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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 929

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 929, 4-6-2, Kansas City, MO
Date: April 15, 1950
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Sits at His Desk]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting at his desk that is covered with various papers, books and an inkwell with a pen sticking of it. He is wearing a dark Naval uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket and four stripes with a band and a star on his sleeves. Flt. Adm. Nimitz has his arms resting on the desk in front of him holding papers in his hands.
Date: April 26, 1950
Creator: United States. Navy
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tree Roller No. 2

Photograph of LeTourneau's Tree Roller No. 2. (A very similar photo is thus described in "R.G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment: The Electric Drive Era," by Eric Orlemann. After being field tested in Longview, Texas, this unit was shipped to Tournavista, Peru, to be used in land clearing projects there for the LeTourneau Foundation mission. The overall weight of the tree roller was about 100 tons.
Date: April 8, 1954
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rolling Mill,ingot, P0U,P-10-34,L 12786

Photograph of iron ingots being melted at the rolling mill, likely in Longview, Texas.
Date: April 1, 1957
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model C-6 Transporter, off-road

Photograph of a Model C-6 Transporter demonstrating its off-road capabilities. The Transporter was powered by a large 300-hp Buda Super Diesel engine, according to author Eric Orlemann. Its generator provided power to electric traction motors in all six wheels. Its load capacity was 35 tons.
Date: April 6, 1956
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

A digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank J5G, Photo 17, L-7395

Photograph of a digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank. Unsure of Model number.
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

A digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank J5G, Photo 16, L-7399

Photograph of one of LeTourneau's digging machines, which was capable of digging its way right up a straight bank as seen here. The photo was taken on 1955-04-14, according to the filename given to the image.
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Overland Train 32-wheel train in downtown Longview. TX, J5G L-3973

Photograph of LeTourneau's overland train snaking its way through downtown Longview on April 20, 1954
Date: April 20, 1954
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a man with clocks]

Photograph of a man holding onto a clock in his hands. The man is seated next to a table of other ornate and decorative clocks of different shapes and sizes.
Date: April 18, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Chem rig restored Station 5 (4-9-1957)

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Date: April 9, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Brillion Seeder on The J. J. Cook Farm Coop

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men next to a Brillion seeder, owned by the Checotah SCD, used to spread fertilizer prior to seeding KR Bluestem on the J. J. Cook Farm Coop. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Brillon [sic] seeder owned by Checotah SCD. Being used to spread fertilizer prior to seeding KR Bluestem.”
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: Evans, Charles A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

First Year Vetch and Singletary Peas Planted In Old Broomsedge Field on the I. D. Meridith Farm

Photograph of T. D. Stewart, Jr., WUC, examines growth of first year vetch and singletary peas planted in old broomsedge field on the I. D. Meridith Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “T. D. Stewart, Jr., WUC, Columbia, La., examines growth of first year vetch and singletary peas planted in old broomsedge field and fertilized with 400 lbs. of 20% Superphosphate and 100 lbs. of 50% potash.“
Date: April 29, 1952
Creator: Chaffin, Bruce
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge Hilly Stony Range Site

Photograph of a hilly stony range site, close utilization, at the Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge west of Grama Lake. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Hilly story range site. Close utilization.”
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Carlton Corbin's Stoneybroke Ranch Cow and Calf

Photograph of a cow and calf on the Carlton Corbin’s Stoneybroke Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Notice the fine grass this mother cow and her youngster have to graze on the Stoneybroke Ranch. Carlton Corbin believes in having plenty of grass for his cattle. He doesn’t overstock his range and rotates the grazing regularly.”
Date: April 1950
Creator: Putman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooded DeKalb Ferry Road

Photograph of road to DeKalb ferry from Barney Ward’s house looking south. Next to the road, a home, few small buildings, and field are completely saturated with floodwaters. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Road to DeKalb ferry from Barney Ward’s house looking south. 37 inches of rain since Jan. 1, 1957. Ward and his neighbors are working with Little River District and SCS to get watershed protection and flood prevention project on Norwood Creek.”
Date: April 30, 1957
Creator: North, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Photo of Site No. 17 Sandstone Creek

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site No. 17 Sandstone Creek and the surrounding area. “Photo taken at the same time there was approximately 6.6’ of water over the drawdown structure. Note water lacked several feet of being up to the emergency spillway elevation which is on the right side of the lake. Also note Sandstone Creek 17-A in the left side of the photograph and the stream discharge down by the ranch headquarters below the reservoir site.”
Date: April 30, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

SCS Technician J. H. Slack and Ernest Covington Inspecting a Drainage Ditch Maintained by Fencing for Grazing

Photograph of SCS Technician J. H. Slack and Ernest Covington inspecting a drainage ditch maintained by fencing for grazing. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Earnest Covington, 2. J. H. Slack. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCS Technician J. H. Slack (rt) and Ernest Covington inspect drainage ditch maintained by fencing for grazing. Brushy growth, unpalatable to cattle, is removed by mowing. SCS technicians had to wade in water when they staked out this ditch.”
Date: April 17, 1952
Creator: Loftin, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooded Washita River near Stafford

Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded Washita River. Note the house, road, and a few building affected by the rising and falling waters. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Washita River, north of Stafford, Okla., at 6:00 p. m. on April 30, 1954. Note barn in background surrounded by water.”
Date: April 30, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Round Stem Bull Rush Harvesting

Photograph of Raymond Alberson, French Gunn and Ken Locke, Federal Wildlife Service, harvesting Round Stem Bull Rush at the Federal Fish Hatchery near Reagan. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Alberson, Gunn, and Locke. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Raymond Alberson, French Gunn and Ken Locke, Federal Wildlife Service, harvesting Round Stem Bull Rush to be planted in sediment pool areas flood prevention structures on Chigley Sandy Watershed. These plants are used primarily for water fowl cover.”
Date: April 25, 1958
Creator: Lowe, Sam D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Railroad Damage by Flood

Photograph of an aerial shot of flood damage caused by the Washita River to an UNIDENTIFIED Railroad track near Hammon, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Washita River, north of Hammon Oklahoma, where the Washita River crosses a railroad. This photo was taken at 5:15 p. m. Note water coming through railroad fill. Also note crest of storm has already passed fill and damage has been done to the railroad.”
Date: April 30, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cloddy Terraced, Contoured Field

Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2.”
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dust Storm Field Treatment with Grass Planting

Photograph of aerial view to the City Service Company compressor plant at Straight in the Oklahoma Panhandle was built iin the midst of the wheat growing area in 1944. The first year, the company had a great deal of trouble from blowing dust. The Soil Conservation District helped them get a start of buffalo and other grasses, however, and now the entire 160 acres surrounding the plant is tied down with grass.
Date: April 5, 1950
Creator: Putman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Row Irrigation

Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dust Storm

Photograph of mild dust storm tears down main streee of Arapaho, Okla. On Highway 183.
Date: April 3, 1950
Creator: Putman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History