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Floodwater Damage Stillwater Creek
Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. Aerial photograph.
Date:
May 2, 1957
Creator:
Brune, Gunner M.; Curry, Jerald; Mullins, Tilman & and Holden, Harold
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Praying Hands in a Wheat Field
Photograph of hands, in a prayer stance, rising from a wheat field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Give us this day our daily bread."
Date:
May 2, 1957
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-477-11.
Date:
May 2, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.; Curry, Jerold; Mullins, Tilman & Holden, Harold.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-477-11.
Date:
May 2, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.; Curry, Jerold; Mullins, Tilman & Holden, Harold.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-477-12.
Date:
May 2, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.; Curry, Jerold; Mullins, Tilman & Holden, Harold.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. OK-478-3.
Date:
May 2, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.; Curry, Jerold; Mullins, Tilman & Holden, Harold.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dedication Ceremony for Chigley Sandy Watershed
Photograph of the dedication ceremony for Chigley Sandy Watershed was held at this structure. Approx. 500 people attended the tour from all parts of Okla. Some out of state people attended. Roy J. Turner, former governor of Okla, gave the dedication speech.
Date:
May 7, 1957
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of surface on the back slope of an embankment at Sergeant Major Creek. Note the water seepage. OK-466-5.
Date:
May 9, 1957
Creator:
Ritchey, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater detention structure
Photograph of surface slippage on back slope of enbankment.
Date:
May 10, 1957
Creator:
Ritchey, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a floodwater detention structure. Surface slippage on the back slope of an embankment. OK-466-12.
Date:
May 10, 1957
Creator:
Ritchey, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Site # 43 of Barnitz Creek, near Butler, OK. OK-508-5.
Date:
May 14, 1957
Creator:
Blunck's Studio
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Floodwater Detention, Site # 56, Bernitz Creek, near Butler, OK Drainage area = 2436 acres; Flood storage = 848 acre feet; Sediment storage = 285 acre feet. OK-509-6.
Date:
May 14, 1957
Creator:
Blunck's Studio
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Site # 43, Barnitz Creek. Country road routed over the embarkment. OK-508-1.
Date:
May 14, 1957
Creator:
Blunck's Photography Studio
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a flood-water detention structure, Site No. 54, Barnitz Creek. Notice surface slippage on the back slope of the embankment. Drainage area = 1454 acres Flood Storage = 494 acre-feet Sediment Pool Area = 33 acres
Date:
May 14, 1957
Creator:
Blunck's Photography Studio
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the floodwater detention structure, site # 16, Sandstone Creek, near Berlin, OK. Drainage area = 7338 acres; Flood storage = 3421 acre-feet; Sediment Storage = 1539 acre-feet. OK-509-3.
Date:
May 14, 1957
Creator:
Blunck's Studio
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
1957 Grass Planting
Photograph of a 1957 native grass planting-Bluestem and bluestem mixture. Excellent well prepared seedbed-planted in April. Good start up showing. Close-up shot by 3rd highline pole north of east turn in road. Soil Bank Program
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Back Side of Pond Dam
Photograph of the back side of a pond dam constructed in 1953, 2:1 back slope, showing erosion damage on steep slope with no topsoil or vegetation.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cover Crop of Oats and Vetch
Photograph of a cover crop of volunteer oats and vetch following crop of oats and vetch. Soil improvement crop.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
District Manager Examining Stand of Native Grass
Photograph of a native grass planting made April 1957. Sixty acres planted on ell prepared seedbed with combination drill. L.C. Haskins, district manager, examining stand. Appears to landowner as failure, some young grass showing, heavy cover of weeds. To be followed up later to check on stand improvement.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flood Gauge Set on Railway Bridge
Photograph of a flood gauge set on a railway bridge at the mouth of Cow Creek just north of Waurika. Application for upstream flood control - PL-566 pending on Cow Creek.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Good Stand of Bluestem Mixture
Photograph of a 1953 planting of bluestem mixture. Good stand-grazed off during past winter-deferred now. East side of road, across from the 1956 planting.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of 1957 native grass planting--blue grama and bluestem mixture. Excellent, well-prepared seedbed planted in April, 1957. Good stand is now showing. Close-up shot by 3rd highline pole north of the east turn in the road. Soil Banks Program. OK-487-10.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of eight acre native grass planting with district equipment--a combination drill and culti-packer. Well prepared seedbed, mixture of bluestem grama. Drill moving. OK-488-1.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
King Ranch Bluestem Planting
Photograph of King Ranch bluestem planting made in April and May 1957. Pure stand. Picture to be followed up as stand develops.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History