Resource Type

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Indiangrass, planted in March 1949, which has been harvested twice for seed. A. W. Shoup, gets early spring grazing, harvests seed on October. He pulls the cattle off about May 1 to make a good seed crop. From five acres of Indiangrass, Shoup took 131 pounds of re-cleaned seed in October, 1949, and 490 pounds in October, 1950. The Indian grass was preseeded for five years by vetch and small grain (oats and rye). From left are Bill Haiser and E.E. McAllester, Soil Conservation Service technicians. III - 5CT. TX-47, 505.
Date: March 28, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of strip cropping. Strip Cropping on the W.H. Hair Farm near Dublin, Texas. Two rows of Sudan grass in strips and 8 rows of crops on Soil Unit 12. TX-307-5.
Date: March 7, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of strip cropping. Strip cropping on the W,H. Hair farm near Dublin, Texas. Two rows of Sudan grass in strips and 8 rows of crops on Soil Unit 12. TX-307-6.
Date: March 7, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of conservation training. This excellent job of vegetating the dam on Site no. 2 of Greens Creek is in the evidence here as the trainees and instructors of the Stephenville Training Center pose for a picture. Note the knot-root paspalum grass in the foreground along the water line and Bermuda grass on the rest of the dam.
Date: July 22, 1959
Creator: King, Allen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of conservation training. A study of grasses and their adaptability is being conducted by Plant Material instructor, James E. Smith, on the grass plots grown cooperatively between Tarleton State College and the Soil Conservation Service Training Center. The trainees come from Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico along with one visitor from Indonesia.
Date: July 22, 1959
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Photograph of conservation training. The purpose of the detention reservoir on small watersheds is being explained by training center supervisor, walter E. Chessmore, while Maurice Gamble was waiting to discuss vegetating of the dam as a part of agronomy training at the Stephenville Training Center.
Date: July 22, 1959
Creator: King, Allen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Duffau Store in Duffau, Texas]

Photograph of a storefront with a sign that reads "Duffau Store" in Duffau, Texas. Two gas station pumps can be seen in front of the store. A utility pole is present on the right side of the building.
Date: [1955..1965]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0423B.0480]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Who says two stubs where arms should be are a handicap?"
Date: February 22, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0423B.0479]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: February 22, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dublin, Texas]

Photograph of the St. Mary's Catholic Church building in Dublin, Texas.
Date: 1955
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Interior of St. Mary's Catholic Church at Christmas]

Photograph of the interior of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dublin, Texas decorated for Christmas services.
Date: December 25, 1955
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Eugene Freeman "Shake" Oliver]

Portrait of Eugene Freeman "Shake" Oliver, a shoe shiner in Dublin, Texas, wearing a suit and hat.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Truck in Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of a man driving a truck with women sitting at a table with an umbrella in its bed, and "Loyd Hines, Dublin Tex." printed on the door. The truck is decorated as a float for a rodeo parade.
Date: 1952
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a High School Football Team]

Photograph of a high school football team in formation on a football field, with a Coca Cola advertisement behind them.
Date: 1951
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Baxter Barr and a Donkey]

Photograph of Baxter Barr, owner of a barbecue in Dublin, Texas standing next to a donkey with a sign that says "Everybody eats Barr's BQ except me. You know what I am." The donkey was his entry in a parade, and other parade entries are visible in the background.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cub Scouts Float in Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of a large number of boys on a float with the words "Cub Scouts" on the side in the Dublin, Texas rodeo parade. It is being pulled by a large truck, partially visible on the left.
Date: 1952
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Rodeo Enterprises, Inc. Directors]

Photograph of the directors of Dublin Rodeo Enterprises, Inc. sitting on horses arranged in a line, with a sign behind them that says "Colborn Bowl."
Date: 1951
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Band Majorettes]

Photograph of the Dublin High School Band majorettes in costume standing together in the Colborn Bowl after the 1950 rodeo parade. The girls are identified as Virginia Ruth Wheatley, Elva Jean Grant, Harlean Brown, and Barbara Rasberry.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Hatchery]

Photograph of a man standing in the Dublin Hatchery with chickens in cages and walking around on the ground.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. Pepper Parade Float in Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of a Dr. Pepper truck with two girls sitting on the front of it and a group of children standing on the back above rows of Dr. Pepper bottles. The truck was part of a rodeo parade in Dublin, Texas.
Date: 1952
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Auto Mechanics Class Parade Float]

Photograph of men standing on and around a truck decorated as a parade float, with a sign that says "Dublin Auto Mechanics Class, Erath Vocational School."
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Band Majorettes]

Photograph of the Dublin High School Band majorettes in costume standing in the Colborn Bowl after the rodeo parade. The girls are Virginia Ruth Wheatley, Elva Jean Grant, Harlean Brown, and Barbara Rasberry.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Novits Dept. Store Float in Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of the Novits Department Store float in the Dublin rodeo parade, with children standing in the bed of a truck and a large pair of jeans suspended over them with a sign that says "Lee Riders."
Date: 1952
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Parade Float]

Photograph of a parade float with men in military uniforms holding an American flag and an "American Legion" flag and a small display of rifles. A campaign sign for Pierce Brooks is in the background, as well as a railroad crossing sign.
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History