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Car Wreck

Photograph of a wrecked car. Farm Bureau Insurance most likely involved.
Date: September 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lois Yarbraugh

Photograph of Lois Yarbraugh, KHS senior.
Date: October 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Barbara Schoelen

Photograph of Barbara Schoelen.
Date: September 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Robert 'Bob' Boeckman

Photograph of a baby Robert 'Bob' Boeckman.
Date: July 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Looking At A Excellent Stand of Native Grass Mixture

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man looking at an excellent stand of native grass mixture seeded in 1955 and planned for use as a seed crop. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Native grass mixture seeded in 1955, Excellent stand and seed crop. 70 soil, Class III and IV."
Date: October 6, 1958
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tivoli Fine Sand, Range Site Deep Sand

Photograph of a field east of Friendship, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Surveying. Mapping unit 61, Tivoli find [sic] sand. Range site deep sand."
Date: August 6, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Jim Niece Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass

Photograph of Jim Niece, tractor operator, planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in thirty-six inch rows on Class I land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in 36" rows in Class I land for seed production. 2.7 pounds pure live seed per acre. Seed for this planting was grown by SCS Nursery at Manhattan, Kansas."
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: McAnally, I. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Jim Niece Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass

Photograph of Jim Niece, tractor operator, planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in thirty-six inch rows on Class I land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in 36" rows on Class I land, soil unit 4H. Jim Niece operating tractor. 2.7 pounds of pure live seed was planted per acre."
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: McAnally, I. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of blackjack spraying, showing Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of the Federal Housing Administration [FHA], observing the kill and deterioration of woody growth following chemical treatment which was applied in 1956 and 1957. OK-703-12.
Date: July 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native grass. Lee Awtrey, Work Unit Conservationist {WUC] Elza Bullen of the Central North Canadian Soil Conservation District [SCD], and Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of the Federal Housing Administration [FHA], observing the growth of the native grass in pasture that had been chemically treated to kill blackjack growth. OK-703-10.
Date: July 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native grass. Lee Awtrey observing the growth of native grass following the treatment of blackjack pasture with 2-4-5-T herbicide by aerial spraying. Pasture was sprayed in 1956 and 1957 and not grazed during growing season. OK-703-9.
Date: July 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of improvement cutting. In any improvement cut on abused pineland numerous hardwood trees must be eliminated. Cross ties are common hardwood products. Eagletown has been a forest community for over 130 years. It is Oklahoma's oldest commonly operated post office. OK-775-2.
Date: October 6, 1958
Creator: Hayes, Earl J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a district-owned two-row Bermuda grass sprigger in operation. Change of vegetation on land from poor type to good. Fertilized Midland Bermuda grass and overseed to vetch in the fall. District employee L.D. Meeks is driving the tractor. Ok-683-7.
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a "before" view of a critical area treatment, 5 to 1 slope (side), 5 to 1 front slope. Fertilize and sod to Bermuda grass, 300 pounds of 10-20-0 fertilizer per acre. OK-683-12.
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Before Photo of Critical Area Treatment

Photograph of a before photo of a critical area treatment. 5 to 1 slope (side) , 5 to 1 front slope. Fertilize and sod to Bermuda grass, 300 lbs. 10-20-0 per acre.
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Location of Proposed Drainage System

Photograph of a low area SW of irrigation well. Location of double field drain of proposed drainage system. SE field picture
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: Cluff, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.3501]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When the greatest golf players in the world tee off at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa Thursday they will colide with one of the most challenging courses ever to play host to the National Open Championship."
Date: June 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5734]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Federal court action on a secondary boycott charge was expected here Thursday or Fridayas Teamster union picket lines continued to choke off vital freight movements into Tinker airforce base. Base operations felt the pinch as truck drivers and railroad employees refused to cross the picket lines. Frieght movements ground to a virtual standstill. Frieght cars on the Oklahoma City, Ada and Atoka railroad tracks were stacked up for three blocks. Trucks were arriving at the srawlinginstallation throughout the day, but drivers were refusing to unload. The trucks and frieght cars contained all types of material for the base.......J. Howard Stark, field examiner of the board, forwarded his report to Washington Wednesday. Just what effect the pickers were having on on contracts inside the base was not known, but Teamster leaders maintained they were honoring other union men working the lines.This was stressed in a statement Wednesday by Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Gerrity, commander of Oklahoma City air materail area, saying the lines were hampering operations...He also asked for quickest possible action by the government and expressed hope the NLRB would act swiftley."
Date: February 6, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5201]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rehearsal time for the performers of the Oklahoma City Symphony's Tuesday night subscription concert means a mass of musicians. In this scene, the drummers had stepped aside and guest conducter Eaktay Ahn wasn't in view but everyone else was. In fork of conductor Guy Fraser Harrison's suspenders is bass baritone Kenneth Smith who will sing "Boris Gaudonv" excerts with the orchestra and the Oklahoma City University chorus, which is visible in the background. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. and tickets are available."
Date: January 6, 1958
Creator: King, Cliff
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.2384]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A BANG-UP Reception in Civic Center was for the birds Monday night when the starlings returned to Oklahoma City. Rangers for the park department blocked off the streets around the Municiple Auditorium and blasted away with shotguns on the theory that if the first scouts were killed or scared away the sky-darkening flocks would not follow. That's the theory of R. R. "Pat" Murphy, city park superintendent and it's the best he's got nothing else has worked."
Date: October 6, 1958
Creator: King, Cliff
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blackjack Spraying

Photograph of Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of FHA, observing the kill and deterioration of woody growth following chemical treatment which was supplied in 1956 and 1957.
Date: June 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Colgate window display]

Photograph of a WBAP-TV window display featuring advertising for Colgate dental cream. Balloons are scattered amongst the display that read, "Dotto NBC-TV Tuesday Night."
Date: August 6, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Don Howard on the telephone]

Photograph of salesman Don Howard sitting in a chair and talking on the telephone. He wears a suit with a tie. The table next to him contains a telephone, radio, documents and other items.
Date: November 6, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Buddies Supermarkets slide]

Photograph of a slide for Buddies super markets.
Date: January 6, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library