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Boy Scout Conservation Efforts
Photograph of Boy Scout activities. Larry Cornforth and Lynn Cason are observing a brush dam built in connection with work on conservation merit badges. Intended purpose of dam is to slow water, allowing sediment to settle and fill in. OK-1363-5.
Date:
1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of Rock Creek, Site No. 16. Construction stage of floodwater retarding structure. Core trench centerline of dam, by excavation and back filling
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Milton, Willis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of floodwater retarding structure, Site No. 16, Rock Creek. Dam before grassing. This area will be sodded with bermuda. After picture to be made after grassing.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Milton, Willis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Future Farmers of America (since 1988: National FFA Organization or FFA)
Photograph of, from left to right, Leon Hall, Doyle Stewart, Larry Hall, Donald Hichman, Darius Bandy, Joe Stewart, forman of FFA (House Chapter), as the planting crew. Hilt Summers as the land owner. The crew planted 10,000 short leaf pine trees. OK-1260-9.
Date:
1961
Creator:
Turney, Douglas
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of water impounding plot 5 (one of six). This plot was flooded two times during 1961, each for a duration of 10 days. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS. Project is in response to SCS research needs. Flooding dates 4/30/61 to 5/10/61 and 6/12/61 to 6/22/61.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Long, R. J., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John R. Long Ranch Range and Cattle
Photograph of Oscar Sherrell and Willis Milton, WUC, SCD, riding horses on a range in excellent condition. Note the numerous calves on said range. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Oscar Sherrell and Willis Milton. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Range is good and excellent condition. A few days after these photos were made, the calves were sold and topped the market. "Conservation pays on range management" is evidenced on this calf crop. Oscar Sherrell, left and Willis Milton, WUC, SCD."
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Leveling
Photograph of J. R. Simmons checking to see if his land level is cutting the right depth on land leveling field under Great Plains program
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Bohl, J. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Planting
Photograph of Bermuda overseeded with wheat in 18 inch rows in the stud lot. Shown is Bud Warren with a prize stud. In the lot to the background is the nationally known stud that gave Bud and Reba their start in the quarter horse business.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Quarter Horse Rancher
Photograph of Bud and Reba Warren, receiving a long distance call relative to business. Mrs. Warren a business partner and secretary makes the ranch business a common daily routine of the home.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Range Management
Photograph of 30 broad mares winter grazing on native grass field in top good condition.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rock Creek Floodwater Retarding Structure
Photograph of floodwater retarding structure. Site No. 16, Rock Creek. Dam before grassing. This area will be sodded with bermuda. After picture to be made after grassing.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Milton, Willis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rough Broken Land Consisting of a Vernon, Cottonwood Soil Material
Photograph of a rough broken land consisting of a Vernon, Cottonwood soil material. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Typical example of the mapping unit 28. Rough broken land. Vernon, Cottonwood soil material, Capability VIIe. Range is in the Breaks site for range management."
Date:
1961~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Telephone Cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employees laying a cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Southwestern Bell Telephone Company laying a telephone cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. Cable is layed [sic] to about 36” deep but was raised to about 12” deep to cross the dam and forebay of the spillway. Being able to cross this structure saved the company several thousand dollars by being able to take this short cut.”
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Telephone Cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employees laying a cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Southwestern Bell Telephone Company laying a telephone cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. Cable is layed [sic] to about 36" deep but was raised to about 12" deep to cross the dam and forebay of the spillway. Being able to cross this structure saved the company several thousand dollars by being able to take this short cut."
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stockwater Dam
Photograph of stockwater with 15" drawdown pipe.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Bramble, Bob
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Successful Drainage of Wet Areas
Photograph of a low must be present to successfully drain wet areas. This drain is well constructed but there is not a suitable outlet area. When Cache Creek drainage project under Public Law 566 is completed, a suitable outlet will be available. SCS Technician responsibilities of PL-566.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweep on Stubble Mulch Tillage
Photograph of stubble mulch tillage with use of 2-4 ft. sweeps mounted on Graham plow. First plowing operation was done with chisels.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Hall, Joe B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Typical Area of 17-DE Positioned Below the Gyp Breaks
Photograph of a "Typical area of 17-DE positioned below the Gyp breaks."
Date:
1961~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Typical Example of the Mapping Unit 32 Alluvial and Broken Land
Photograph of a "Typical example of the mapping unit 32 Alluvial and broken land."
Date:
1961~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Typical Landscape of the Dill Quinlan Area
Photograph of a field of grasses and trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Typical landscape of the Dill Quinlan area. 20w separates out the broken land. Covered with trees in many cases."
Date:
1961~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Vernon Clay Outcrops – Eroded Red Clay Range Site
Photograph of a "Typical landscape of 24, Vernon Clay Outcrops – Eroded Red Clay Range Site."
Date:
1961~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds Benefits
Photograph of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company laying a telephone cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. Cable is layed about 36" deep but was raised to about 12" deep to cross the dam and forebay of the spillway. Being able to cross this structure saved the company sevaral thousand dollars by being able to make a short cut.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Poorly Drained Field
Photograph of a poorly drained area in a field being prepared for drainage. Reclaiming productive land.
Date:
January 5, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Flood Prevention
Photograph of flood prevention, J. W. Quinall, Contractor, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by SCS Forester Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trompler, State Forester, looks on.
Date:
January 9, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History