Recreational Benefits Featured At Colbert Creek Site Number 2

Photograph of twelve UNIDENTIFED people enjoying the benefits of swimming, boating, and skiing at Site No. 2, Colbert Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed-Benfits [sic]. Site No. 2, Colbert Creek. Seven boats were unloaded on this day, and it is not unusual to see 8 to 10 on weekends. Fifty people were enjoying the recreational benefits on this particular day. Water skiing was the outstanding activity of the day. Good fishing is enjoyed during week days [sic], when skiing activities slow down. Forty-six surface acres are impounded behind this structure. The operator of the farm charges $1.00 per car. He uses the honor system for depositing money in box when entering lake area."
Date: July 25, 1962
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Recreational Benefits Featured At Colbert Creek Site Number 2

Photograph of 23+ UNIDENTIFIED people enjoying the recreational benefits of Site Number 2 Colbert Creek. Activities featured in this photograph include skiing, boating, and sunbathing. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed – Benefits. Site No. 2, Colbert Creek. Seven boats were unloaded on this day, and it is not unusual to see 8 to 10 on week days. Fifty people were enjoying the recreational benefits on this particular day. Water skiing was the outstanding activity of the day. Good fishing is enhoyed [sic] during week days when skiing activities slow down. 46 surface acres are impounded behind this structure. The operator of the farm charges $1.00 per car and uses honor system for depositing money in box when entering the lake area."
Date: July 25, 1962
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulch Jamboree and WKY Radio

Photograph of Russell Pierson, WKY Farm Reporter, gathering information at the Second Annual Stubble Mulch Jamboree held at Enid, Oklahoma, July 24-25, 1962.
Date: July 25, 1962
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulch Judging Contest at Second Annual Stubble Mulch Jamboree Held in Enid, Okla.

Photograph of numerous UNIDENTIFED people at the Stubble Mulch Judging Contest at second Annual Stubble Mulch Jamboree held at Enid, Okla. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stubble Mulch Judging Contest at 2nd Annual Stubble Mulch Jamboree held at Enid, Okla., July 24 and 25, 1962."
Date: July 25, 1962
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Benefits

Photograph of watershed benefits. Site No. 2, Colbert Creek. Seven boats were unloaded on this day, and it is not unusual to see 8 to 10 on weekends. Fifty people were enjoying the recreational benefits on this particular day. Good fishing is enjoyed during week days, when skiing activities slow down. Forty-six surface acres are impounded behind this structure. The operator of the farm charges $1.00 per car. He uses the honor system for depositing money in box when entering lake area.
Date: July 25, 1962
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History