Combining Cheyenne Indian Grass

Photograph of combining Cheyenne Indiangrass seed.Seeded in 1958. Seed for this planting furnished by Plant Material Center.
Date: September 18, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Crop of Guar

Photograph of Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWCD and Goodyear outstanding cooperator awardee, Wayne Clark, esamine a crop of guar on the Clark farm. Guar is a major cash and soil improving crop in the Greer County SWCD.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure, Site # 8, Barnitz Creek watershed. Completed in Feb. 1955. Drainage of 3,765 acres. Sediment storage 502 acre-feet. Embankment 114,276 cubic yards. Cost is $49,036.90. Showing cranks after being washed out and repair work starating near dump truck. OK-394-5.
Date: September 18, 1956
Creator: Riley, J. T., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Combining Cheyenne Indian Grass Seed

Photograph of several people running a large combine in a grassy field. Typed description on back: "Combining Cheyenne Indiangrass seed. Seeded in 1958. Seed for this planting furnished by Plant Material Center."
Date: September 18, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bison

Photograph of bison grazing north of Grama Lake, Wichita Mts. Wildlife Refuge. OK-3210-4.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Floodwater retarding structure # 8. Completed in February, 1955. Drainage is 3,765 acres. Sediment storage is 502 acre-feet. Embankment is 114,276 cubic yards. Cost is $49,026.90. The photo is showing damages from cracking due to dry weather. OK-394-3.
Date: September 18, 1956
Creator: Riley, J. T., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a natural drain waterway established to Western Wheatgrass this spring [1959]. OK-1023-9.
Date: September 18, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy Goodyear Outstanding Cooperater

Photograph of Goodyear outstanding cooperater awardee, Wayne Clark, shows Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWDC, a field windbreak located on his farm.
Date: September 18, 1966
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Bufalo Wallow

Photograph of a newly formed buffalo wallow that has been started in area mowed for hay in Mt. Pinchot pasture north of Grama lake and south of rosd, looking east.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure, Site # 8, Barnitz Creek watershed. Completed in Feb. 1955. Drainage of 3,765 acres. Sediment storage 502 acre-feet. Embankment 114,276 cubic yards. Repair work being done. Cause is from dry weather and cracking of the structure. OK-394-2.
Date: September 18, 1956
Creator: Riley, J. T., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nation's Largest Canna Farm Field in Alfalfa, Oklahoma

Photograph of the nation's largest canna farm in Alfalfa, Oklahoma. A house, barn, and silos are behind the field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Canna Farm – Nation's largest Canna farm. Bulbs are set out in spring and dug in fall – processed, packaged and shipped in winter. Irrigated during summer. Shipped to all parts of the world."
Date: September 18, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History