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SCS State Office Personnel, Stillwater

Photograph of "Assistant State Conservationist Alvin M. Clements (left, second row) shown with those employees attending the fall new employee orientation conference." Those pictured from left to right goes as follows: Top Row: 1. UNIDENTIFED, 2. UNIDENTIFED, 3. UNIDENTIFED, 4. UNIDENTIFED, 5. UNIDENTIFED, Next Row: 6. UNIDENTIFED, 7. UNIDENTIFED, Next Row: 8. UNIDENTIFED, 9. UNIDENTIFED, 10. UNIDENTIFED, 11. UNIDENTIFED, 12. UNIDENTIFED, 13. UNIDENTIFED, Next Row: 14. Alvin M. Clements, Bottom Row: 15. UNIDENTIFED, 16. UNIDENTIFED, 17. UNIDENTIFED, 18. UNIDENTIFED, 19. UNIDENTIFED.
Date: October 13, 1972
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center

Photograph of this selection of blue grama from near Duncan, Oklahoma has potential use on the red bed soils of Texas and Oklahoma. TX-13639-4.
Date: September 13, 1972
Creator: Allen, Dale D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lockheed California Property Resource Planning

Photograph of Jerry Mathews, Soil Conservationist, and C. D. Hamit, conservation technician, survey pond dam on Lockheed California property north of McAlester. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. C. D. Hamit, Conservation Technician, 2. Jerry Mathews, Soil Conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil conservationist Jerry Mathews (R) and conservation technician C. D. Hamit survey pond dam on Lockheed California property north of McAlester, Oklahoma."
Date: November 13, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of showing from L to R: E. A. Harrison, representative of local conservancy district; Bobby Davis, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Project Engineer; and Richard H De Haven, trainmaster, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River project. Background shows trestle to be widened as a part of the Big John creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-7.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph, Kickapoo Sandy watershed, showing from L to R: E. A. Harrison, representative of local conservancy district, and R. H. Heinlen, division engineer, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., discussing trestle enlargement work on the Big John channel, Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-10.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph, Kickapoo Sandy watershed, showing from L to R: Richard H. DeHaven, trainmaster, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., and Bobby Davis, Soil Conservation Service [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. OK-2955-6.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of a Santa Fe passanger train making its last un over Big John Creek's trestle, while workmen prepare to widen the trestle as a part of the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. OK-2955-12.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

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. OK-2955-14.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Used Range at Wichita Mt. Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of Charles Crimes, Neil Stidham, and Gordon Folzenlogen knelling in native grasses in the Wichita Mt. Wildlife Refuge near Mount Pinchot Pasture. The photograph does not indicate the left to right position of the three mentioned men. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Follow up of Ok-2509-12, 921-6. Loamy bottomland site in excellent condition. Lobo flat. Area in the foreground was protected from grazing by the annual exclosure [sic]."
Date: April 13, 1967
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Fullingim Flat

Photograph of a fence line contrasting the west side and east side of Fullingim flat near Mount Pinchot pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence line contrast at west side of Fullingim flat. Area on the left is outside the refuge. Follow up of Ok-2511-16."
Date: April 13, 1967
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of cattle grazing on vetch seeded over Bermuda grass. OK-1704-7.
Date: April 13, 1962
Creator: Riley, K. E.
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

Heifer Grazing on Good Range Site

Photograph of a two-year-old heifer grazing on good condition pasture grasses. Another heifer is in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "2 year old heifer grazing on Good Condition, Loamy prairie site, Summit soil unit."
Date: October 13, 1961
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the valley of Barren (or Baron) Fork Creekfrom Eldon Hill on OK Hwy # 51. In the background are the Ozark highlands from which most of the soils of Adair County were formed. OK-1426-7.
Date: October 13, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
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

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of an erosion control dam. Active gully in the background will be stabilized by the erosion control dam and kept from entering Class I, II and III land. 12 inch Hel-Cor pipe used for the main spill. 380 DA with 4 surface acres and 12 acre-feet of the flood pool. Frank Heldermon and Baker Eeds in the picture. OK-1451-5.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Tarrant, C. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods at Red Rock Creek. Red Rock Creek Constractor recovering bridge material from surging waters of flood following flash flood caused by Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-8.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Dilley, Ivan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods. High waters, w mi. NE of Red Rock, OK. From flash floods caused by Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-4.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods. Red Rock Creek. The city waterworks of Red Rock, OK as innundated by floodwater from Red Roack Creek Watershed following rains caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-11.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods. Black Bear Creek flooding farmstead as a result of Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-2
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of floods - residence. Pickups jacked up to eliminate damage to motors (not visible). Flash floods caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-5.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Dilley, Ivan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle on Bermuda and Vetch Pasture

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing with a herd of cattle in a pasture of Bermuda and vetch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture. Old crop land turned into pasture. Common Bermuda and vetch."
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Maintaining Terraces

Photograph of terraces being maintained by plowing up. Area above terrace has been one-wayed to leave stubble on or near the surface.
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History