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

Upper Elk Creek

Photograph of Upper Elk Creek improvement project.
Date: February 6, 1970
Creator: unknown
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

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

Roadside erosion

Photograph of gullies which add silt pollution to our water supplies. OK-3717-10.
Date: March 13, 1970
Creator: Kilpatrick, N. I.
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

Water Recharge

Photograph of paul Horton, President, Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, relating problems involved in water recharge effort.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Recharge

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, District Conservationist, checks the amount of water going into recharge well north of Hollis.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Recharge

Photograph of District Conservationist Joe Bob Hall, Hollis, and Mr. Motley, member of the Board of Directors of Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, discuss the operation and maintenance of underground water recharge well located in Lebos Creek on Motley farm.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Recharge

Photograph of Paul Horton, President, Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, and Joe Bob Hall discuss problems relating to underground water recharge effort.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Recharge

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, District Conservationist, examines desbris guard on water recharge well north of Hollis. Practically all the water from this drainage area becomes underground recharge.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gullies

Photograph of C.L. Satterwhite in gully before shaping.
Date: April 23, 1970
Creator: Duncan, Lindell
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Animal Waste Disposal Lagoon

Photograph of a swine feedlot waste disposal lagoon recently constructed. Vegetative measures, fencing and initial charge of water not yet accomplished.
Date: April 29, 1970
Creator: Robertson, Dan
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

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

Urbanization-Drop Inlet

Photograph of the discharge from a drop inlet used to drain a culdesac in Vandever Acres Addition, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. This structure elimiates erosion and is good planning for water disposal in urban development.
Date: April 30, 1970
Creator: Thomas, James W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History