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U. S. Highway 281 Debris Under Bridge
Photograph of G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under a U. S. Highway 281 bridge near Hinton. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Close up of U. S. Highway 281 bridge shown in Okla-9570. G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Note narrow space between bridge floor & silt accumulation. “
Date:
April 15, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester C.
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
Overflow Damage From Sugar Creek Done to a UNIDENTIFED Farm’s Buildings, Fields, and Bottomlands
Photograph of overflow damage from Sugar Creek done to a UNIDENTIFED farm's buildings, fields, and bottomlands two miles south of Gracemont. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sugar Creek overflowing bottomlands, injuring pavement (sections washed out), drowning out crops, breaking levies and dykes and flooding homes."
Date:
April 10, 1944
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Siltation of Fields Caused by Overflowing of Sugar Creek
Photograph of a field covered in silt after the nearby Sugar Creek overflowed its banks. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Siltation of fields caused by overflowing of Sugar Creek."
Date:
April 10, 1944
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dust Storm Pasture Protected by Grass
Photograph of this district cooperator's farm in the midst of the worse dust storm area around Anadarko is being partially protected by grass. Note the newly plowed land between terraces in background. The plowing was done after the dust storm in March. The terraces were ruined by the accumulation of sand. Alll of this field is being turned back to grass.
Date:
April 3, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Treatment Due to Dust Storm
Photograph of water supply of Anadarko citizens who depend on its water supply from the Washita River. When there is dust in the air, the water must be treated more than during normal times inorder to make the water usable by the citizens.
Date:
April 3, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Treatment Due to Dust Storm
Photograph of water supply during the dust storm in March 1950, had to be treated extra in order to get the sand out of the two settling basins. Water to supply the city comes from the Washita River, which was low due to drought. Settling basins are open to dust.
Date:
April 3, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pumping Into Irrigation Ditch
Photograph of pumping water from Cobb Creek into main irrigation ditch through 8" aluminum pipe. Churchill in photo.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Ditch and Siphon Hoses
Photograph of irrigation ditch and siphon hoses. Irrigating land prior to cottom seeding.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigated Rows
Photograph of Churchill and SCS Technician, Herb Provett, looking up listed rows toward irrigtion ditch after 5" application of water.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Wind
Photograph of SCS technician G.C. Gardner walks across a field which had been left clean after a peanut crop and which was hallowed out by subsequent dust storms. Note the rocks and subsoil which has been bared by wind.
Date:
April 3, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Debris Piling Up Under Bridge
Photograph of U.S. Highway 281 bridge shown in Okla-9570. G.C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Note narrow space between bridge floor & silt accumulations.
Date:
April 15, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Railroad piles Rocks to Protect Roadbed
Photograph of railroad (Rock Island) piles up rock to protect roadbed where Cedar Branch Creek makes one right angle turn & then another to flow under railroad bridge 4641. When swollen with flood waters & silt, creek cuts into farm on left. Shore's distance other side of bridge, creek enters Tonkawa Creek.
Date:
April 16, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Control Structure
Photograph of view from below on location of a gully control structure to be built. Series
Date:
April 12, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Area 202
Photograph of Sugar Creek. Setting fence on critical gully area 202. Sewell Bros. Contractor.
Date:
April 21, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Flood Damage
Photograph of large area ruined for crop production by siltation from Sugar Creek flood waters. This land used to grow profitable alfalfa crops. Bridge in background is part of US highway 281.
Date:
April 14, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of revegetation. Cattle eating weeping lovegrass. 20 acres of weeping lovegrass had been fertilized with 100 pounds of 33-5-0 fertilizer plus 50 pounds of 0-45-0 fertilizer this spring [1960] before last year’s growth was mowed. This pasture was stocked with 24 cows with calves by their side on April 18, 1960. They will be weighed at the end of the growing season to determine the pounds of gain per acre. OK-954-12.
Date:
April 27, 1960
Creator:
McAnally, I. V.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Austin Sisson, renter, shown with Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, Bodie Wilson, in a wheat field fertilized with 150 pounds superphosphate fertilizer per acre. OK-9907.
Date:
April 5, 1949
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Topper Jackson loading Midland Bermuda roots for sprigging with district-owned automatic sprigger. OK-1327-7.
Date:
April 27, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of Mr. Churchill and SCS Technician Herb Provett looking up listed rows toward irrigation ditch after 5" application of water.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Ditch and Siphon Hose
Photograph of an irrigation ditch and siphon hose. Irrigating land prior to cotton seeding.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of Mr. Churchill and SCS Technician Herb Provett looking up listed rows toward irrigation ditch after 5" application of water.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Residue
Photograph of Ralph Inklebarger showing how he has help protecting his farm from blowing this spring.
Date:
April 2, 1962
Creator:
Smith, Bob J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History