Range Conservationists

Photograph of Range Conservationists: Front Row (L to R) H.L. Leithead, Fort Worth, Texas; John Fewthers, Clinton, Oklahoma; Chester Fry, Mangum, Oklahoma; Back Row (L to R) David Ankla, Perry, Oklahoma; Robert Griswold, Boise City, Oklahoma; Joseph Cullen, Woodware, Oklahoma; Ernest Snook, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of watershed maintenance: a fence being replaced on dam (Site 19--Frank Carl) to protect woody vegetation to be planted for wave section damage. OK-3703-1.
Date: February 16, 1970
Creator: Rhoads, Bud.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Maintenance

Photograph of fence being replaced on the dam (Site 19 - Frank Carl) to protect woody vegetation to be planted for wave action damage. OK-3703-1.
Date: February 16, 1970
Creator: Rhoads, Bud.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

I-44 Skelly By-Pass, Highway 75 Okmulgee Bee-Line, and the City of Tulsa

Photograph of an example of the vast land needed to construct modern highways to serve metropolitan areas like Tulsa. The foreground shows the I-44 Skelly By-Pass and Highway 75 Okmulgee Bee-Line, while the city of Tulsa is in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Intersection of I-44 (Skelly By-Pass) and Highway 75 (Okmulgee Bee-Line). Tulsa in background. Shows the vast areas of land needed to construct modern highways to serve large metropolitan areas.”
Date: February 18, 1970
Creator: Thomas, James W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Maintenance

Photograph of Bert Lavigne, district aid,planting buttonbush on a front slope--approx. 18 inches apart in 3 feet rows. So to protect the slope from wave damage. OK-3705-12.
Date: February 24, 1970
Creator: Prickett, B. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of Bert Lavigne, district aid, watering Buterbush, just after planting. OK-3705-10.
Date: February 24, 1970
Creator: Prickett, B. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geology Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Maysville Lateral Site, B3. Bob Morton, SCS Geologist explaining core drill operations & investigations to local newspaper editor, Gary Gorshing of Maysville. OK-3734-13.
Date: March 26, 1970
Creator: Kilpatrick, N. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Maysville Laterals Site B-3

Photograph of Jack Hulet (left) and Albert Adler, a core drill crew inspecting the foundation of the centerline of dam. OK-3734-11.
Date: March 26, 1970
Creator: Kilpatrick, N. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of animal waste disposal lagoon. Swine feedlot waste disposal lagoon recently constructed. Vegetative measures, fencing and initial charge of water not yet accomplished. OK-3776-1.
Date: April 29, 1970
Creator: Fobartson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of floodwater covering many acres of Pryor Creek bottomland. OK-3790-1.
Date: April 30, 1970
Creator: Donahoo, Don
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Collapsed Church Building Post Flood

Photograph of a part of a collapsed church building, which fell into its own basement due to a flood. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Collasped [sic] church building which was recently completed. The structure had a basement. The area around the structure had not been backfilled. The were no provisions to divert flood water away from the structure."
Date: May 1970
Creator: Heidloge, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sanitary Land Fill (pit)

Photograph of a bulldozer on top of a pile of debris, tilted at an angle toward a pit partially visible at the right side of the images. There are hills of gravel or soil behind the bulldozer and open fields in the background. Text on back "Spreading refuse in pit."
Date: May 1970
Creator: Combs, Sam, Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Spreading Refuse in a Pit

Photograph of spreading refuse in a pit with a bulldozer.
Date: May 1970
Creator: Combs, Sam, Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of early morning sun over site # 107, Wildhorse Creek, multipurpose lake built for the city of Elmore City. OK-3805-7.
Date: May 10, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of Wildhorse Site # 107. The early morning sun over Site # 107, Wildhorse Creek, a multipurpose lake built for the city of Elmore City. OK-3805-7.
Date: May 10, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of watershed structures, Robbers Cave State Park. The embankment and principle spillway of the Fourche Maline Creek Watershed structure, number 5. OK-3801-3.
Date: May 10, 1970
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Hay Harvesting on Rufus Lynch's Land

Photograph of UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor harvesting Bermudagrass hay. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermuda grass hay harvest."
Date: July 1970
Creator: Matheny
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of farm ponds. Silt deposit in a farm pond showing how silt reduces a pond's storage capacity and shortens its productive life. OK-4046-5.
Date: July 1970
Creator: Cullen, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of the dragline used to excavate the trench and the bulldozer beginning the first stage of covering compacted refuse. OK-3839-10.
Date: July 8, 1970
Creator: Melton, Charles H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of dirt being spread over the partially compacted refuse. OK-3839-11.
Date: July 8, 1970
Creator: Malton, Charles H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of dirt being spread over the partially compacted refuse. OK-3839-11.
Date: July 9, 1970
Creator: Malton, Charles H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Scenic Beauty

Photograph of the scenic beauty of the NE Oklahoma hills. OK-3794-15.
Date: July 14, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wes Cavnar Farm Pond Dam Survey

Photograph of "Conservation trainees, Paul Hamilton and Barry Bolles checking pond dam for completion" on the Wes Cavnar farm. Photograph does not indicate or distinguish the left to right locations of Hamilton or Bolles. A bulldozer is in the center background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Conservation trainees, Paul Hamilton and Barry Bolles checking pond dam for completion."
Date: July 22, 1970
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Completed Liquid Manure Tank Instillation Inspection

Photograph of K. C. Bennett, DC, and Ray Riley inspecting a completed liquid manure tank on the Ashley Gilman farm. Photograph does not identify the position of Bennett and Riley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bennett & Riley inspecting completed liquid manure tank on the Ashley Gilman farm east of Miami. This installation is designed for 100 dairy cows. It is 12' deep & 24' in diameter."
Date: September 1970
Creator: Heidloge, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History