Train Trestle Improvement Big John Creek

Photograph of (L to R): Richard H. DeHaven, Trainmaster, Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., and Bobby Davis, SCS, Project Engineer; discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River Project. Background shows trestle to be widened as part of the Big John Creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area

Photograph of Site #4, Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area
Date: September 13, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Sorghum Stubble

Photograph of Sorghum stubble held 9 inches of snow in field in spite of high witnds, very little drifting.
Date: March 13, 1968
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Train Trestle Improvement Big John Creek

Photograph of L. to R.: B.A. Harrison, Representitive of local conservancy district; Bobby Davis, SCS, Project Engineer; and Richard H. DeHaven, Trainmaster, Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River Project. Background shows trestle to be widened as part of the Big John Creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control

Photograph of Jake Sweet, doing custom cotton stripping for Les Anderson on Johnny Ivester farm. No overflows permit smooth, even rows with uniform stand and good production. Under these conditions macheinery can be set for good operation.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Railway Trestle Impovement

Photograph of workmen taking out railway trestle on Big John Creek. Trestle was enlarged as part of the Kickapoo Sandy Watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Peanut Residue

Photograph of peanut residue.
Date: October 13, 1967
Creator: Meinders, Hadley C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Train Trestle Improvement Big John Creek

Photograph of (L to R): E.A. Harrison, representative of local concervancy district and R.H. Heinlen, Division Engineer, Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., and Bobby Davis, SCS, Project Engineer; discussing trestel enlargement work on the Big John Creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Harvesting for Seed

Photograph of seed harvesting. Mr. Miller is in the seed business. This is a planting of common sudan and Redlan in alternate strips for production of Suder.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Old Crop Land Turned Into Pasture

Photograph of old crop land turned into pasture with common Bermuda grass and vetch.
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Two Row Bermuda Sprigger

Photograph of loading fertilizer into fertilizer box on two-row Bermuda sprigger. Landowner is applying fertilizer as per SCS technician's recommendations for soil conserving grass pasture. This cooperator understands the need for proper plant food for establishment of the grass.
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Big Wewoka Flood

Floodwater after a 4 inch run off rain - this is 1 mile north of Site 41, Big Wewoka. Site 41 did not go around the emergency spill. There is about 1500 acre watershed that comes into the creek just behind the structure.
Date: May 13, 1968
Creator: McCambell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood Protection Program Kickapoo Sandy

Photograph of E. A. Harrison, representative of the local conservancy district; Bobby Davis, SCS Project Engineer; and P. E. Traylor, Davis Agent, Santa Fe Railway Co. , discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River Project. Background show trestle to be widened as part of the Big John Creek channel improvement work inthe Kickapoo Sandy Watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of effective Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control by aerial spraying of low grade hardwood trees on Bodine cherty silt loam. 1 to 8% slopes. Indian grass, big and little bluestem and some desirable forbs have returned as well as broomsedge and brushy shrubs. OK-1426-6.
Date: October 13, 1961
Creator: Werth and Moss
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of loading fertilizer into a fertilizer box on a two-row Bermuda grass sprigger. Landowner is applying fertilizer as per Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician's recommendation for soil conserving grass pasture. This cooperator understands the need for proper plant food for the establishment of the grass. OK-1361-6.
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fenceline Contrasts

Photograph of a fenceline contrast of a planted native grass mixture in an old field on the left and an old field in 3-am grass on the right. OK-2478-12.
Date: October 13, 1965
Creator: Grimes, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of cattle on native tall grass seeding. Seeded in 1952. Area previously cultivated. OK-1159-5.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of the Hay Meadow pasture. The native range is in excellent condition with light utilization. Boulder ridge site is in the foreground. Hilly, stony range site is at the base of the mountain in the middle ground. Rocky mountain escarpment in the background is Mount Marcy in the Big Game pasture, rising out of the east side of Panther Creek. OK-1104-8.
Date: April 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the back slope of a pond dam. Mounds where Bermuda grass had been set. Soil is corrosive and not capable of supporting Bermuda grass. OK-1159-1.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooding Black Bear Creek

Photograph of Black Bear Creek flooding farmstead as result of Hurricane Carla.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Upper Black Bear Spillway

Photograph of Site No. 71, Upper Black Bear. AC observing concrete workers preparing forms for the riser on the upper end of the principal spillway. Also shown to the left, a drainway to keep the natural drain open to prevent impoundment of water during construction.
Date: July 13, 1962
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of workmen taking out a railway trestle on Big John Creek. The trestle was enlarged as a part of the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. Copy of OK-2955-14. OK-2955-13.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a fire break. To protect rangeland. OK-1608-2.
Date: November 13, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flooding.High waters, 2 miles NE of Red Rock, OK, from flash floods caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-4.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History