20 Year Service Award to Mr. McCraw

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting a 20 year service award to Mr. McCraw.
Date: August 22, 1969
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

25 Year Service Award to Mr. Lobrecht

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting Mr. Lobrecht with a 25 year Service Award.
Date: August 22, 1969
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

30 Year Service Award to Mr. Leonard

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting Mr. Leonard with a 30 year service award.
Date: August 22, 1967
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

30 Year Service Award to Mr. Milton

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting Willis Milton with a 30 year Service Award.
Date: August 22, 1969
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

30 Year Service Award to Mr. Stidham

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting Mr. Stidham with a 30 year service award.
Date: August 22, 1967
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of an UNIDENTIFED Site No. 30 Near Lindsay

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site No. 30 and the surrounding area taken at 1000 feet. The photograph shows a gully plug with pipe drain.
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Ok-SCD-13-Wa-1-Site Number 12 Taken At 1000 Feet

Photograph of an aerial shot of Ok-SCD-13-Wa-1-Site Number 12 taken at 1000 feet. This particular area has a silt trap with pipe drain. A few building are visible in the bottom left corner of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "OK-SCS-13-WA-1-Site no. 12, July 14, 1948, Flight N – Photo E 1000 ft. 10:15 AM. Silt Pipe with pipe drain."
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 4, Chigley Sandy Creek Floodwater Retarding Structure

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 4, Chigley Sandy Creek floodwater retarding structure and the surrounding area. A home and a few building are visible in the background near the middle of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 4, floodwater retarding structure. D. A. 2,433 A., total cap. 1,146.90 A. F., total area 132.50 Sur. A., sediment storage 1.30 A. In., flood storage 4.30 A. In., 85,000 Cu. yd.”
Date: October 31, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site #7, Wildhorse Creek Detention Reservoir and the Surrounding Area

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #7, Wildhorse Creek Detention Reservoir and the surrounding area. This area was formerly known as Site 6, Woodland Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Detention Reservoir- Site #6, Woodland Watershed. Permanent Pool – 0.78” runoff. Flood pool – 4.75” runoff. Total – 5.53” runoff. Drainage area – 1350 acres. The permanent pool surface area is 13.2 acres. It will cover 37.6 acres when it reaches the emergency spillway at left.”
Date: 1950~
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biennial Sweetclover Root

Photograph of a succulent root of what appears to be a biennial sweetclover growing in a field near Lindsay. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Succulent root of what appears to be a biennial sweetclover. This vigorous plant was growing in a field near Lindsay, Oklahoma."
Date: 1949~
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of shorthorn cattle on Bill Cason's farm.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Properly Managed Newly Established Bermudagrass

Photograph of six heads of cattle grazing on newly established Bermudagrass on a properly maintained pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Proper pasture use/management. Cattle grazing newly established Bermuda grass. Grass was sprigged newly established Bermuda grass. Grass was sprigged 4-6-61. Pasture was mowed once. Scattering of threeawn is present. Chickasha fine sandy loam (7} soil. Before picture No. Ok-1305-2, 4 and 5."
Date: October 20, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chigley Sandy Creek Site #3 Floodwater Retarding Structure

Photograph of an aerial shot of Chigley Sandy Creek Site #3, its floodwater retarding structure, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 3, floodwater retarding structure. D. A. 720 A., total cap. 348.00 A. F., total area 46.30 Sur. A., sediment storage 1.34 A., In., flood storage 4.46 A. in., 50,000 cu. yd.”
Date: October 31, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chigley Sandy Creek Site #5

Photograph of an aerial shot of Chigley Sandy Creek Site #5, its floodwater hindering structure, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 5, floodwater retarding structure. D. A. 518 A., total cap. 253.91 A. F., total area 31.50 Sur. A., sediment storage 1.56 A. In., flood storage 4.32 A. In., 45,00 cu. yd.”
Date: October 31, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Class Studying Seined Undesirable Fish on State Farm

Photograph of roughly fifteen UNIDENTIFED individuals studying seined undesirable fish from the Area VIII Farm Pond Fisheries Management School held by Herb Wells, State Biologist, on State Farm south of Pauls Valley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Area VIII Farm Pond Fisheries Management School held by Herb Wells, State Biologist. This pond on State Farm, south of Pauls Valley, was seined and undesirable fish were studied."
Date: September 28, 1955
Creator: Graham, L. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of diversion terraces. Newly constructed diversion terrace. The terrace carries the water to a farm pond. Yahola fine sandy loam soil. OK-1471-8.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Rotated Field on the Lowell Caskey Farm

Photograph of Lowell Caskey and Walter Hart discussing and posing with organic matter and soil fertility on the Lowell Caskey Farm. The Lowell Caskey Farm, according to the photograph, has the oldest vetch planting in the country due to his crop rotation of vetch since 1936. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Lowell Caskey, 2. Walter Hart. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lowell Caskey and Walter Hart discussing organic matter and soil fertility. This field has had a crop of vetch in rotation every year since 1936, the oldest vetch planting in the country."
Date: September 19, 1960
Creator: Lowe, Sam D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cuttng Sweet Clover for Hay

Photograph of Mr. English cutting sweet clover for hay.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Damaged Rush Creek & US Highway 77 Bridge and Flooded Pauls Valley

Photograph of an aerial shot of Rush Creek & US Highway 77 Bridge damaged by floodwaters. The nearby city, Pauls Valley, was also flooded. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bridge (on river) on reenforced [sic] concrete piles was overtopped by flood water. Several of the piling failed by shifting downstream.”
Date: May 18, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Damaged Rush Creek & US Highway 77 Bridge and Flooded Pauls Valley

Photograph of an aerial shot of Rush Creek & US Highway 77 Bridge damaged by floodwaters. The nearby city, Pauls Valley, was also flooded. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bridge (on river) on reenforced [sic] concrete piles was overtopped by flood water. Several of the piling failed by shifting downstream."
Date: May 18, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Damaged Rush Creek & US Highway 77 Bridge and Flooded Pauls Valley

Photograph of an aerial shot of Rush Creek & US Highway 77 Bridge damaged by floodwaters. The nearby city, Pauls Valley, was also flooded. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bridge (on river) on reenforced [sic] concrete piles was overtopped by flood water. Several of the piling failed by shifting downstream.”
Date: May 18, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment & Methods

Photograph of Wendell Jones (L), Civil Engineering Technician, Davis Project Office, explains use of comaction test equipment to student trainee James R. Leach. OK-4376-8.
Date: March 25, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control - Detention Structure

Photograph of aerial view of reservoir lacking 4 ft. of reaching its maximum capacity but surrounding areas not treated created a disastrous flood (May 9-10) on Wildhorse Creek. US. Highway No. 7 in background. Spillway at right end of dam.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Floodwater, Sediment, and Scour Damage Along Washita River

Photograph of "Floodwater, sediment, and scour damage along Washita River, vicinity of Pauls Valley." A farm and house sits in the middle of the flooded area."
Date: May 19, 1957
Creator: Simms, D. H.; Loyd, F. C. & Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History