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

Stigler Project Opossum

Photograph of Omer and Orville Moore with 3 nights catch of opossum. Dogs and equipment used are also shown. Host of furs taken on farms under agreement.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rabbit Traps Made of Logs

Photograph of rabbit traps made of logs. Hundreds of traps of this type were used last winter for commercial rabbit trapping. Many of the farmers depend heavily on the income derived from rabbit trapping. The rabbits sold for 10 cents each. Mr. Lafaye caught over 300 rabbits before Christmas
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Omer and Orville Moore

Photograph of Omer and Orville Moore, and their dogs, with opossum hides taken over three nights.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lloyd Lafave with Rabbit Traps

Photograph of Lloyd Lafave with about two-thirds of traps regularly operated during rabbit trapping season.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Children with Rabbit

Photograph of two farm children, Ella Mae Moore, 8 years old and Vernon Moore, 6 years old, with rabbit taken from one of the gums regularly run by these clildren.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Quail Census

Photograph of "Wild Tribe" at point on single quail. Quail census being taken of wildlife areas on B. Prentice farm.
Date: November 15, 1938
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Holding Water in Contour Furrows

Photograph of water held in contour listing furrows the morning after a 3 1/4 inch rainfall.
Date: February 15, 1938
Creator: Cluff, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Three Nights Catch of Opossum

Photograph of Omer and Orville Moore with 3 nights catch of opossum. Dogs and equipment used are also shown. Host of furs taken on farms under agreement.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lloyd Lafave

Photograph of Lloyd Lafave standing next to traps used on the farm for rabbits.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History