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BASEMENT BOX 67.0170

Photograph taken at night of unidentified crowd viewing a building engulfed in a raging mass of flames. Caption: "Razed in a spectacular fire was this Greenville school, four miles north of Marietta on U.S 77 in a blaze which occurred just as the frame gymnasium and lunchroom were destroyed at a loss of $50,000."
Date: March 1, 1960
Creator: Alexander, Chick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Combining King Ranch Seed

Photograph of combining King Ranch seed from windrow.
Date: November 10, 1960
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dugout Pond

Photograph of a dugout pond 40x50x10. Ely, contractor. Lang became a cooperator with the Love County SCD 10/10/60. 100 acres in farm. Basic conservation plan developed. Old fields to be planted to bermuda. Brush to be controlled by chemical means.
Date: October 10, 1960
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Future Gully Work

Photograph of a gully to be soped in deep river terrace. Soil Unit 7. Gully banks some 12 feet in depth. SCS Technician F.W. Collins in photo.
Date: April 25, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gowan Clay Loam

Photograph of Gowan Clay Loam, small bottom showing the size of many of these areas of soil. Pecan tree is typical.
Date: November 1, 1960
Creator: Maxwell, A. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gullies to be Shaped

Photograph of gullies that are to be shaped, 5.7 acres. Home and barn in foreground.
Date: December 21, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully to be Shaped

Photograph of a gully to be shaped. K.E. Riley, SCS Technician in gully showing comparative depth. Top soil will be stock piled on a small area to allow for shaping of gully. Once a section is shaped, top soil from an adjoining section is used to cover area shaped and at the same time uncovering another section to be shaped. After shaping is completed area will be fertilized and sodded to bermuda grass.
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of sloping gully with bulldozer operated by D. Trammell. K.E. Riley, SCS technician, stands in the gully with a 13 foot rod. Note top soil in the background. To be spread over shaped area when finished. OK-1103-5.
Date: April 25, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Preparation Comparison

Photograph of land preparation comparison. The left plowed with disc-to the right plowed with mole board. Sand burr and needle grass competition where disc is used. No competition where mole board used Bermuda planted on both areas. Soil Unit 7.
Date: January 19, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0788]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Hives of bees were scattered over the median of IH-35 south of Marietta after an accident in which Delvin Bradley Willis, 18, of Wolsey, S.D., was killed."
Date: April 20, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0417B.0082]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Coffee break for Sooner fans is ready in Marietta."
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1314.0526]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Admiring the Future Farmers of America quarterhorse show Tuesday at Marietta High School and rodeo grounds are Charles Milor, left, and Max beasley."
Date: May 2, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Placing Sub-Soil Gully Floor

Photograph of a dozer placing sub-soil gully floor. Top soil in foreground to be spread over sloped area. Diversion terrace above to protect disturbed area below. Soil Unit 7-river terrace.
Date: April 25, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Profile of River Terrace Soilo

Photograph of a profile of river terrace soil showing vertical cracks which allows for easier erosion when bare, also root and moisture penetration. F.W. Collins in photo.
Date: April 25, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sloping Gully with Dozer

Photograph of D. Trammall, operator, and K.E. Riley, SCS technician, in gully with 13 foot rod, sloping a gully with a dozer. Note top soil in background to be spread over shaped area when finished.
Date: April 25, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a gully to be shaped. K.H. Riley, SCS technician in gully showing comparative depth. Top soil will be stockpiled on a small area to allow for shaping of gully. Once a section is shaped, top soil from an adjoining section is used to cover area shaped and at the same time uncovering another section to be shaped. After shaping is completed area will be fertilized and sodded with bermuda grass. OK-1073-10.
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a gully to be sloped in deep river terrace. Soil unit 7. Gully banks some 12 feet in depth. SCS Technician, F.W. Collins, in photo. OK-1103-1.
Date: April 25, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History