Resource Type

Jarman JH fire (2-7-1965)

Photograph of a fire at Jarman Junior High in Midwest City on 2-7-65.
Date: February 7, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of brush control. Mesquite and shinnery sprayed in 1958, 1959, and 1960. Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-983-8.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Towns and Cities of Oklahoma

Photograph of the city of Stilwell, OK, from the Davis Mountains. OK-1606-1.
Date: October 7, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation

Photograph of of Jim Brown cultivating 1st year strawberry beds on Bodine stony silt loam, 5 to 15% slopes. OK-1160-9
Date: October 7, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of livestock water. Commercial hereford cattle watering from a stock pond. Slope in the background is former cropland that has been reinvigorated with native bluestem and weeping love grass. OK-1559-9.
Date: February 7, 1962
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Iron Weed Control

Photograph of "Iron weeds in pasture of Dr. Carlock that was treated with 2-4-D amine, 1# per acre."
Date: May 7, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Moderately Grazed Shallow Savannah Range Site

Photograph of a moderately grazed shallow savannah range site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shallow savannah range site has been moderately grazed during the winter, preceded by chemical spray and summer deferment. Grasses are big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass. Trees are post oak and blackjack oak. The soil is the Darnell fine sandy loam part of Darnell-Stephenville fine sandy loams, 5 to 20 percent slopes."
Date: January 7, 1966
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Renovating Bermudagrass with Cultivator

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man on a tractor using a cultivator to renovate Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Renovating Bermuda grass with field cultivator. Cultivator is going about 4 inches deep. Will be fertilized."
Date: April 7, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Field on Kirkland Silt Loam

Photograph of "Wheat growing on Kirkland silt loam, 0-1 percent slope."
Date: July 7, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Field on Kirkland Silt Loam

Photograph of "Wheat growing on Kirkland silt loam, 0-1 percent slope."
Date: July 7, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Field and Oil Refinery

Photograph of wheat field with oil refinery in background, possibly the DX-Sunray office. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat field with oil refinery in background. DX-Sunray office. Port fine sandy loam, silted phase."
Date: July 7, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Field and Oil Wells

Photograph of a wheat field, with oil wells in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat field on Kirkland Renfro [sic] complex with oil wells and rangeland in background."
Date: July 7, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Marker at Entrance of Flood Prevention Site No. 4

Photograph of the marker to Flood Prevention Site No. 4, Dead Indian Creek, Washita River, and picnic grounds.
Date: May 7, 1961
Creator: Sorrells, W. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shinnery Oak Range in Poor Condition

Photograph of an unsprayed, ovrgrazed shinnery-oak range in poor condition.
Date: February 7, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shinnery Sprayed

Photograph of shinnery sprayed with 1 lb 2-4-5-T in 1958 and 1959. Deferred in summer each year. Mowed for hay in 1960-10 bales per acre.
Date: February 7, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of fish moved upon the bank to be sized and transported to the fishout or growing pond.
Date: April 7, 1969
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of Washita Watershed - Wildhorse Creek channel at the first section line crossing below Lake Humpreys on site 22. Only site 22 was discharging into creek above this location. At this time site 22 had a 5 foot rise over the principal spillway. Principal spillway is a 36 inch pipe.
Date: July 7, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Spillway

Photograph of Wildhorse Creek Site 23. Principal spillway discharge after 20" of rainfall in 18" drop on watershed. This site is above City of Duncan in Clear Creek Lake.
Date: July 7, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Flood

Photograph of Wilhorse Creek channel after 4 inch rain storm on night of 7/8/62. Thirteen structures were discharging above this point. No flooding occurred during 1962 except where channel was blocked by debris 3 miles below this point.
Date: September 7, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Construction of Site No. 40, Upper Washita River Watershed

Photograph of construction of site no. 40, Upper Washita River Watershed. Sponsored by Upper Washita SCD, constructed by SCS.
Date: May 7, 1961
Creator: Sorrells, W. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Control of Shinnery

Photograph of shinnery sprayed with 1 lb 2-4-5-T in 1958 and 1959. Deferred in summer 1958, 1959 and 1960. Grazed in winter 1960-1961.
Date: February 7, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

King Ranch Bluestem Competing with Other Grasses

Photograph of eleven year old King Ranch Blue Stem plant competing with Switch grass and Little Bluestem and Sand Bluestem in a planting on eroded Woodward soil. There is some volunteering of K. R. nearby. K. R. at left center, Switch grass at right center. Follow-up to OK-904-11.
Date: February 7, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Residue Use (2)

Photograph of Luther Nunley in field showing Stubble mulching, after wheat grown on Class Ii-soil Unit 7 Land.
Date: July 7, 1961
Creator: Leonard, Claude
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Quarter Horse Mare and Colt

Photograph of a Quarter Horse mare and colt eating Bermuda grass and Korean lespedeza hay.
Date: March 7, 1961
Creator: Parrish, Wilber E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History