Watershed Maintenance

Photograph of Dr. Lloyd E. Church, Wilburton dentist and conservation leader, and William T. Fountain, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Soil Conservation service (SCS), Wilburton, overlooking construction work on site # 5, Fourche Maline Creek watershed. Site # 5 is a multi-purpose site that will be developed for fish and wildlife purposes as well as flood control. OK-2970-7.
Date: January 17, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dock J. Polone Soil Painting

Photograph of a soil painting of an UNIDENTIFIED man by Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil painting by Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist."
Date: January 1968
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dock J. Polone With Three Soil Paintings

Photograph of Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist, creating a soil painting. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dock J. Polone putting finishing touches on a soil painting. Dock uses the different colors of soil and mixes these with glue and uses them to “paint” pictures. The three pictures here are studies of portraits of White, Negro, and Indian.”
Date: January 1968
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Open Savannah of Bluestem and Pines West of Sugar Mountain

Photograph of "Open savannah of bluestem and pines west of Sugar Mountain, Eastern Cherokee Country."
Date: January 16, 1967
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Smooth Chert Savannah Range Site In Good Condition

Photograph of a forested area and brush growing on a smooth chert, savannah range site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A smooth chert savannah range site in good condition, the soil is Clarksville stony silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes. Grass production could be increased significantly by reducing the canopy through aerial brush control. This photo was taken for Craig Co report & has not been used."
Date: January 16, 1967
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Mountain Savannah Range

Photograph of "Open savannah with scattered oak trees, Bodine soils, west side of Sugar Mountain in eastern Cherokee County."
Date: January 15, 1967
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Honey Creek Ranch Fire Guard

Photograph of a fireguard on Honey Creek Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fire guard on Honey Creek Ranch in Delaware County."
Date: January 10, 1967
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Honey Creek Ranch Fire Guard

Photograph of a fireguard on Honey Creek Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fire guard on Honey Creek Ranch in Delaware County."
Date: January 10, 1967
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of a fire guard on Honey Creek Ranch in Delaware County. OK-2685-1.
Date: January 10, 1967
Creator: Diets, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation Pipelines

Photograph of a 3" ARV and 10 inch valve.
Date: January 6, 1967
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cherokee County Loamy Prairie Range

Photograph of a Loamy Prairie range site located in Cherokee County, which is in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie range site in excellent range condition. The soils are Eldorado Craig. The vegetation is primarily big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass. Woody species consisting of blackberry, persimmon, sumac and sassafras, are scattered sparsely over the site."
Date: January 1967
Creator: Dietz, H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cherokee County Loamy Prairie Range

Photograph of a Loamy Prairie range site located in Cherokee County, which is in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie range site in excellent range condition. The soils are Eldorado Craig. The vegetation is primarily big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass. Woody species consisting of blackberry, persimmon, sumac and sassafras, are scattered sparsely over the site."
Date: January 1967
Creator: Dietz, H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Firewood

Photograph of firewood being loaded for transportation to Amarillo, TX. This firewood is cut from supposedly "worthless" native timber.
Date: 1967-01-XX
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Heavy Bottomland Range Site

Photograph of a Heavy Bottomland Range Site located in Cherokee County, which is in good range condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Heavy Bottomland Range Site (Osage soils) in good range condition."
Date: January 1967
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Very Shallow Talpa Soils Range Site

Photograph of a very shallow Talpa soils range site in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Very Shallow Range Site (Talpa Soils) in excellent condition. Predominate grasses are sideoats grama, little bluestem and big bluestem."
Date: January 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Moderately Grazed Shallow Savannah Range Site

Photograph of a moderately grazed shallow savannah range site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shallow savannah range site has been moderately grazed during the winter, preceded by chemical spray and summer deferment. Grasses are big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass. Trees are post oak and blackjack oak. The soil is the Darnell fine sandy loam part of Darnell-Stephenville fine sandy loams, 5 to 20 percent slopes."
Date: January 7, 1966
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of bulldozer attachment—a saw blade. From the K. P. Larsh Ranch-owned saw-dozer, with the blade operated at ground level. OK-2474-5.
Date: January 6, 1966
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control measures at the Sandy Creek Watershed. OK-2474-2.
Date: January 6, 1966
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed-Bear Hybarger

Photograph of Bear Hybarger Channel looking east from 7th Street.
Date: January 6, 1966
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed-Bear Hybarger

Photograph of Bear Hybarger Channel before improvement-looking east from 4th Street.
Date: January 6, 1966
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed-Bear Hybarger

Photograph of Bear Hybarger Channel looking southeast from 4th Street, Lindsay, below channel.
Date: January 6, 1966
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed-Bear Hybarger

Photograph of Bear Hybarger Channel looking northwest from 4th Street.
Date: January 6, 1966
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Plug on Roaring Creek Site 16A Watershed Taken From the G. E. Blanton Ranch

Photograph of a gully plug on Roaring Creek Site 16A Watershed Taken from the G. E. Blanton Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Gully plug, Site 16A, Roaring Creek Watershed. This structure was built to protect Site 16 from silt. Sediment pool partially filled with water. The photographer took this photograph on the G. E. Blanton Ranch.”
Date: January 4, 1965
Creator: Leonard, Claude M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle on Snow Covered Field

Photograph of seven heads of cattle standing in a snow covered field. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Snow cover in the breaks of Major County."
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Allgood, Ferris P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History