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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Norwood Creek, near the Red River. Near here the flooding of the Creek joins the red River. A natural lake once held much of Norwood's waters back [from flooding]. OK-459-12.
Date:
May 11, 1905
Creator:
Hayes, E. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hereford Cattle Grazing
Photograph of grade Hereford grazing on rye and vetch class III 12 cross timbers soil. Mr. Keller has found it very profitable to buy cattle in the fall, winter on this type of pasture and sell on spring market.
Date:
March 11, 1933
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hereford Cattle Grazing
Photograph of grade Hereford grazing on rye and vetch class III 12 cross timbers soil. Mr. Keller has found it very profitable to buy cattle in the fall, winter on this type of pasture and sell on spring market.
Date:
March 11, 1933
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civilian Conservation Corps
Photograph of a Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] parade in Stillwater on Armistic Day, November 11, 1934.
Date:
November 11, 1934
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of an Armistice Day parade of 1934 in Stillwater, Oklahoma feature Soil Conservation Service. First [unclear] for the Civilian Conservation Corps personne.
Date:
November 11, 1934
Creator:
Hollopeter, Chas A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of an Armistice Day** parade of 1934 in Stillwater, Oklahoma featuring Soil Conservation Service heavy farming equipment. **in the US, this became Veterans Day starting in 1954.
Date:
November 11, 1934
Creator:
Hollopeter, Chas A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of basin listing on the contour. The dams or blocks are 8 feet apart. TX-140-039.
Date:
February 11, 1936
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blue Gramma Grass Field
Photograph of Stillwater Project showing Blue Gramma grass meadow which is loaded with seed.
Date:
September 11, 1937
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blue Gramma Grass Field
Photograph of Stillwater Project showing Blue Gramma grass meadow which is loaded with seed.
Date:
September 11, 1937
Creator:
Slack, Jim.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control
Photograph of Little Bluestem grass reestablishing itself in badly gully eroded area which was formerly cultivated. Notice the soil holding properties of the grass.
Date:
April 11, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sheep Grazing on Contour Furrowed Buffalograss Pasture/Duncan Project
Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men in a contoured furrowed buffalograss pasture with a herd of sheep. A house and a barn are in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sheep grazing on native buffalo pasture which has been contour furrowed."
Date:
April 11, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Returning to Alfalfa
Photograph of a field to be returned, by irrigation, to alfalfa. Irrigation well will be located in the foreground. Alfalfa was produced in this field for about 30 years prior to 1934, with irrigation water supplied from the Beaver River. Impossible to take water from river since floods have cut the bank of the creek.
Date:
May 11, 1939
Creator:
Haines
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention.
Photograph of a rotary drill used to making test wells for irrigation. OK-357.
Date:
May 11, 1939
Creator:
Haines, R. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
US Government Land; Squatter families
Photograph of transient squatters moving in, cutting timber and moving on. In 1938, 400 families of this type moved into McCurtain County. OK-8028.
Date:
December 11, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Furrows in Sacaton, Tobosa Flat
Photograph of "Contour furrows (blocked) in sacaton, tobosa flat. Soil type: Toyah. Slope: 0-2%."
Date:
April 11, 1941
Creator:
Tidwell, C. A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diversion Dam
Photograph of the head gate of a diversion dam, for irrigation, across Buffalo Creek on Ed George's farm.
Date:
April 11, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diversion Dam
Photograph of a diversion dam, for irrigation, across Buffalo Creek on Ed George's farm.
Date:
April 11, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lovegrass Pasture
Photograph of dairy cattle grazing on sand lovegrass planted in cultivated rows. Weeping lovegrass in left background.
Date:
July 11, 1941
Creator:
Smith Jr., J. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of contour cultivation on terraced field. Hegari and Red Top sorghum shocked with second growth showing wall. Terrace on the right is drilled on a countour to small grain. Terraces constructed in 1939 empty into Bermuda pasture. OK-8284.
Date:
October 11, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Roadside Erosion Control
Photograph of Severe gullying of roadside channels has been halted by sloping and sodding the banks and sodding the slopes to Bermuda grass. Work completed last part of June, 1940. Roadsides are now being utilized for terrace outlet channels. When work was started, the gullies on each side of the road were cutting back into the fields and damaging the fence. Yukon Camp.
Date:
October 11, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Roadside Erosion Control Project Site
Photograph of a roadside erosion control project site. The road is to be resectoned and the waterway will be prepared to carry both roadside water and the excess from terraced land. To be followd with later pictures. Chickasha Project, Yukon Camp.
Date:
October 11, 1941
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of roadside erosion control. Severe gullying of roadside channels has been halted by sloping and then soding the banks and slopes with Bermuda grass. Work completed las tpart of June 1940. Roadsides are now being utilized for terrace outlet channels. When work was started, the gullies on each side of the road were cutting back into the fields and damaging the fences. OK-6450-B.
Date:
October 11, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass Pasture
Photograph of 2 year old growth of a native grass mixture seeded in denuded sand sagebrush range land at Elkhart, Kansas. The prominent grass in this view is sand lovegrass.
Date:
September 11, 1942
Creator:
Smith Jr., J. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass Pasture
Photograph of 2 year old growth of a native grass mixture seeded in denuded sand sagebrush range land at Elkhart, Kansas. The prominent grass in this view is sand lovegrass.
Date:
September 11, 1942
Creator:
Smith Jr., J. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History