[1961 Rockwall First Baptist Congregation #4]

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.
Date: March 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1961 Rockwall First Baptist Congregation #2]

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.
Date: March 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1961 Rockwall First Baptist Congregation #3]

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.
Date: March 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1961 Rockwall First Baptist Congregation #1]

Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1961. The church members, standing on the church's open lawn across Goliad Street, are arranged in rows, demarcated by ropes attached to stakes in the ground. Children stand closer to the front, and older people stand closer to the back. Two men hold up a paper sign reading "THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MARCH 1961" in the very back of the gathered congregation.
Date: March 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Series K-205 World s Largest Dozer, Lt8 L19396

Photograph of a Series K-205 diesel-electric-drive tractor-dozer, the largest and most powerful dozer of its day, according to author Eric Orlemann. The dozing blade was 20 feet wide, and the overall working weight of the K-205 was 160 tons. Only one of these massive machines was ever produced.
Date: March 1, 1961
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System: The Portal to Texas History

Completed Spillway and Dam

Photograph of follow-up of Ok-1266-10 and Ok 1261-2, 3, 5, & 6. Pipe in place and road completed across spillway. Entire road across dam and spillway was graveled. Excellent cooperation between County Commissioner, Grady County District, and SCS. Looking East. Also School bus route.
Date: March 6, 1961
Creator: Leonard, C. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sprigging Brumuda Grass

Photograph of vegetation of Site 22, Rush Creek. Tractor on left holding grass planter in place by cable. This structure was vegetated in two days.
Date: March 2, 1961
Creator: Leonard, C. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rush Creek Watershed Construction

Photograph of construction series, OK-1281-2, 3, 5, & 6. After structure completed. County road crew installing pipe for road fill across spillway on Site 9, Rush Creek. This section line is also School Bus Route.
Date: March 3, 1961
Creator: Leonard, C. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rush Creek Watershed Construction

Photograph of construction series, OK-1281-2, 3, 5, & 6. After structure completed. County road crew installing pipe for road fill across spillway on Site 9, Rush Creek. This section line is also School Bus Route.
Date: March 3, 1961
Creator: Leonard, C. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fire Damage to Native Grass

Photograph of a pasture of native grass in excellent condition. Approximately 200 acres of grass and timber was destroyed before this fire was brought under control. Stephens County Civil Defense fire fighting units assisted in extinguishing the fire. Fire started by a careless farmer who was burning a fire break 1/4 mile south of this field.
Date: March 6, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tepee Type Exclosure

Photograph of a tepee style exclosure to be used for yield data and to help ranchers determine degree of use. Teepee's cost approximately $10 not including labor.
Date: March 22, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Weeping Lovegrass

Photograph of cattle grazing on five year old stand of weeping Lovegrass. The Lovegrass needs to be shredded for more uniform grazing. Cattle are grazing areas where the grass has been kept short, showing the need for shredding the old stands of Lovegrass. Proper Management of Lovegrass.
Date: March 15, 1961
Creator: Leonard, Claude
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sprigging Bermuda Grass

Photograph of planting vegetation on Site 22-Rush Creek. Tractor on left holding grass planter in place by cable. This structure was vegetated in two days.
Date: March 2, 1961
Creator: Leonard, Claude
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Quarter Horse Mare and Colt

Photograph of a Quarter Horse mare and colt eating Bermuda grass and Korean lespedeza hay.
Date: March 7, 1961
Creator: Parrish, Wilber E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Snowy landscape by highway, 2]

Photograph of light snow fallen on the hills and the grass along the side of an empty road. The sky is dark blue and matches the quiet serene landscape.
Date: March 1961
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Building rooftops]

Photograph of the top of a roof taken from an adjacent roof beside the building. Other buildings are visible in the background. The rooftop has a small skylight.
Date: March 1961
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the J. R. Simmons ranch. Plot # 4. A six-acre field planted to a mixture of native grass on the Red Shale site. Grass was seeded on March 24, 1959. Seed furnished by the Plant Material Center. The mixture for this plot was: Little bluestem, blue grama, sand bluestem, Illinois bundleflower, Caddo Switchgrass and native sideoats grama. OK-1286-9.
Date: March 14, 1961
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the J. R. Simmons ranch. Plot # 1 on a six-acre field seeded on March 24, 1959. Red Shale site. Seed furnished by the Plant Material Center. Mixture was as follows: Little bluestem, blue grama, sand bluestem, Illinois bundleflower, Blackwell Switchgrass and El Reno Sideoats grama. OK-1286-12.
Date: March 14, 1961
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the J. R. Simmons ranch. Plot # 5. The field was seeded to a pure stand of native sideoats grama harvested from the ranch. OK-1286-10.
Date: March 14, 1961
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the J. R. Simmons ranch. A six acre field of native grass seeded on the Red Shale site, Clinton, Oklahoma, on March 24, 1959. The mixture was plant material seed consisting of Little bluestem, Blue grama, Sand bluestem, Illinois bundleflower, Caddo Switchgrass and Coronado sideoats grama. OK-1286-11.
Date: March 14, 1961
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the J. R. Simmons ranch. Plot # 3. Six acre field planted to a native grass mixture on Red Shale site on March 24, 1959. Plant material seed was used. The Mixture was as follows: Little bluestem, Blue grama, Sand bluestem, Illinois bundleflower, Vaughn sideoats grama and Caddo Switchgrass. OK-1286-8.
Date: March 14, 1961
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the installation of 8 inch helcore corrugated pipe showing cut-off wall. Installed for principal spillway in an erosion control pond. Constructed under a General Partnership [GP] program. OK-1297-11.
Date: March 24, 1961
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a peanut filed with no winter cover. OK-1293-12.
Date: March 24, 1961
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of alfalfa seeders being used to seed hulled Sideoats grama in sorghum stubble cover. OK-1312-2.
Date: March 4, 1961
Creator: McBride, J. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History