Group of Blaine County children, 4-H? 1958

Photograph taken from Facebook, You Know You're from Okeene If" courtesy of Dianne Hippard Boeckman. Front row (l-r): Mary Ann Luetkemeyer, Judy Johannesmeyer, Bill Osmus, Bill Boeckman, Dixie Peterman, Terry Luetkemeyer. 2nd row (l-r): David Quisenberry, Terry Strader, Tim Curtin, ? Lois Weber, ?. Back Row (l-r): ?, ?, ?, ?, David Felder, Jim Luetkemeyer.
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1006.0197]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Roman Nose State Park Lodge clings picturesquely to a canyon wall above a little lake."
Date: 1958
Creator: Petrauskas, Kazimir
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1006.0223]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Roman Nose State Park, near Watonga"
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1312.0291]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "SNAKES ALIVE! H.H. Tomlinson of Watonga shows the proper technique in holding a live Rattlesnake by the "business end."
Date: 1958
Creator: Durham, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0274.0652]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: January 20, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0413.0148]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Boosters made these deadly rattlers smile for the cameras Monday as they visited Oklahoma City to help publicize the upcoming Rattlesnake Roundup."
Date: April 21, 1958
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1400.0209]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "GREEN SNAKE-HUNT boosters made these deadly rattlers smile for the camera Monday as they visited Oklahoma City to help publicize the upcoming Rattlesnake Roundup."
Date: April 21, 1958
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1312.0293]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "H.H. Tomlinson and a live 71-inch, 10-pound rattler."
Date: April 27, 1958
Creator: Underwood & Underwood
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blackjack Spraying

Photograph of Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of FHA, observing the kill and deterioration of woody growth following chemical treatment which was supplied in 1956 and 1957.
Date: June 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gypsum Plant

Photograph of U.S. Gypsum plant located in the Blain County SCD. Agricultural gypsum is processed at this plant which is used to neutalize alkali spots and also used as a base for mixed fertilizers
Date: July 5, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Gypsum Plant

Photograph of the U. S. Gypsum plant in Southard, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "U. S. Gypsum plant located in the Blaine County SCD. Agricultural gypsum is processed a this plant which is used to neutralize alkali spots and also used as a base for mixed fertilizers."
Date: July 5, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Gypsum Plant

Photograph of the U. S. Gypsum plant in Southard, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "U. S. Gypsum plant located in the Blaine County SCD. Agricultural gypsum is processed a this plant which is used to neutralize alkali spots and also used as a base for mixed fertilizers."
Date: July 5, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native grass. Lee Awtrey, Work Unit Conservationist {WUC] Elza Bullen of the Central North Canadian Soil Conservation District [SCD], and Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of the Federal Housing Administration [FHA], observing the growth of the native grass in pasture that had been chemically treated to kill blackjack growth. OK-703-10.
Date: July 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native grass. Lee Awtrey observing the growth of native grass following the treatment of blackjack pasture with 2-4-5-T herbicide by aerial spraying. Pasture was sprayed in 1956 and 1957 and not grazed during growing season. OK-703-9.
Date: July 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of blackjack spraying, showing Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of the Federal Housing Administration [FHA], observing the kill and deterioration of woody growth following chemical treatment which was applied in 1956 and 1957. OK-703-12.
Date: July 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Erosion Near Eagle City

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a gully, which will be flumed and sodded to Bermudagrass to control gully erosion and protect the endangered cropland. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Gully Erosion. Gully that is endangering cropland. This gully will be flumed and sodded to Bermudagrass in order to get water to the base grade and control the gully. See Ok-724-5 for view farther up the gully.”
Date: July 9, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flumed Out Gully

Photograph of a flumed out gully, which will be sodded and used in a waterway later. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gully Control. See Ok-724-5 for before pasture. This is after gully has been flumed out to be sodded and used in a waterway at a later date."
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0301B.0330]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This bustling little town of 800 is bringing its community-owned cranial out of mothballs in preparation for Hydro's annual district free fair."
Date: July 30, 1958
Creator: Gumm, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0120.0029]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Elder and Mrs. Don Calborg, of O'Keene prepare to leave the week-long Seventh-day Adventist encampment."
Date: August 6, 1958
Creator: Tapscott, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0311.0131]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In the youth division of the Okeene Whea Esta Tuesday were Oscar John, left, who won second , and Dan Dout, who was first, on their seed samples."
Date: September 13, 1958
Creator: Cobb, Richard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0413B.0118]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is one version of the "Catchall," designed as a target for highway debris to eliminate the litterbug problem."
Date: September 17, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History