Aerial Shot of Ferris Creek Flood #2

Photograph of an aerial shot of damages caused by the 19 May 1955 Cow/Ferris Creek flood to the land next to the railroad tracks. Note the height of the water in comparison to the power/phone pole. Note: This collection contains two identical copies of this photograph, but one states Cow Creek and the other states Beaver Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looping southwest of overpass. Next of Addington. This is Ferris Creek. 9:30 AM - May 19, 1955.”
Date: May 19, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour Caused by Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek Two Miles North of Addington

Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek two miles north of Addington. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour Caused by Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek Two Miles Southwest of Addington

Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek two miles southwest of Addington. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek. Also road damage."
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour Caused by Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek Near Sugden

Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek near Sugden. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Another Aerial Shot of Levee Breaks, Sediment, and Scour Damage Caused By Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek near Addington

Photograph of another aerial shot of levee breaks, sediment, and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek near Addington. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Levee breaks, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass on Rough Seed Bed

Photograph of native grass, bluestem mixture, planted spring 1953. Rough seed bed.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage on Cow Creek Near Waurika

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage on Cow Creek Near Ryan

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage on Cow Creek Near Addington

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage on Cow Creek Near Sugden

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage on Cow Creek Near Addington

Photograph of levee breaks, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage on Cow Creek Near Waurika

Photograph of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Planting

Photograph of eight acre native grass planting with district equipment-combination drill and cultipacker. Well prepared seedbed, mixture of bluestem, grama. Drill pictured is moving.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Improvement and Seed Harvest

Photograph of Rye and Vetch cover crop, soil improvement and seed harvest. Vetch inoculated and fertilized-rotated over farm each year.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

District Manager Examining Stand of Native Grass

Photograph of a native grass planting made April 1957. Sixty acres planted on ell prepared seedbed with combination drill. L.C. Haskins, district manager, examining stand. Appears to landowner as failure, some young grass showing, heavy cover of weeds. To be followed up later to check on stand improvement.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop of Oats and Vetch

Photograph of a cover crop of volunteer oats and vetch following crop of oats and vetch. Soil improvement crop.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Planting Native Grass with Combo Drill and Cultipacker

Photograph of planting native grass on well prepared seedbed. Mixture of bluestem, grama and sideoat. Using district equipment to plant grass, combination drill and cultipacker, muddy spots in field at planting time. 8 acres.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Planting 1956

Photograph of 1956 native grass planting bluestem mixture. West side of road across from 1953 planting.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Back Side of Pond Dam

Photograph of the back side of a pond dam constructed in 1953, 2:1 back slope, showing erosion damage on steep slope with no topsoil or vegetation.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Good Stand of Bluestem Mixture

Photograph of a 1953 planting of bluestem mixture. Good stand-grazed off during past winter-deferred now. East side of road, across from the 1956 planting.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Levee Breaks, Sediment, and Scour Damage Caused By Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek One Mile Southwest Addington

Photograph of an aerial shot of levee breaks, sediment, and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek one mile southwest of Addington. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Levee breaks, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.”
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of 1957 native grass planting--blue grama and bluestem mixture. Excellent, well-prepared seedbed planted in April, 1957. Good stand is now showing. Close-up shot by 3rd highline pole north of the east turn in the road. Soil Banks Program. OK-487-10.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History