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Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 528
A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 528, 2-6-0, Forgan, OK. [duplicate to 2008.008.4705]
Date:
August 18, 1940
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beaver, Meade & Englewood (BM&E) Caboose #20
A photograph print showing the Beaver, Meade & Englewood side-door caboose at Forgan, OK. The BM&E built from Beaver to Forgan in 1915 and west from there to Keyes between 1925 and 1931, a total of 105 miles. The Katy gained control of the BM&E through stock ownership in 1931. Now abandoned [1940].
Date:
August 18, 1940
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 528
A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 528, 2-6-0, Forgan, OK. [see also 2008.008.6116]
Date:
August 18, 1940
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 510
A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 510, 2-6-0 (Alco Class J-5C), Forgan, OK. [left side view]
Date:
September 18, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 510
A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 510, 2-6-0 (Alco Class J-5C), Forgan, OK. [right side view]
Date:
September 18, 1937
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jon Elfers & Alan Clark (6-15-18)
Photograph of Jon Elfers & Alan Clark of the Beaver FD with OSFA award.
Date:
June 15, 2018
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Grazing in Beaver County Wheat Field
Photograph of “12 heads of cattle grazing in a wheat pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A good example of cattle grazing on wheat pasture. A very important feed source in Beaver County, Okla. This is level 6-A Richfield loam, Deep phase.”
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wheat Growing on Richfield Loam
Photograph of a wheat field growing on Richfield loam thick surface phase near Floris, Okla. A group of UNIDENTIFED buildings and windmills are visible in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Wheat growing on Richfield loam thick surface phase near Floris, Okla.”
Date:
June 1959
Creator:
Allgood, F. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cloddy Terraced, Contoured Field
Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2.”
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of road bed sloughing off into gully caused by excessive run-off from adjoining cultivated fields. Conservation farming methods would have prevented this. OK-8450.
Date:
December 15, 1942
Creator:
Hammett, J.W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a combination of agriculture and natural resources in Beaver County, OK. OK-861-9.
Date:
May 1959
Creator:
Allgood, F. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Landscapes.
Photograph of a snow drift south of Beaver (?) on Highway # 3.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cloddy Terraced, Contoured Field
Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2."
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cloddy Terraced, Contoured Field
Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2."
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field Preparation for Fall Seeding
Photograph of tractor plowing the land for fall seeding in Beaver County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land plowed in preparation for fall seeding. This operation of pulling a section harrow over land further reduces the size of clods, increasing the wind erosion hazard. Too much tillage is a problem that must be overcome in combating wind erosion. Ted Lehman, WUC Beaver City, says this is a "powder ker [sic] for blowing."
Date:
August 25, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cloddy Soil
Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, showing cloddy condition of soil. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ted Lehman, 2. A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Close-up to show cloddy condition of soil. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder holds clods."
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Weathering A Snowstorm
Photograph of five heads of cattle in a snowy field weathering a snowstorm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle weathering snow storms. It is necessary in conservation practices to have a reserve of livestock feed when the occasion arrives."
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beaver County Wheat, Oil, & Gas
Photograph of a wheat field, oil grasshopper, and oil wells in Beaver County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat, oil and gas bring profitability to Beaver County, Oklahoma."
Date:
May 1959
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wheat Growing on Richfield Loam
Photograph of wheat growing on Richfield Loam. A UNIDENTIFED building stands in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat growing on Richfield Loam. Near Floris, Okla."
Date:
June 1959
Creator:
Allgood, F. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder Showing Alfalfa and its' Root System on Blow Land
Photograph of Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, left, digs up alfalfa plant so that A. T. Elder, SCS Technician, can show long taproot. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, 2. A. T. Elder SCS Technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This 3-year old alfalfa sends roots far down to open up the soil for maximum water intake, break up compaction. No wind erosion here. Farmers of area are turning to alfalfa as profitable crop on blow lands. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) digs up alfalfa plant as that Technician A. T. Elder can show long tap root. II RR 6-0."
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Long Alfalfa Taproot
Photograph of A. T. Elder, SCS Technician, shows part of long taproot of the three-year-old alfalfa. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCS Technician A. T. Elder shows part of long taproot of this 3-year-old alfalfa. Moisture was found in soil at depth of 2 inches. Elder dug down 17 inches to get plant out and moisture was still present. Area has hand less than 2 inches of rain since November 1952. II RR 6-0. (See Okla-10-713.)"
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Loamy Prairie Site
Photograph of a Loamy Prairie Site, Carey Silt loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie Site, Carey Silt loam. Sec. 14-4-22. Logan Gregg C. R. planting in 1957, 3 years old. Little bluestem, sideoats grama, Indian grass, and bluestem and blue grama. 1.52 lbs. PLS seeded per acre."
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
Snock, E. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Sand Site, Pratt Loamy Fine Sand Range on the Barby Ranch
Photograph of a deep sand site, Pratt loamy fine sand range on Barby ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep sand site, Pratt loamy fine sand. Sec. 8-2-27. Barby Ranch."
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
Snock, E. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field of Little Bluestem, Hairy Grama, and Silver Bluestem Grasses Growing on Mansker-Potter Complex Soils
Photograph of field of little bluestem, hairy grama, and silver bluestem grasses growing on Mansker-Potter complex soils. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mansker-Potter Complex 30-OK Mixed weeds and shallow site. Cultivated 1902-06. Out of cultivation 1906-59. Little bluestem, hairy grass and Silver bluestem."
Date:
May 19, 1959
Creator:
Snock, Ernest
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History