Fish Transport

Photograph of fingerling fish-channel and blue cat being transported though a 4" pipe from carrying tank ot growing pond. Approximately 14,000-wt. 180#.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of historical marker at site of famous Apache Cemetery. East Range.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of a close up of 5 to 5" fingerling catfish being placed in 7 acre fish pond on Rudolph McGeehee farm.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of streambank erosion-stabilization measures are needed. Improved area, NE of Stockade.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of training area for track vehicles, denuded of vegetation. Source of significant downstream silt pollution. Silt trap basin recommended. East Range-South of Shouth Boundary Road (East).
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of streambank erosion at Pratt Road crossing. Stabilization measures needed.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harvesting Wheat

Photograph of harvesting wheat on Glen Tracy farm.
Date: July 11, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pen Raised Quail

Photograph of pen raised Quail on the farm of Lamar Hendrix.
Date: March 11, 1959
Creator: Sullivan, E. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of a recently worked roadside subject to severe erosion. Should be established to perennial vegetation by seeding and hay mulching. Deer Creek Canyon Road
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rural Beautification

Photograph of a good example of rural home constructed in a scenic area of Latimer County.
Date: May 11, 1970
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Planting Bermuda grass with Automatic Sprigging Machine

Photograph of an automatic sprigging machine planting Bermuda grass roots on the 2:1 back slope of dam at Site 22 Big Wewoka Creek watershed. The tractor and sprigger are held in place by a caterpillar on top of dam. This grass is being planted to prevent erosion on the dam. It is being fertilized at time of planting and will be irrigated to get it established.
Date: September 11, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Willow Creek Flood Damage

Photograph of homes damaged near Willow Creek after the flood of May 10, 1950.
Date: May 11, 1950
Creator: Terbush, L. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Long Branch Field Trial

Photograph of Jerome Sykora sodding Prairie Cordgrass on shore line as field trial to determine effect it will have on reducing erosion caused from wave action.
Date: May 11, 1960
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Willow Creek Flood Damage to Structure

Photograph of view near Willow Creek after flood of May 10, 1950.
Date: May 11, 1950
Creator: Terbush, L. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Washita River

Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek placing concrete in base of SCS inlet tower.
Date: October 11, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford Cattle Grazing

Photograph of grade Hereford grazing on rye and vetch class III 12 cross timbers soil. Mr. Keller has found it very profitable to buy cattle in the fall, winter on this type of pasture and sell on spring market.
Date: March 11, 1933
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Loamy Bottomland Site

Photograph of loamy bottomland site with excellent range condition. Grass guage showing 1961 growth of Eastern Gama grass. Merle Bennett, Assistant Refuge Manager, U.S. Fish abd Wildlife Service, in foreground. This is in the Lobo Flat in the Mt. Pinchot pasture. Taken during annual Soil Conservation Service cooperation grazinguse check.
Date: April 11, 1962
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hilly Stony Savannah on Mt. Pinchot

Photograph of Hilly Stony Savannah on southwest slope of Mt. Pinchot Mountain Escarpment at top is the highest point n the Wichita Mountains. This is thought to be the only area of natural cedar on the refuge. Small open areas are typical of this range site.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crops

Photograph of Lee Brown, operator, is plowing under mature cover of rye after it has been grazed about 5 months by livestock. Knie uses this field, approximately 100 acres of Class I, II, and III land, exclusively for grazing. He says the cattle gained about 2 lbs. per day and this utilization of the land produces considerable more than harvest crops by machine.
Date: July 11, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

US Government Land; Squatter families

Photograph of transient squatters moving in, cutting timber and moving on. In 1938, 400 families of this type moved into McCurtain County. OK-8028.
Date: December 11, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Civilian Conservation Corps

Photograph of a Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] parade in Stillwater on Armistic Day, November 11, 1934.
Date: November 11, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pasture establishment. Automatic Bermuda grass sprigger putting out Bermuda grass roots on an old upland cultivated field. Fertilizer, 10-20-10, is being applied as the sprigs are being planted, at the rate of 150 pounds per acre. The soil in this field, soil unit 20, is not suitable for cultivation so it is being put into permanent pasture. The practice of converting depleated cropland into permanent pastures is recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. OK-266-11.
Date: May 11, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of an Armistice Day parade of 1934 in Stillwater, Oklahoma feature Soil Conservation Service. First [unclear] for the Civilian Conservation Corps personne.
Date: November 11, 1934
Creator: Hollopeter, Chas A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds, Planning and Construction

Photograph of a general view of a construction operation near upper end of channel. Spoil banks to be spread. Slide slopes to be vegetated. OK-3031-9.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History