Highway Roadside Undercut By Floodwaters

Photograph of highway roadside undercut by floodwaters. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Under cutting by flood waters eating back away and into highway. Rock being hauled in for dumping by highway."
Date: July 30, 1949
Creator: Bachman, A. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a gully on the Doug Gray farm before shaping and sprigging to Bermuda grass.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Ball, Dale
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a gully on the Doug Gray farm before shaping and sprigging to Bermuda grass.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Ball, Dale
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Detention Reservoir

Photograph of aerial view of Milles Creek Site 5, Washita detention reservoir. D. A. 3,520 acres. Sediment pool 21. 0 A. , 162 A. D. Flood pool 134 A. , 1,049 A. R. , 3. 58 in. Completed Aug. 1949.
Date: May 2, 1954
Creator: Brune, G. M. & Blackert, Franz
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blue River Bottom Land

Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blue River Bottom Land

Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Flock of Sheep on Small Grain Vetch and Clover Pasture

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Flock of Sheep on Small Grain Vetch and Clover Pasture

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pasture with heavy timber in the background. The grassed area was timbered until 1956. 300 acres were cleared to midland bermuda and clover. 2000 acres make up the ranch. The cleared land after planting Bermuda grass increased the ranch's carrying capacity by 30 to 40%. OK-1050-7.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Pasture. Blue River bottom land cleared in 1956. It consisted of wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to Midland Bermuda grass and clover. Planted to Bermuda grass in 1957. 500 acre ranch has 200 acres under cultivation. By 1959, it had 135 grown cows and 500 sheep and offspring, using vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom was cleared. OK-1050-10.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Large Herd of Cattle on Blue River Bottomland Pasture

Photograph of a large herd of cattle on Blue River bottomland pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture. Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to midland Bermuda and clover. Planted to Bermuda 1957, 500 acres Ranch has 200 ac. on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings [sic], uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom. 11 was cleared."
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Vetch and Clover Pasture

Photograph of a small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see OK-1050-10.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shrubs

Photograph of sumac in a hay meadow. Food and shelter for wildfires. OK-1406-10.
Date: July 27, 1961
Creator: Chance, Ward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Silt from Floods

Photograph of silt caused from floods. Top fence post where sand had silted in during spring flood of 1957. Coffee Farm
Date: July 24, 1957
Creator: Chase, Ward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Silted Area of the Washita

Photograph of a silted area of the Washita River, 1-2 feet deep, here 16", originally in alfalfa before flood. Several hundred acres of silted area. This is a silt area, some areas covered with blow sand 3-4 feet deep.
Date: July 24, 1957
Creator: Chase, Ward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Washita River Bridge, silted area of the Washita River, 1 to 2 feet deep, here 16 inches, originally in alfalfa before the flood. Several hundred acres of silted area. This is a silt area, some areas covered with blow sand 3 to 4 feet deep. OK-547-1.
Date: July 24, 1957
Creator: Chase, Ward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of view of the lower end of the spillway seen in Okla. 9687B. Man is standing behind the wing. The downstream face of the dam can be seen across the picture behind the man.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of view up spillway on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 18 (Old site No. 4 Tishomingo Area). Thwe man is standing on the dam. The long wing in the foreground extends beyond the dam at the left.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control Detention Dam Structure

Photograph of one end of dam on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 15. (old site No. 1, Tishomingo area). This dam makes a huge dogleg turn and cannot be photographed to show the whole dam except from the air. The dam rises 25 feet about the level of the water in the permanant pool.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Davis, David O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rocky Prairie Site on South Ranch

Photograph of a rocky prairie site with Dolomite limestone rocks in excellent condition on South Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Tentative site is Rocky prairie. Excellent condition. Dolomite limestone rock with pockets of deep fertile soil between outcrops. Dominant vegetation is big and little bluestem and Indiangrass."
Date: May 8, 1962
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seeding King Ranch Bluestem

Photograph of seeding King Ranch bluestem with grass drill. Seedbed was prepared with 10 ft. offset disc and harvested after first light rain. This old field area had been used for annual lespedeza pasture prior to the droughts of 1952 and 1953. John Bullman on tractor.
Date: April 16, 1954
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Severe Erosion on Sandy Creek

Photograph of an aerial overview of a severely eroded area on the Sandy Creek watershed.
Date: December 18, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tentative Range Site

Photograph of a tentative range site is Rocky prairie. Excellent condition Dolomite limestone rock with pockets of deep fertile soil between outcrops. Dpminant vegetation is big and little bluestem and Indiangrass.
Date: May 8, 1962
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of timber clearing in the Blue River bottom with angle tree bulldozer. This is heavy, wet, natured overflow bottom that is to be used for pasture. CONTRACTOR: c.b. Bell, Milburn, Oklahoma. OK-941-1.
Date: September 25, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History