Suburban Erosion

Photograph of Penn Square shopping center in Oklahoma City. Illustrates the need with growing population for land and other resources. OK-3405-15.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Erosion

Photograph of the executive buildings along Northwest Expressway in a rapidly expanding area of Oklahoma City. OK-3406-13.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Erosion

Photograph of expensive homes built along the north bank of the Deep Fork River in northwest Oklahoma City. Example of poor land use. OK-3406-8.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Erosion

Photograph of an expensive home built directly in flood plain of stream north of Oklahoma City. Example of poor land use. OK-3406-10.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Suburban Erosion

Photograph of residential developments in suburban areas often create critical erosion hazards. A thorough knowledge of the soil resource3s is esential to cope with such problems.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Groom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of residentail developments in suburban areas often creating critical erosion hazards. A thorough knowledge of the soil resources is essential to cope with such problems. OK-3406-2.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of section of country road north of Oklahoma City showing results of big shrink-swell characteristic soils. OK-3406-12.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of a sein being used to catch channel cat to be placed in fish out pond on Rudolph McGehee farm.
Date: April 7, 1969
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of typical size (1 1/4 lb.) channel catfish being placed in the fish out pond on farm.
Date: April 7, 1969
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of fish moved upon the bank to be sized and transported to the fishout or growing pond.
Date: April 7, 1969
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Borrow Pit Stabilization

Photograph of erosion as a result of a small amount of runoff. Diversion protects this borrow pit from overhead water, yet erosion is occuring in this highly erosive alluvial soil. Before the protecting diversion was contructed a gully 30' wide as deep as the pit (about 30') had formed at the NE corner of this pit and was extending into adjoining cropland field. Although this gully was filled and overhead water diverted erosion is in progress.
Date: April 30, 1968
Creator: Cluff, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Preparation with Bulldozer

Photograph of dozer disking & pulling railroad iron preparing land on bottomland owned by Harvey Woods. Leon Riley is operating dozer.
Date: April 30, 1968
Creator: Bell, Dale
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Marion Riddle's Farm Pasture Before Improvement

Photograph of in progress pasture improvement on the Marion Riddle farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Marion Riddle breaking land with mules and walking turning plow for Bermudagrass sprigging. Plans to apply lime and fertilizer."
Date: April 17, 1968
Creator: Banks, Herbert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Completed Farm Pond on Barton Ranch

Photograph of the "Completed farm pond on Barton ranch."
Date: April 16, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Engineering Practices Survey on Barton Ranch

Photograph of Charles Burns and Robert Briggs surveying the engineering practices on the Barton Ranch. The photograph does not indicate the position of Burns or Briggs. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Surveying engineering practices on Barton Ranch."
Date: April 16, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Clearing

Photograph of bottomland clearing to be sprigged to bermuda on Barton Ranch. West shooting east.
Date: April 16, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed rip-rapping

Photograph of Rip-rapping site 4 Dead Indian Lake upper Washita watershed.
Date: April 16, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Planning and Construction

Photograph of Squaw Creek channel. General view near lower channel showing crossing and curve in channel. Curve section to be studied for undercutting. Side slopes to be vegetated with Bermuda grass. OK-3031-8.
Date: April 12, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of a close up of 5 to 5" fingerling catfish being placed in 7 acre fish pond on Rudolph McGeehee farm.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Transport

Photograph of fingerling fish-channel and blue cat being transported though a 4" pipe from carrying tank ot growing pond. Approximately 14,000-wt. 180#.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Transport to Growing Pond

Photograph of fingerling fish-channel and blue cat being transported though a 4" pipe from carrying tank ot growing pond. Approximately 14,000-wt. 180#.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of historical marker at site of famous Apache Cemetery. East Range.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of streambank erosion-stabilization measures are needed. Improved area, NE of Stockade.
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Photograph of training area for track vehicles, denuded of vegetation. Source of significant downstream silt pollution. Silt trap basin recommended. East Range-South of Shouth Boundary Road (East).
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History