Shortleaf Pine, Mulberry, Black Locust, Cottonwood, Blackberry and Weeds Growing on Strip Pit and Spoils Bank

Photograph of a Strip pit and spoils bank covered by multiple kinds of vegetation. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Strip pit and spoils bank planted in shortleaf pine, mulberry and black locust on raw banks. Also cottonwood, blackberry and weeds volunteering. Used for wildlife cover – song birds, quail, rabbit and crows.”
Date: November 15, 1955
Creator: Hurd & Moreland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge Hilly Stony Range Site

Photograph of a hilly stony range site, close utilization, at the Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge west of Grama Lake. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Hilly story range site. Close utilization.”
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Owl Creek Site #1

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1, spillway, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Site #1. Detention Reservoir, D. A. – 500 acres. Permanent pool – 1.03” runoff with 12.3 acres surface. Flood pool – 4.19” runoff with 33.8 acres surface. Storage total – 5.22” runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool, which is 8’ in depth, discharges through an 18” pipe at an average rate of 27 c.f.s. or at an average rate of 1.3 inches runoff per day for its whole drainage area. During the storm of May 9-10, 15.5 inches of rain fell upon this watershed. Runoff filled the flood pool to the emergency spillway shown in foreground. In this photo flood pool is still discharging with 2 ft. of water over the 18” discharge pipe.”
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Owl Creek Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2

Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 & 2 and the surrounding area. Several homes and buildings populate the land in the top background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bottomland protected by this (site 2) reservoir and by Site No. 1 which is to the right.”
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial View of Cedar Hill Dock

Photograph of Cedar Hill Dock from the air, one of the largest of the fishing and recreational docks on Dale Hollow Lake.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed, Flood Waters Sans Bois Creek

Photograph of Cecil Presfield driving amphibious car returning Mrs. Jim Presfield home from work along with the Presfield children and neighbos Dan Condo's children home from school. During floods Sans Bois Creek overflows into the Grassy Lake area cutting off all access roads. They must use boat, amphicar, or horses to cross the 10 to 12 feet of water over the roads. Presfield has 500 acres, most in Sans Bois bottom. He lost 2 calves in this flood. In the last previous flood he lost 8 head from pneumonia after swimming out to high ground.
Date: May 15, 1968
Creator: Banks, Herbert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Woodland Cons.

Photograph of wild fire. Wild fires are very expensive; this fire sevelely damaged a young stand of pines.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Simons, E. T., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

RC&D Furniture Manufacturing

Photograph of furniture being assembled at Southern Manufacturing Company. This plant makes use of locally produced and processed hardwood lumber.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Woodland Cons.

Photograph of severe fire damage to a young stand of pines. Wild Fires are very expensive.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Simons, E. T., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Bermuda grass

Photograph of cattle grazing on Bermuda grass pasture on Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes.
Date: August 15, 1968
Creator: Newland, Claude
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deadening of Hardwoods by Girdling

Photograph of SCS Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke points out the first deadening of cull hardwood. Note effect of pine release by axe girdling of this large oak.
Date: July 15, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Heavily Grazed Pasture

Photograph of a heavily grazed pasture, note poor calves and frequent dung piles.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Furrow Type Native Grass Seed Drill

Photograph of a close-up of a furrow type native grass seed drill developed on the Phil Ferguson Ranch.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Reservoir to Protect Bottomland

Photograph of aerial view of bottomland protected by reservoir and by site no. 1 which is to the right.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mill Creek Detention Reservoir Site 11

Photograph of view dowsn spillway at detention reservoir site 11 (old site No. 12, Tishomiingo area). The man is standing behind a wing leading from the dam. The rise appears in right background. The spillway flows toward background, and left, sperading out over a natural vegetated slope leading to storm channel marked by trees at left background.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Detention Reservoir Site No. 11

Photograph of view across spillway and dams - Detention Reservoir site 11 (Old No. 12, Tishomingo area). New Reservoir Site 12 working in conjunction will fall in extreme righ of Okla-9689A potograph.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Future Downstream Dam and Trench of Detention Reservoir Site 8

Photograph of detention reservoir - Site No. 8 (Old site No. 1 from Tishomingo Area). Looking across area where dam will be. Dark marks in center distance are the beginnings of acre trench. Spillway will pass across in immediate foreground.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Future Downstream Dam and Spillway

Photograph of view up spillway on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 18 (Old site No. 4 Tishomingo Area). Thwe man is standing on the dam. The loong wind in the foreground extends beyond the dam at the left.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 15

Photograph of one end of dam on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 15. (old site No. 1, Tishomingo area). This dam makes a huge dogleg turn and cannot be photographed to show the whole dam except from the air. The dam rises 25 feet about the level of the water in the permanent pool.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Owl Creek Site #1

Photograph of aerial view of Owl Creek Site #1. Detention reservoir, D. A. - 500 acres. Permanet pool - 4. 19" runoff with 33. 8 acres surface. Storage total - 5. 22" runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool, which is 8' in depth, discharges throug an 18" pipe at an average rate of 27 c. f. s. or at an average rate of 1. 3 inches runoff per day for its whole drainage area. During hte storm of May 9-10, 15. 5 inches of rain fell upon this watershed. Runoff filled the flood pool to the emergency spillway shown in foreground. In this photo flood pool is still dischargin with 2 ft. of water over the 18" discharge pipe.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Construction

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Camp area, shows SCS construction trailer and contractor trailer.
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermuda Grass Roots

Photograph of digging bermudagrass roots with springtooth harrow.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denison Core Sample

Photograph of core drill taking denison sample, Site 62, Barnitz Creek.
Date: May 15, 1955
Creator: Beecham, Glenn A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Plastic Pipe For Irrigation

Photograph of 8 inch plastic pipe used to convey water frompump to rows or borders. Pipe has 2-inch plastic sleeves to let water into each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History