Resource Type

[A Six Flags Over Texas ad]

Photograph of a Six Flags Over Texas ad. The ad depicts the shape of the state of Texas made up by shapes containing information about the amusement park's attractions and details. The park's opening time and instructions to reach it are detailed at the top of the poster while various features of the park and ticket deals are described at the bottom of the poster.
Date: August 5, 1961
Creator: Rogers, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of stream bank improvement. Brush was cleared from the area, with pecan trees left standing. Stream banks were shaped and area sprigged to bermuda grass in the spring of 1961. OK-1471-10.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of M. A. Caruso showing growth of tall fescue on wet land after grazing 40 to 80 head of cattle for 12 months on 60 acres. OK-1396-1.
Date: July 5, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of Dennis silt loam soil, 6p - C with an excellent stand of big bluestem, little bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass. This loamy prairie site is the major upland [?] range site in Rogers County. OK-1446-7.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of roadside improvement. The Fall after shaping and sprigging in the Spring. Good cover of Bermuda grass to stop erosion. Skeet Gregory and Elved Luttrell in the picture. Quinlen very fine sandy loam (2D) soil. OK-1471-5.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of the 31p Collinsville-Dennis complex. This loamy prairie site has an excellent native grass cover of big bluestem, little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass. Note the small amount of bare ground in the drainageway. See 7-T20N, R17E. OK-1446-9.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Andy Costner stands in excellent growth of Sericea Lespedeza on Soil Bank Land. There is competition from weeds and sprouts here. When the land is returned to production this field will be ready as hay and seed. This can be turned under and planted to other crops and reap the benefit of the soil building effect of the sericea. OK-1404-1.
Date: July 5, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of wildfire run [unclear] Lespedeza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow [?]. OK-1446-4.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Coal Mining

Photograph of coal strip pits. This rugged physical condition provides cover for the wildlife, water for fish, and water fowls, and some livestock grazing. OK-1447-10.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of diversion terraces. Newly constructed diversion terrace. The terrace carries the water to a farm pond. Yahola fine sandy loam soil. OK-1471-8.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of coal strip mines seeded to a mixture of biennial sweetclover, K [?], lespedeza and native grasses. Not the benching in the foreground due to grazing. OK-1447-12.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a wildlife run composed of Sericea lespedeza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow. OK-1446-6.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a wildlife run composed of Sericea lespedeza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow. OK-1446-6.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of wildlife run composed of Sericea lampedaza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow. OK-1446-4.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a shallow savannah range site showing an excellent stand of big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass intermixed with an open stand of post and balckjack oak. Soils: Darnell-Stephenville complex, Se of SW [?] Sec. 23, T23N, R1 7E. OK-1446-2.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Poorly Drained Field

Photograph of a poorly drained area in a field being prepared for drainage. Reclaiming productive land.
Date: January 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stream Bank Improvement

Photograph of stream bank improvement. Brush was cleared from area, pecan trees were left standing. Stream banks were shaped and area sprigged to bermuda grass in the spring of 1961.
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1834]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gift-bearing ballons created a mad scramble at Wilson and Company's ground-breaking ceremony here Thursday. The company released 1,000 cold-colored balloons, each carrying a certificate redeemable for a Wilson product."
Date: October 5, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.9782]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Catholic Church at Yukon is under construction with completion scheduled by Easter. The building is the first step in a major building program by St. John's parish."
Date: January 5, 1961
Creator: Peterson, Dick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0123]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Sawed-off parking building looks barefaced, as excavation goes deeper and deeper for the new Federal Reserve Bank expansion. A new $2 million bank building will encompass the parking structure, adjoining the open wall seen here, and rising over it. The present reserve bank building will be renovated to tie in with the new structure."
Date: January 5, 1961
Creator: Cobb, Dick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Photograph of Tanks and Agricultural Land near Abilene, Texas

An aerial photograph of tanks and agricultural land near Abilene, Texas, taken by Abilene photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Eplen, Daniel, Hooper, aerial of tanks (Harvest Queen)
Date: January 5, 1961
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Tanks and Agricultural Land near Abilene, Texas

An aerial photograph of tanks and agricultural land near Abilene, Texas, taken by Abilene photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Eplen, Daniel, Hooper, aerial of tanks (Harvest Queen)
Date: January 5, 1961
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Downtown Abilene, Texas (South 1st St. & Oak St.)

An aerial photograph of downtown Abilene, Texas, looking Northwest at the area around the intersection of South First Street and Oak Street. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: First State Bank & Thorntons
Date: January 5, 1961
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Tanks and Agricultural Land near Abilene, Texas

An aerial photograph of tanks and agricultural land near Abilene, Texas, taken by Abilene photographer Lloyd Jones. Photographer's Note: Eplen, Daniel, Hooper, aerial of tanks (Harvest Queen)
Date: January 5, 1961
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History