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Watershed Structures
Photograph of site #5 Multipurpose Flood Retarding Structure on Fourche Maline Watershed in Robbers Cave State Park. Wildlife Dept. added recreation and wildlife water to this site.
Date:
May 5, 1970
Creator:
Gregory, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek Drawdown Pipe
Photograph of drawdown pipe on Site No. 22, Lake Humphreys after 7 inches of rain during 3 day period.
Date:
July 5, 1960
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Gully
Photograph of deep gully caused by improper terrace outlets. It is to be shaped and sodded to bermudagrass and terrace water eliminated. Picture looking east toward the head of the gully.
Date:
March 5, 1957
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of irrigating alfalfa field with water from detention reservoir #16 on Sand Stone Creek Watershed. Dam is shown in background. Water is being let out of reservoir and is being picked up by irrigation system from stream bed on right.
Date:
May 5, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigating Valley Land
Photograph of irrigating valley land below Site 1, dam on Sand Stone Creek Watershed.
Date:
May 5, 1955
Creator:
Fulwider, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Creek Watershed Bullfrog
Photograph of bullfrog caught below dam on Site 17, Sand Stone Creek Watershed. This area was always dry except during rainy season and had no water for wildlife. The creek below the dam is now a good wilfife area because water is always available.
Date:
May 5, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Coliseum at El Djim, North Africa
Photograph of the giant coliseum at El Djem, North Africa, and a wretched village built on the covered ruins fo the ancient Roman city of Thysdrus. The coliseum seated 60,000 persons, which is many fold the entire population of the surrounding region today. El Djem, Tunisia.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
Lowdermilk, W. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Checking Wheat
Photograph of SCS Tech. John Bailey checking the seed heads of the wheat in this irrigated 60 acre field. Good tall growth of wheat was attributed to conditioning of the soil with alfalfa for six years. Wggins is to change from flood irrigation to level border. SCS Engineers designed irrigation system. III HP 2.
Date:
July 5, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Extremely Large Gully
Photograph of an extremely large gully whch has a large diversion ditch at its head.
Date:
May 5, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Secrest Ranch
Photograph of Secrest Ranch showing the rear view of a self-propelled combine cutting seed from Indiangrass and big bluestem. Yields here were around 250 pounds of seed to the acre. The native grass is to be used largely in the Washita River watershed. OK-9756.
Date:
October 5, 1948
Creator:
Reid, Louis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of a spotted longhorn steer. OK-9192.
Date:
September 5, 1946
Creator:
Allred, B. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of many large breaks in new terraces caused by quick 4 1/2 inch rain on April 30, 1936. Notice scouring in foreground. These are level terraces and some of the breaks are up to 200 feet long. OK-5173.
Date:
May 5, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of observational grass plantings. Bermuda grass selections in the foreground. R7-32
Date:
November 5, 1937
Creator:
Kiltz, B. F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of terraces. Constructing terraces with two, three bottom plows. This picture shows completed terraces as the 16 round was being made. This terrace is approximately 1000 feet long. It checked out 1.2 settled, height of ridge cross section of channel is 16 sq. ft. Ridge is 20 ft. from channel to toe on back side. OK-745-12.
Date:
September 5, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining
Photograph of the growth of Cottonwood trees in field six, south to north. Plantings made in 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-8.
Date:
September 5, 1968
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining
Photograph of the growth of black locust trees in field six, south to north. Plantings made in February, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-7.
Date:
September 5, 1968
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining
Photograph of growth of giant reed (arundo donax) from sod, from the south side of field five. Plantings made in March, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-10.
Date:
September 5, 1968
Creator:
Hill, Earnest
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining
Photograph of the growth of Weeping Love Grass in the north end of field one and two, growing on drift area. Broadcast needed in March, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma.OK-3194-15.
Date:
September 5, 1968
Creator:
Hill, Earnest
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
Photograph of third grade teacher, Mrs. Virginia Prickett, with several class members planting a small shrub in an outdoor classroom. OK-4644-14.
Date:
April 5, 1972
Creator:
Prickett, B. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
Photograph of third grade teacher, Mrs. Virginia Prickett, with several class members examining one of the rocks in the outdoor classroom. The rocks are parent material of soils in Custer County. OK-4644-10.
Date:
April 5, 1972
Creator:
Prickett, B. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of severe overgrazing on the left adding to flood damage on an overflow plain. Two miles south of Strong City, Oklahoma. OK-7082.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass on the back slope of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma. Using a 3-point hitch Brillion Seeder. John deere anchor tractor. A winch is used to lengthen the cable as needed. OK-951-2.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass on the back slope of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma. Using a 3-point hitch Brillion Seeder. John deere anchor tractor. A winch is used to lengthen the cable as needed. OK-951-6.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of brush eradication. Sprayed (using a Basal Treatment—an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil carrier instead of water and applied to the plants) in February, 1957. Large tree had circle hacked with an axe, small trees had only a spray band 1 foot wide at the base of the tree. A 2-4-5T herbicide gave a 100% kill. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] recommends this use of the herbicide over mechanical removal as it reduces resprouting. OK-579-9.
Date:
November 5, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History