Native Grass Pasture

Photograph of 2 year old growth of a native grass mixture seeded in denuded sand sagebrush range land at Elkhart, Kansas. The prominent grass in this view is sand lovegrass.
Date: September 11, 1942
Creator: Smith Jr., J. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Coffeyville, Kansas Airplane Hangar Used For Bluestem Grass Seed Storage

Photograph of a "Hanger [sic] at Coffeyville being used by the Soil Conservation Service to store seed of bluestem grasses harvested in Northeastern Oklahoma."
Date: October 8, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oklahoma Delegation Meeting

Photograph of Oklahoma delegation at meeting of Kansas-Oklahoma Section of ASRM. Kneeling, L-R: Lloyd Murdock, Pete Ottinger, John Riley, Harold Irwin, Chick Lowry, Francis Colbert (ASRM Exec. Sec.), "Buck" Clements. Standing, L-R: Cale Sharp, Jack Engleman, Marvin Shoop, B.P. Prickett, Alvie Trissell, Ray Stucker, Harland Dietz, Pat McIlvan, John Bailey, Dale Stidham, Gerald Sharp, Charles Grimes, Olen Elliot, Dan Cox, Red Atkins, Olen Rowlett, Lee Gates, Clarence Kingery, Jim Atkins.
Date: October 1968
Creator: Willis, Hal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Pasture

Photograph of 2 year old growth of a native grass mixture seeded in denuded sand sagebrush range land at Elkhart, Kansas. The prominent grass in this view is sand lovegrass.
Date: September 11, 1942
Creator: Smith Jr., J. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bob Moore Spreading Bluestem Seeds to Dry

Photograph of Bob Moore spreading bluestem seed out to dry. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bob Moore of Edna, Kansas, a temporary employe [sic] of the Soil Conservation Service, spreads bluestem seed out to dry on the floor of the airport hanger [sic] at Coffeyville. All this seed was out in the vicinity of Nowata, Oklahoma. It had to dry several days before it could be stored permanently in sacks."
Date: October 8, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Contour Furrowed Native Pasture in Kansas

Photograph of a contour furrowed pasture in Kansas. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour furrows on native pasture, near Mankato, Kansas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Pasture Holding Water After Heavy Rain

Photograph of a contour pasture furrow holding water, after a heavy rain. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour furrows on native pasture, near Mankato, Kansas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Big Bluestem in Full Bloom

Photograph of Big Bluestem in full bloom eight miles north of Randolph, Kansas on Highway #77 facing east. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Big bluestem (Andropogon furcatus) in full bloom in northeastern Kansas on limestone hill."
Date: August 12, 1938
Creator: Shuhart, D. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History