Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the Switzler Creek subwatershed, looking east with mulch on the front slope. K-2991-3 & 4.
Date: December 13, 1954
Creator: Kinsey, F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

River Channel Sanding

Photograph of the Washita River 8 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Channel Sanding

Photograph of the Washita River 8 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Channel Sanding

Photograph of the Washita River 6 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control

Photograph of Class VII land showing extreme erosion. This land is highly erodable as only a small rain is necessary to cause much damage. Little can be done now to check the erosion that is in progress. Oklahoma 10-913-C. Follow-up of Okalhoma 10-913-A (also see B & D).
Date: November 18, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of follow up of Oklahoma 10-916-A. Sand blowing out of a field into a road from a field of Class IV, VII - 12X land. Little rainfall, continuous wind and now cropping speed up this winderosion. Landowner plans to put this land into pasture of mixed bluestem grasses. OK-916-B.
Date: November 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of post oak, blackjack timber sprayed with 2 pounds of 2,4,5-T herbicide in emulsion in 1953. Dry weather and grazing has retarded the grass growth. OK-10-891-B.
Date: October 11, 1954
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Cropping

Photograph of strip cropping using eight rows of peanuts and right rows of combined maize. Practice is used on terraced and countour farm.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Clements, Alvin M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Cropping

Photograph of strip cropping using eight rows of peanuts and right rows of combined maize. Practice is used on terraced and contour farm.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Clements, Alvin M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip cropping

Photograph of strip cropping using eight rows of peanuts and right rows of combine maize. Practice is and on terraced and contour farm.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Clements, Alvin M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Detention Structure on Washita River

Photograph of approximately 6" of rain fell above this site in the period of four days. On April 27th, 1954, 2" fell in twenty five miinutes, 3" fell in one hour on April 29 and 1" fell on April 30. Water rose approximately seven feet above the drow-down structure and had seven feet to go before it reached spillway level. Note the water being discharged out of the 24" drawdown structure in the grove of trees at the base of the dam. Aerial view.
Date: July 29, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Airplane Spraying Results

Photograph of the first of a series of photographs showing the results of airplane spraying over dense growth of oak, hickory, elm and maple in the Potato Hill area, and sparse growth of grass underneath canopy. Area sprayed May 23, 1854.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of the needles showed damage and 50% to 75% of all new growth showed characteristic twist from 2-4-5T herbicide All of the undesirable undergrowth shows damage. OK-10-874.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing results of airplane spraying over dense growth of oak, hickory, elm and maple in the Potato Hill area and sparse growth of grass underneath the canopy. Area sprayed on May 23, 1954.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing results of airplane spraying over dense growth of oak, hickory, elm and maple in the Potato Hill area and sparse growth of grass underneath the canopy. Area sprayed on May 23, 1954.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Results of Aerial Spraying

Photograph of a series of photos showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of needles showed damage and 50% to 75% if all new growth showed characteristic twist from 244 5 T. All of undesirable undergrowth show damage.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Results of Airplane Spraying

Photograph of a series of photos showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of needles showed damage and 50% to 75% if all new growth showed characteristic twist from 244 5 T. All of undesirable undergrowth show damage.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of needles showed damage and 50% to 75% of all new growth showed characteristics twist from 2-4-5-T herbicide. All of the undiseable undergrowth show damage. OK-10-874.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying over dense growth of oak, hickory, elm and maple in the Potato Hill area and sparse growth of grass underneath the canopy. Area sprayed on May 23, 1954. OK-10-877.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of needles showed damage and 50% to 75% of all new growth showed characteristics twist from 2-4-5-T herbicide. All of the undiseable undergrowth show damage. OK-10-878.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying over dense growth of oak, hickory, elm and maple in the Potato Hill area, and sparse growth of grass underneath the canopy. Area sprayed on May 23, 1954. OK-10-877.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying over dense growth of oak, hickory, elm and maple in the Potato Hill area and sparse growth of grass underneath the canopy. Area sprayed on May 23, 1954. OK-10-875.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of needles showed damage and 50% to 75% of all new growth showed characteristics twist from 2-4-5-T herbicide. All of the undiseable undergrowth show damage. OK-10-876.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Double Creek Trench Construction

Photograph of setting concrete support blocks in trench to set concrete pipe on Site No. 4, Double Creek Sub-Watershed, Caney River Watershed
Date: 1954-07-XX
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History