Aerial Shot of Downstream End of Outlast Structure, Site 8, Deep Creek

Photograph of an aerial shot of downstream end of outlast structure, Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing the top of the dam, stage recorder housing, and water surface behind dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Downstream end of outlast structure, Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Shown also are top of dam, stage recorder housing, and water surface behind dam. Elevation of water is 9.5’ above permanent pool elevation. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (See Tex-48-824-B.)”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Levees

Photograph of an aerial shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (Looking down on bridge and stage recorder shown in Tex-48-824-D and Tex-48-824-E.)"
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Levees and Bridge

Photograph of an aerial shot of Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to–Market Road 502, showing levees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dry Prong of Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, at Farm-to-Market Road 502, Showing levees. Site 8 can be seen in the background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. See Tex-48-824-E and Tex-48-824-D for ground shots at the bridge seen here in left middle ground.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “General view northeast of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, with Site 3 in background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view North of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0inch rain."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view East of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “General view north of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed with Site 3 in background. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, Showing Stream Flow

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing stream flow into Deep Creek below dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing the stream flow into Deep Creek blow dam. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. (See Tex-48-828-A and Tex-48-828-D for ground shots.)"
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking Northeast at Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Photo taken after a 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. This photograph shows Site 8’s gully plug. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking North at Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed, showing gully plug on extreme left. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site 8, Deep Creek Middle Colorado Watershed and the surrounding area. This photograph shows Site 8’s gully plug. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking Northeast toward Site 8, Deep Creek, Middle Colorady [sic] Watershed, showing fully [sic] plug on extreme left. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8-inch rain.”
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Top of Dam, Showing Outlet Structure and Water Surface Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed

Photograph of an aerial shot showing the top of the dam, outlet structure, and water surface of Site 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Top of dam, showing outlet structure and water surface, Site No. 1, Deep Creek, Middle Colorado Watershed. Elevation of water is 9.5" above permanent pool elevation. Photo taken after 6.5 to 8.0-inch rain. See Tex-48-828-A and Tex-48-828-D for ground shots."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Nobs, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy Wheat Harvest

Photograph ofwheat harvest on Port silt loam.
Date: June 5, 1963
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Alfalfa Pasture

Photograph of baled hay dots this 250-acre block of irrigated alfalfa. This ranch also irrigates wheat and sand lovegrass. Three wells with reservoirs are used for irrigating water. II HP 2
Date: July 5, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Alternate View of J. P. Curtis Pointing Out The High Water Mark on Site 3, Deep Creek

Photograph of J. P. Curtis pointing out the high water mark on Site 3, Deep Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "High water mark at Site 3 is pointed out by J. P. Curtis."
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Speakman, D. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Barney Cunningham Standing in the Waterway in Which An Erosion Control Dam Will Protect

Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing in the waterway in which an erosion control dam will protect. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is a drop-inlet pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control dam from in the waterway to be protected by the dam. Waterway berm in left foreground, and emergency spillway immediately beyond its end. Barney Cunningham at pipe."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Barney Cunningham Standing on a Erosion Control Dam at End of Waterway

Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing on an erosion control dam at the end of a waterway. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is the inlet-end of a 36-inch diameter drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion control dam at end of waterway. Barney Cunningham, farm operator, stands at inlet-end of drop-inlet pipe (36" diameter), which extends through the dam. Emergency spillway at left."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Barney Cunningham Standing on the Back Side of an Erosion Control Dam

Photograph of Barney Cunningham and a dog standing on the backside of an erosion control. Directly next to Mr. Cunningham is the discharge end of a 36" drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Back side of erosion controlled dam. This slope was dressed by routing tractor up and down slope for each 6 feet of height, or less. Barney Cunningham Stands at discharge end of 36" drop-inlet pipe through the dam."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bees are Swarming (2)

Photograph of Sweetclover in a cropping system to improve organic matter and soil stucture. Uses honey bees to polonize the clover for seed production. Bees are Swarming. One swarm has just settled on fence post, leaders come to direct their swarm to thei
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Waterway

Photograph of a waterway which was established in 1952 and the average width is 54 ft. It was originally a natural drain that was shaped and planted to Bermudagrass. It is designed to handle the runoff from approximately 80 acres. Terraces now spill into the waterway. On the left is shown the end of a strip of Kafir and almum sorghum mixture to be cut for silage.
Date: September 5, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Broken Elk City Reservoir Dam/Elk City Project

Photograph of the aftermath of a six-inch rain, which broke the Elk City Reservoir Dam. Notice the concrete debris in the foreground. The back of the photograph proclaims, “View of broken dam from downstream side. A six inch rain in one night caused the dam to overtop its entire length and finally break. Notice the huge pieces of concrete from the core wall and facing that were carried down by the water. A large bridge washed through this break. This dam and reservoir, which cost $350,000, silted in 48% in nine years and was soon to be abandoned because its storage capacity was reduced too much for it to be relied upon for city water supply.”
Date: May 5, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bullfrog

Photograph of a 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 wildlife area because water is always available.
Date: May 5, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing Pasture

Photograph of Mexican cattle grazing 27-acre irragated pasture tall fescue orchard and rye grass and ladine clover planted early part of 1952 prior to irrigation system. May 1952 rain brought pasture crop up. Pasture has been irrigated 3 times this spring. 120 yearling steer are graziing here. They alternate with 17-acre pasture. Those cattle have made average gain of three pounds daily each, Jones says.
Date: July 5, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Mulching Detention Dam

Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFED works spreading native grass hay on the backside of Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Detention dam on top of native grass seed. A small building sits dead center in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mulched Detention Dam. Placing native grass mulch on back side of detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek. 2 west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2 ½ tons per acre. Note native seed has been applied ahead of the mulch."
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History