Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Charles Grimes, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], and Henry and Duane Harrell examining a watering facility. OK-3170-11.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Henry and Duane Harrell and ranchhands examining a watering facility. OK-3170-12.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Youth Range Camp plant identification. OK-3169-1.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seventh Annual Youth Range Camp

Photograph of L to R: 1. Matt Sooter, SCS, Cheyenne, OK; 2. Dick Childs, Pasture Spec., OSU, Stillwater; 3. Jack Bohl, WUC, SCS, Hammon, OK; 4. Bob Green, Rancher, Elk City, OK; 5. Harman Seymour, Ext. Director, Cheyenne, OK; 6. Charles Grimes, Range Consv., SCS, Waurika, OK; 7. C.E. Kingery, Range Consv., SCS, Stillwater, OK; 8. Tom Perryman, WUC, SCS, Cheyenne, OK; Emmett McCord, Ext. Range Spec., OSU, Stillwater, OK; 9. Dr. Wilfred McMurphy, Agronomy Dept., OSU, Stillwater, OK; 10. O.H. Lowry, WUC, SCS, Sayre, OK; 11. B.P. Prickett, WUC, SCS, Clinton, OK. OK-2872-10.
Date: August 24, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Management

Photograph of Dr. Wilfred McMurphy tells students about how grass grows. OK-2892-5.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of Earl Seal, Noble County 4-H; David Schachle, Beggs, FFA; Clarence Benes, Morrison, FFA and Kent Hawkins working as ranch hands for the Junior Dean Ranch during the range judging contest held at the Range Youth Camp. OK-2887-1.
Date: August 9, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of an initial evaluation of blue grama grasses (Bouteloua gracilis) Field C-1, Block 12. Row 24, PM-K-652, Harlan County, Nebraska; Row 25, PM-K 914, Kearney County, Nebraska; Row 26, PM-K-650, Adams County, Nebraska. Planted June 19, 1967. K-L-313-15.
Date: August 21, 1967
Creator: Jacobson, E. T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bindweed Control

Photograph of Ted Lehman, WJC, and Bill Storm, County Agent, examining an area treated for bindweed. Farmer applied Boroacu at the rate of 2300 pounds per acre in the Spring of 1953. A good kill was received except around the edges. Note size of area that has been out of production for three years. Bindweed is considered a serious problem in some areas of the High Plains. OK-138-4.
Date: August 25, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of sideoats grama grass that was seeded in the Spring of 1942 in 36" rows by oil Conservation Services Nursery, Woodward, Oklahoma. Has been cultivated and was mowed for weed control while young. Seed ware combined in 1944 and 1945. OK-9079.
Date: August 28, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Four Mile Creek, El Reno

Photograph of the Four Mile Creek, the confluence of the main channel and Williams Street side drain between Rogers and Penn Streets. Construction completed, including solid and mulch sodding, riprap, concrete chute and fencing. OK-4835-8.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

McCurtain County Wilderness Tour

Photograph of tour group crossing Broken Bow Reservoir by boat to tour the McCurtain County Wilderness Area. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation sponsors summer tours for individuals and groups. OK-4354-6.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Lambeth, Nickey
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of buffalo on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9029.
Date: August 30, 1945
Creator: Merrill, L. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of buffalo on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9024.
Date: August 30, 1945
Creator: Merrill, L. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of longhorn cattle on Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9036.
Date: August 30, 1945
Creator: Merrill, L. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of Mrs. Harris and students of Denison Elementary of Idabel, Oklahoma, planting shrubs for screen for outdoor classroom. Jim Hamilton, SCS Soil Conservationist, assited with planting outdoor classroom. OK-4839-8.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Hamilton, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of topsoil being blown from field on the left. Dust storms are common when the soil surface is barren of crops of crop residues through a lack of residue management against the forces of wind erosion. OK-1435-3.
Date: August 22, 1961
Creator: Rhoads, C. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of drilling wheat. This is being done with a Hobel drill on land with an excellent mulch cover [OK ID # illegible].
Date: August 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tree Diseases

Photograph of a shortleaf pine tree growing a "witch's broom" as a result of stress due to disease. Growth forms a scenic addtion to the tree trunk. OK-4354-3.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Lambeth, Nickey
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of variations in rate of spread between Buffalo grass plants set out in the Spring of 1941. The plant on the left measures 42 inches and the one on the right measures two and a half inches. OK-8388.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Eragrostis trichodes, or sand love grass, Cultivated seed increase planting made in 1939. Plants in foreground killed by gophers. OK-8390.
Date: August 22, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilderness Areas

Photograph of an ideal “openland wildlife” habitat. This is an area of Konawa soils, 3 to 8 present slopes, severly eroded. Shrubs and grasses provide both food and cover. OK-2852-3.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Bogard, Vinson
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of the clearing of timber from Site no. 10. Floodwater retarding the reservoir. OK-534-12.
Date: August 12, 1957
Creator: Price, Neil
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of heavy disc cutting clearing land to kill sprouts. Charley Connelly farm. OK-137-10.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History