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A History of Cimarron County (open access)

A History of Cimarron County

Article constructs a picture of the history of Cimarron County through coverage of major events that occurred there and examination of archaeological evidence. William E. Baker examines accounts of the area by various parties and discusses early trading expeditions, United States Army occupation, and interactions with American Indian tribes.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Baker, William E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grain sorghum production under GPCP [Global precipitation climatology project] contract. OK-750-8.
Date: September 10, 1958
Creator: Eldar, A. P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of bindweed. The control of bindweed with a 2-4-D herbicide (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) showing nearly a perfect kill. Only a few sprigs of bindweed are showing. Sprayed with 2-4-D at the rate of ½ pound per acre once in 1954 and once in 1955. Dorsay Sparkman is in this picture. OK-341-1.
Date: July 11, 1956
Creator: Engelman, Jack E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of bindweed. A close up of bindweed showing flowers and trailing growth habit. OK-342-4.
Date: July 10, 1956
Creator: Engelman, Jack E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dalhart

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0153]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "LUNCH MUNCHING doesn't slow the docket of Oklahoma's highway commission, holding its monthly meeting here Monday and Tuesday."
Date: June 4, 1956
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0278.0299]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The 1950 Oklahoma state singles trapshooting champion is John Harbaugh, a Panhandle wheat farmer from Keyes, shown here polishing his sun glasses."
Date: July 4, 1950
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0154]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Julius Cox, Boise City implement dealer and member if the state highway commission, and his wife have shown the home to more than 1,300 visitors."
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0159]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The kitchen is a housewife's dream, equipped with dish washer, home freezer, automatic washer and dryer and plenty of cabinets."
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0160]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is the southern exposure of the unique Julius Cox home on the north edge of Boise City."
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0161]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The attractive ornamentation in the entrance hall made of metal, fluted glass and graced with plants, is a distinctive touch to the interior which Goff himself constructed."
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0162]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "There's an air of gracious living in this modernly-furnished lining room, given and unusual styling by use of the interior wall matching the exterior, lots of light from all angles."
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0147.0163]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This electric organ, fitted into a nook off the living room, provides the owners lots of pleasure."
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grain Sorghum Stubble

Photograph of grain sorghum stubble on Dalhart fine sandy loam soil. Stubble 16 inches high. This should be good enough to control wind erosion.
Date: December 16, 1956
Creator: Murphy, R. S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop Broomcorn

Photograph of snow in Broomcorn stalks, soil unit (12-AB) Dalhart loamy fine sand; stubble had limited pasturing.
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop Sorghum

Photograph of snow in sorghum stubble on soil unit 70-A. Dalhart fine sandy loam. Stubble was left 15" high and not pastured.
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of deep plowing on the Maurice Compton Farm, furrow 18 inches deep, on Dalhart fine sandy loam. OK-209-10.
Date: March 5, 1956
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of deep plowing on the Maurice Compton Farm, furrow 18 inches deep, on Dalhart fine sandy loam. OK-209-9.
Date: March 5, 1956
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Maurice Compton Farm Deep Plowed Dalhart Fine Sandy Loam

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on the Maurice Compton Farm standing in a deep plowed field. The back of the photograph proclaiming, "Deep plowing 18" on Dalhart fine sandy loam."
Date: March 5, 1956
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of chiseling wheat [i.e., using a chisel plow] for the protection against wind erosion. Richfield loam. OK-211-7.
Date: February 28, 1956
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of chiseling wheat [i.e., using a chisel plow] for the protection against wind erosion. Richfield loam. OK-211-7.
Date: March 3, 1956
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tractor Deep Plowing Dalhart Fine Sandy Loam on the Maurice Compton Farm

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on the Maurice Compton Farm deep plowing a field. The back of the photograph proclaiming, "Deep plowing 18" on Dalhart fine sandy loam."
Date: March 5, 1956
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Two UNIDENTFIED Men Standing Next to Four Grass Drills, Which Will Help Seed Grass on Conservation Reserve Acreage

Photograph of two UNIDENTFIED men standing next to four grass drills, which will help seed grass on conservation reserve acreage. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Seeding Grass. Seeding grass on conservation reserve acreage. Four grass drills hooked in sequence covering a 34 Ft. swath."
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of land worked contour to the prevailing winds, showing sand caught from a wind storm on February 24, 1956. OK-211-5.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History