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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0291]

Photograph is of a large group of people in the street observing and helping to spray water from fire hoses on multiple buildings that are burning on a main street. Debris, rubble and water is in the street in front of the crowd.
Date: September 14, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0290]

Photograph is of a multiple story building that has smoke rising out of the where the roof once was. The windows are missing and the brick has burnt marks. A man is outside the building near a car by a fence.
Date: September 14, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0289]

Photograph is of a group of unidentified people observing a fire of a multiple story brick storage building. Tires are strewn on the ground around the men observing the fire. A smaller group of men are holding a fire hose spraying on the top corner of the building. Smoke is rising from where the roof once existed. part of the walls have collapsed into the center of the structure.
Date: September 14, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0287]

Photograph is a large group of people observing a burning brick building with smoke billowing from the top.Firemen are spraying hoses in the background on the building. Photograph was taken in the daytime. Caption: "DOWNTOWN DUNCAN was full of smoke and people Sunday as a $500,000 fire swept through a half block of business. This picture taken by Rollin Cox, an executive with Halliburton Oil Cementing Co., looks north at the unit block of North street from the busy intersection of Ninth and Main."
Date: September 14, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0292]

Photograph is of three groups of unidentified people each holding open fire hoses on a multiple level building that smoke is billowing out of the top. The buildings appear to be on a main street and the cafe is the closest seen in the photo that is completely consumed by smoke and missing a roof due to an active fire.
Date: September 14, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Plowing Up Contour Ridges to Spread Bermuda/Duncan Project

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment plowing up contour ridges in an attempt to spread Bermuda planted the previous year. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Plowing up contour ridges in an effort to spread Bermuda which was planted last year.”
Date: April 12, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Lute Jackson with Chuckwagon]

Photograph of Lute Jackson wearing straw hat, getting food from the back of a Chuckwagon at the Phil Lowery ranch with trees in the background.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interior of All Saints Episcopal Church, Duncan

Man in clerical vestment lighting candle on altar at All Saints Episcopal Church, Duncan. Altar and railings made of wood, brick wall behind altar with central recessed area painted red and wooden cross on wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of Duncan All Saints Episcopal Church

All Saints Episcopal Church, Duncan, is multi story red brick building with covered entry over double front doors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood prevention. The Washita River, Wildhorse Creek. Site # 24 on the left; Site # 23 on the right. Clear creek Lake can be seen in the background. Sites 23, 24 and 25 protect the lake as it is used for the municipal water supply by the city of Duncan. OK-1391-8.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of Leona Brabits' cattle.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

John Hines

Photograph of John Hines harvesting weeping lovegrass.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

I. G. Crotts

Photograph of I. G. Crotts standing between fields of corn and cotton.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pulaski Very Fine Sandy Loam

Photograph of Pulaski very fine sandy loam.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class III Land

Photograph of blackjack, postoak, and tall grass cover of brush on a section of Joe S. Hansen's land.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class II Land

Photograph of rows of cotton, sudan, small grain, and sorgum on R. B. Fry's farm.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class II Land

Photograph of rows of cotton, sudan, small grain, and sorgum on R. B. Fry's farm.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed

Photograph of core trench cut to finished grade, looking northeast from Sta. 33+00 C/L dam.
Date: August 29, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Prevention on John Morgan Farm Near Washita River and Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of an aerial shot of John Morgan’s farm and surrounding area near Wildhorse Creek & Washita River below Site No. 16. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood Prevention – Washita River Wildhorse Creek. Bottomland leveled for irrigation below Site No. 16. Land will be watered from the sediment pool of the structure.”
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Destroyed Home and Cars after May 10, 1950 Flood

Photograph of the aftermath of the May 10, 1950 flood. Note the completely destroyed home and several wrecked cars. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Willow Creek and Magnolia Street - Flood of May 10, 1950.”
Date: May 11, 1950
Creator: Terbush
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Telephone Cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employees laying a cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Southwestern Bell Telephone Company laying a telephone cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. Cable is layed [sic] to about 36” deep but was raised to about 12” deep to cross the dam and forebay of the spillway. Being able to cross this structure saved the company several thousand dollars by being able to take this short cut.”
Date: 1961~
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Site 22, Wildhorse Creek Municipal Tower Base Construction

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man looking down towards the base of a municipal tower foundation at Site 22, Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Municipal tower foundation base. Setting 18” corrugated pipe, to hold back sand and water allow drilling of 12” Dia. Holes 40” deeper 8” Dia. Holes 40” deeper 8” Dia. Caseing [sic] them to be set in each hole and concrete pumped down forming 12” piles and a spread footing 70’ below natural ground.”
Date: December 2, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fire Damage

Photograph of damage to a new barbed wire fence and cedar posts from a fire set by the owner to the south during 35 mph wind storm. Three CD [conservation district?] and SCD [soil conservation district?] fire-fighting units, plus two fire trucks from Marlow and two motor patrols finally controlled the blaze. 200 acres of native grass is in excellent condition was destroyed. OK-1291-3.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a fire in weeping lovegrass. Blaze is controlled by Conservation District [CD] and Soil Conservation District [SCD] firefighting units. OK-1265-11.
Date: February 12, 1961
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History