Washita County Bridge Replacement

Photograph of a replaced bridge to provide capacity for carrying water from roadside and outlet channels four miles northeast of Burns Flat. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Old bridge replaced to provide capacity for carrying water from roadside and outlet channels."
Date: July 20, 1949
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a pitted area on the left; chiseled area on the right but not planted. TX-46, 205.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of range pitting. The edge of planting on “pitted” area. The hat near the edge of the planted area. Area on the right was pitted but not planted. TX-46, 199.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of range pitting. Photo TX-45, 327 shows area being pitted on March 14, 1949. A satisfactory strand of grasses have been established from the planting made on March 24 and 25, which was King Ranch bluestem, sideoats, weeping and Lehmann lovegrasses. TX-46, 207.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of an area cultivated with an eccentric disc plows on March 14, 1949. It was seeded on March 24 and 25 to King ranch Bluestem, sideoats, weeping love grass and Lehman love grass. TX-46, 198.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of an area plowed with an eccentric disc-plow on March 14, 1949. Seeded on March 24 – 25 to King Ranch bluestem, sideoats, weeping lovegrass and Lehmann lovegrass. TX-46, 198.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of grass plantings. Pitted area on the left; chiseled area on the right but not planted. TX-46, 205.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of the edge of planting on a “pitted” area, with a hat sitting near the edge of the planted area. The area on the right was pitted but was not planted. TX-46, 199.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Milking Shorthorn Cows on Improved Irrigated Pasture

Photograph of milking shorthorn cows grazing on an improved irrigated pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Milking shorthorn cows on improved irrigated pastures of orchardgrass, smooth brome, perennial ryegrass, wheatgrass, and red and ladino clovers. 22 head of cows are grazing on 14 acres, using a rotated system grazing on several pastures."
Date: July 20, 1949
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Olie Hale Farm Pasture Management and Stock Cattle

Photograph of "Stock cattle on the Olie Hale farm 3 ½ miles east of Rush Springs grazing weeping lovegrass seeded in May 1948. This is a coarse textured sandy soil and this field had cropped with peanuts for several years."
Date: May 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a gully on the Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station. This gully is typical of many that were once on the East Farm of this station. It is also representative of many that occur throughout central Oklahoma. OK-9868.
Date: March 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Long Horn Cattle

Photograph of five longhorn cattle grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The government's only Long Horn cattle herd, the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, at Lawton, Okla. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the old west. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and horns often selling for hundreds of dollars."
Date: September 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Long Horn Cattle

Photograph of seven longhorn cattle grazing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The government's only Long Horn cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, at Lawton, Okla. These are the decendents [sic] of the great herds that fave [sic] fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the old west. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and horns often selling for hundreds of dollars."
Date: September 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Long Horn Cattle

Photograph of three longhorn cattle standing on a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The government's only Long Horn cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, at Lawton, Okla. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the old west. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and horns often selling for hundreds of dollars."
Date: September 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of the government's only long term cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, in Lawton, Oklahoma. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the Old West. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and bones often selling for hundreds of dollars. OK-79-530.
Date: September 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of the government's only long term cattle herd, the largest herd on the continent and one of the largest in the world, is found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, in Lawton, Oklahoma. These are the descendants of the great herds that gave fame and fortune to the "Trail Riders" of the Old West. They are now practically museum pieces, the skull and bones often selling for hundreds of dollars. OK-79, 535.
Date: September 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History