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[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0512]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MM-1c M. A. Younger is convinced the well water in western Oklahoma is every bit as potent as the late Mrs. Lou Cordell of near Durham in the Northwest corner of Roger Mills county swore it back in October of 1942."
Date: March 4, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0076.0308]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: December 4, 1952
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1152.0418]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Neal Schmidt pratices Roman riding and rope tricks on horses Bales and Jim in his home arena." OHS note: Photograph taken near Crawford, Oklahoma.
Date: July 4, 1993
Creator: McDaniel, David
Location: 35.809486 -99.799333
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Red Shale Hills Site in Poor Condition

Description: 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.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Reservoir Runoff

Description: 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.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully at Sandstone Creek

Description: Photograph of head of active gully typical of many that dreain into Sandstone Creek. Note mass of earth that slipped into the gully a day or so before the picture was taken. Gullies like this contribute tremendous amounts of sediment and flood water to the streams below.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rapid Bank Cutting

Description: Photograph of the current being held against the bank by sand deposits, causing rapid bank cutting.
Date: February 4, 1939
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Broad Sandy Bank of the Washita (2)

Description: Photograph of a view of a broad sandy bed of the Washita River, 5 miles south of Strong City, Okla.
Date: February 4, 1939
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stream Widening by Wind Erosion

Description: Photograph of a stream bed of the Washita. The sand filled stream is being widened by wind erosion.
Date: February 4, 1939
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Broad Sandy Bank of the Washita

Description: Photograph of a view of a broad sandy bed of the Washita River, 5 miles south of Strong City, Okla.
Date: February 4, 1939
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of Ralph Foster, reporter for Capper’s Farmer Magazine, Topeka, Kansas, is inspecting Caddo switchgrass hay being baled by Jack Rhoton. This 14 acre field was seeded May 17, 1957 and irrigated once. It produced 307 pounds of seed per acre in 1957. This hay crop yielded 2800 pounds per acre or 560 bales of good quality hay. A seed crop will follow. OK-708-3.
Date: July 4, 1958
Creator: Whittington, Fred
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully

Description: Photograph of gully looking downstream from the head shown in Okla. 10, 524-A. Recently fallen masses of earth are seen all along the bottom. The next rainfall run off through the gully will take this earth on into Sandstone Creek. Diversions, drop inlets, and gully plugs are used to stop this damage from gullies of this type.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully erosion

Description: Photograph of looking downstream from the head of the gully shown in Okla. 19,524-1. Recently fallen masses of earth are seen all along the bottom. The next rainfall run off through the gully will take this earth on into Sandstone Creek. Diversions, drop inlets and gully plugs are used to stop the damage from gullies of this type.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Reservoir Construction

Description: Photograph of permant pool 23 acres surface area taking 1.6 inches of runoff. Flood pool 77 acres surface area taking 5.7 inches runoff. Discharge 10 cubic fee per second per square mile of drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. This is a view of the downstream face of the dam. Discharge pipe is being laid at right, below the dam.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of Permanent Pool # 23 acre surface area taking 1.6 inches of runoff. Flood poll 77 acre surface are taking 5.7 inches of runoff. Discharge is 10 cubic feet per second per square mile of the drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. See OK-10-522-B. This is a view of the up-stream face of the dam. OK-10-522-A.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Little Bluestem Planting Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of Little Bluestem planting on formerly cultivated wind eroded land. Grass in foreground is gowin on spot where topsoil was blown away. The grass, although not as vigorous as in other spots, is providing cover and will eventually cover completely. Such land should nto be cultivated but can provide good forage if properly cared for.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Reservoir Construction

Description: Photograph of permant pool 23 acres surface area taking 1.6 inches of runoff. Flood pool 77 acres surface area taking 5.7 inches runoff. Discharge 10 cubic fee per second per square mile of drainage area. Reservoir is shown here nearing completion. This is a view of the downstream face of the dam. Discharge pipe is being laid at right, below the dam.
Date: October 4, 1950
Creator: Davis, David O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Red Shale Hills Site In Poor Condition

Description: Photograph of a red shale hills site in poor condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "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 conspiouously [sic] tussocked by erosion of the exposed areas between."
Date: November 4, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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