nine buffalo grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of seven buffalo grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and those have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of part of the 22,000 buffalo herd standing on a field in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The Buffalo was the department store on the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated, there were a few small herds saves [sic] and these have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserve."
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of two buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store on the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and these have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game reserves.”
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of two buffalo standing on a field in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The Buffalo was the department store on the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and these have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserves."
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

LU Project Little Bluestem Seed Cleaner

Photograph of Troy Garner, LU Project daily laborer, cleaning little bluestem seeds using a squirrel –cage type seed cleaner designed & built by Tom Elder, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed Troy Garner, LU daily laborer, operating machine. Cleaner, designed & built by Soil Conservation service technician Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. per hour.”
Date: September 29, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

LU Project Little Bluestem Seed Cleaner

Photograph of Troy Garner, LU Project daily laborer, cleaning little bluestem seeds using a squirrel –cage type seed cleaner designed & built by Tom Elder, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed Troy Garner, LU daily laborer, operating machine. Cleaner, designed & built by Soil Conservation service technician Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. per hour."
Date: September 29, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History