Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of maintenance, site # 4, Whitegrass-Waterhole Watershed. Maintenance work being performed on Site # 4 for sewer damage. OK-4048-12.
Date: December 16, 1970
Creator: Potter, James H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Wildhorse Creek Site # 126. Damage done to the concrete flume on WH-126 after a heavy rain of approximately 11 inches on Oct. 8, 1970. This flume is on the east side of the structure. OK-4028-13.
Date: November 3, 1970
Creator: Brooks, Bruce
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fay Abbot-Roadway Pond

Photograph of "Pond-Roadway site clearing in preparation for group structure for farm agricultural use and country roadway to replace old abandoned bridge with gravel being placed for wet foundation drainage under fill, to prevent soil slippage." Paul Elmenhorst, Canadian Co. Commissioner, Boling, Contractor, Abbott, landowner are standing next to a tractor with a scoop. The photograph does not give the left to right locations of Elmenhorst, Boling, and Abbot.
Date: 1970-11/1970-12
Creator: Tarrant, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of principal spillway discharging with lake above approximately 4 feet in flood stage. OK-4009-7.
Date: October 30, 1970
Creator: Vaugh, Keith
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pontotoc County Rural & Urban Planning Benefits

Photograph of "District Conservationist, Kenneth Yoakum, and Area Conservationist, Fred Fortney, meet with County and State Health official and City Manager, Jim Cook, to discuss development of land fill operation for city of Ada." There are no individual identifiers to identify the left to right position of the seven men present at the meeting.
Date: October 29, 1970
Creator: Combs, Sam, Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood damage to country road and bridge from heavy rain Oct. 8, 1970. OK-4022-6.
Date: October 9, 1970
Creator: Wilson, Russell
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center

Photograph of SCS biologist Gary Mullard, Claremore, OK, and Plant Material Specialist Bob Lippart, Manhattan, Kansas, examine plants being grown at the Bud Smith Plant Materials Center. OK-3972-1.
Date: September 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center

Photograph of Area Conservationist Archie Welch (center), Altus, OK, and two Texas participants in the Bud Smith Plant Materials Center (PMC) on a field day, examing grasses being grown. OK-3971-6.
Date: September 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center

Photograph of SCS Plant Materials Center Sign. OK-3972-14.
Date: September 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center

Photograph of Plant Materials Specialist Bob Lippart, Manhattan, Kansas, examines plants growing at the Bud Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. OK-3971-14.
Date: September 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center

Photograph of group leaving for a tour of the Bud Smith Plant Materials Center during a field day held at the Center. OK-3972-5.
Date: September 30, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Upper Bayou overflow. Oil wells and tanks as well as the entire bottom is inundated. OK-3961-12.
Date: September 22, 1970
Creator: Rhoads, Bud.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of upper Bayou overflow. House on the east side of Healdton. Note the height of the debris in front of the house. Water was about 8 or 10 feet deep in this and other houses at crest. OK-3961-6.
Date: September 22, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservationist of the Year

Photograph of SCS Biologist Jerome Sykora (left) and State Conservationist William L. Vaught admire trophy received by Sykora for being names Water Conservationist of the year by the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Completed Liquid Manure Tank Instillation Inspection

Photograph of K. C. Bennett, DC, and Ray Riley inspecting a completed liquid manure tank on the Ashley Gilman farm. Photograph does not identify the position of Bennett and Riley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bennett & Riley inspecting completed liquid manure tank on the Ashley Gilman farm east of Miami. This installation is designed for 100 dairy cows. It is 12' deep & 24' in diameter."
Date: September 1970
Creator: Heidloge, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wes Cavnar Farm Pond Dam Survey

Photograph of "Conservation trainees, Paul Hamilton and Barry Bolles checking pond dam for completion" on the Wes Cavnar farm. Photograph does not indicate or distinguish the left to right locations of Hamilton or Bolles. A bulldozer is in the center background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Conservation trainees, Paul Hamilton and Barry Bolles checking pond dam for completion."
Date: July 22, 1970
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Scenic Beauty

Photograph of the scenic beauty of the NE Oklahoma hills. OK-3794-15.
Date: July 14, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of dirt being spread over the partially compacted refuse. OK-3839-11.
Date: July 9, 1970
Creator: Malton, Charles H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of the dragline used to excavate the trench and the bulldozer beginning the first stage of covering compacted refuse. OK-3839-10.
Date: July 8, 1970
Creator: Melton, Charles H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waste Management

Photograph of dirt being spread over the partially compacted refuse. OK-3839-11.
Date: July 8, 1970
Creator: Malton, Charles H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Hay Harvesting on Rufus Lynch's Land

Photograph of UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor harvesting Bermudagrass hay. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermuda grass hay harvest."
Date: July 1970
Creator: Matheny
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of farm ponds. Silt deposit in a farm pond showing how silt reduces a pond's storage capacity and shortens its productive life. OK-4046-5.
Date: July 1970
Creator: Cullen, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of early morning sun over site # 107, Wildhorse Creek, multipurpose lake built for the city of Elmore City. OK-3805-7.
Date: May 10, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of Wildhorse Site # 107. The early morning sun over Site # 107, Wildhorse Creek, a multipurpose lake built for the city of Elmore City. OK-3805-7.
Date: May 10, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History