Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Stamford Pasture--one of the pastures on 920 acre ranch planted in 1960 to NK-37 Bermuda grass. OK-1222-10 [?].
Date: November 10, 1960
Creator: Davis, T. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of low rent housing addition in the City of Holdenville, Oklahoma. This soil is a part of the hector series of soil classification [shallow, well drained, moderately rapidly permeable soils that formed in residuum from sandstone bedrock. These soils are on nearly level to moderately steep ridgetops and steep and very steep mountain sides]. The shaping of 10 to 30% slopes to put the houses on and the steep slopes left next to the housing. This soil usually has a clay layer under the sandstone. There may be problems with this building site. OK-3663-12.
Date: November 1969
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Three UNIDENTIFED Men Picking Cotton on a Field Planted on the Contour/Stigler Project

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men picking cotton on a field planted on the contour. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Negro cotton pickers working in a cotton field that has been planted on the contour. Due to the ideal weather conditions and the planting on the contour, this field far exceeded the yields of previous years."
Date: November 2, 1937
Creator: Slack, James N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Civilian Conservation Corps

Photograph of the Soil Conservation Services Camp [SCS] in Wetumka, Oklahoma. All the trucks at the Wetumka SCS camp are equipped with steps made out of the side boards for loading and unloading. This picture was taken to illustrate the safety report telling of the various safety devices put into effect at the camp. OK-5872.
Date: November 1, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of enrolles at a Watumka SCS camp reading a poster put up on the camp grounds in the interest of safety. It has been brought out that this type of reminder (that of placing them singly instead of in groups) helps promote safety to a greater degree. OK-5868.
Date: November 1, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oil and Gasoline Safety

Photograph of a gasoline pump shed of the Wetumka African-American Soil Conservation Service Camp. The picture documents the safety measures taken by this particular camp for a special report. Note the various safety precautions that have been taken to make the storage of oil and gasoline safe: 1. Sand barrel with lid for fighting fires. 2. Shovel painted red hanging on the wall. 3. Breather pipe for gasoline tank extending through the roof. 4. Fire extinguisher available at all times 5. Warning signs. [OK ID # illegible].
Date: November 1, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Camp

Photograph of a panoramic view of the Soil Conservation Camp in Wetumka, Oklahoma. The picture is to be used illustrating a special safety report for the personnel division. The office of the technical staff is the first building on the left while the barracks are located in the background. OK-5867.
Date: November 2, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Camp

Photograph of a group of technical staff at theAfrican American Soil Conservation Camp at Wetumka, Oklahoma. This campnever had never lost time owing to accidents during its existence. Picture to be used in safety report. OK-5865.
Date: November 2, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History