Contoured Field on the Nelms Avant Farm Growing Cowpeas and Milo Maize/Elk City Project

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a contoured field on the Nelms Avant farm. This field is currently growing cowpeas and milo in alternating rows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is a field farmed on the contour to prevent water from running off rapidly and causing damage by erosion. In this particular field there are two separate crops, cowpeas and milo maize. These are planted in alternate rows."
Date: October 9, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation Crop for Rotation Hay

Photograph of 8 months after seeding lovegrass as a conservation crop for rotation hay on Soil Bank land. SCS Technician John Nelson, left, and Robert Lippert, right, observing establishment of weeping lovegrass on 160 acre cropland under Soil Bank Contract 8 months after seeding.
Date: October 31, 1960
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a bird watching scene at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a bird watching scene at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a scene during the pelican migration season, at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a bird watching scene at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Salt Plains State Park

Photograph of a bird watching scene at the Great Salt Plains State Park.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History