Biology

Photograph of fish population being made by Biologist of Okla. Wildlife Comm. [Oklahoma Wildlife Commission], as part of an overall plan developed by SCS technicians.
Date: February 2, 1973
Creator: Oklahoma. Wildlife Conservation Commission.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of gullies on cut slopes that was left unprotected near the Port of Catoosa. OK-4946-1.
Date: February 2, 1973
Creator: Lewis, S. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Technician Training

Photograph of trainee Rex Ishmael, and Carlos Sutton, Technician, extracting and analyzing soil for the construction of a pond. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Rex Ishmael, Trainee, 2. Carlos Sutton, Technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ishmael and Sutton analyzing soil for pond construction."
Date: August 1972
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Kill Protozoan Infestation

Photograph of channel catfish lost to a protozoan parasite infestation.
Date: May 6, 1972
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish and Wildlife Management

Photograph of channel catfish fingerlings lost to a protozoan parasite infestation. OK-4705-13.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Baullard, Gary
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nature Trial, Oolagah Recreation Area

Photograph of the Oologah Recreation Area. Simple layout of the nature trail is in three segments of varying length. OK-4616-1.
Date: March 16, 1972
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Pits (Surface Mining)

Photograph of strip pits shaped and sodded to Bermuda grass. OK-4428-15.
Date: October 7, 1971
Creator: Thomas, Wes.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of Dan Robertson, DC at Wagoner, foreground; and Sonny Parker of Porter placing channel catfish in cage for rearing.
Date: May 6, 1971
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Catfish Farming

Photograph of Randy Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moore of Moore Fish Farm in Inola. Randy is holding two fish, the larger one produced from fingerlings of the same size of the smaller fish shown. The fish were on full feed in cages and fed for 180 days.
Date: October 6, 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cleaning Fish

Photograph of Bob Moore, left, and son Randy, show cleaning fish produced on the Moore Fish Farm.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of Bob Moore checking fish in cage culture of channel catfish.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of harvesting of caged channel catfish on Moore's Fish Farm.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of 421 pounds of channelo catfish grown from 16 pounds of fingerlings in 180 days.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of channel catfish being transferred to holding tanks prior to cleaning. These fish produced for FFA project by Randy Moore, Son of Bob Moore of Moore Fish Farm.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Environmental Quality-Manure Pit

Photograph of the construction site of a manure pit on the Are Froese Farm. Tank is 30' diameter x 10' deed when finished. The pit was excavated with bulldozer.
Date: September 6, 1970
Creator: K.R. Blan, DC, Claremore
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Collapsed Church Building Post Flood

Photograph of a part of a collapsed church building, which fell into its own basement due to a flood. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Collasped [sic] church building which was recently completed. The structure had a basement. The area around the structure had not been backfilled. The were no provisions to divert flood water away from the structure."
Date: May 1970
Creator: Heidloge, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Mining, Reclamation

Photograph of Frank McNabb, coal miner, and Lewis [no last name given], Soil Conservation Service specialist, standing by carrying [unclear] used to replace topsoil on strip mines. OK-4755-8.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heidelage, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Mining, Reclamation

.Photograph of Frank McNabb, coal miner, and Lewis [no last name given], Soil Conservation Service specialist, checking strands of bermuda grass and yellow hop clover on strip-mined land. OK-4755-6.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heidelage, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of view of a flooded wheat field as a result of a rise in the Verdegris River bottom near Cartoosa, OK. OK-9-564.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dock J. Polone Soil Painting

Photograph of a soil painting of an UNIDENTIFIED man by Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil painting by Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist."
Date: January 1968
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dock J. Polone With Three Soil Paintings

Photograph of Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist, creating a soil painting. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dock J. Polone putting finishing touches on a soil painting. Dock uses the different colors of soil and mixes these with glue and uses them to “paint” pictures. The three pictures here are studies of portraits of White, Negro, and Indian.”
Date: January 1968
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology-Channel Catfish

Photograph of Jerome Sykora pointng out the features of these Catfish hatching pens to Myron Hurd. These pens are on the Moore Fish Farm near Claremore. The Moores have shifted their operations from market type Channel Catfish to fingerlings.
Date: August 6, 1967
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a water facilities pond that supplies water for the farmstead and livestock. The owner has hereford cattle. Basic grasses are midland Bermuda and cotton Bermuda. The pond is also stocked with fish. OK-1632-3.
Date: March 3, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of shallow prairie. Excellent condition.
Date: March 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History