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Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. County road being affected by silica-blow sand with barrow ditches drifted full. This road borders the north side of an abandoned slimes pond lying immediately east of the Central Mill. OK-2769-9.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Showing drifts of silica-blow sand from abandoned slimes pond about 160 acres in size and lying immediately east of the Central Mill. Plantings were made along the south side of this area in the fall and spring of 1966 – 1967. OK-2769-6.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. A country road being affected by silica-blow sands filling narrow ditches. This road borders the north side of an abandoned slimes pond lying immediately east of the Central Mill. OK-2769-9.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Photograph of the Eagle-Pichers Mine area, at Picher, Oklahoma. A country road affected by silica-blow sand, with barrow ditches full. This road borders the north side of an abandoned slimes pond lying immediately east of the Central Mill. OK-2769-9.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Photograph of the Eagle-Pichers Mine area, at Picher, Oklahoma. Vegetation of old dyke around slimes pond being affected by wind erosion producing siliceous dust (sand). The dike constructed to hold water and fines [finer particulate metal] from flotation process. The pond eventually fills with fines and is abandoned. The area devoid of any vegetation is subject to severe wind erosion. This picture depicts fines converting willows and cottonwoods on the dike. The spur rairoad must receive perodic fine removal from the railroad. OK-2769-16.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pontotoc County Range Site

Photograph of "A continuation of Indiangrass, little bluestem along with flameleaf sumac, blackjack oak, winged elm and eastern red cedar, together with good range management has restored a productive cover on this gullied, formerly cultivated field of Konawa soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes, severely eroded."
Date: August 1967
Creator: Bogard, Vinson
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilderness Areas

Photograph of an ideal “openland wildlife” habitat. This is an area of Konawa soils, 3 to 8 present slopes, severly eroded. Shrubs and grasses provide both food and cover. OK-2852-3.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Bogard, Vinson
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crops - Soybeans

Photograph of soybeans growing on mapping unit 8. Haskell County SWCD #81
Date: August 9, 1967
Creator: Brinlee, R. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Haskell County Rock Quarry

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men working in a rock quarry in Haskell County. There are broken up rocks of varying sizes.
Date: July 2, 1967
Creator: Brinlee, R. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Haskell County Rock Quarry

Photograph of several stacks of broken up rocks of varying sizes from a rock quarry in Haskell County.
Date: July 2, 1967
Creator: Brinlee, R. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Haskell County Soybeans

Photograph of soybeans growing two miles NW of Whitefield on mapping unit 15H. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Soybeans growing on mapping unit 15H.”
Date: August 9, 1967
Creator: Brinlee, R. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

J.P. Kuvrenoall

Photograph of J.P. Kuvrenoall, Administrators Field Representative, and Director, Regional Technical Service Center, South. Fort Worth, Texas
Date: November 1967
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hardwood Trees Growing at the Foot-Slope of Clarksville Stony Silt Loam

Photograph of "Hardwood trees growing at the foot-slope of Clarksville stony silt loam, 20 to 50 percent slopes."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Burke, Charles P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Walnut Trees

Photograph of a grove of walnut trees growing along a stream. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Walnut trees occur mostly along streams in the county."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Burke, Charles P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Delaware County Pine Trees and Soil Survey

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man looking up at a grove of pine trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A young growth of pine on Baxter cherty silt loam.”
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Hill, Ernest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Delaware County Pine Trees and Soil Survey

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man looking up at a grove of pine trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A young growth of pine on Baxter cherty silt loam."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Hill, Ernest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Field of Corn Growing on Okemah Silty Clay Loam

Photograph of a field of corn growing on Okemah silty clay loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn at roasting-ear stage on Okemah silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Hill, Ernest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Field of Soybean Growing on Dennis Silt Loam

Photograph of a field of soybean growing on Dennis silt loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soybean returns good yields on Dennis silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, when properly manage."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Hill, Ernest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Field of Wheat Stubble on Stigler Silt Loam/Soil Profile

Photograph of a field of wheat stubble on Stigler silt loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat stubble on Stigler silt loam is a good source of crop residue for continuous cropping."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Hill, Ernest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Soil Survey/Cattle Grazing on Bermudagrass

Photograph of seven heads of cattle grazing on Bermudagrass growing on Baxter and Locust soils. A barn is in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Baxter and Locust soils support a good growth of Bermudagrass."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Cole, Everett L. & Hill, Ernest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crops

Photograph of a good stand of rye in cotton for protection from wind and water erosion. This also protects the quality of cotton until harvested.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control

Photograph of Jake Sweet, doing custom cotton stripping for Les Anderson on Johnny Ivester farm. No overflows permit smooth, even rows with uniform stand and good production. Under these conditions macheinery can be set for good operation.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Harvesting for Seed

Photograph of seed harvesting. Mr. Miller is in the seed business. This is a planting of common sudan and Redlan in alternate strips for production of Suder.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Harvesting Hybrid Sorghum

Photograph of harvesting hybrid grain sorghum.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History