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Breaks Range Site

Photograph of a view of the breaks range site, excellent condition, with light use.
Date: August 3, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bulldozer Brush Control

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed-second growth elm predominant-special blade designed for mesquite control. Cat D-7 owned by Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. Farm in Jefferson County.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of two parallel terraces with the waterway in the foreground in Weeping Lovegrass that was planted in 1960. Terraces constructed in August, 1961. Soil unit # 7 on the Jack Hull farm. First parallel terraces construcvted in the Love County district. OK-1457-9.
Date: August 16, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Draggng Timber with Anchor Chain

Photograph of an anchor chain being used to drag timber. Pulled by two bulldozers. Cost $9.00 per acre. Brush will be windrowed with dozer and burned. Grass will be planted after land is cleared.
Date: October 28, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm resides in Jefferson County. OK-1457-3.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a portable spray unit using cluster type spray nozzle. Treating persimmon and ragweed in Midland bermudagrass. Chemical used is 2-4-D, one pint of concentrate per acre. Soil unit # 7. OK-1400-6.
Date: July 30, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of harvesting K.R. bluestem seed with homemade stripper made from an old grain binder platform. K.R. bluestem seed planted in the Spring of 1960. OK-1491-9.
Date: October 17, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully to be Shaped

Photograph of gully to be shaped. K. E. Kelly in gully. Depth 17' - 45' top. Soil unit 6w-BD-4
Date: April 24, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a close-up of an anchor chain being used to drag timber as pulled by two bulldozers. Cost was $9.00 per acre. Brush will be winnowed with bulldozer and burned. Grass will be planted after land is cleared. OK-1491-12.
Date: October 28, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of the follow-up on timber spraying. First spraying done in May, 1958. Soils are 6w-D-13. Sandy [?] Site. Before picture of OK-616-1. OK-1400-1.
Date: July 19, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm res
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a bulldozer with a blade for Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control. Land had been bulldozed. Second growth elm predominant. Special blade designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. Farm in Jefferson County. OK-1457-3.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photographic follow-up of OK-1400-6. The chemical control of ragweed and persimmon. One-half pound 2-4-D concentrate used per acre. Soil unit 7. Before photo OK-1400-6.
Date: July 10, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of cattle on Midland Bermuda. Grass planted in April 1961. Fertilized at the time of planting with 125 pounds of 16-20-0 fertilizer per acre. Weeds sprayed with 2-4-D herbicide with good control. Vetch overseeded in October 1961 and fertilized. Soil Unit 7, Class II land. OK-1491-7.
Date: October 17, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nesting Scissortail

Photograph of wildlife, a Scissortail, on steps to oil tank battery. Scissortail young, 3 birds. Pumper for Sanders and Britton has erected a shade to protect the bird from sun and hawks.
Date: July 10, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0077.0122]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: January 1, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0077.0131]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "John Steele Batson gives test results."
Date: May 25, 1961
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0077.0132]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: May 25, 1961
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0224.0495]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Examining a copy of the weekly Marietta Monitor dated Feb. 4, 1897, are three generations of the family which has published the newspaper for 59 years. Seated is Mrs. Wilma Choate, who holds H. Willis Choate IV in her lap."
Date: May 27, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0239.0516]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dave Marr, left and Pete Cooper are in quest of some of the 20,000, plus bonuses, at stake at Burneyville this week."
Date: May 7, 1961
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0259.0682]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "I. H. 35 overpass, over U. S. 77 south of Marietta, is shown above."
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0259.0683]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Roadbed of I. H. 35, five miles south of Marietta, runs under this county road."
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0417B.0088]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Those paved streets Marietta wanted from the state highway department may by lost, but Love County citizens didn't lose their sense of humor."
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0417B.0089]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Unpaved Broadway leads to the Marietta elementary school."
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History