Gully Control

Photograph of gully control by diverting wter, sloping banks and planting trees. This area was formerly a huge gully caused by unprotected diversion ditch. An area has been fenced out of pasture. Gully banks sloped, diversion terrace constructed and cottonwood and black locust trees planted. Erosion is 100% stabilized and trees show good growth. Geary, Okla. CCC Camp
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, US Fish and Wildlife Service,

Photograph of C.E. Kingery, Range Conservationist and Arthur F. Halloran, Wildlife Management biologist enclosure at Gurley Gate, Big Game Pasture. OK-946-3.
Date: November 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Mr. Talmage Hardin using a sod-type drill (District-owned) seeding a small grain-vetch mixture on an old sod of Bermuda grass. OK-189-3.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bird Dogs At Point

Photograph of bird dogs at point on covey of birds in quail census of wildlife areas on Wm. Lafave farm.
Date: November 14, 1938
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Edgerock Range Site

Photograph of Edgerock Range Site in excellent condition.
Date: November 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Edgerock Range Site Near Porter Hill

Photograph of an Edgerock range site in excellent condition near Porter Hill and Elgin. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Edgerock Range Site. Excellent Condition."
Date: November 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Edgerock Range Site

Photograph of Edgerock Range site, in excellent condition.
Date: November 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bird Dogs At Point (2)

Photograph of bird dogs at point on covey of birds in quail census of wildlife areas on Wm. Lafave farm.
Date: November 14, 1938
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Mr. Talmage Hardin using a sod-type drill (District-owned) seeding a small grain-vetch mixture on an old sod of Bermuda grass. OK-189-3.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Bermuda grass sprig sodded in March, 1955. Small grain hairy vetch mixture seeded with a sod-type drill, October, 1955. The cattle remained on the pasture. OK-189-2.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lancaster Pond

Photograph of part of the Lancaster pond. After four years of severe drought Mr. Lancaster still has plenty of livestock and recreational water. This large pond 12 acres at spillway level, average depth 9 feet, is the principal water source for 150 head of cattle.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control

Photograph of erosion control project. Lateral roads were formerly unassessable due to huge gully across roadbed. Area has been resectioned and sloped, a drop inlet and two culverts constructed by WPA. Safer roadways and safer waterways result.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

County Highway Erosion Control

Photograph of roadside erosion control project. Fill has been made in road and drop inlet and old bridge and severe gully formerly filled the center area of this intersection. Lateral roadways were impassable before erosion control work was started.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drought Depleted Pond on (Evel) Lancaster’s Land

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing next to a severely drought depleted pond on (Evel) Lancaster's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of the Lancaster pond. After four years of severe drouth [sic] Mr. Lancaster still has plenty of livestock and recreational water. This large pond 12 Ac. at spillway level, average depth 9 feet, is the principal water source for 150 head of cattle."
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

County Highway Erosion Control

Photograph of roadside erosion control project. Fill has been made in road and drop inlet and old bridge and severe gully formerly filled the center area of this intersection. Lateral roadways were impassable before erosion control work was started.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control by Fencing

Photograph of gully control by fencing, sloping tree planting and protection from grazing in fall of 1937. Gully banks were sloped and trees planted. Trees have made some growth and other vegetation is becoming well established due to protection from grazing.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Walnut Trees surviving Adverse Conditions

Photograph of Walnut trees approximately 25 years old, which have lived through very adverse conditions during the past few years. In small drainageway, but no provision for storing excess water.
Date: November 14, 1936
Creator: Williams, Quentin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control

Photograph of erosion control project. Lateral roads were formerly unassessable due to huge gully across roadbed. Area has been resectioned and sloped, a drop inlet and two culverts constructed by WPA. Safer roadways and safer waterways result.
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History