Bermudagrass Pasture Sprigging on Jack Kibby Place

Photograph of Jack Kibby and a UNIDENTIFED man using a tractor to sprig Bermudagrass on a prepared seedbed and equipment. The photo does not clarify the position of Jack Kibby. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Sprigging bermudagrass on a prepared seedbed and equipment.”
Date: April 1968
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Williams' Conservation Plan & Pasture Management

Photograph of “M. C. Williams and Soil Conservationist Sam Comes review Williams’ conservation plan.” The photo does not clarify the position of M. C. Williams and Sam Comes.
Date: July 10, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Boyd and Glenn Jones Farm Tame Pasture Regulation and Flood Prevention

Photograph of “Glenn Jones, left, and his father, Boyd Jones, regulate grazing on the upstream flood prevention structure located on their farm. The reservoir is a part of the Delaware Creek watershed project.” People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Glenn Jones, 2. Boyd Jones.
Date: October 31, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Midland Bermudagrass Pasture

Photograph of forty plus heads of cattle grazing on pastureland consisting of irrigated Midland Bermudagrass on Floyd Steinert’s Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cattle grazing irrigated Midland Bermuda grass on Floyd Steinert farm north of Fargo, Okla.”
Date: October 1968
Creator: Gordon, Z. V. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Automatic Drawdown Pipe Instillation for a Wildlife Fish Pond

Photograph of the installation of an automatic drawdown pipe for a Wildlife Fish Pond five miles east and 2 ½ miles north of Binger. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The Installation of an automatic drawdown pipe that will release water 6 feet below water surface.”
Date: August 1968
Creator: Orr, Ervin T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Snow Covered Forrest and Stream

Photograph of a small grove of trees covered in snow. A creek or stream runs through the grove. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Local Interest.”
Date: March 11, 1968
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

McFarlin Ranch Cattle Grazing in Snow

Photograph of nine heads of cattle grazing in a field on the McFarlin Ranch after receiving seven inches of snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cattle on the McFarlin ranch, a cooperator with the Hughes County SWCD, after a 7 inch snow. Loamy Prairie range site, was in excellent condition. The grass was properly used creating a condition to hold the snow where it fell.”
Date: March 11, 1968
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dock J. Polone With Three Soil Paintings

Photograph of Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist, creating a soil painting. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dock J. Polone putting finishing touches on a soil painting. Dock uses the different colors of soil and mixes these with glue and uses them to “paint” pictures. The three pictures here are studies of portraits of White, Negro, and Indian.”
Date: January 1968
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shallow Prairie Range Site in Excellent Condition

Photograph of “A shallow prairie range site – in excellent condition on the Collinsville portion of the Bates-Collinsville complex, Ho 5 percent slopes is shown in the foreground.”
Date: February 29, 1968
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geology and Geological Operations

Photograph of the tagging of a field soil samples for shipment to soil [unclear--text fades at this point].
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

DEI Operations

Photograph of producing a sepia copy of the general plan of a reservoir on a blueline reproduction machine. Shawnee DEI Office. OK-3263-10.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geology and Geological Operations

Photograph of a geologist logging a rock core taken during drilling operations along the center line to determine existing foundation conditions. OK-3263-3.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geology and Geological Operations

Photograph of the plotting of borrow grid logs on Plan and Profile Sheet for geological investigations by a supervisory geologist. Upper Red Rock Creek, Site # 50. OK-3263-2.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geology and Geological Operations

Photograph of the use of power auger in burrow material locotion. OK-3263-4.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geology and Geological Operations

Photograph of the removal of recovery from a core barrel during drilling operation in a foundation investigation. OK-3263-7.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

DEI Operations

Photograph of the use of a copy machine in the reproduction of geology reports. Shawnee DEI Office. OK-3263-9.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

DEI Operations

Photograph of clerk stenographer performing secretarial duties. Shawnee DEI Office. OK-3263-12
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Engineering

Photograph of the Detailed Engineering Investigations [DEI] Office in Shawnee, OK.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geological Operations

Photograph of a core drilling unit performing a foundation investigation on the center line of a dam.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Geological Operations

Photograph of the logging of borrow material during power auger operation. OK-3263-5.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a water tank / pool. Recent construction of a new 19 foot diameter water facilty. The trough is has concrete bottom with steel sides. Note the 30 foot concrete apron around the trough. OK-3205-16.
Date: September 14, 1968
Creator: McBride, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Squaw Creek Channel. Water flowing 18 inches deep [illegible] constructed channel. Picture taken 2 days after 2 inches of rainfall in the City of Lawton. Channel was half full during peak run-off period. Channel was designed to carry flow of water from a typical 6 hour storm that can be expected once in 5 years. OK-3114-9 [?].
Date: July 17, 1968
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Mr. & Mrs Woods removing alfalfa hay washed into the fence by flood water.
Date: May 14, 1968
Creator: Price, Neil
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of the Foursche Maline Watershed. Site # 2. Gully erosion in the forebay area. Corrective action includes reshaping. Lining with cobble material and seeding to Sericea lespedeza. OK-2968-7.
Date: January 18, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History