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E. E. Reynolds and Charlie Howard

Photograph of E. E. Reynolds (left), SCS District Conservationist, and Charlie Howard, SCS technician, inspect grass for seed harvest.
Date: June 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Ed Pewitt and N. A. Bryson

Photograph of Ed Pewitt (left) and N. A. Bryson, SCS technicians, inspecting Suiter Fescue.
Date: January 17, 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Field of Cool Season Grasses Irrigated With Sewage Water

Photograph of Charley Porter, SCS technician, kneeling in a field of tall fescue, brome, orchard, and hairy vetch irrigated with sewage water. Cattle can be seen grazing on this field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing on cool season grasses and legumes that have been irrigated with sprinkler irrigation system using sewage water. The grasses and legumes are as follows; tall fescue, brome, orchard and hairy vetch. Charley Porter, SCS technician, appears in the photo."
Date: April 10, 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mr. West Applying Anhydrous Ammonia to A Bermudagrass Waterway

Photograph of Mr. West on a Farmall tractor applying anhydrous Ammonia to a Bermudagrass waterway, which was sodded in 1949. Seven additional UNIDENTIFIED people stand off in the background next to a truck and one next to the fence near the small sheds. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED, 2. UNIDENTIFED, 3. UNIDENTIFED, 4. UNIDENTIFED, 5. UNIDENTIFED, 6. UNIDENTIFED, 7. UNIDENTIFED, 8. UNIDENTIFED, 9. Mr. West. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Applying anhydrous Ammonia to a Bermuda grass waterway which was sodded in 1949. This was a method application meeting on fertilization of grasses. Mr. West Operator of the machine is applying 50 pounds of the fertilizer per acre."
Date: March 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tanner Smith

Photograph of Tanner Smith (SCS technician), WUC, McKinney, TX, inspecting a field of Suiter Fescue.
Date: July 6, 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[T&P Train #809 in Marshall, Texas]

Photograph of T&P train #809 in Marshall, Texas. Written below the image are "Marshall, Texas Nov 20 1951" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of David Dahlberg]

Photograph of David Dahlberg in Air Force uniform while serving as a radio operator in Germany during the Korean "Conflict" in 1951. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "me and some of the 'junk'."
Date: 1951
Creator: Dahlberg, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Dahlberg Family]

Photograph of O. G. Dahlberg with daughter Alice and son David, standing on the front porch of O. G. Dahlberg's Brady home.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Dahlberg, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five men in KNOW Radio Station]

Five men broadcasting at KNOW Radio Station. The men are wearing suits and ties. One man is standing next to a microphone holding a sheet of paper. The four other men are seated around a table.
Date: November 12, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in Vaught Hardware Store]

Photograph of three men in front of a Crosley radio display in Vaught Hardware store. On the left, a contest winner receives a check and certificate from two men in the center and on the right for participation in a Crosley Radio contest. Behind the men are a selection of Crosley radios and a sign that reads "Crosley...In all Radio. No finer performance. No greater beauty."
Date: December 15, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men and one woman standing next a General McArthur Decoration]

Two men and one woman standing next a General McArthur Decoration. One of the men is wearing a veteran's hat and is missing most of his left leg. He is standing on crutches.
Date: June 11, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brown Derby]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Brown Derby, a bar and hotel on 648 Procter Street. An awning hangs from the building, and signs on it say "Coca-Cola" and "Brown Derby." In the foreground, there is a woman standing on the sidewalk and cars parked along the curb.
Date: 1951~
Creator: Everett, James
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. T. Grant Company]

Photograph of W. T. Grant Company on 701 Procter Street. The display windows are filled with products and signs. Some of the signs say "Air Conditioned" and "44 [cents]." Text above the entrances says "W. T. Grant Co." Columns in front of the entrances say "Grants."
Date: August 1951
Creator: Everett, James
System: The Portal to Texas History

40 Acre Improved Irrigated Pasture

Photograph of general view of 40 acre improved irrigated pasture. Cattle and several buildings are barely visible in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view of 40 acre improved irrigated pasture. Planted Sept. 1950 grazing started March 30, 1951."
Date: April 19, 1951
Creator: Fenner, Olen L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Orange Tigers "B" Squad, 1951]

Photograph of the Orange Tigers Football "B" Squad. They are in front of a building with "Orange High School Tigers" written on it.
Date: 1951
Creator: Flickinger, B.D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Indiangrass, planted in March 1949, which has been harvested twice for seed. A. W. Shoup, gets early spring grazing, harvests seed on October. He pulls the cattle off about May 1 to make a good seed crop. From five acres of Indiangrass, Shoup took 131 pounds of re-cleaned seed in October, 1949, and 490 pounds in October, 1950. The Indian grass was preseeded for five years by vetch and small grain (oats and rye). From left are Bill Haiser and E.E. McAllester, Soil Conservation Service technicians. III - 5CT. TX-47, 505.
Date: March 28, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Pistol Range for Port Arthur Police]

Photograph of an aerial view of a new pistol range for the Port Arthur Police Department at Spoilbank on Pleasure Pier. A road leads to two buildings, and an uneven grid is marked in front of them. In the background, there is a view of Port Arthur. Text at the top of the photograph says "New Police Pistol Range 1951." The range was modeled after a Federal Bureau of Investigation (F. B. I.) Practical Pistol Course in Quantico, Virginia. There are four pistol lanes, three small-bore rifle lanes, and three machine gun lanes.
Date: September 1951
Creator: Gulf Coast Publishers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Butt End of Concrete Pile after Completion of Driving]

Photograph of square block of concrete partially in the ground with a rope beside it.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Closeup of Pile Butt After Pipe Sleeve Driven In

Photograph of a man in a white shirt measuring a pile after having a pipe sleeve driven into it.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Closeup of Pile Butt Before Driving

Photograph of of a pile before driving. A man off-camera is measuring the pile with a sectioned measuring tape.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pipe Sleve End of Precast Pile Extension]

Photograph of the pipe sleeve end of precast pile extension with measuring ruler.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Precast Extension Centered and Ready to Drive

Photograph of a precast extension centered over a pile. Several cars can be seen in the background.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Precast Extension Hanging in Lead

Photograph of a piece of machinery holding an extension piece with a chain. There are holding tanks in the background. To the left, a 1950's model pickup truck with the business name "Spence & Howe Construction Co." written on the side.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Precast Extension Hanging in Lead]

Photograph of a precast extension hanging in lead from an oil derrick with a man holding chain. Company pick-up truck reading "Spence & Howe Construction Co." on the side door in the foreground. Oil tanks are in the background.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History