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257
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164
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153
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109
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84
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4-H Club Dairy Judging
Photograph of 4-H Club Dairy Judging in Seminole County. The photo shows a group of African American men with a few head of cattle outside a barn.
Date:
1932
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
1928 Southern
Photograph of the Seminole FD 1928 Southern pumper with the ladder rack above the rig. SFD No. 1 appears on the hood.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Abandoned Land by Improper Farming Conditions
Photograph of an area in the center of this picture showing an area of abandoned land due to improper farming conditions in which the gullies average 10 feet deep and you can see how these gullies are rapidly encroaching upon the cultivated areas directly adjacent to this area. In a few short years none of this land will be available for farming. Konawa Camp, Ardmore Project.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of Erosion Control on Two Farms/Ardmore Project/Konawa Camp
Photograph of an aerial shot of erosion control on two farms. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farms on which erosion control is practiced to a large extent. There are two farm ponds shown here in which the water is supplied by excess drainage from the level terraces fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the night before.”
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of Three Far-Reaching Main Arteries of Gullies
Photograph of an aerial shot of the damage of three far-reaching main arteries of gullies, caused by improper farming practices, leading to the abandonment of this quarter section of land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This picture shows three main arteries of gullies which are so dar-reaching [sic] and damaging that the whole quarter section of land has been abandoned for some time. The gullies are from three to fifteen feet deep and were caused by improper cultivation without terraces."
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of Two Farm Ponds and Terraces/Ardmore Project/Konawa Camp
Photograph of an aerial shot of two farm ponds, terraces, a road, and a few buildings. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farm ponds, constructed by the land owner and protected by rip-rapping. The rip-rapping and outlets were provided by the service. The upper pond is approximately 10 acre feet and was constructed for use as a silting basin, for the lower pond. The lower part of the picture shows terraces and outlet ditches. Terraces are level. The old terraces can be seen faintly. Note excessive grade compared with level terraces.”
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of Two Farm Ponds/Ardmore Project/Konawa Camp
Photograph of an aerial shot of two farm ponds and some white spots indicating alkaline conditions caused by erosion. A road spans the bottom corner of the photograph, while a farm is near the top left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farm ponds which were built by the landowner and rip-rapped by the landowner. The upper pond is used as a silting basin for the lower pond. Immediately above the pond there are some white spots which are an indication of alkaline conditions caused by erosion, before terraces were constructed. The area has now been terraced and returned to pasture.”
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial View of Two Farms Showing Erosion Control Practices
Photograph of Two farm ponds shown in which water is supplied by drainage from level terraced fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the night before.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice B. Davis and missionaries
Photograph of Alice B. Davis with Seminole Indian Missionaries after their return from Florida to Wewoka, OK. L to R: George Scott, Lucy Scott, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN, A. J. Brown, Mrs. A. J. Brown, Dan Long, UNKNOWN, Lucy Brown (Later Mrs. Barney Mckelley), UNKNOWN (Seated), Alice Brown Davis (Standing), Irene Davis (Later Mrs. W. S. Key), Lizzie Brunner, UNKNOWN, and UNKNOWN, c.1909.
Date:
1909~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardmore
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1963
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ardmore
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1968
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ardmore
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1978
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Article "Moon Surprised When Notified of Election of Principalship"
Newspaper article regarding the appointment of F. D. Moon to principal position at Douglass High School.
Date:
June 15, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Austin Drilling Co.
Photograph of an Austin Drilling Co. oil rig, Seminole, OK.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Austin Drilling Co.
Photograph of an Austin Drilling Co. oil rig, Seminole, OK.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Austin Drilling Co.
Photograph of an Austin Drilling Co. oil rig, Seminole, OK.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bailing Native Grass Hay
Photograph of bailing native grass hay on A. A. Walker farm. Cutting native grass around last of June and first of July to improve native grass.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Basement Box 51.0024]
Caption: "Wayne Estes of Seminole" North Oklahoma All-Star.
Date:
August 1, 1972
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
BASEMENT BOX 67.0095
Photograph taken during daylight of flaming structural wreckage during a fire. Caption: "An early morning fire swept through a business block in Sasakwa and destroyed approximately half of the retail establishments in this city of 500 residents."
Date:
October 11, 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[BASEMENT BOX 67.0389]
Photograph is of several unidentified men putting a fire out in the inside of a hay barn. The front doors are open and a fire pump truck is parked in front of the barn. Fire hoses are running along the ground to other parts of the building. Caption: "Burning trash which blew from the barrel in right foreground was blamed for starting a $25,000 hay fire on the Carl Jackson place two miles northwest of Seminole Sunday."
Date:
January 14, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
BASEMENT BOX 67.0391
Photograph taken during daylight of firemen extinguishing a fire. Caption: "Seminole firemen direct tons of water on a $25,000 hay fire on the Carl Jackson place one mile northwest of Seminole."
Date:
January 5, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[BASEMENT BOX 67.0392]
Photograph is of a barn overtaken by smoke. A fire pump truck is parked in front of the structure. Photograph is taken in the day time. Caption: "Smoke obscures all but a dim outline of a huge hay barn on the Carl Jackson place northwest of Seminole as the fire reaches a peak."
Date:
January 14, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
BASEMENT BOX 67.0449
Photograph taken during daylight of the charred wreckage of a burned building. Caption: "Charred ruins of five businesses on Maud's main street are mute evidence of the disastrous fire."
Date:
February 1, 1965
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
BASEMENT BOX 67.0450
Photograph taken during daylight of charred remains of a building.
Date:
February 3, 1965
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History