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- [Photograph 2012.201.B1376.0542]
- Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Charles Banks Wilson"
- [Photograph 2012.201.B1020.0117]
- Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
- Lead-Zinc Mining
- Photograph of a chat pile, the rock waste remains after lead and zinc have been extracted from hard rock, during the grinding and flotation system. Note the erosion of the pile. This material covers some 5,000 acres in Ottawa County. Wind and water move this finely ground rock to adjacent areas. OK-2769-11.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion
- Photograph of the Eagle-Pichers Mine, near Commerce, Oklahoma. Here showing the effects of snow fences in checking wind erosion. The coaser silica material has drifted high in the snow fences creating a series of deep drifts of coarser particles. Note the absence of vegetation even though this is located in approximately a 44 inch ppt. [parts per trillion?] zone. OK-2769-5.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion
- Photograph of the Eagle-Pichers Mine area, at Picher, Oklahoma. Showing slimes ponds and chat piles. North view from roadway showing well-established vagetation on active slimes pond dam in Commerce, Oklahoma.. The principal grass is Bermuda. Chat pile in the background. OK-2769-7.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing northwest corner of planting area (Field no. 1). On March 17, 1967, 30 rows of grass and legume species were planted east-west. Note flagmarkers. Also in the background is a broadcast grass mixture plot. Prarie hay mulch at the rate of 3 tons per acre was hand spread over the whole area immediately after planting and anchored with a tandem disc. seedbed was compacted with the rubber-tired tractor after mulching. Snow fences are to protect study area from sand drifting. OK-2768-6.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north showing eastern two-thirds and a glimpse of the northwestern portion of the planting area. Snow fences are for wind erosion and sand drift protection. In right foreground, are tree rows without mulch. Right background shows tree rows prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre), hand-anchored. Tree species include cedar, button bush, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow and Russian olive. In the left foreground are two plantings of grass selections followed by prairie hay mulch anchored with tandem discs and the seedbed compacted with a rubber-tired tractor. OK-2768-1.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north-north central portion of planting area (Field no. 2). Cover crop plantings made and to be planted are to determine whether cover can be grown for eventual parennial vegetation plantings. Field borders are prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre) and anchored with tandem discs. The tallest vegetation row is rye planted on 09-29-1966 and fertilized with 400 pounds per acre of 10-20-10 fertilizer. It was top dressed on 03-26-1967 with 50 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Summer cover crops are to be planted in the north portion of this filed. OK-2768-7.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east along south portion of planting area (Field no. 4). This cheat grass (Bromus spp [= species pluralis]) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September 1966. OK-2767-6.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Filed 6 of field trial on slimes pond. This field consists of unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seeding growth at this date. Trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Grass seedlings were mulched with prairie hay that was hand spread following planting at the rate of 3 tons per acre and anchored with a tandem disc from March 15 - 17, 1967. This shows an adequate mulch cover, but demonstrates by the amount of loose hay on the surface that the tandem disc did not properly anchor this mulch. OK-2767-4.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east showing the southeast section of area. In the foreground are rows of sod-planted grasses. From right to left are rows of switchgrass, broomsedge, bluestem, American beachgrass and then one row divided among three grasses--blowout grass, plumegrass and giant reed. In the background are tree plantings (Field no. 6) unmulched with a mulch border next to snow fences. OK-2768-16.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma, here showing the drift effects of wind erosion from slime ponds. Drifts of silicas. They blow sand from the abandoned slimes pond, themseleves about 160 acres in size lying immediately to the east of the Central Mill. Plant materials plantings were made along the south side of this area in the fall and spring of 1966 - 1967. OK-2769-4.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west in Field no. 2, series 9, haygrazer planted on 05-12-1967 unmulched. 2 check rows without fertilizers, 2 rows with 200 pounds of 10-20-16 fertilizer, 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 with 50% nitrogen top dressed on the eastern half. Raymond Magnass holds the pole upright between rows 3 & 4--top dressed on 06-24-1967. OK-2879-20.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north in field no. 3, near the center of the field. Raymond Magness holds the rod by the sycamore tree planted on 02-03-1967. No ferilizer used, but prairie hay mulch used. OK-2879-16.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing northwest in Field no. 4, series 6. German millet planted on 05-12-1967. Rows 1 and 2 were not fertilized. Rows 3 and 4 were with 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer. Rows 5 and 6 were fertilized using 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 150 pounds of 33-0-0 at the east end. Rows 7 and 8 used 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 150 pounds of 33-0-0. Raymond Magness in the photo. OK-2879-4.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west in Field No. 4, series 5. English rye grass was seeded on 09-19-1966 unmulched and fertilized at the rate of [unclear]. with rows using either 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer or 400 pounds of the same. The Road is held by Raymond Magness in the 400 pound row. OK-2878-5.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west toward Field no. 2, series 10. Planted sumac. The check rows are unfertilized; 2 rows are fertilized with 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer; 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10; 2 rows with 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 50 pounds of nitrogen top-dressed; and, 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 50 pounds of nitrogen top-dressed. Seeded on 05-12-1967; top-dressed on 06-24-1967, unmulched. OK-2879-11.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Field # 6 of a field trial on Slimes Pond. This field is an unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seedling growth at this date. The trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion.
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Drifts of silica. Blow sand from the abandoned Slimes Pond about 160 acres in size 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.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). These are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on March 16, 1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonwood, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix and Russian olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand from drifting into the study area. OK-2768-12.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). Thi sshows the mulched border along the east side of the unmulched tree plantings--this border was not seeded. Observations will be made on seedling establishement from vegetation along the border of the dam immediately south of the site. OK-2767-1.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. The view is facing east from the southwest portion of the planting area (field # 4). Intermediate wheatgrass planted in late September, 1966. The left row was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and the right row with 200 pounds of the same at planting time. OK-2767-5.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Slimes Pond and Chat Piles
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. North view from roadway showing well-established vegetation on active slimes pond dam. The principal grass grown is Bermuda. A chat pile [i.e., waste rock from lead-zinc mining containing lead-contaminated dust] is in the background. OK-2769-7.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Vegetation on an old dike around Slimes Pond being affected by wind erosion, an effect of the fine silica (sand). The dike constructed to hold water and fines [ore and other products with a small particle size] from the flotation process. The pond will eventually fill with fines and is then abandoned. The area devoid of any vegetation is subjected to severe wind erosion. This picture depicts fines covering willows and cottonwood trees upon a dike. The spur railroad must receive periodic fine removal from the road bed. OK-2769-16.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing northwest corner of planting area (Field # 1). On March 17, 1967, 30 rows of grass and legume species were planted east-west. Note flag markers Also in the background is a broadcast grass mixture plot. Prairie hay mulch at the rate of 3 tons per acre was hand spread over the whole area immediately after planting and then anchored with a tandem disc plow. Seedbed was compacted with rubber-tired tractor after mulching. Snow fences are to protect study area from sand drifting. OK-2768-6.
- 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.
- 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.
- [Photograph 2012.201.B1304.0062]
- Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Jim Tatum displays some of the unusual purses she has made since she took up the hobby."
- [Photograph 2012.201.B0418B.0508]
- Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east showing the southeast section of the area. In the foreground are rows of sod-planted grasses. From right to left are rows of switchgrass, broomsedge, bluestem, American beachgrass and then one row divided among 3 grasses: blowout grass, plume grass, and giant reed. In the background are tree plantings (field # 6) unmulched with a mulch border next to snow fence. OK-2768-16.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north (Field # 2). Five rows of rye planted in late September 1966 to determine the possibility of growing cover for use in establishing perennial vegetation. The first row from the north was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at seeding time (September 29, 1966) with 50 pounds of nitrogen [N] top dressed on March 16, 1967. The second row was fertilized at 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time with 50 pounds of nitrogen [N] top dressed on March 16, 1967. The third row was fertilized at 400 pounds per acre at planting time (September 29, 1966). The fourth row was fertilized at 200 pounds (September 29, 1966). The fifth row (foreground) was planted in late September 1966. No fertilizer used. OK-2768-8.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing east along the south portion of planting areas (field # 4). This cheatgrass (Bromus app.) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September, 1966. OK-2767-6.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing the north-northeast portion of area (field # 3). Tree planted in north-south rows and prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre). Light mulch in foreground resulted from sand drifting before snow fences were completed. The trees were planted in February and March of 1967. OK-2768-9.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Grass seedlings were mulched with prairie hay as manually spread following planting, at the rate of 3 tons per acre and anchored with a tandem disc plow on March 15 – 17, 1967. This shows an adequate mulch cover, but demonstrates by the amount of loose hay on the surface that the tandem disc did not properly anchor this mulch. OK-2767-4.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. The view is facing east from the southwest portion of the planting area (field # 4). The three rows of rye were planted in late September, 1966 reflect difference in fertilizer application. The left row was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time, the center row with 200 pounds of the same and no fertilizer on the right row. OK-2767-10.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. A foreground view of prairie hay mulching (3 tons per acre) between the dam and the south snow fence. The mulch was anchored with a tandem disc plow. No plantings were made here. Observations will be made on possible invasion of plant seeds from abundant vegetation along the creek and dam immediately south of this border. Just north of the foreground fence on the right are row sod and seed plantings of perennial grasses made on March 15 – 16, 1967 (Field # 5). On the left, Field # 4) are row plantings of cover crops made in late September 1966 with summer cover crops to be planted on the north portion in May, 1967. [Unclear] to protect plantings from sand drifts. OK-2768-3.
- 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.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Slimes Pond and Chat Piles
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View of a chat pile, the remains after lead and zinc has been extracted from hard rock during grinding and flotation. Note the erosion of the pile. This material covers some 5,000 acres in Ottawa County. Wind and water move this finely ground rock to adjacent areas. OK-2769-11.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the eastern two-thirds and a glimpse of the northwest portion of the planting area. Snow fences are for wind erosion and as sand drift protection. In the right foreground are two rows without mulch. In the right background are three rows of prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre) hand anchored. The tree species include cedar, button bush, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow and Russian olive. In the left foreground are two plantings of grass selections followed by prairie hay mulch anchored with a tandem disc plow and the seedbed compacted with rubber-tired tractor. OK-2768-1.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north in central portion of Field no. 6. Black Locust trees planted on 02-03-1967 without fertilizer nor mulch. OK-2878-26.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Foreground view of prairie hay mulching (3 tons per acre) between dam and south snow fence. Mulch anchored with tandem disc. No plantings were made here. Observations will be made on possible invasion of plant seeds from abundant vegetation along the creek and dam immediately south of this border. Just north of foreground fence on hte right are row sod and seed planting of perennial grasses made on March 15 - 16, 196? (Field no. 5) On the left (Field no. 4) are row plantings of cover crops made in late September 1966 with summer cover to be planted on the north portaion in May 1961 [illegible text] are to be protected plantings from sand drift. OK-2768-3.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. . View facing north showing southeast portion of planting area (Field no. 6). Those are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on 03-16-1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonbush, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix, and Russian Olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand drifting into the study area. OK-2768-12.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. . View facing east from southwest portion of planting area (Field no. 4). The three rows of rye planted in late September 1966 reflect differences in fertilizer application. The far left row used 600 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time. The center row used 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer on the right row. OK-2767-10.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north (Field no. 2). Five rows of rye planted in late September 1966 to determine possibility of growing cover for use in establishing perennial vegetation. The first row from the north was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at seeding time (09-29-1966) with 50 pounds of nitrogen top dressed on 03-16-1967. The second row was fertilized at 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time with 50 pounds of nitrogen top dressed on 03-16-1967. The third row was fertilized at 400 pounds per acre at planting time on 09-26-1966. The fourth row was fertilized at 200 pounds on 09-26-1966. The fifth row (foreground) was planted in late September 1966 with no fertilizer. OK-2768-8.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north. The southeast portion of the plantings area (Field no. 6). This shows the mulched border along the east side of the unmulched tree plantings--this border was not seeded. Observations will be made on seeding establishment from vegetation along the border of the dam immediately south of this site. OK-2767-1.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east from the southwest portion of planting area (Field no. 4). Intermediate wheatgrass planted in late Septmeber 1966. Left row was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and the right row at 200 pounds of of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time. OK-2767-9.
- Lead-Zinc Mining--Waste Removal
- Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma, showing an active slime pond. The fine ground silica is being discharged in a water solution from a ten-inch diameter pipe. These large pools, generally 100 to 160 acres in size, are diked and used for discharging the fine material left after commercial minerals are removed. OK-2767-14.