Elmer “Whitey” Marshall Building Terraces With A Bulldozer

Photograph of Elmer “Whitey” Marshall building terraces with a district owned bulldozer. The back of the photograph proclaims, “District owned tractor building terrace with bulldozer. Portion of terrace in the foreground is complete. Elmer “Whitey” Marshall has been operating for district 1 ½ years.”
Date: April 13, 1949
Creator: Archer, Sellars G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Elmer “Whitey” Marshall Building Terraces With A Bulldozer

Photograph of Elmer "Whitey" Marshall building terraces with a district owned bulldozer. The back of the photograph proclaims, "District owned tractor building terrace with bulldozer. Portion of terrace in the foreground is complete. Elmer "Whitey" Marshall has been operating for district 1 ½ years."
Date: April 13, 1949
Creator: Archer, Sellers G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of cattle grazing on vetch seeded over Bermuda grass. OK-1704-7.
Date: April 13, 1962
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Used Range at Wichita Mt. Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of Charles Crimes, Neil Stidham, and Gordon Folzenlogen knelling in native grasses in the Wichita Mt. Wildlife Refuge near Mount Pinchot Pasture. The photograph does not indicate the left to right position of the three mentioned men. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Follow up of Ok-2509-12, 921-6. Loamy bottomland site in excellent condition. Lobo flat. Area in the foreground was protected from grazing by the annual exclosure [sic]."
Date: April 13, 1967
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a buffalo skull found at a 6-foot depth in a gully plug construction work. The depth of the skull indicates piling up of sediment from flood waters. Andrew A. Orr, Soil Conservation service technician, is examining the skull. OK-9527.
Date: April 13, 1948
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a gully plug with pipe in the process of construction under private contract in flood control work. Gully has been eroding bank back to cultivated land protected by terrace system. Eroded soil has been washing into west Barnitz Creek. Plug will stabilize land below in conjunction with other plugs and detentions. This plug will be augmented by 2 divisions to stabilize 2 other gullies and keep the terrace water from entering gullies. Photo shows fill being made. Note riser pipe which will carry water off when it reaches a certain height. See OK-9521. OK-9520.
Date: April 13, 1948
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Fullingim Flat

Photograph of a fence line contrasting the west side and east side of Fullingim flat near Mount Pinchot pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence line contrast at west side of Fullingim flat. Area on the left is outside the refuge. Follow up of Ok-2511-16."
Date: April 13, 1967
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History