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

Biology Catfish Spawn

Photograph of Dr. Howard Clemens displaying catfish spawn taken from nest from one of his brood ponds.
Date: July 15, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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. Wildfires

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

Wolf Eradication

Photograph of a rack of 24 wolves and coyotes killed by plane and dogs. Shot and wounded from a airplane and caught on the ground by dogs. These wolves and coyotes are eliminated because of the damage they do to chickens and calves. They also rob the nests of ground birds of eggs and young birds. The eradication of the wolves and coyotes in this photo is being done by the Welch, Okla. wolf hunters Association.
Date: May 15, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds, Lindsay Lake

Photograph of George A. Brown, Lindsay businessman (left) and District Conservationist Hadley Meinders, Purcell, discuss rules and regulations pertaining to the multipurpose lake located north of Purcell.
Date: July 15, 1907
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology

Photograph of SCS District Conservationist Hadley Meinders (left) and Dr. Howard Clemens discuss the self feeder used at the Clemens' catfish farm (Sooner Fish Farms).
Date: July 15, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

RC&D Aircraft Manufacturing

Photograph of the interior of the Douglas Aircraft Plant in Sparta.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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

Biology

Photograph of SCS District Conservationist Hadley Meinders (left) and Dr. Howard Clemens discuss the self feeder used at the Clemens' catfish farm (Sooner Fish Farms).
Date: July 15, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sparta Handle Mill

Photograph of the Sparta Handle Mill
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology

Photograph of Dr. Howard Clemens (left) and SCS District Conservationist Hadley Meinders discuss management practices of catfish farming operations.
Date: July 15, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

RC&D Furniture Manufacturing

Photograph of hardwood timber being processed into furniture framing.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Old Water Mill

Photograph of the old water mill at Okalone.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

RC&D Interstate 40 Construction

Photograph of Interstate Highway 40 under construction.
Date: April 15, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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

Sweetclover

Photograph of Boyde Cooper inspecting sweetclover on the M.R.Williams farm. Clover was planted in April 1957. It was grazed all summer with 1 calf per acre. Calves were taken off Oct. 1, 1957, showing growth left. Calves gained 350 pounds per head. Williams is a cooperator with the Jackson County SCD. SCD Technician Boyde Cooper in photo.
Date: October 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Row Irrigation

Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Row Irrigation

Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation, Transcrete Pipe

Photograph of Transcrete pipe being laid for irrigation on bottomland soil unit 9. Gated pipe will be used from risers on 660' runs.
Date: July 15, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History