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Two UNIDENTIFIED Men Controlling A Grass Fire With Portable Fire-Fighting Equipment
Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men controlling a grass fire with portable fire-fighting units. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Controlling grass fire with portable fire-fighting units on Western Oklahoma range land.”
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area
Photograph of Site #4, Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area
Date:
September 13, 1968
Creator:
Perryman, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hay Production, Alfalfa
Photograph of Mr. Burns who has been a cooperator of the Upper-Wishita SWCD for the last 20 years. He also, has a great Plains contract on approx.1,000 ac which will be completed in 1967. Mr. Burns raises alfalfa for his own livestock, selling surplus to the dairy farmers in this area. Tom Perryman, WUC, Cheyenne, is seen in the photo discussing the district program with Mr. Burns.
Date:
July 6, 1965
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy - Hay Production
Photograph of hay production, Alfalfa, irrigated. Mr. Burns has been a cooperator of the Upper-Washita SWDC for the last 20 years. He also has a Great Plains contract on approx. 1,000 ac which will be completed in 1967. Mr. Burns raises alfalfa for his own livestock, selling surplus to the dairy farmers in this area. Tom Perryman, WUC, Cheyenne, is seen n the photo discussing the district program with Mr. Burns.
Date:
July 6, 1965
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Harvesting Wheat
Photograph of harvesting wheat on Glen Tracy farm.
Date:
July 11, 1968
Creator:
Perryman, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Youth Range Camp
Photograph of Chester Tracy pointing out to ranch hands Keith Seeliger, James Sprowls, and Billy Fisher the advantages of rotating grazing and bermuda grass.
Date:
August 24, 1967
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Channel Sanding
Photograph of the Washita River 8 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date:
November 23, 1954
Creator:
Ottinger, A. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Red Shale Hills Site in Poor Condition
Photograph of the Red Shale Hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in poor condition, cover mainly of threeawn and weeds amounting to 1800 lb. per acre. The grass clumps are conspicuously tussocked by erosion of the exposed areas between.
Date:
November 4, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandstone Creek
Photograph of Site No. 16, Sandstone Creek. Picture taken the same time water was discharging below the structure. There was no flooding the valley below. Aerial photo.
Date:
April 30, 1954
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandstone Creek
Photograph of Sandstone Creek at stream gauge No. 3, with good flow of water. The creek has flowed continuously since 1957.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
Whittington, Fred L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Errosion Sandstone Creek Ranch
Photograph of erosion along fence line after 8. 5 plus in. rain. This field will have waterway constructed and will be terraced under GPCP contract.
Date:
May 27, 1959
Creator:
Sorrells, W. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandstone Creek watershed
Photograph of approximately 10 acres of field below site 6, Sandstone Creek, has been reclaimed for production since detention reservoir protects it. The old creek channel has been filled up and a new ditch constructed.
Date:
1960~
Creator:
Whittington, Fred L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Leveling
Photograph of J. R. Simmons checking to see if his land level is cutting the right depth on land leveling field under Great Plains program
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Bohl, J. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Flood
Photograph of Washita River, E. of Hannon, Okla. At 5:15 p. m. Note irrigation pump in the center of the picture which is surrounded by water. Aerial photo.
Date:
April 30, 1954
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Detention Reservoir Runoff
Photograph of Permanent pool 23 acres surface area takin 1. 6 inches of runoff. Flood poll 77 acres surface are taking 5. 7 inches runoff. Discharge 10 cubic feet per second per square mile of drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. This is a view of the up-stream face of the dam upper Washita.
Date:
October 4, 1950
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sargeant Major Creek Detention Reservoir #2
Photograph of Detention reservori #2, east 1/2 of Sgt. Major Creek. Drainage acre 1350 acres. Permanent pool - 200 acres of 1. 8 inches. Flood pool 833 acre feet or 7. 4 inches. 18 inch concrete deop inlet - 72,786 cu. Yards of embankment.
Date:
October 14, 1949
Creator:
Beecham, Glenn A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drop Structure
Photograph of drop structure at site 17, Sandstone. Hershel Burrus, Sec. State Baord, SCD; Alvin M. Clements, Area Conservationist, Clinton, and Jess Dewees, Chairman, Upper Washita SCD.
Date:
July 7, 1955
Creator:
Clements, Alvin M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass Planting on Red Rock Ranch
Photograph of Henry Jordan, left, and Marshall Jordan, SCS technicians, study 12 year old native grass planting on Thurmond;s 11,000 acre Red Rock Ranch. Stocking rate is approximately 25 acres per cow and calf. This pasture is rested periodically. 20RR- High good range condition.
Date:
August 20, 1951
Creator:
Tomkins, Gordon
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stream Flow Just Below Sandstone into Washita
Photograph of Roger Mill's County Agent, Charles Burns and W. O. Sam Dodson, Hammon, Okla. , looking at stream flow in Washita River just below where Sandstone empties into Washita. This flow is all from Sandstone Creek and was gauged at 2,284,480 gallons per day.
Date:
December 13, 1957
Creator:
Whittington, Fred L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Above the Mouth of Sandstone Creek
Photograph of view of the Washita River, 3/4 miles above the mouth of Sandstone Creek. The river is dry. There is approximately 600,000 acre drainage area above this point. SCS Technician Willis J. Sorrells and Roger Mills County Agent Charles Burns in picture.
Date:
December 13, 1957
Creator:
Whittington, Fred L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Examining Flood Discharge into Concrete Riser
Photograph of Glenn Beecham, Supervising Technician and Project Engineer examining flood discharge into 30" x 30" concrete riser. Note debris guard, concrete baffle wall, and creosoted wood baffle wall fin.
Date:
May 25, 1954
Creator:
Ritchey, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fishing in Sandstone Watershed
Photograph of Clarence Fowler and Warren Whittington fishing in one of the 24 detention reservoirs on Sandstone Watershed.
Date:
September 1, 1955
Creator:
Whittington, Fred L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Concrete Drop Below Sandstone Creek
Photograph of Concrete drop structure below site no. 16, Sandstone Creek, H. M. Haws Project Engineer downstream view.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
McCray, V. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandstone Flood Personal Observation
Photograph of Ott Fowler, Mgr. , Red Rock Ranch, perched on top of the corral fence on the ranch. He has watched the Sandstone Flood Prevention Project from the beginning. He summed it all up when he said, "Floods have stopped, yields are better, water is plentiful, fishing is tops and wild turkeys and beavers are numerous as well as other small game. " Fowler said "the wild turkeys use the top rail above the corral gates as their roost. "
Date:
May 18, 1960
Creator:
Grouse, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History