Resource Type

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Flood prevention. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Seivert signing the first easement for the Cane Creek Watershed. Virgil Cole, Chairman of the Cane Creek Conservancy District and Board Member of Muskogee County, Soil & Water Conservation District [SWCD], looks on. This easement was the first one secured for work on this watershed. Seivert’s District agreement No, 2609 for their 320 acre farm was signed on June 28, 1955. This is for Site # 22. OK-1479-8. PHOTO IS MISSING.
Date: October 19, 1961
Creator: Castle, Ernest L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood prevention at Cane Creek, Site # 22, near Boynton, OK. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Seivert are signing the first easement for the Cane Creek Watershed. Virgil Cole, Chairman, Cane Creek Conservancy District and Member of the Muskogee County Soil and Water conservation District [SWCD] Board of Supervisors, looks on. This easement was the first one secured for work on this watershed. Seivert's District agreement, No. 2609 for their 320 acre farm signed June 28, 1955. This is for Site # 22. OK-1479-8.
Date: October 19, 1961
Creator: Castle, Ernest L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood prevention at Cane Creek, Site # 22, near Boynton, OK. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Seivert are shown the extent of the sediment pool on their farm by Virgil Cole, Chairman, Cane Creek Conservancy District and Member of the Muskogee County Soil and Water conservation District [SWCD] Board of Supervisors, and its relation to their cooperative agreement No. 2609. Seivert signed the first easement secured for this watershed. OK-1479-11.
Date: October 19, 1961
Creator: Castle, Ernest L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood prevention at Cany Creek. Appraisers are beginning a check of benefitted areas for the Flood Control District. Virgil Cole, Chairman, Caney Creek Conservancy district Board, is standing in the center. John Hood of Norris, Ok is on the far right side [unclear] Muskogee, left, and Chester [unclear], Appraisers. OK-1589-10.
Date: April 17, 1962
Creator: Castle, Ernest L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of overflow and seepage of salt water killed vegetation. Erosion resulted from the lack of protective cover. Many installation such as this have gone unchecked for periods of 15 to 20 years creating a big conservation problem. OK-1156-7.
Date: November 17, 1961
Creator: Denton, Nolan R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Gibson, OK

Photograph of a building in Fort Gibson, OK, c.1962.
Date: 1962~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Gibson, OK

Photograph of the ruins of a bakers oven in Fort Gibson, OK, c.1968.
Date: 1968~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1400.0300]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Hubbard and Ole Weddle, Muskogee, newly elected vice president, along with the board of directors were installed during banquet ceremonies by John Morrison, Norman, treasurer of the National Association of Retail Grocers."
Date: October 17, 1960
Creator: King, Cliff
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1400.0299]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: November 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1420.0492]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Thomas Edgar Yadon"
Date: January 16, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1408.0594]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Accent is on youth in top management of Callery Chemical Co. 's Muskogee plant."
Date: March 18, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1400.0442]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Attentive at Muskogee trial are, left to right: Police Chief Ernie Wehba; Herbert K. Hyde, his Oklahoma City attorney; and John Caldwell, Muskogee attorney."
Date: July 2, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.b1391.0123]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fred Wallace, bleeder's disease victim, shown with his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Wallace, stayed home-on doctor's orders-fro the blood bank drive."
Date: May 8, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1387.0376]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New officers were elected Friday by the Oklahoma State Lumberman's Association on the eve of the organization's 15th annual convention and merchandising mart here."
Date: October 20, 1961
Creator: Fisher, Dawes
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.b1391.0516]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Miss Elizabeth L. Walters superintendent, of the Murrow Indian Children's Home, on the Bacone Indian College campus northeast of Muskogee."
Date: February 7, 1969
Creator: Oklahoma Publishing Company
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.b1391.0118]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Waiting at home for son's return are Mrs. Evelyn B. Wallace, the mother, sister Jean, 12."
Date: February 15, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.b1391.0121]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Our boy is home!"
Date: April 14, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1396.0258]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Forty-one years of teaching has taught Mrs. Claudia J. Washington, 65, a lot about young people."
Date: June 10, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1420.0612]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Retirement of the superintendent of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co's eastern division at Muskogee has resulted in promotions for two OG&E men at Ada."
Date: July 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1410.0140]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ardmore Lineman Chuck Williams"
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1396.0204]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "the bottom, Morris Warshaw, Muskogee, takes a written examination."
Date: December 15, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1310.0362]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Richard Tidmore, age 16, who stayed with Lendall in cave while others went for help."
Date: January 15, 1967
Creator: Traverse, Austin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1259.0097]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New Queen at Oklahoma State Tech is the school's only girl drafting student, Miss Rosemary Sprout of Porum."
Date: April 9, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1304.0502]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Attending conference were Dr. Joe A. Teaff, seated, Muskogee, president, and Dr. William Hopkins, Oklahoma City, president elect."
Date: 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History