Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Wildhorse Creek Site # 126. Damage done to the concrete flume on WH-126 after a heavy rain of approximately 11 inches on Oct. 8, 1970. This flume is on the east side of the structure. OK-4028-13.
Date: November 3, 1970
Creator: Brooks, Bruce
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rural Beautification

Photograph of a good example of rural home constructed in a scenic area of Latimer County.
Date: May 11, 1970
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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

Catfish Farming

Photograph of Randy Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moore of Moore Fish Farm in Inola. Randy is holding two fish, the larger one produced from fingerlings of the same size of the smaller fish shown. The fish were on full feed in cages and fed for 180 days.
Date: October 6, 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cleaning Fish

Photograph of Bob Moore, left, and son Randy, show cleaning fish produced on the Moore Fish Farm.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of Bob Moore checking fish in cage culture of channel catfish.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of harvesting of caged channel catfish on Moore's Fish Farm.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of 421 pounds of channelo catfish grown from 16 pounds of fingerlings in 180 days.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of channel catfish being transferred to holding tanks prior to cleaning. These fish produced for FFA project by Randy Moore, Son of Bob Moore of Moore Fish Farm.
Date: October 1970
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds gathering new spawn.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph at Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds with new spawn in left hand and older spawn in right hand. The facility was located near El Reno on Britton Road approximately 7 1/2 miles west of the intersection with Peidmont Road. Wilds' was a restaurant and recreation area.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds gathering new spawn.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds gathering new spawn.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds with new spawn in left hand and older spawn in right hand.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Clearing

Photograph of tinbet that has been sprayed in 1968 & 1969 then a chain pulled by two dozers to knock the timber down. This is a Hector complex soil-shallow savannah range site-the vegetation is in fair condition.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Campbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pontotoc County Rural & Urban Planning Benefits

Photograph of "District Conservationist, Kenneth Yoakum, and Area Conservationist, Fred Fortney, meet with County and State Health official and City Manager, Jim Cook, to discuss development of land fill operation for city of Ada." There are no individual identifiers to identify the left to right position of the seven men present at the meeting.
Date: October 29, 1970
Creator: Combs, Sam, Jr.
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

Roadside erosion

Photograph of sediment pollution potential and Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management of a closed country road. Runoff and sediment from this area destroys the entrance to the house in the background after each sizeable rain. OK-4145-5.
Date: March 1970
Creator: Conradi, Al
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of contestant examining grass at International Land, Pasture & Range Judging Contest. OK-3805-5.
Date: April 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of a 4-H Club member checking soil texture at the International Land, Pasture and Range Judging Contest. OK-3805-2.
Date: April 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of soil judging participants at the International Land, Pasture and Range Judging Contest. OK-3805-3.
Date: April 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of a 4-H Club member checking soil texture at the International Land, Pasture and Range Judging Contest. OK-3805-2.
Date: April 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Education Information--Displays

Photograph of Oklahoma small watershed display. OK-3972-15.
Date: October 1, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History