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Plastic Pipe with Sleeve Turnouts Irrigating a Field

Description: Photograph of a close up view of a plastic pipe with sleeve turnouts irrigating a field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation. Irrigating by using plastic pipe with sleeve turnouts. Note sacks at outlet to prevent erosion. Flow of water through outlets is controlled by use of clothes pins. The SCS recommends this method of water distribution by either surface or underground pipes."
Date: July 11, 1956
Creator: Woodward, Grant
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Condition of Two Samples

Description: Photograph of the condition of two soil samples held by two UNIDENTIFED people. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil (Condition). Two samples of soil showing the deterioration in the one on the left due to 40 years of soil depleting cropping system as contrasted to the good soil sample on the right taken where a good grass rotation has been practiced. Note color and structure of samples."
Date: July 29, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Airplane Sprayed Shinnery Oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch

Description: Photograph of airplane sprayed shinnery oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Airplane spraying of shinnery oak. This is a part of a 320 acre pasture sprayed first in 1954. Two-thirds of the same area was sprayed in 1955 and one-third sprayed in 1956. This work is supervised by Woodward Experiment station."
Date: July 1, 1956
Creator: Burgess, D. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A UNIDENTIFED Man Standing on a Farm Field, Which Uses a Conservation Program of Varying Practices

Description: Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing on a farm field, which uses a conservation program of varying practices including such practices as terracing, legume rotation, and crop residue management. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Conservation program. This farm is being farmed with use of terraces, on the contour, legume rotation and crop residue management. Program planned with assistance of Soil Conservation Service technicians in 1948."
Date: July 3, 1956
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man Using a System of Contour Plowing to Maintain Terrace Height

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man using a system of contour plowing to maintain terrace height. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Contour Planting. Using a system of contour plowing to maintain terrace height. Maintenance assisted by Soil Conservation technicians.”
Date: July 3, 1956
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Two UNIDENTIFED men Talking About the Preparation of this Field by Disking Crop Stubble and Incorporating Into Top Soil to Reduce Evaporation and Runoff

Description: Photograph of Two UNIDENTIFED men, one on the tractor, and one standing behind it, talking about the preparation of this field by disking crop stubble and incorporating into top soil to reduce evaporation and runoff. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Crop Residue Management. Discing down crop stubble and incorporating into top soil to reduce evaporation and runoff. Soil Conservation program began in 1948.”
Date: July 3, 1956
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man Discing Down Crop Stubble and Incorporating Into Top Soil to Reduce Evaporation and Runoff

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man discing down crop stubble and incorporating into top soil to reduce evaporation and runoff. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Crop Residue Management. Discing down crop stubble and incorporating into top soil to reduce evaporation and runoff. Soil Conservation program began in 1948."
Date: July 3, 1956
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grassland Utilization

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man combining big yellow hop clover in pasture mixture of Bermudagrass, yellow hop clove, and Kobe lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combining big yellow hop clover in pasture mixture of Bermuda grass, yellow hop clove, and Kobe lespedeza. Using pick-up attachment on combine following mower with wind row attachment. Seed yield 40 pounds cleaned seed per acre. This grass land is also pasture land, stock were removed May 10 to allow time for seed to m… more
Date: July 11, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0237.0311]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Thirty-three-year-old, Atlantic-born Fielder Cook will direct " Man On The White Horse," second in the " Kaiser Aluminum Hour " series, Tuesday, July 17, at 9:30 p. m. , EDT, on NBC-TV."
Date: July 5, 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0002]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two 1956 graduates of Northwest high school have been named winners of $500 college scholarships in the sixth annual competition conducted by Continental Oil Co."
Date: July 1, 1956
Creator: Lindsay, Mary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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