Timber and Lumber Treatment

Photograph of a creosoting plant. Cylinder is 80 feet and 6 feet deep, has a capacity over 1,000 cubic feet of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased. OK-1061-10.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber and Lumber Treatment

Photograph of a creosoting plant. Cylinder is 80 feet and 6 feet deep, has a capacity over 1,000 cubic feet of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased. OK-1061-9.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a before picture on the Whitegrass Waterhole. Looking northwest. Channel will be 8 feet deep and 35 feet flat at the bottom. 3 to 1 slide slope. OK-1061-6.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Smithville Vocational Agriculture Class Studying Conservation Plan Map of School Forest

Photograph of Vocational Agriculture class studying conservation plan map of school forest. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Front Row: 1. J. C. Brown, 2. Glenn Scott, 3. Jack Brock, Instructor, Back Row: 1. Glen Hensley, 2. Tom Stickle, 3. Don McClung, 4. Steve Hilton, 5. Luther Baxter. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Conservation Education. Vocational Agriculture class at Smithville, Okla. High School studying conservation plan map of school forest. A tract of 80 acres owned by McKee-Story-Wilson Lumber Co. is set aside for this Voc. Agri. to study and practice forestry practices on. Left to right is J. C. Brown, Glenn Scott, Jack Brock, instructor, back row; Glen Hensley, Tom Stickle, Don McClung, Steve Hilton and Luther Baxter. The boys of the class are learning forestry by doing as well as studying in class."
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Standing Next to a 80-foot Pipe At A Creosoting Plant in Valliant

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing next to an 80 foot long, 6-foot deep pipe at a Creosoting plant in Valliant, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cylinder is 80' long, 6' deep, has capacity over 1,000 cu. ft. of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased."
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Forestry Training Undertook By Smithville Vocational Agriculture class

Photograph of Smithville's Vocational Agricultural Class students and their instructor on Story-McKee-Wilson Lumber Co. land set aside for them examining a pine tree that should be removed from forest because it is defective. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. J. C. Brown, 2. Jack Brock, Instructor, 3. Tom Stickle, 4. Steve Hilton, 5. Glen Hensley, 6. Glenn Scott, 7. Don McClung, 8. Luther Baxter. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Forestry Training. Smithville, Okla. Vo. Agri. class with instructor examining pine tree that should be removed from forest because it is defective. Small log or pulpwood will be cut from defective trees of this type. A tract of about 80 acres, owned by Story-McKee-Wilson Lumber Co., is set aside as school forest where the Voc. Agri. class study and apply proper forestry practices. Selective cutting has been carried out on 20 acres in the 1955 and 1956 compartments. The high school's senior class receives the net income from the forest project."
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History