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Drop inlet Pipe Construction
Photograph of a view seen in Okla. 10-778-B after the construction of a road fill and drop inlet pipe (inlelt end shown) on the county road 4 miles W of Bessie, Okla. The fill replaces the old bridge.
Date:
July 1, 1953
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Damage to Site 26 Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of Washita watershed, damage to front slope of Site 26 Wildhorse Creek Watershed. Dam runs almost due east and west. Part of slope was rip-rapped with rock from spillway but rock lacked about 6 feet being high enough to prevent this damage. SCS plans to repair this damage.
Date:
July 1, 1961
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Damage to Site 26 Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of Washita watershed, damage to front slope of Site 26 Wildhorse Creek Watershed. Dam runs almost due east and west. Part of slope was rip-rapped with rock from spillway but rock lacked about 6 feet being high enough to prevent this damage. SCS plans to repair this damage.
Date:
July 1, 1961
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek Watershed
Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse channel carrying discharge from 3 structures following rain storm of May 31, 1962. These structures were first to go through primcipal spillways in 1962.
Date:
July 1, 1962
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Airplane Sprayed Shinnery Oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch
Photograph of airplane sprayed shinnery oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Airplane spraying of shinnery oak. This is a part of a 320 acre pasture sprayed first in 1954. Two-thirds of the same area was sprayed in 1955 and one-third sprayed in 1956. This work is supervised by Woodward Experiment station."
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
Burgess, D. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of an airplane spraying of shinnery oak trees. This is part of a 320 acre pasture sprayed first in 1954. Two-thirds of the same area was sprayed in 1955 and one-third in 1956. This work is supervised by the Woodward Experiment Station. OK-317-1.
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
Burgess, D. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of an airplane spraying shinnery oak shrubs. This is a part of a 320 acre pasture sprayed first in 1954. Two-thirds of the same area was sprayed in 1955 and one-third sprayed in 1956. This work is supervised by the Woodward Experiment Station. OK-317-1.
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
Burgess, D. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cut Stream Bank on Highway 77
Photograph of a cut stream bank on highway 77, created in January 1958, with no attempt made to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9."
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stream Bank With No Erosion Control
Photograph of a stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9.
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Franz T. Blackert, SCS Engineer, Inspects Riser Section of Drawdown Structure at Site 10, Pilot and Sister Grove Creek
Photograph of Franz T. Blackert, SCS Engineer, Inspecting Riser Section of Drawdown Structure at Site 10, Pilot and Sister Grove Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Franz T. Blackert, SCS engineer, inspects riser section of drawdown structure at site 10, Pilot and Sister Grove Creek watershed. Anti-seep collars are spaced along outlet pipe."
Date:
July 1, 1952
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Osage and Edward Gifford Sitting on Fence
Photograph of Osage and Edward Gifford sitting on a wooden fence on their father's Glenwood Gifford's land. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Osage Gifford, 2. Edward Gifford. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Two reasons why Gifford is doing a good conservation job of farming: his sons, Osage, 8, (left) and Edward, 7. He has their future in mind."
Date:
July 1, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of oak brush as sprayed in 1957 and 1958 with 2-4-5T herbicide. Grazing was deferred following spraying to allow the grass to make seed and improve the stand. OK-726-4.
Date:
July 1, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass In Area Sprayed for Oak Brush Control
Photograph of a close-up shot of native grass in area sprayed for oak brush control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Native grass in area sprayed for oak brush control, in 1957 and again in 1958. Large plants of little bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass, and big bluestem made seed in fall of 1957. Small grass plants are seedlings of above grasses. Deferred grazing has made it possible for rapid range improvement following spray jobs."
Date:
July 1, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Owl Creek Watershed Site 1
Photograph of placing dirt with dozer. Repairing wave action damage. Earl Bachman contractor.
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Checking Tall Corn
Photograph of Nolan Denton, WUC, Muskogee, Oklahoma, checking "tall corn" - Class I land, Soil Unit 4 BO. This corn following 2 years of fescue, soil is in excellent physical condition.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
Photograph of Nolan Denton, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], Muskogee, Oklahoma, checking “tall corn” on Class I land, Soil Unit 4 BO. This corn following 2 years of fescues, has soil in excellent physical condition. OK-70-10.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
Photograph of Nolan Denton, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], Muskogee, Oklahoma, checking “tall corn” on Class I land, Soil Unit 4 BO. This corn following 2 years of fescues, has soil in excellent physical condition. OK-70-10.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
Photograph of Nolan Denton, WUC, discusses soil management program with Fred Metzger for Soil Unit 8H BO, Class I. Early hybrid corn following soybeans for seed. Rotation includes alfalfa, corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat and vetch. It looked like up to a 50 to 60 bushel yield at hard roasting ear stage after a very dry season. Metzger is a strong believer in soil improving crops. OK-70-9.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tall Corn Field
Photograph of Nolan Benton, WUC, Muskogee, Oklahoma, checking "tall corn" Class I land, Soil Unit is 4 BO. This corn following 2 years of fescue, soil is in excellent physical condition.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
Photograph of roots, leaves and seed heads of red plantains {USDA: redseed plantains*], one of several small plants called tallow weed. TX-46, 888. *https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_plrh.pdf
Date:
July 1, 1950
Creator:
Hart, James
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
Photograph of roots, leaves and seedheads of a red plantain, one of several small plants called tallow weed. TX-46, 888.
Date:
July 1, 1950
Creator:
Hart, James
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bluestem Meadow Broken Out Into 100-foot Width Contour Strips For Cultivation/Pryor Project
Photograph of bluestem meadow broken out into 100-foot width contour strips for cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bluestem meadow broken out into 100-foot width contour strips for cultivation. Ends were left in meadow for turn rows."
Date:
July 1, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Pasture
Photograph of contour pasture ridges with Bermuda grass on the ridges.
Date:
July 1, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of contour pasture ridges planted with Bermuda grass. OK-6570.
Date:
July 1, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History