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- Shortleaf Pine, Mulberry, Black Locust, Cottonwood, Blackberry and Weeds Growing on Strip Pit and Spoils Bank
- Photograph of a Strip pit and spoils bank covered by multiple kinds of vegetation. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Strip pit and spoils bank planted in shortleaf pine, mulberry and black locust on raw banks. Also cottonwood, blackberry and weeds volunteering. Used for wildlife cover – song birds, quail, rabbit and crows.”
- Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge Hilly Stony Range Site
- Photograph of a hilly stony range site, close utilization, at the Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge west of Grama Lake. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Hilly story range site. Close utilization.”
- Owl Creek Site #1
- Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1, spillway, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Site #1. Detention Reservoir, D. A. – 500 acres. Permanent pool – 1.03” runoff with 12.3 acres surface. Flood pool – 4.19” runoff with 33.8 acres surface. Storage total – 5.22” runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool, which is 8’ in depth, discharges through an 18” pipe at an average rate of 27 c.f.s. or at an average rate of 1.3 inches runoff per day for its whole drainage area. During the storm of May 9-10, 15.5 inches of rain fell upon this watershed. Runoff filled the flood pool to the emergency spillway shown in foreground. In this photo flood pool is still discharging with 2 ft. of water over the 18” discharge pipe.”
- Owl Creek Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2
- Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 & 2 and the surrounding area. Several homes and buildings populate the land in the top background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bottomland protected by this (site 2) reservoir and by Site No. 1 which is to the right.”
- Aerial View of Cedar Hill Dock
- Photograph of Cedar Hill Dock from the air, one of the largest of the fishing and recreational docks on Dale Hollow Lake.
- Watershed, Flood Waters Sans Bois Creek
- Photograph of Cecil Presfield driving amphibious car returning Mrs. Jim Presfield home from work along with the Presfield children and neighbos Dan Condo's children home from school. During floods Sans Bois Creek overflows into the Grassy Lake area cutting off all access roads. They must use boat, amphicar, or horses to cross the 10 to 12 feet of water over the roads. Presfield has 500 acres, most in Sans Bois bottom. He lost 2 calves in this flood. In the last previous flood he lost 8 head from pneumonia after swimming out to high ground.
- Woodland Cons.
- Photograph of wild fire. Wild fires are very expensive; this fire sevelely damaged a young stand of pines.
- RC&D Furniture Manufacturing
- Photograph of furniture being assembled at Southern Manufacturing Company. This plant makes use of locally produced and processed hardwood lumber.
- Woodland Cons.
- Photograph of severe fire damage to a young stand of pines. Wild Fires are very expensive.
- Cattle Grazing on Bermuda grass
- Photograph of cattle grazing on Bermuda grass pasture on Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes.
- Deadening of Hardwoods by Girdling
- Photograph of SCS Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke points out the first deadening of cull hardwood. Note effect of pine release by axe girdling of this large oak.
- A Heavily Grazed Pasture
- Photograph of a heavily grazed pasture, note poor calves and frequent dung piles.
- Furrow Type Native Grass Seed Drill
- Photograph of a close-up of a furrow type native grass seed drill developed on the Phil Ferguson Ranch.
- Reservoir to Protect Bottomland
- Photograph of aerial view of bottomland protected by reservoir and by site no. 1 which is to the right.
- Mill Creek Detention Reservoir Site 11
- Photograph of view dowsn spillway at detention reservoir site 11 (old site No. 12, Tishomiingo area). The man is standing behind a wing leading from the dam. The rise appears in right background. The spillway flows toward background, and left, sperading out over a natural vegetated slope leading to storm channel marked by trees at left background.
- Detention Reservoir Site No. 11
- Photograph of view across spillway and dams - Detention Reservoir site 11 (Old No. 12, Tishomingo area). New Reservoir Site 12 working in conjunction will fall in extreme righ of Okla-9689A potograph.
- Future Downstream Dam and Trench of Detention Reservoir Site 8
- Photograph of detention reservoir - Site No. 8 (Old site No. 1 from Tishomingo Area). Looking across area where dam will be. Dark marks in center distance are the beginnings of acre trench. Spillway will pass across in immediate foreground.
- Future Downstream Dam and Spillway
- Photograph of view up spillway on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 18 (Old site No. 4 Tishomingo Area). Thwe man is standing on the dam. The loong wind in the foreground extends beyond the dam at the left.
- Dam on Detention Reservoir Site No. 15
- Photograph of one end of dam on Detention Reservoir - Site No. 15. (old site No. 1, Tishomingo area). This dam makes a huge dogleg turn and cannot be photographed to show the whole dam except from the air. The dam rises 25 feet about the level of the water in the permanent pool.
- Owl Creek Site #1
- Photograph of aerial view of Owl Creek Site #1. Detention reservoir, D. A. - 500 acres. Permanet pool - 4. 19" runoff with 33. 8 acres surface. Storage total - 5. 22" runoff to emergency spillway. The flood pool, which is 8' in depth, discharges throug an 18" pipe at an average rate of 27 c. f. s. or at an average rate of 1. 3 inches runoff per day for its whole drainage area. During hte storm of May 9-10, 15. 5 inches of rain fell upon this watershed. Runoff filled the flood pool to the emergency spillway shown in foreground. In this photo flood pool is still dischargin with 2 ft. of water over the 18" discharge pipe.
- Washita River Watershed Construction
- Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Camp area, shows SCS construction trailer and contractor trailer.
- Bermuda Grass Roots
- Photograph of digging bermudagrass roots with springtooth harrow.
- Denison Core Sample
- Photograph of core drill taking denison sample, Site 62, Barnitz Creek.
- Plastic Pipe For Irrigation
- Photograph of 8 inch plastic pipe used to convey water frompump to rows or borders. Pipe has 2-inch plastic sleeves to let water into each row.
- Bermuda Grass Harvesting
- Photograph of side delivery raske being used to gather bermuda grass roots. A spring tooth harrow was used to dig the roots.
- Hobart Camp Wheat Project
- Photograph of cutting and threshing wheat on the contour with a combine in a terraced field. The wheat was drilled in with a deep furrowed drill on the contour.
- Contour Farming
- Photograph of water standing in lister furrows and terrace channel after a four-inch rain in a cotton field planted on the contour.
- Erosion Control
- Photograph of a cotton field with rows running up and down the hill during a 4-inch rain. Note the relatively small amount of water in the rows. It is running down in the hill and emptying into the wash in the background. This wash is cutting directly across the filed and is over 100 feet wide and about 18 inches deep. This picture was taken the same time as picture number Okla. 5837. Contract the pictures for the value of contour farming. This farm is situated directly North across Highway No. 9 of the Thayer farm shown in picture number Okla. 5837.
- Stigler Project Opossum
- Photograph of Omer and Orville Moore with 3 nights catch of opossum. Dogs and equipment used are also shown. Host of furs taken on farms under agreement.
- Row Irrigation
- Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
- Irrigation, Transcrete Pipe
- Photograph of Transcrete pipe being laid for irrigation on bottomland soil unit 9. Gated pipe will be used from risers on 660' runs.
- Grass Guage in Graham Flat
- Photograph of the grass guage in Graham Flat Big Game Pasture. Loamy bottom site, excellent condition. Arthur F. Halloran, Wildlife Management Biologist
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of Arthur F. Halloran, Wildlife Management biologist with grass guage in Graham Flat, Big Game Pasture. Loamy bottom site. Excellent condition. OK-935-7.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of 19 acre seeding of weeping love grass on an old cultivated field for pasture. Seeded in 1941 in rows andcultivated. Seeds were harvested this year [1942]. OK-8456.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of H.R. Wells, biologist, left, and M.D. Gamble, Agronomist, discuss a western wheatgrass planting. This native, cool-season grass furnishes good food and cover for wildlife, as well as excellent grazing and erosion control. This ;iving grass exhibit was planned and established by members of the Soil Conservation Society of America, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Seedman's Association and the Oklahoma State Fair and Exposition. OK-298-12.
- Eastern Gamagrass Identification
- Photograph of Robert Gamble, left, and Bill Shirley, Oklahoma City highschool students, study identifying characteristics of Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides). Over 50 kinds of grasses, legumes and forbs native to Oklahoma are growing in a living grass exhibit at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. 4-H and FFA groups have found the plots helpful for review work in training for the National Land, Range and Pasture Contest sponsored each year by WKY and WKY-TV in Oklahoma City. This living grass exhibit was planned and established by members of the chapters of the Soil Conservation Society of America, in cooperation with Oklahoma Seedman's Association and the Oklahoma State Fair and Expostion. OK-298-7.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of Ed Roberts, Oklahoma Extension Soil Conservationist, showing erosion of Class 7 land during third annual soil conservation judging contest, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. OK-9999.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of the 3rd annual Garvin County Soil Conservation Judging Contest. Section planning pond site. Contest conducted jointly with the Extension Service and SCS technicians with all agricultural agencies assisting. OK-9998.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of explaining Class 7 land during third annual soil conservation judging contest. OK-10, 003.
- Contour Farming
- Photograph of water standing in lister furrows and terrace channel after a four-inch rain in a cotton field planted on the contour. OK-5839.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of longhorn steers showing condition after an unusually long, cold winter. There was no supplemental feeding. Most of the range is in excellent condition and had moderate use. OK-1107-5.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of close up of US Highway 281 bridge shown in OK-9370. C.C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Noe narrow space between bridge floor and silt accumulation. OK-9571.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of erosion caused by unprotected farmer terrace outlets and road ditch run-off. Field on the left has been terraced for 8 to 10 years. Terraces had too much fall. Roadside ditch will be sloped and added with Bermuda grass. Road graded and field on left will be terraced to conform with standard grade and land slope as recommended by SCS. OK-8087
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a close-up of a furrow-type native grass seed drill developed on the Phil ferguson Ranch. OK-674-6/
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of farming equipment, showing a furrow-type native grass seed drill developed on Phil Ferguson's ranch for overseeding depleted rangelands. OK-674-6.
- US Government Land; Squatter families
- Photograph of a typical, run-down squatter's shack surrounded by overcut timberlands and eroded fields. Tenat works on Works Progress Administatration (WPA) projects for $2.32 a day. The monthly wage is approximately $15.00 a month. A garden of peas, sweet potatoes and other vegetables helps family eke out a meager existence. OK-8139.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a large Bermuda-grassed terrace outlet system which will carry water from 30 acres. Grass spot sodded in June 1937 and water kept out until the Fall. OK-6001.
- Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
- Photograph of a squatters' shack on 40 acres of land belonging to a firm of investment brokers. Tenants say they have cut 1000 pine poles from adjoining fields in the last two or three months. Two men cut about 20 cross-ties a day. High quality timber is thus being wastefully cut. With proper care this timber would provide high-grade, salable building material. This tract will revert to McCurtain County and will go on resale in May, 1941. OK-8140.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of a close up of photo OK-1362-7, in which Soil Conservation Service {SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke points out the first deadening of cull hardwood. Note the effect of the pine release by axe girdling of this large oak. OK-1362-8.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph noting the stand of pine seedlings after the hardwood area was removed.