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[Photograph 2012.201.B0409.0985]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A bust of an Indian warrior abandoned recently at the historic Washita Battlefield site near Cheyenne is valued at $10,000."
Date: July 31, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 51, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1960 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 51, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1960

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1960
Creator: Tomberlin, Leon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 50, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1959 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 50, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1959

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 31, 1959
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 49, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1958 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 49, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1958

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 31, 1958
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. Shinnery was 25' high when deep plowed in 1956. Sorghum cover will be established and field seedbed to climax native grasses."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a portion of a herd of cattle grazing in a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. A house and a barn are visible on the far right of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. Shinnery was 5 to 20’ tall when deep plowed. Field was drug with cross ties; pnewayed [sic] and seeded to rye fall 1957. Deep plowed in April, 1957. 22 acres deep plowed. Eighty-five head of cattle was counted grazing field in March 1958."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of deep plowing for shinnery oak shrub control. This field is badly infested with shinnery oak, being 5 to 20 feet tall when it was deep plowed. The field was drug with cross ties; [unclear] and seeded to rye in the fall of 1957. 22 acres were deep plowed. Eighty five head of cattle were counted as grazing in the filed in March, 1958. OK-658-6.
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of deep plowing for shinnery oak control. The field was plowed 20 inches or deeper in August, 1957. It was seeded to rye in the fall without any seedbed preparation. Sudan or sorghum cover will be established in 1958. Climax native grasses will be seeded in 1959. OK-658-3.
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1957 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1957
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1957 (open access)

The Hammon Advocate (Hammon, Okla.), Vol. 48, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1957
Creator: Richardson, Eva M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Continuous Flow of Sandstone Creek

Photograph of Lee Roy Jones, Cheyenne, Okla. , rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream guage No. 3. The creek has flowed continuously since November 1, 1954. In 1952, prior to the completion of the flood control program, the longest continuous flow was 88 days.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Homes

Photograph of one of the new ranch homes built on the Sandstone-Creek watershed since the flood prevention program was established. Built in 1954 below Site 17. OK-142-1.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fowler Family Ranch Home

Photograph of the Fowler family and dog standing in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Feye Fowler, Mrs. Clarence Fowler, and Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed.”
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fowler Family Ranch Home

Photograph of the Fowler family and dog lounging in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Feye Fowler, 2. Mrs. Clarence Fowler, 3. Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and Daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fowler Family Ranch Home

Photograph of the Fowler family and dog standing in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Feye Fowler, Mrs. Clarence Fowler, and Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Jim Taylor standing by a portion of the 5,338 bales of Johnson grass hay grown on Sandstone bottomland protected by Site 17 and 17A. OK-142-5.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Jack Rhoton Cutting Grain Sorghum on O. L. Boggess Farm

Photograph of Jack Rhoton on a John Deer tractor cutting grain sorghum from Sandstone Creek bottomland on O. L. Boggess farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Jack Rhoton cutting grain sorghum from Sandstone Creek bottomland on O. L. Boggess farm. Sorghum will be put in trench silo. This is a portion of the 4,700 acres formerly overflowed by Sandstone Creek.”
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Jim Taylor Home

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylor and son in front of fireplace in new home.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of the Newman-Taylor Ranch, is admiring the tall bluestem grass in one of his pastures. This pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed. Loamy prairie range site. 20 to 25 inch rainfall zone. The hills in the background are of the Red Shale Hill range site. OK-142-7.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New House on Sandstone Creek Watershed

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek watershed
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Newman-Taylor Ranch Tall Bluestem Pasture

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, standing in a field of tall bluestem. Some cattle are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. The pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Newman-Taylor Ranch Tall Bluestem Pasture

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, standing in a field of tall bluestem. Some cattle are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jim Taylor, ranch operator, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. Pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed. Loamy Prairie range site. 20"-25" rainfall zone. The hills in background are Red shale hill range site."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Newman-Taylor Ranch Tall Bluestem Pasture

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, standing in a field of tall bluestem. Some cattle are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. The pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Newman-Taylor Ranch Tall Bluestem Pasture

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, standing in a field of tall bluestem. Some cattle are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. The pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History