Aerial Shot of Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour Caused by Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek Five Miles Southeast of Comanche

Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek five miles southeast of Comanche. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy

Photograph of L. L. Humphreys, president of Wildhorse Creek Flood Prevention Assoc. , showing Lee J. Cerillo silage being put up by :Doc: Ely (in background). Mr. Cerillo is with the Ayer & Son Advertising Agency, Philadelphia, Pa. and was touring the watershed gathering informaiton for an article sponsored by the Caterpillar Co. Silage was cut from a field in Wildhorse bottom and had made an excellent growth.
Date: August 28, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Stubble Mulching

Photograph of stubble mulching on 5a soil.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Back Slope Planted to Bermuda

Photograph of the back slope of a dam planted to bermuda grass August 5, 1959. Irrigated immediately after planting. Fred Fortney Soil Conservationist.
Date: November 18, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Beaver and Cow Creek Watershed Flood Damage

Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Beaver and Cow Creek Watershed Flood Damage

Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blackberry Crop Growing on Contour/Duncan Project

Photograph of "Blackberries in bloom planted on contour on hilltop land utilized as a cash crop."
Date: April 12, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cabin Near Site 22, Upper Segment Wildhorse Creek Watershed

Photograph of a cabin claimed by Harry Davidson on an UNIDENTIFIED lake near Site 22, Upper Segment Wildhorse Creek Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed – Wildhorse Creek. Cabins and homes built on this site since its completion in 1957. Lake caretaker states that he has one new family a month that establishes a new residence on the lake."
Date: October 9, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of Leona Brabits' cattle.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of Leona Brabits' cattle.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of cattle on the G. W. Cook farm.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Grass Growing at Site 17, Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of cattle grazing on the grass growing along the dam and the surrounding area surrounding Site 17, Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watersheds-Washita. Benefits. Cattle grazing on dam and surrounding Area Site 17, Wildhorse Creek. Excellent stand of grass on dam and spillway."
Date: October 12, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Pat
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Caucasian Bluestem

Photograph of Caucasian Bluestem grass planted in spring of 1959. Good stand was secured where tractor tires firmed the soil. Few plants were established on loose soil. Fred Fortney, Soil Conservationist. Zanies loam soil.
Date: November 19, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Civilian Conservation Corps

Photograph of one of the occasional occurences of CCC boys engaged in Soil Conservation Services [SCS] work. The men are unloading the truck of excess weight which caused it to bog down in a small gulley. Others are hitching on a chain to another truck which will help to pull it out. OK-6318.
Date: April 12, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class I Land

Photograph of rows of cotton and corn on J. J. Briscoe's farm.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class I Land (Upland)

Photograph of Class I Land (Upland) in cultivated straight rows of cotton with corn in background. Ano apparent erosion. No conservation practices needed other than winter cover crops and crop rotation as practiced under sound farming methods. Chickasha Very Fine Sandy Loam.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class II Land

Photograph of rows of cotton, sudan, small grain, and sorgum on R. B. Fry's farm.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class II Land

Photograph of rows of cotton, sudan, small grain, and sorgum on R. B. Fry's farm.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class II Land

Photograph of rows of cotton, sudan, small grain, and sorgum on R. B. Fry's farm.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class III Land

Photograph of blackjack, postoak, and tall grass cover of brush on a section of Joe S. Hansen's land.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class III Land

Photograph of blackjack, postoak, and tall grass cover of brush on a section of Joe S. Hansen's land.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cleaning Causasion Bluestem

Photograph of Bill Pittman, SCD Manager, cleaning Caucasion bluestem with District cleaner.
Date: July 5, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Combine Harvesting Wheat Grown on Kirkland Silt Loam

Photograph of a combine harvesting wheat grown on Kirkland Silt Loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat harvest on Kirkland silt loam."
Date: July 9, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Construction of Flood Prevention/Municipal Structure at Site #22, Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED workers constructing a flood prevention/municipal structure at Site #22, Wildhorse Creek near Marlow, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention Structure. Forms and steel in place in base of municipal structure."
Date: January 3, 1957
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History