Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of District Conservationist Jesse Murrell, center, explaining the function of principle spillway pipe to Bill Sharp, left, secretary of the State School Land Commission, and James Ballinger, Commission member and Stae Board of Agriculture President. OK-3507-12.
Date: July 30, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of gully control, with District Conservationist Jessa Murrell (L) and Charles Nunley of the State School Land Department discuss lovegrass cover above treated gullies on School Land farm. OK-3507-11.
Date: July 30, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Development

Photograph of suburban shopping center issustrates intensive use of land resource. Such developments increase water runoff and results in flooding of areas downstream.
Date: July 18, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Development

Photograph of housing development illustrates intensive land use and urban demand for land resources.
Date: July 18, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion

Photograph of erosion in residental area in South Tulsa thaT has occurred during development. All vegetaton was removed from this area during construction.
Date: July 10, 1969
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cat Fish

Photograph of a sein being used to catch channel cat to be placed in fish out pond on Rudolph McGehee farm.
Date: July 6, 1969
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Recreation

Photograph of Camping and Recreation Potential Appraisal.
Date: July 6, 1969
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully erosion

Photograph of Waterway construction North Fork of Red River.
Date: July 3, 1969
Creator: Connaly, B. J
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of gully erosion. Seen here is waterway construction at the Sunshine Ranch, northwest of Sayre. OK-3469-6.
Date: July 3, 1969
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of cropland drainage. Water standing on cropland after heavy rains. Surface drainage would help this problem. OK-3510-4.
Date: July 1969
Creator: Trissell, W. Alvin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Calvin C. Reeves Jr. Studying Eram Soil

Photograph of "Calvin C. Reeves Jr., Student-Trainee Soil Scientist, studying Eram soil, and it's [sic] potential for rangeland."
Date: July 28, 1968
Creator: Lowe, George H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Squaw Creek Channel

Photograph of Squaw Creek [remaining text too faded for legibility, including the OK-ID number].
Date: July 17, 1968
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Urban Erosion

Photograph of gullies developing under concrete wall. Homes cost $35,000. Soil is Vernon Clay that has been excavated into parent material.
Date: July 17, 1968
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Squaw Creek Channel. Water flowing 18 inches deep [illegible] constructed channel. Picture taken 2 days after 2 inches of rainfall in the City of Lawton. Channel was half full during peak run-off period. Channel was designed to carry flow of water from a typical 6 hour storm that can be expected once in 5 years. OK-3114-9 [?].
Date: July 17, 1968
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Pond Management

Photograph of Car Mackey, Durrell Burton, and four UNIDENTIFED people checking the condition and fish population of this fishing pond. The photograph does not give the positions of Mackey or Burton. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Carl Mackey and Durrell Burton pulling minnow seine in to check for fish reproduction and balance."
Date: July 16, 1968
Creator: Kuntz, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harvesting Wheat

Photograph of harvesting wheat on Glen Tracy farm.
Date: July 11, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Modern Hay Loading Equipmant

Photograph of Lee Roark with modern hay loading equipment.
Date: July 11, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Urban Development.

Photograph of water recreation d3evelopment on small tracts.
Date: July 10, 1968
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Williams' Conservation Plan & Pasture Management

Photograph of “M. C. Williams and Soil Conservationist Sam Comes review Williams’ conservation plan.” The photo does not clarify the position of M. C. Williams and Sam Comes.
Date: July 10, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Caused by Heavy Rainfall

Photograph of a gully caused by the 19-inch rainfall which fell in 7-hours on June 22. This gully, 25 feet deep and 40 feet wide, & several blocks long, is in the middle of what was a travelled street before the rain started. Less than 2 acres of land drain into the gully above its head.
Date: July 9, 1968
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Michael L. Hughes and Kenneth Miller Working on A Design Problem

Photograph of "Student Trainee, Michael L. Hughes, works on a design problem and discusses the problem with his supervisor, Kenneth Miller." People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Michael L. Hughes, 2. Kenneth Miller.
Date: July 3, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Erosion

Photograph of county road with severe erosion feeding sediment into canyon. This road ws open to traffic in 1967. Treatment includes diversion of water and use of pipe drop structure. Should County Commissioners agree to close road it will be planted in black locust trees.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Eufaula Fine Sand Soil Profile

Photograph of Eufaula fine sand, rolling profile taken 3 miles north Cement on Section Corner in Caddo County. A measuring stick is on the right side of the photo. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Eufaula fine sand, rolling. Notice the bands below 5 feet."
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Moffatt, H. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west in Field no. 2, series 9, haygrazer planted on 05-12-1967 unmulched. 2 check rows without fertilizers, 2 rows with 200 pounds of 10-20-16 fertilizer, 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 with 50% nitrogen top dressed on the eastern half. Raymond Magnass holds the pole upright between rows 3 & 4--top dressed on 06-24-1967. OK-2879-20.
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History