Debris Piling Up Under Bridge

Photograph of U.S. Highway 281 bridge shown in Okla-9570. G.C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Note narrow space between bridge floor & silt accumulations.
Date: April 15, 1948
Creator: Fox, Lester C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Railroad piles Rocks to Protect Roadbed

Photograph of railroad (Rock Island) piles up rock to protect roadbed where Cedar Branch Creek makes one right angle turn & then another to flow under railroad bridge 4641. When swollen with flood waters & silt, creek cuts into farm on left. Shore's distance other side of bridge, creek enters Tonkawa Creek.
Date: April 16, 1948
Creator: Fox, Lester C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Highway 281 Debris Under Bridge

Photograph of G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under a U. S. Highway 281 bridge near Hinton. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Close up of U. S. Highway 281 bridge shown in Okla-9570. G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Note narrow space between bridge floor & silt accumulation. “
Date: April 15, 1948
Creator: Fox, Lester C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Stubble Mulching. Melva Rose Kimble (4-H) and her brother, Woody, (FFA--Future Farmers of America), get tips from Guy Schroder in preparation for Stubble Mulch Jamboree at Enid, OK, August 15 - 16, 1961. The sweep machine, a necessary type of equipment for stubble mulch tillage, is manufactured at the LeRoy Kimble Machine Shop in Hydro, OK. OK-1384-9.
Date: July 9, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulching Tips

Photograph of Melva Rose Kimble (4-H) and her brother, Woody, (FFA), get tips from Guy Schroder in preparation for Stubble Mulch Jamboree at Enid, Oklahoma, August 15-16, 1961. The sweep machine, a necessary type of equipment for stubble mulch tillage, is manufactured at the LeRoy Kimble Machine Shop in Hydro, Oklahoma.
Date: July 9, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Erosion

Photograph of county road with severe erosion feeding sediment into canyon. This road ws open to traffic in 1967. Treatment includes diversion of water and use of pipe drop structure. Should County Commissioners agree to close road it will be planted in black locust trees.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding, and Prevention

Photograph of the heavy rain of May 17, 1949 washed out a bridge and road fill on the highway. Road closed for 8 weeks. A raft was [illegible] by the Highway Department in order that foot traffic could cross and people could get to Anadarko to get needed supplies. Before this was done, needed supplies were transported by airplanes and boats. SCS technicians Bob Wall, Clarence Fly, Ervin Orr, and Bill Chatham used this method to get around to the pick ups stored on the other side, in order to [illegible]. ok-10, 136.
Date: 1949
Creator: Gardener, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of an automobile stalled in sand trap in dust storm on March 26, 1950. Only fields not suffering from erosion in this immediate vicinity are those fields where vetch and small grain furnish cover. OK-10, 359.
Date: March 26, 1950
Creator: Gardener, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms, and Dunes

Photograph of sand drifts on unprotected sandy land farm after a bad dust storm. OK-10, 489.
Date: 1950
Creator: Gardener, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of an automobile stalled in sand trap in dust storm on March 26, 1950. Only fields not suffering from erosion in this immediate vicinity are those fields where vetch and small grain furnish cover. OK-10, 359.
Date: March 26, 1950
Creator: Gardener, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of a wind storm. Visibility 100 yards. Peanut field is blowing into wheat section of Caddo County. OK-10, 356.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardener, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Engorged Washita River Overrunning Its Banks

Photograph of a general view of a flood engorged Washita River overrunning its banks after eight to ten inch rainfall on May 17, 1949. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view showing Washita River out of banks after 8 to 10-inch rain on May 17, 1949."
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooded-Out Fort Cobb Feed Store

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing next to a flooded out feed store and its ruined contents. This photo also shows two additional homes that were also flooded. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Feed store and feed lost because of water backed into town from Cobb Creek after 9-inch rain on May 17, 1949."
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sandbagged Bridge South of Fort Cobb

Photograph of a large group of UNIDENTIFED people standing on the main bridge south of Fort Cobb. The bridge was sandbagged to prevent flooding. A UNIDENTIFED building stands in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Washita River, south of Fort Cobb, main bridge has been sandbagged. The town is cut off from traffic after 10-inch rain on May 17, 1949."
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sandbagged Bridge South of Fort Cobb

Photograph of a large group of UNIDENTIFED people standing on the main bridge south of Fort Cobb. The bridge was sandbagged to prevent flooding. A UNIDENTIFED building stands in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Washita River, south of Fort Cobb, main bridge has been sandbagged. The town is cut off from traffic after 10-inch rain on May 17, 1949."
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stranded UNIDENTIFED People Near Riverside Indian School

Photograph of numerous people stranded and cutoff by floodwaters near Riverside Indian School. Note level of the floodwaters compared with the partially submerged power poles in the center and left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Many acres of land under water. Riverside Indian school in background. All transportation in and out was by boat."
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood

Photograph of Washita River, south of Fort Cobb, with main bridge sandbagged. The town is out off from traffic after 10-inch raiin on May 17, 1949.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood Near Fort Cobb

Photograph of the main bridge south of Fort Cobb. The rising waters of the Washita River can be seen close to the bottom of the bridge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River, south of Fort Cobb, with main bridge sandbagged. The town is cut off from traffic after 10-inch rain on May 17, 1949."
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood Near Fort Cobb

Photograph of the main bridge south of Fort Cobb. The rising waters of the Washita River can be seen close to the bottom of the bridge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River, south of Fort Cobb, with main bridge sandbagged. The town is cut off from traffic after 10-inch rain on May 17, 1949."
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Gardner & Wall
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Black Locust Plantings

Photograph of Bill Granger, county banker at Gracemont, Okla. Observing a post let planting of black locust. The locust are 8 years old. Will be ready for harvwest in two or three years.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of Boyd Spencer, left, Assistant Supervisor, Wallace Kidd, right, Editor of Anadarko Daily News and in center, J.A. Lane. 3 1/2 feet of sand blown in near the chicken house on Lane's farm, from peanut pasture.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of peanut land blowing. SCS Techinicians Charles Terrant and Oran Bailey in photo.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of peanut land blowing. SCS Techinicians Charles Terrant and Oran Bailey in photo.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of Boyd Spencer, left, Assistant Supervisor, Wallace Kidd, Editor of Anadarko Daily News and on right J.A. Lane looking over sand drifts from Lane's farm.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History