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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of improper management of Lovegrass. With W.C. Stewart, District Cooperator. Cattle grazing five year old stand of Weeping Lovegrass. The Lovegrass needs to be shredded for more uniform grazing. Cattle are grazing areas where the grass has been kept short, showing the nedd for shredding the old strands of Lovegrass. OK-1292-4.
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Leonard, Claude M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Saunders Conservation Program

Photograph of William Saunders and R. N. Wall, SCS, Technician, planning a conservation program for his farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Saunders planning a conservation program for his farm, 5 miles southeast of Binger, assisted by SCS Technician R. N. Wall." The photograph does not specify which of the two men are William Saunders and R. N. Wall.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: Smith, Bob J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Saunders Conservation Plan

Photograph of William Saunders and R. N. Wall, SCS, Technician, planning a conservation program for his farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Saunders planning a conservation program for his farm, 5 miles southeast of Binger, assisted by SCS Technician R. N. Wall." The photograph does not specify which of the two men are William Saunders and R. N. Wall.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: Smith, Bob J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Heavily Grazed Pasture

Photograph of a heavily grazed pasture, note poor calves and frequent dung piles.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Weeping Lovegrass

Photograph of cattle grazing on five year old stand of weeping Lovegrass. The Lovegrass needs to be shredded for more uniform grazing. Cattle are grazing areas where the grass has been kept short, showing the need for shredding the old stands of Lovegrass. Proper Management of Lovegrass.
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Leonard, Claude
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deadening of Hardwoods by Girdling

Photograph of SCS Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke points out the first deadening of cull hardwood. Note effect of pine release by axe girdling of this large oak.
Date: July 15, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 110 #1]

Portrait of the 14 Dallas Fire class members from February 1961 to May 1961 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with jackets that have circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest. A board on the ground in front of the group identifies the class.
Date: May 15, 1961
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 109 #1]

Portrait of the 6 Dallas Fire class members from December 1960 to March 1961 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing dark-colored uniforms including slacks and double-breasted jackets with badges over the left breast. A board on the ground in front of them identifies the class.
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 110 #2]

Portrait of the 14 Dallas Fire class members from February 1961 to May 1961 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with jackets that have circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest. A board on the ground in front of the group identifies the class. Printed text at the bottom of the image provides names for the recruits.
Date: May 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 108 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire class members from November 1960 to February 1961 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing dark-colored uniforms including slacks and double-breasted jackets with badges over the left breast. A board on the ground in front of them identifies the class.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 109 #2]

Photograph of recruit class number 109 standing and posing in front of a concrete edifice in matching, dark-colored, formal uniforms. Shrubbery borders the base of the wall behind the subjects.
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 108 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire class members from November 1960 to February 1961 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing dark-colored uniforms including slacks and double-breasted jackets with badges over the left breast. Printed text attached to the bottom of the image provides names.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Classes 107 & 108 #1]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire recruits from class numbers 107 and 108, posing in three lines, standing and kneeling in front of a concrete edifice with a grid pattern. The subjects are wearing matching, formal, dark-colored uniforms and a chalkboard listing information is in the center of the front row.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 107 #1]

Portrait of the 7 Dallas Fire class members from October 1960 to February 1961 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark-colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and black shoes.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Classes 107 & 108 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire recruits from class numbers 107 and 108, posing in three lines, standing and kneeling in front of a concrete edifice with a grid pattern. The subjects are wearing matching, formal, dark-colored uniforms and a chalkboard listing information is in the center of the front row.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 107 #2]

Portrait of the 7 Dallas Fire class members from October 1960 to February 1961 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark-colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and black shoes. A printed paper at the bottom of the image lists the names of the recruits in the image.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a close up of photo OK-1362-7, in which Soil Conservation Service {SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke points out the first deadening of cull hardwood. Note the effect of the pine release by axe girdling of this large oak. OK-1362-8.
Date: July 15, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hop Clover for Seed

Photograph of hop clover that will be combined for seed in the near future. Approximately 200 lbs. of large hop seed per acre was combined from this area in 1960.
Date: May 15, 1961
Creator: Blan, K. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation, Transcrete Pipe

Photograph of Transcrete pipe being laid for irrigation on bottomland soil unit 9. Gated pipe will be used from risers on 660' runs.
Date: July 15, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10910]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo from the house/senate floor with a guy at the podium at middle right, people at desks all aournd, video camera at middle left, people of people in the watchers' level across the top, and more.)"
Date: June 15, 1961
Creator: Cobb, Dick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5279]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Ground was broken Wednesday noon to start construction of twin bridges that will span the South Canadian River south of Oklahoma City. The two identical bridges, costing $1,149,000, will replace the present Newcastle bridge, which was built in 1927 at a cost of $400,000. They will carry traffic on U.S. 62 and 277 and will link Oklahoma City with the proposed toll road to the southwest. Speaking briefly at Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony, Frank D. Lyons, state highway director, noted that the bridges will be 1,727 feet long, some 600 feet shorter than the old bridge...Construcion contract for the project was awarded last December to the Tway Construction Co. Completion is expected in 300 working days...Chamber of Commerce officials from Oklahoma City, Chickasha nd Lindsay turned out for the ceremony, as well as delegations from Newcastle and Blanchard...John Kilpatrick jr., Oklahoma City chamber president, served as mater of ceremonies....The groundpreakers Wednesday included Kilpatrick, Jack Tway, representing the contractor; Lyons, H. L. "Tex" Alderson, president of the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce; Art Reeds, pioneer Newcastle resident; U. B. Robertson, representative of the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads; J. C. …
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.5280]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ground was broken Wednesday noon to start construction of twin bridges that will span the South Canadian River south of Oklahoma City. The two identical bridges, costing $1,149,000, will replace the present Newcastle bridge, which was built in 1927 at a cost of $400,000. They will carry traffic on U.S. 62 and 277 and will link Oklahoma City with the proposed toll road to the southwest. Speaking briefly at Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony, Frank D. Lyons, state highway director, noted that the bridges will be 1,727 feet long, some 600 feet shorter than the old bridge...Construcion contract for the project was awarded last December to the Tway Construction Co. Completion is expected in 300 working days...Chamber of Commerce officials from Oklahoma City, Chickasha nd Lindsay turned out for the ceremony, as well as delegations from Newcastle and Blanchard...John Kilpatrick jr., Oklahoma City chamber president, served as mater of ceremonies....The groundpreakers Wednesday included Kilpatrick, Jack Tway, representing the contractor; Lyons, H. L. "Tex" Alderson, president of the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce; Art Reeds, pioneer Newcastle resident; U. B. Robertson, representative of the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads; J. C. Kennedy, …
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1953]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Dr. W. T. Gyles, Harrah physician, suffocated early Wednesday when flames swept though living quarters in the rear of a clinic he operarted. The body was taken to the Wilson Funeral Home in Harrah. Services will be in Weatherford. Cause Not Known Cecil Honea, Harrah volunteer fire chief, said the fire was discovered about 3 a.m. Cause has not been determined, he siad. Dr. Gyles, about 45, was injuried about a year ago when a television antenna pole he was installing at his clinic fell on him.....Dr. Gyles established the clinic in Harrah. He had been in practice there about five years and lived alone at the clinic."
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Matheson, Mandell
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8425]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Picnicking Will Go Modern in Oklahoma City with opening of new Wiley Post Park picnic shelter building, above 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at S Robinson and SW 17. Building, costing $43,000, is part of a restoration program begun after portion of the North Canadian River floodway channel was cut through the park. Below, view of interior of the shelter, first air-conditioned structure of this type in the city park system. Shelter, accommodating up to 250 persons, will be available for reservation for use of groups."
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Matheson, Mandell
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History