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Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Plowing Up Contour Ridges to Spread Bermuda/Duncan Project

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment plowing up contour ridges in an attempt to spread Bermuda planted the previous year. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Plowing up contour ridges in an effort to spread Bermuda which was planted last year.”
Date: April 12, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage to Fence Line

Description: Photograph of damage to new barbed wire fence and cedar posts from fire set by owner to the south during 35 mph wind storm. Three CD and SCD fire fighting units, plus two fire trucks from Marlow and two motor patrols finally controlled the blaze. 200 acres of native grass in excellent condition was destroyed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Damage to Site 26 Wildhorse Creek

Description: Photograph of Washita watershed, damage to front slope of Site 26 Wildhorse Creek Watershed. Dam runs almost due east and west. Part of slope was rip-rapped with rock from spillway but rock lacked about 6 feet being high enough to prevent this damage. SCS plans to repair this damage.
Date: July 1, 1961
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watershed land treatment

Description: Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, stands in an alfalfa field pasture below the dam of site site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Creek Flood

Description: Photograph of Wilhorse Creek channel after 4 inch rain storm on night of 7/8/62. Thirteen structures were discharging above this point. No flooding occurred during 1962 except where channel was blocked by debris 3 miles below this point.
Date: September 7, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Creek Cabins and Homes

Description: Photograph ofjWildhorse Creek cabins and homes built on this site since its completion in 1957. Lake caretaker states that he has one new family a month that establishes a new residence on the lake.
Date: October 9, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita River Wildhorse Creek

Description: Photograph of Wildhorse watershed drawdown tail pipe discharging after 11 inches of rain in 11 days. Twenty inches received in 18 days. Max-distance between principal and emergency spillway. Tailpipe 36' in diameter.
Date: July 2, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells that were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Watershed Gas Line

Description: Photograph of site containing a 10 inch high pressure gas line of which 550 lineal feet will be in the permanent pool. Concrete anchors were poured on this pipe at 50 feet intervals. The Lone Star Gas Company, owner of the pipeline, made all excavations, rewrapped and placed reinforciing steel around pipe. Local sponsoring agency furnished cement for achors.
Date: July 2, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Creek Municipal Tower Base

Description: Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Municipal tower foundtion base. Setting 18' corrugated pipe, to hold back sand and water to allow drilling of 12" Dia. Holes 40" deeper 8" Dia. caseing them to be set in each hole and a spread footing 70' below natural ground.
Date: December 2, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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