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Reviewing a Great Plains Contract
Photograph of reviewing a Great Plains contract and conservaton plan with Mr. and Mrs Eldred Sasseen by Olen Rowlett, SCS Technician, Cordell, Oklahoma. Picture taken in their home.
Date:
January 19, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a group overlooking a later Bermuda grass planting, August, 1961., on Site 14, Upper Clear Boggy Creek. L to R: Phillip Busby, former president, Upper Muddy Boggy Watershed Improvement Association; Harral Allen, President, Sandy Creek Water and Soil Conservation District (WSCD); Irl Rhymes, District Cooperator; Drexel Sales, Chairman, Pontotoc County Soil Conservation District (SCD); Dave Roberts, District Supervisor; Ted Savage, secretary of the Ada Chamber of Commerce; Kenneth Yoakum, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Ada, OK; Jimmie Tzhomas, District Supervisor; and C.C. Burton, Jr., District Supervisor. OK-1612-7.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Jimmie Thomas, District Supervisor of Pontotoc County Soil Conservation District, stands on ice near boat dock and principal spillway of Site # 35, Upper Clear Boggy Creek watershed, on the ranch of F. Howard Walsh, Fort Worth, TX, district cooperator. 10 acres surface of permanent water. Average depth is 30 feet. OK-1611-4.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of District Cooperator, Irl Rhymes, foreground, showing Kenneth Yoakum, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Ada, OK, seed head of native grass on one of his native grass pastures above the drainage area of Site # 9, Upper Clear Boggy Creek. Background L to R: Ted Savage, secretary, Ada Chamber of Commerce; Harrel Allen, President, Sandy Creek Water and Soil Conservation District [WSCD]; Jimmy Thomas, District Supervisor; C. C. Baxton, Jr., District Supervisor; Drexel sales, Chairman, Pontotoc County SWCD; and Uel Bumpers, District Supervisor, admiring the excellent condition of Rhymes’ grass.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of District cooperator, Irl Rhymes, foreground, with 200 of his whiteface heifers above drainage area of Site # 15, Upper Clear Boggy. He takes excellent care of his native grass—taking half and leaving half. Has 8 Black Angus bulls in pasture with heifers. He is a conservation rancher. OK-1612-9.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Ted Savage, secretary, Ada Chamber of Commerce, looks at a permanent pool of Site No. 35 at the Upper Clear Boggy, on a ranch of district cooperator, F. Howard Walsh, Ft. Worth, TX. Savage has assisted district supervisors and Conservancy District 100% in the program in Pontotoc County. Son of the late E.B. Savage, Harmon, OK, original board member of Upper Washita Water and Soil Conservation District (WSCD) and brother-in-law of L. L. "red" Males of Cheyenne, OK. OK-1611-5.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Upper Clear Boggy Creek Watershed, Site # 38. From L to R: C. C. Burton, Jr., District Supervisor; Del Bumpers, District Supervisor; Harral Allen, President, Sandy Creek Water and Soil Conservation district (WSCD); Kenneth Yoakum, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Ada, OK; and ted Savage, Secretary, Ada Chamber of Commerce, observing core tranch for pipe of principal spillway. OK-1611-9.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of, from L to R, Kenneth Yoakum, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Ada, OK; Jimmy Thomas, District Supervisor; Ted Savage, secretary, Ada Chamber of Commerce; Drexel Siles, Chairman, Pontotoc County, Soil Conservation District (SCD); Phillip Busby, former president of Upper Muddy Boggy Watershed Improvement Assn.; Uel Bumpers, District Supervisor; Dave Roberts, President, Upper Clear Boggy Water & Soil Conservation District; C. C. Baxton, Jr., District Supervisor; C. C. Baxton, Jr., District Supervisor; Harral Allen, President, Sandy Creek Water and Soil Conservation District (WSCD); in specting [unclear] of Site # 35, Upper Clear Boogy Conservancy District, on the ranch of district cooperator, F. Howard Walsh, Ft. Worth, TX. Fill will be vegetated with Bermuda grass in March 1962. OK-1611-6.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of District Cooperator, Irl Rhymes, foreground, showing Kenneth Yoakum, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Ada, OK, that he is keeping sediment pool drum down on Site # 9 on his ranch so can sod to Bermuda in the Spring of 1962. If valve was closed Rhymes could have a 42 acre lake of water, but wants grass at this time. OK-1613-1.
Date:
January 16, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Residue Burning
Photograph of broomcorn stalks are being raked into windrows and burned rather than being turned under. Picture taken at dusk. Other fires in the background can be seen.
Date:
January 8, 1962
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Area to be Overseeded
Photograph of J.H. Butler standing near Little Bluestem plant. Area to be overseeded to native grass mixture under Great Plains Conservation Program.
Date:
January 31, 1961
Creator:
Hamill, Dan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Overfall
Photograph of J.H. Butler standing at the head of an overfall. Area to be seeded to native grass mixture under Great Plains Conservation Program. Diversion terrace to be constructed.
Date:
January 31, 1961
Creator:
Hamill, Dan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hardland Range Site
Photograph of a Hardland range site in fair condition five miles west of Walters. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Hardland range site. Foard silt. Fair condition." In the far distant background, some cattle are grazing in the adjacent field.
Date:
January 22, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bid Letting Quartermaster Creek
Photograph of Nuel Hurtick, Adm. , Serv. Div. , SCS, Washington D. C. , left and Ross Hall, Adm. Officer, SCS, Stillwater, right observing the results of the bid opening.
Date:
January 19, 1961
Creator:
Richie, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Bid Letting for Quartermaster Creek Sites
Photograph of a group of people attending the bid opening. Right Table: clockwise, C. E. May, American Marietta Co. , Okla. City; Kenneth Richardson, Contractor, Clinton; Bob Allen, Contractor, Cordell; Marshall Greenman, Sales Rep. , Boardman Eq. Co. , Okla. City; Mr. Hagar, Conoco Sales Rep. , Okla. City; R. A. Lotspeich, Contractor, Laverne; Bob Selman, Contractor, Selman; Nuel Hurtick, Adm. Serv. Div. , Washington DC; Jim Corser, SCS, Stillwater; Doc Herron, Robertson Steel Co. , Okla. City; Mr. Pitchlynn, Lock-Joint Pipe Co. , Okla. City. Left Table: Bob Day, Project Engr. , SCS, Clinton, left; and John Burch, Project Engineer, SCS, Cheyenne, Okla. , right.
Date:
January 19, 1961
Creator:
Richie, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Watershed
Photograph of diversion terrace constructed as part of the critical gully treatment on area 205, Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River. First of a series.
Date:
January 19, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Watershed Raw Gully
Photograph of raw gully planted to trees on area 204 gully treatment of Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River. First of a series.
Date:
January 19, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the first bid letting, Sites # 22, 23 and 24, Quartermaster Creek. Orientation Conference with the contractor discussing items on the bid schedule. L to R: Bob O. Day, Project Engineer, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Clinton, OK; Kenneth W. Richardson, Contractor, Clinton, OK; Ross W. Hall, Contracting officer, SCS, Stillwater, OK; Glenn A Beacham, Asst. State Conservation Engineer, SCS, Stillwater, OK.
Date:
January 19, 1961
Creator:
Richie, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Damage
Photograph of fire damage to a crop of Weeping Lovegrass. Blaze was extinguished by 9:30 PM on 1/17/61 by SCD and CD fire fighting units.
Date:
January 18, 1961
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Damage
Photograph of fire damage to weeping lovegrass. The blaze was extinguished at 9:30 PM on January 17, 1961 by Soil Conservation District [SCD] and Conservation District [CD] fire-fighting units. OK-1265-1.
Date:
January 18, 1961
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Damage to Weeping Lovegrass
Photograph of fire damage to a crop of Weeping Lovegrass. Blaze was extinguished by 9:30 PM on 1/17/61 by SCD and CD fire fighting units.
Date:
January 18, 1961
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of fire damage to weeping lovegrass. The blaze was extinguished at 9:30 PM on January 17, 1961 by Soil Conservation District [SCD] and Conservation District [CD] fire-fighting units. OK-1265-1.
Date:
January 18, 1961
Creator:
Hines, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Planting trees gully treatment
Photograph of planting trees on Area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River.
Date:
January 18, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Gully Treatment
Photograph of men seeding grass on area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek of the Washita River. SCS Inspector Eddie Day on the drill.
Date:
January 18, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History