1957 Grass Planting

Photograph of a 1957 native grass planting-Bluestem and bluestem mixture. Excellent well prepared seedbed-planted in April. Good start up showing. Close-up shot by 3rd highline pole north of east turn in road. Soil Bank Program
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Good Stand of Bluestem Mixture

Photograph of a 1953 planting of bluestem mixture. Good stand-grazed off during past winter-deferred now. East side of road, across from the 1956 planting.
Date: May 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

The "Little Skojer" Ditcher

Photograph of Mr. J.W. Rhoades operates the hydraulic controls and lifts the nose of the "Little Skojer" ditcher. Mr. Rhoades designed and built this original ditcher with parts from old farm equipment, an old electric refrigerator and washing machine and surplus war materials.
Date: May 15, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mowing Machine

Photograph of pan attachment on mowing machine cutter bar used in harvesting Blue Grama grass for seed.
Date: July 15, 1936
Creator: Williams, Quentin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservationist of the Year

Photograph of SCS Biologist Jerome Sykora (left) and State Conservationist William L. Vaught admire trophy received by Sykora for being names Water Conservationist of the year by the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermuda Grass Terraced System

Photograph of large Bermuda grassed terrace outlet system which will carry water from 30 acres. Grass spot sodded in June 1937 and water kept out until fall.
Date: November 15, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of planting cotton on the contour in a terraced feld with large tractor.
Date: July 15, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Harvest

Photograph of harvesting wheat on the contour with a combine cutting an eight foot swath. He wheat was drilled in on the contour with a deep furrow drill and the field was terraced.
Date: July 15, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Indian and Bluestem Grass Range

Photograph of excellent range condition where fair to good existed 3 years ago when farmer-district plan signed. Chester Fry Range Conservationist showing thich composition of Indian and Bluestem grasses.
Date: September 15, 1950
Creator: Bachman, A. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Prevention Treatment

Photograph of flood prevention treatment on sandstone Creek Watershed permitted Roy E. Baker to put this 16-acre bottom land field into productive use. He got five cuttings of alfalfa-1729 bales - during the dry 1952 summer. Growth for the fourth cutting was without rain. Baker says the detention dam in his pasture furnished stock water at a time when other supplies were failing.
Date: October 15, 1952
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Detention Reservoir

Photograph of finished detention reservoir Site No. 17 (old site 3, Tishomingo ara). Construction of which is shown in the Okla-9834 series. Note vigorous growth of sod on dam.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Structure

Photograph of Owl Creek Site #4 after rain of May 9-10. Debris guard around 18" pipe. Notice high water line along dam. Indicated a flow of 1.0 feet through emergency spillway.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Terbush
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Structure

Photograph of bottom land protected by this 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

Diversion Terrace

Photograph of a shot taken to left of scene in Okla-9689F will show the diversion terrace coming around from the left. The man standing between the buildings (right center background) is beside the stake marking the point where the end of the dam will end from the right.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of view down spillway atdetention reservoir Site 11 (old site No. 12, Tishomingo area). The man is standing behind a wing leading from the dam. The dam appears in right background. The spillway flows toward the background and left, spreading out over a natural vegetated slope leading to stream channel marked by trees in left background.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Structure

Photograph of Owl Creek Site #4. Dentention Reservooir, Drainage area - 300 cc. Permanent pool. 1.13" runoff with 6.88 surface acres. Flood pool - 4.09" runoff with 19.50 surface acres. Total storage - 5.22" runoff. The flood pool which is 8 ft. in depth has a discharge rate from 3` c.f.s. to 37 c.f.s. from 18" pipe. During the stormof May 9-10 (both pools were empty except the borrow pit 15.5 iinches of rain full in this watershed and water discharge, for a short time, through the emergeny spillway at a depth of 1.8 ft.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of view of partially completed dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 12. This reservoir will work in conjunction with the reservoir on Site No. 11. Site No. 11 could be seen in this photograph were it not for the trees at the left and distant right background. A diversion terrace will pass to the right in the immidate foreground and will empty into this reservoir. Drainage area of this reservoir is 410 acres with 27 acre feet in the permanent pool and 167 acre feet in the flood pool. Dam will be 23 feet high. Release rate - 6 c.f.p.s. Will have a vegatative spillway.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of view across upstream face of dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 11 (Old site 12, Tishomingo area). Man standing on trash guard over inlet given some idea of size.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

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

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of view from top of dam of upstream face of dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 11 (old site 12, Tishomingo area). White object to right of the trash guard (where man is standing) is a filter box over a valve that can be used to drain the permanent pool when necessary.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

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

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of shot facing directly toward center of future downstream face of dam on Detention Reservoir Site 8 (Old Tishomingo Area). Trench running straight back in center of photo will carry the drop inlet culvert. The man is standing on the line where the trench will be.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of view of the lower end of the spillway seen in Okla. 9687B. Man is standing behind the wing. The downstream face of the dam can be seen across the picture behind the man.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

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 long wing in the foreground extends beyond the dam at the left.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History