[Photograph 2012.201.B0376.0216]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "With smiles of joy, a 3- year old Kristi Lowe left, of Cordell and 11- year old Holly Harmon of Oklahoma City were reigning queens Sunday after being crowned at the Our Little Miss Pageant Saturday night at the First Christian Church."
Date: August 5, 1967
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass on the back slope of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma. Using a 3-point hitch Brillion Seeder. John deere anchor tractor. A winch is used to lengthen the cable as needed. OK-951-2.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass on the back slope of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma. Using a 3-point hitch Brillion Seeder. John deere anchor tractor. A winch is used to lengthen the cable as needed. OK-951-6.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the mulching of a detention dam. Native prairie hay mulch at the rate of 2 ½ tons per acre is being placed in with am EMCO-type mulcher on the front slope of Site # 14, Calvary Creek, 2 miles west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Cabiness, contractors, are operating the tractors. OK-1130-3.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a mulching detention dam. Placing native grass mulch on the back side of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 [miles?] west and 5 [miles?] south of Cordell, Oklahoma. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2½ tons per acre. Note the native grass seed has been applied ahead of the mulch. OK-951-4.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a mulching detention dam. Placing native prairie hay mulch on a detention dam. Site # 14 of Calvary Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma. 2 ½ tons of native prairie hay is being placed by hand on the front slope of this site. Native grass was seeded with a Brillion Seeder. Then prairie hay bales were spaced so as to accomplish a uniform amount per acre. OK-951-3.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the seeding and mulching of a detention dam. The lower portion of the back slope of a detention dam, Site # 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma, has been mulched and pressed in. The bales of hay are scattered along the top of the dam and scattering mulch is in progress in the background. OK-1130-1.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a seeding detention dam. Seeding native grass on the back slope of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 [miles?] west and 5 [miles?] south of Cordell, Oklahoma. The lower tractor and seeder is held on the 2-1 slope by an anchor cable from the top tractor. A winch is used to lengthen cable as needed. OK-951-1.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the mulching and seeding of a detention dam. Olen Rowlett is shown examining the mulching work being done. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 [miles?] west and 5 [miles?] south of Cordell, Oklahoma. The lower portion of the dam has the prairie hay mulch spread and has been pressed in. Note the roll appearance of the hay. The upper portion has been seeded and mulch hay is being spread. OK-1130-2.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History