Watersheds

Photograph of channel improvements on Wildhorse Creek watershed, 1.5 miles north of Tatums. Channel work done in 1968 and 1969 and vegetated in 1969 with Bermuda sprigs. Approximately 3 miles of improvement in this segment, view upstream. Arbuckle CD, Carter County, Oklahoma. OK-4322-9D.
Date: July 24, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Rob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of the upper end of three miles of improved channel; looking downstream toward improved section of channel with grade stabilization structure. Structure takes out five feet of grade and has 44-foot water entry area. Channel work done in 1970 and 1971. Vegetation completed 2 weeks prior to photo (bermuda grass sprigs). OK-4322-11D.
Date: July 24, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Rob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of channel improvements on Wildhorse Creek watershed, 1.5 miles north of Tatums. Channel work done in 1968 and 1969 and vegetated in 1969 with Bermuda sprigs. Approximately 3 miles of improvement in this segment, view upstream. Arbuckle CD, Carter County, Oklahoma. OK-4322-8D.
Date: July 24, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Rob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of unimproved channel above grade stabilization structure on Wildhorse Creek watershed, Arbuckle CD, Carter County, Oklahoma. OK-4322-12D.
Date: July 24, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Rob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of the upper end of three miles of improved channel; looking downstream toward improved section of channel with grade stabilization structure. Structure takes out five feet of grade and has 44-foot water entry area. Channel work done in 1970 and 1971. Vegetation completed 2 weeks prior to photo (bermuda grass sprigs). OK-4322-13D.
Date: July 24, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Rob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph looking upstream toward unimproved section; grade stabilization structure on Wildhorse Creek watershed. Structure takes out about five feet of grade and has about 44 feet for water entry. Channel work was done in 1970 and 1971, vegetation completed 2 weeks prior to photo (Bermuda sprigs). Three miles of improvements in this segment. Two and one-half miles north of Ratliff City. OK-4322-10D.
Date: July 24, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Rob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of spillway outlet at site 27 Caddo Creek watershed. Gordon Moebius, soil surveyor, looking. Arbuckle SCD. OK-4322-5D.
Date: July 23, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Bob.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of spillway outlet at site 27 Caddo Creek watershed. Gordon Moebius, soil surveyor, looking. Arbuckle SCD. OK-4322-5D.
Date: July 23, 1971
Creator: Bramstead, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of intersecting of main channel # 1 and laterals K and J on Whitegrass Watershed. OK-4319-7.
Date: July 22, 1971
Creator: Branstead, Rob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Upper Bayou overflow. Oil wells and tanks as well as the entire bottom is inundated. OK-3961-12.
Date: September 22, 1970
Creator: Rhoads, Bud.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of upper Bayou overflow. House on the east side of Healdton. Note the height of the debris in front of the house. Water was about 8 or 10 feet deep in this and other houses at crest. OK-3961-6.
Date: September 22, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of Bert Lavigne, district aid, watering Buterbush, just after planting. OK-3705-10.
Date: February 24, 1970
Creator: Prickett, B. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of dragline excavating Wildhorse Channel. OK-3616-16.
Date: October 5, 1969
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of dumping Ground (remaining text too faded).
Date: March 25, 1969
Creator: Washburn, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dump Grounds

Photograph of unauthorized dump grounds in the Dickson Community area. Land is owned by an estate in another state.
Date: March 24, 1969
Creator: Washburn, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Profile of Gowen Loam

Photograph of Gowen loam near the Fitzgerald Ranch. A measuring stick is on the left side of the photo. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Profile of Gowen Loam."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of cattle grazing in a pasture.
Date: July 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Coastal Bermuda Pasture

Photograph of a herd of cattle grazing in a pasture of coastal Bermuda near Ardmore. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is one of the many beautiful pasture and hay producing fields that can be seem driving on Oklahoma's Highways. However, Three (3) year ago this area was heavily infested with hardwoods and underbrush. Area was cleared and sprigged to coastal Bermuda, thus becoming a highly productive piece of land. Mr. Fritgreald has been a cooperator of the Arbuckle SWCD for the past 15 Years. During this period, he has planted approx. 2,000 ac. of improved pasture."
Date: July 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed / Land Treatment

Photograph of Lyndal McCrory, rancher of Milo, OK (right) and Herman Denny, his foreman, have been rounding up some of McCrory's registered Black Angus bulls. There are five watershed structures on the tributaries of Caddo Creek on the ranch and provide flood protection. McCrory has stopped all row cropping and has gone completely to cattle and grass. OK-2299-4.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Land Treatment

Photograph of A.C. Bridges operating a bulldozer in clearing away hardwood trees and stumps on the Lyndal McCrory ranch at Milo, Okla., near Ardmore. Five structures on Caddo Creek and tributaries provide flood protection to the ranch.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of the Ardmore Land Acquisition Committee holding a breakfast meeting on acquiring the land on three watershed sites on Caddo Creek north-south for municipal water and recreation. The project will also provide flood prevention. Louis Fischl, committee chairman is presiding. Also there: Curtis Williams, L.D. [unclear] and S.A. Pittman. Jerry Churchill was not present. At left: N.A. McGalliard of the Daily Ardmoreite. Left o fhim is Archie Welch, SCS, WUC at Ardmore[?]. At right is Wesley Mienert, SCS watershed specialist. Others include Jack Smith, the city manager, and Dick Thomas, Asst. city manager and Herb Prevett[?] SCS. OK-2299-10.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds / Land Treatment

Photograph of some of the Black Angus beef cattle on the Lyndal McCrory ranch are shown grazing on Bermudagrass. McCrory has switched from row crops to grass and cattle. Watershed projects protect his ranch from flooding. OK-2299-[?].
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of equipment taken on Agronomy & Stubble Mulch Field Day. Shown is one of the sweeps owned by Bart Jones that was used in a stubble mulch demonstration. OK-2124-8.
Date: July 17, 1964
Creator: Frie, J. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a grass seed catcher operating in K.R. Bluestem. Note the wiresacross the catcher seems to double the yiled of K.R. seed from the harvester. OK-1827-9.
Date: October 26, 1962
Creator: Welch, Archie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History