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UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Planting Italian Rye Grass, Lespedeza, Yellow Hop, Orchard Grass, Red Top, and Meadow Fescue Between Pasture Ridges/Pryor Project/Nowata Camp

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with horse drawn equipment planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, and meadow fescue between the pasture ridges. The Pasture ridges include such grasses as Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture ridges with Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass making good growth. The farmer is now planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, a… more
Date: April 23, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Winter Cover Crop and John Deere Tractor

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing in a winter cover crop next to a John Deere tractor with a planter attached. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Winter cover crop (vetch, etc.) planter attached to the front of the tractor with cultivator attached. The planter is shop made from an old grain drill and broadcasts the seed in front of cultivator that covers the seed. One way to plant cover crop at the same time cotton or sorghum are given their last cultivation."
Date: September 23, 1947
Creator: Hartman, M. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Leroy Burnett Field Near Owl Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of Leo Burnett inspecting his undamaged water gap fence after a period of heavy rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "At 6 a. m. on morning of May 11 Burnett saw water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visible at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until late morning. Burnett here surveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously he had been forced to replace after … more
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage to Rural Home

Description: Photograph of various debris (stove, dresser, tub, bricks, ash, misc. junk) caused by fire damage done to a rural home. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fire Damage. Most fires when started in rual [sic] homes, do severe damage. Little chance to save property through fire fighting equipment is available. The best way to save property from fire in rural areas is by the establishment of safety rules which include the removal of fire hazards. Fight fire by avoiding them."
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Undamaged Corn After 15-Inch Rainfall/Flood Damaged Bottomland

Description: Photograph of Leroy Burnett kneeling in a field of undamaged corn despite both a 15-inch rainfall and floods destroying his 12-acres of land below Dam 5, Owl Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Although he had tried every year for seven years he had been on the place, Leroy Burnett had not been able to make a crop on this 12 acres of bottomland. Each year floods wiped out his efforts. However, this time his crop of corn was undamaged in spite of the 15-inch rainfall on May 10-11. His … more
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1

Description: Photograph of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1 looking south. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking south along Owl Creek Detention Reservoir No. 1. Water is now at permanent pool level. On May 11 after 30 hours of rainfall, totaling nearly 15 inches, water reach spillway level but did not flow through spillway. Conservation treatment and condition of range in drainage are believed reason more runoff did not reach proportion of that on Dams 4 and 5."
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Flood Damage to State Highway 77, Southwestern Bell Telephone lines, and R. C. Longmyers’ Farm

Description: Photograph of flood damage done to State Highway 77, Southwestern Bell Telephone lines, and R. C. Longmyers' farm by floodwaters from the Washita River.. Two UNIDENTIFED children stand off to the right side of the photograph, while a car drives down Highway 77. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood damage to State Highway 77, Southwestern Belle [sic] Telephone Co., and R. C. Longmyers' farm. Due to flood waters from the Washita River."
Date: May 23, 1949
Creator: Lowe, S. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fence Line Contrast on Mr. C. W. Franks’ Farm

Description: Photograph of a fence line taken prior to Soil Conservation Service initiating a program contrasting two fields on the C. W. Franks' farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The area on the right is being pastured by goats. All the vegetation has been removed, leaving the bare ground in contrast to the area on the left showing native grass, which is about 12" tall. This picture was taken prior to the Soil Conservation Service initiating a program on Mr. C. W. Franks' farm."
Date: April 23, 1956
Creator: Maxwell, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour Caused by Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek One Mile North of an UNIDENTIFED City

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek one mile north of an UNIDENTIFED city. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5 High Water Mark

Description: Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, pointing high water mark after 10-11 May rainfall on Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Miricle [sic] shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Watershed #5 after May 10-11 rainfall of about 15 inches."
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Leroy Burnett Field Near Owl Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of Leo Burnett inspecting his undamaged water gap fence after a period of heavy rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "At 6 a. m. on morning of May 11 Burnett saw water coming over spillway of dam which is partly visible at upper right. Rainfall had been most intense during early hours. Water continued to flow over spillway until late morning. Burnett here surveys with satisfaction his undamaged water gap fence which each year previously he had been forced to replace after … more
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Infertile Overwash and Floodplain Scour Caused by Storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek One Mile South of an UNIDENTIFED City

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek one mile south of an UNIDENTIFED city. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek."
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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