Vetch and Oats Combination Planting in Apple Orchard Next to Highway #71

Photograph of the combination planting of oats and vetch in an apple orchard in Lowell, next to Highway #71. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combination planting of vetch and oats in apple orchard. Cover crop has been cut into the soil with tractor and double disk to serve as a mulch in the orchard. A common practice over a number of years in this orchard. Growth of vetch and oats in the foreground was left unplowed and serves as a border strip along the highway. This strip helps to show this amount of green manure that has been cut into the soil to serve as orchard mulch."
Date: May 7, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dam Construction at Ed Kiehn Farm

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men on bulldozers constructing a dam on the Ed Kiehn farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Dam under construction on Ed Kiehn farm."
Date: May 7, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Corn Planting

Photograph of farmer cultivating young corn wich was planted up and down the slope. Note gullies running parallet to farming lines.
Date: May 7, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Streambank Erosion

Photograph of erosion caused by the Washita River to a streambank. This damage is cutting away the above farmstead and pushing the house closer towards falling into the river. The back of the photograph proclaims, "It won't be long now." Streambank erosion cutting away farmstead."
Date: May 7, 1947
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dedication Ceremony for Chigley Sandy Watershed

Photograph of the dedication ceremony for Chigley Sandy Watershed was held at this structure. Approx. 500 people attended the tour from all parts of Okla. Some out of state people attended. Roy J. Turner, former governor of Okla, gave the dedication speech.
Date: May 7, 1957
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Marker at Entrance of Flood Prevention Site No. 4

Photograph of the marker to Flood Prevention Site No. 4, Dead Indian Creek, Washita River, and picnic grounds.
Date: May 7, 1961
Creator: Sorrells, W. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Cultivating Corn Field/Muskogee Project/Boley Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with two horses cultivating corn next to a long gully running parallel to the field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Photo shows negro farmer cultivating young corn which was planted up and down the slope. Note gullies running parallel to farming lines."
Date: May 7, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Iron Weed Control

Photograph of "Iron weeds in pasture of Dr. Carlock that was treated with 2-4-D amine, 1# per acre."
Date: May 7, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History