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Vernon Rough Broken Land
Photograph of Vernon rough broken land protected from grazing in foreground, eroding and unprotected in background.
Date:
September 23, 1938
Creator:
Taylor, G. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gullies
Photograph of C.L. Satterwhite in gully before shaping.
Date:
April 23, 1970
Creator:
Duncan, Lindell
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Great Plains Conservation Program. Sileage Quality
Photograph of Corn sileage makes up an important part of beef cattle ration on Dean Newman farm. DC Wes Onath (L) and Newman check sileage for quality.
Date:
February 23, 1972
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a panoramic view of a 640 acre tract. A land utilization [L.U.] project where 206 acres were seeded in June 1948 to Martin Milo for stubble in which to seed side oats grama grass in the spring of 1949. Once cultivated, this land suffered moderate wind erosion during the wind-blown dust bowl years of the 1930s. TX-44, 635.
Date:
August 23, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Frank Grooms
Photograph of Frank Grooms standing in a field of Kentucky 31 fescue and orchard grass.
Date:
May 23, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sam C. Lumplin
Photograph of Sam C. Lumplin examining black locust on the corn crops.
Date:
September 23, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diversion Terrace
Photograph of a diversion terrace on Clapp Morgan Mort. Company land.
Date:
September 23, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Grass
Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith, James E. , Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Grass
Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith, James E. , Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
V-type Gully
Photograph of a v-type gully.
Date:
August 23, 1940
Creator:
Bond, Ralph H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
W. M. Nixon and R. H. Vahrenkamp Looking at Cover of Chopped-Up Litter Left on Surface of Soil in Citrus Orchard by Stalk Cutter
Photograph of W. M. Nixon and R. H. Vahrenkamp looking at cover of chopped-up litter left on surface of soil in citrus orchard by stalk cutter. Photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Nixon or Vahrenkamp. The back of the photograph proclaims, “W. M. Nixon and R. H. Vahrenkamp looking at cover of chopped-up litter left on surface of soil in citrus orchard by stalk cutter. Litter protects surface from erosion, increases rainfall penetration and reduces surface evaporation and temperatures. No other cultivation is used in this orchard. Vegetation is kept down by means of the stalk cutter used as needed.”
Date:
October 23, 1947
Creator:
Brown, Grover
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of From left to right: buffalo grass seed and trash as it comes from the combine harvester (etc.—text too blurred and faded to read). OK-8888 [?].
Date:
September 23, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Boy Scouts of America
Photograph of Mr. F. S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, on right, talking over the district agreement with Donald Fisher, center, and Don Holliday, left. In the foreground is a model of the rustic bridge used in the teaching younger scouts about woodwork without nails. OK-9102.
Date:
August 23, 1945
Creator:
Reid, Louis E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the constructing of a dam with a bulldozer on a Cheyenne, OK Land Utilization [L.U.] Project. Pond will be utilized for stock water and will be stocked with fish. OK-8726.
Date:
March 23, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a waterway along the northside of a farm sown in fescue with terrace spilling into the channel sown in wheat. OK-1601-1.
Date:
October 23, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a fireguard protects valuable winter forage from outside fires. OK-1600-7.
Date:
October 23, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes
Photograph of a large field subject to severe wind erosion recently deep-plowed. Note the clay subsoil brought to the surface by deep-plowing. OK-1523-9.
Date:
January 23, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flood prevention structure. Mulching and grass seeding operation on a flood prevention structure built by a private contractor. The dam and spillway are established to permanent grasses to prevent erosion and to protect the structure. Charles Terrent, Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Hinton, OK, in the picture, serving as inspector. This is site # 4, Cobb creek on the Washita River. OK-679-10.
Date:
April 23, 1958
Creator:
Keathley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a creek with timber cleared and left bank shaped and sodded in Bermuda grass. OK-1600-10.
Date:
October 23, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of soil profile of Choteau silt loam soil (N6-A). This loamy prairie range site is a higher producer in Rogers County, OK. OK-1600-4.
Date:
October 23, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Grady Meritt with grader owned by Nowata County Soil Conservation District, building terraces. OK-1600-12.
Date:
October 23, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Upper Black Bear Site No. 42. Mr. Henry Johnson who gave the easement necessary for the construction points at the 8 inch valve installed for the purpose of completely draining the pond if necessary. OK-1568-7.
Date:
March 23, 1962
Creator:
Morris, David R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of OK's 1500th structure, Site # 34, Finn Creek. Workmen for the Holtzen Construction Company compact sand in trench used for foundation drain. OK-4287-4.
Date:
July 23, 1971
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Livestock
Photograph of the SW Poultry and Livestock Company. Showing egg production as an important agricultural enterprise in Grady County. Much of the poultry feed is produced from locally grown grain and alfalfa. OK-1157-9.
Date:
July 23, 1960
Creator:
Meinders, Hadley
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History