Ponds-Construction Method

Photograph of a spring which will help to supply water for newly constructed concrete dam. Spring has a long history and has never been known to run dry. Area where stick is pointing is reported to have been carved out by settlers in the late 1800's to form a trough to water horses.
Date: June 21, 1967
Creator: Ward, J. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

5000th GP Contract in Okla

Photograph of the Board of Directors of Beaver county reviewing the 5000th Great Plains Contract of Oklahoma. Left to right; Charles Custer, Member, Glen Myers, Member, Raymond Watson, Vice-Chairman, John T. Riley, Jr., DC, SCS, J.S. Shaffer, Chairman, Jimmie Cole, Secretary-Treasurer.
Date: June 11, 1971
Creator: Searcy, William R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Excavation

Photograph of a bulldozer excaviting.
Date: June 6, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Land Plane

Photograph of a land plane finishing up land grading job on Nolan Jones place.
Date: June 4, 1966
Creator: Winston, Jimmy
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Use of Stubble Residue

Photograph of proper use of stubble residue Demonstration plot No. 7. Results after Twist Chisel operations leaving 2200 lb. of resudue on surface from original 3900 lb.
Date: June 6, 1965
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulch

Photograph of Roger Weedn pulling stubble mulch machine on the H.L. Weedn farm.
Date: June 6, 1966
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Distributor

Photograph of a closeup of the fish distributor pouring fish inot container for one of the District Cooperators.
Date: June 23, 1961
Creator: K.R. Blan, DC, Claremore
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hay Bales

Photograph of man standing in front of round bales of hay.
Date: June 6, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Damage from floodwater

Photograph of two man and a boy inspecting wheat damage after a flood. Caption on back of the photo is mostly illegible but states that damage to crops is estimated at 40 bushels per acre. Flood waters were over 6 feed deep at this location.
Date: June 21, 1957
Creator: Chance, E. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion in Residental Area

Photograph of erosion in residental area in South Tulsa that has occurred during development. All vegitation was removed from this area during construction.
Date: June 10, 1969
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Use of Stubble Residue

Photograph of Demonstration plot No. 9. One way, first operation leaving 1500 lb. straw from 3900 lb. original. Don Jackson preparing plots for "Use of Crop Residue Field Day" June 30, 1965.
Date: June 30, 1965
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bird Creek Flood

Photograph of George Sites, Area Engineer, at the site of the Bird Creek Flood in June 1973.
Date: 1973-06-XX
Creator: Thomas, James W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Draw-Down Structure

Photograph of draw-down structure. Close-up picture of latest design used on Chigley Sandy Watershed draw-down structure.
Date: 1955-06-XX
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Prevention

Photograph of site 7, Sugar Creek Watershed
Date: 1969-06-XX
Creator: Groom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Pasture Planting

Photograph of district employees Herbert Sneck and James Akerman planting midland bermuda grass on Donald Jones farm.
Date: 1967-06-XX
Creator: Dowliing, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Alfalfa Hay Harvest

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man using a combine to harvest alfalfa hay. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Alfalfa hay being harvested from irrigated Spur soils."
Date: June 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFIED Root Affected By Plow-Pan on L. O. Cavender Farm

Photograph of the root of an UNIDENTIFIED plant affected by plow-pan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Unit 9 BO. First cleared by Shawnee Indians in 1804. Has been in row crops consistently. Crops have consisted of cotton, corn, peanuts, and grain sorghums. Plow-pan is now pronounced on 280 acres. Cavender as district cooperator and new owner has a plan. (1) Sequence includes vetch one year, (2) break plow-pan by mechanical tools after vetch, (3) follow soil tests with soil amendments, (4) seed fescue-ladino for pasture."
Date: June 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Two UNIDENTIFED Men on the Osceola Plantation Looking a Main Outlet Showing Rank Growth of Sudan Grass on Slopes

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men on the Osceola Plantation looking a main outlet showing rank growth of Sudan grass on slopes sometime after seeding. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Main outlet showing rank growth of Sudan Grass on slopes sometime after seeding."
Date: June 1952
Creator: Richardson, D. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Healing/Healed Sheet Erosion on a Blackland Experiment Station Cotton Field

Photograph of healing/healed sheet erosion on this cotton field located at the Blackland Experiment Station. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sheet Erosion. After one rain, cross slope runoff on this down hill [sic], straight rowed field cut shallow gullies (4" deep) to the depth of bedded rows. Since then, cotton in the field has been cultivated once or twice and visual evidence of erosion has almost been obliterated. Damage to the field remains unaltered, however."
Date: June 1944
Creator: Lyle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Maintenance

Photograph of 1st year sand bar willow on front toe for wave damage control. OK-4800-3.
Date: June 1972
Creator: Hendrix, Foy
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tonkawa Creek

Photograph of Panoramic view of Tonkawa Creek from Indian City Hill. OK-3472-7.
Date: June 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the rear view of an attachment on a sickle for collecting yellow hop seed. The perforated lid is raised, showing the pan well-filled with seeds. OK-6013.
Date: June 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of sweetclover. Sweetclover growing along the airline county road. Construction material is made of crushed limestone and firnished the ncessary lime to grow sweetclover. OK-1142-9.
Date: June 1960
Creator: Lowe, Sam D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E. E. Reynolds and Charlie Howard

Photograph of E. E. Reynolds (left), SCS District Conservationist, and Charlie Howard, SCS technician, inspect grass for seed harvest.
Date: June 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History