Realignment of Settlers Ditch

Photograph of a deep cut made in realignment of Settlers Ditch which carries irrigation water approximately 40 miles from river to crop lands.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Settlers Irrigation Ditch

Photograph of where the diversion dam will be constructed across the Cimarron River for the Settlers Irrigation Ditch.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Settlers Irrigation Ditch

Photograph of the Settlers Irrigation Ditch, approximately 15' cut where main irrigation ditch leaves river bottom. This ditch will carry irrigation water for a distance of 40 miles.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Settlers Irrigation Ditch

Photograph of two men at a 13.5 foot cut of the Settlers Irrigation Ditch, through Oklahoma State School land, that will carry water from the Cimarron River.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Settlers Irrigation Ditch

Photograph of the Settlers Irrigation Ditch. 13.5 feet cut in realignment of Settlers Ditch. Through Oklahoma State School Land. This is portion of main irrigation ditch that will carry water from a diversion dam across the Cimarron River.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the main supply ditch for the irrigation of farm land. Water is carried approximately one mile by diversion dam across Buffalo Creek. OK-8113.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a diversion dam for irrigation across Buffalo Creek. OK-8112.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a W.F. Project [Water & Flood Project?]. Irrigation head gate at concrete diversion dam across from Buffalo Creek for supplementative irrigation of 250 acres of crop land. OK-8111.
Date: February 21, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of steers on cleared and controlled area of the East farm, Red Plains Experiment Station. Note the area to right in uncontrolled scrubby oak growth. Steers placed on pasture May 1, 1941. OK-8712.
Date: May 21, 1941
Creator: Elwell, H. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of part of a herd of buffalo on a range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-8969.
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of part of a herd of buffalo on a range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-8970.
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of part of a herd of buffalo on a range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-8967.
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of part of a herd of buffalo on a range in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-8967.
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of two buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of two buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date: September 21, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Meadow Waterway Developed From Old Gully

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men standing in a meadow waterway developed from an old gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Meadow waterway developed from old gully. In 1937 the gully was worked with a blade and seeded to bluestem. Excess terrace water from entire cultivated area of the farm is now being safely disposed of through this channel."
Date: April 21, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Boer Lovegrass being grown for seed increase. These plants were transplanted from a field whose parent stock had been growing for 3 years. TX-44-356.
Date: May 21, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the reloading of a Soil Conservation Service-developed grass planter during performance tests. Planting material harvested with Craig Co. Soil Conservation District [SCD] roto-tiller & brought to the site in a dump truck, then forked from the truck to the planter hoppers. Average loading time is less than 3 minutes. OK-9703.
Date: September 21, 1948
Creator: Gillett, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of an old area of land. By fencing it on the pasture side rather than the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild pollenating insects. TX-44, 673.
Date: September 21, 1948
Creator: Davis, D. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History