Cobb Creek Water Recreation

Photograph of boating and water skiing can be enjoyed on Cobb Creek floodwater retarding structure No. 1.
Date: July 8, 1962
Creator: Burne, Gunnar
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of the Great Plains Conservation Program [ 1957 - 1996]. Willis Sorrells, Great Plains technician, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Clinton, Oklahoma, explains the Great Plains contract with Mr. AND Mrs. Dale Robinson, who sign an application for participation in the program. OK-1615-1.
Date: January 19, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Girl Scout Camp

Photograph of Girl Scout Troop Number 52 working on projects on a table they made by tying logs together for legs. Camp in shelterbelt above Flood Prevention Site 1, Cobb Creek. In picture are Miss Smith, Joanie Sorrells, Cathy Nail, Joyce ?
Date: July 28, 1962
Creator: Sorrells, W. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Girl Scout Camp

Photograph of Girl Scout Troop Number 52 cooking meal around campfire in shelterbelt above Flood Prevention Structure Site 1, Cobb Creek. In picture are Vickie Inman, Jo Ellen Short, Treva Rowland, Debbie Dibler, Cathie McPhetridge, Rita Vandman and Sherre Goss.
Date: July 28, 1962
Creator: Sorrells, W. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Boggy Creek with flood damage. Hay crop flooded and washed from the field after 5 - 6 inch rain in the Boggy Watershed. Bill Fuller and Harry Schmidt in foreground. OK-1839-3.
Date: September 1962
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Crusting

Photograph of land undergoing soil crusting. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Crusting. Land has crusted after rain and prevents Bermuda sprouts from penetrating through the soil."
Date: May 11, 1962
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cobb Creek Water Recreation Opportunity

Photograph of boating and water skiing can be enjoyed on Cobb Creek floodwater retarding structure No. 1.
Date: July 8, 1962
Creator: Burne, Gunnar
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Reviewing a Great Plains Contract

Photograph of reviewing a Great Plains contract and conservaton plan with Mr. and Mrs Eldred Sasseen by Olen Rowlett, SCS Technician, Cordell, Oklahoma. Picture taken in their home.
Date: January 19, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Program

Photograph of SCS Technician Olen Rowlett, Cordell, Oklahoma, and Willis Sorrells, Great Plains Program Technician discuss the Great Plains program with Mr. And Mrs. Dale Robinson.
Date: 1962~
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

J. Hinds and Brother Planting Certified Midland Bermuda Roots

Photograph of J. Hinds and an UNIDENTIFIED brother adding fertilizer to a sprig planter, which they are using to plant certified Midland Bermuda roots on a 35-acre field. Photograph does not distinguish the position of Hinds or his brother. Certified Midland Bermuda roots being planted on 35 acres. GP Contract. J. Hinds and brother adjust fertilizer attachments. 100 lbs. 16-20-0 per acre. Land Class III and IV."
Date: April 5, 1962
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation Plan Review

Photograph of SCS Technician Olen Rowlett and Willis J. Sorrells discuss the Great Plains conservaton plan with Mr. & Mrs. Eldred Sasseen. Sasseen is the first to sign a Great Plains contract in Washita County. Mr. & Mrs. Sasseen operate a 1200 acre Hereford ranch.
Date: January 19, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Program

Photograph of SCS Technician Olen Rowlett, Cordell, Oklahoma, and Willis Sorrells, Great Plains Program Technician discuss the Great Plains program with Mr. And Mrs. Dale Robinson.
Date: 1962~
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History