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Station (8-14-20)

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Date: August 14, 2020
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

HFD members (1966)

Photograph of 14 Hollis FD members standing in front of the HFD rigs. The photo was taken in front of the Hollis FD in 1966.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hollis FD (1966)

Photograph of two men standing in front of a brushpumper. The fireman on the right is wearing a white helmet and a white coat. The man on the left is in a suit. Photo date: 1966.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Members in gear (1966)

Photograph of 13 Hollis FD members in fire helmets and coats, standing in front of the rigs. Photo taken in front of the station in 1966.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Pouring Diesel on Mesquite Trees

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man pouring diesel oil on mesquite trees. A house and a couple of buildings are directly behind the trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mesquite trees being treated with diesel oil – density approximately 300 per acre. Approximate cost, labor and oil, $15.00 per acre. Cost shared under the GP Program.”
Date: August 9, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Row Irrigation

Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

V-type Gully

Photograph of a v-type gully.
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class VII Land

Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class VII Land

Photograph of class VII land consisting of limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of brush control. This area was sprayed on May 12, 1958 with a 2-4-5TP herbicide for the control of shinnery, mesquite and sage brush. This spraying was carried out under the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-635-6.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of Vernon clay with wind erosion in the foreground and rough, broken land (Vernon soil material) is in the background, consisting of exposures of “red Buds” shale and are of low value as pasture land. OK-8402
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a stockwater ponds constructed in cooperation with County Commissioners. County road put across dam so to eliminate bridge. OK-1205-3.
Date: September 28, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of brush control. Mesquite and shinnery sprayed in 1958, 1959, and 1960. Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-983-8.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a pasture on Vernon clay infested with mesquite. Eradication of the mesquite would aid in improving the native stand of buffalo and grama grasses.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a native grass planting. Native grass planting made on conservation reserve land. It was seeded in the spring of 1957 and was sprayed in the spring of 1958 for weed control. This area is now almost completely free of any weeds. OK-639-5.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a farm pond. Stock water pond built in the spring of 1952. This pond was staked by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). OK-635-10.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a water storage facility under construction. Concrete bottom and curb. 15-gage corrugated metal sides. 15 foot diameter. Follow-up of OK-1381-7, above. GP [Great Plains?] program. OK-1381-1.
Date: March 25, 1961
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of completed water storage facility. 15 foot diameter, 15-gage corrugated metal sides, concrete bottom and curb with overflow pipe. OK-1381-7.
Date: April 12, 1961
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of recharge well taking water three hours after a 2 inch rai9n. Well constructed on 01-15-1969. OK-3694-7.
Date: August 26, 1969
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Carrick farm’s Mother Cows Grazing on Bermudagrass

Photograph of a portion of a herd of 235 mother cows grazing on Carrick farm's Bermudagrass field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermudagrass grazed by 235 mother cows – pastures grazed in a 3-pasture rotation system."
Date: August 25, 1971
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Surplus Bailed Bermudagrass Hay

Photograph of J. A. Carrick standing next to a surplus of baled Bermudagrass baled. A herd of cattle, buildings, and stalls stand in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This picture shows surplus Bermuda baled. Bermuda grass is grazed but when a surplus becomes evident due to rain the surplus is baled. Field was irrigated and under a GP Contract."
Date: July 10, 1971
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Hay Sprinkler System

Photograph of J. A. Carrick standing in front of a wheel move ¼-mile sprinkler system in operation on Bermudagrass two miles north and ½ mile east of Hollis. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This picture shows a wheel move ¼ mile sprinkler system in operation on bermudagrass."
Date: July 10, 1971
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harmon County Class II Land

Photograph of "Class II land. Level ridge-type terraces constructed on gently sloping heavy textured soils to conserve moisture and soil." A barn or house is in the distant background.
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation Improperly Installed

Photograph of irrigation check showing improperly installed apron set too high causing an overflow.
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History