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Soil Improvement Thru Green Manure

Description: Photograph of Russell Reeves, District Cooperator, turning under an excellent crop of hairy vetch and rye for soil improvement. This 18 acre field, planned with Soil Conservation Service assistance, has had this treatment annually for the past three years. Vetch and rye, fall and winter, followed by broom corn. From the 20th of November, 1955, to 1st of April 1956, this field supported 12 head of grown cows without any other feed. The animals made an average gain of 161 pounds per head.
Date: April 13, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully Control

Description: Photograph of part of head cut or overall on large gully, Sec. 17, T9N, R8W. Overfall is 73 feet deep, 270 feet wide, and advanced at an average rate of 70 feet per year from 1937 to 1955. This produced 31. 7 acre-feet of sediment annually.
Date: July 13, 1955
Creator: Sparwasser, W. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of masonry drop structure for gully control, terrace outlet channel. Masonry structure was built in later 1937 in natural wash, badly gullied, to accelerate silting for erosion stabilization. Outlet channel on the right is now well-vegetated, providing a safe waterway and the former active erosion behind the structure is almost 100% stabilized. OK-5969-B.
Date: May 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Highway Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of highway erosion control project. Unsafe bridge eliminated and drop inlet constructed (Hwy Comm., WPA and SCS cooperating) to allow deep gully to silt in, thus stabilizing erosion.Stock will be also be watered here as water gathers in basin.
Date: May 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Improvement

Description: Photograph of Russell Reeves, District Cooperator, turning under an excellent crop of hairy vetch and rye for soil improvement. This 18 acre field, planned with Soil Conservation Service assistance, has had this treatment annually for the past three years. Vetch and rye, fall and winter, followed by broom corn. From the 20th of November, 1955, to 1st of April 1956, this field supported 12 head of grown cows without any other feed. The animals made an average gain of 161 pounds per head.
Date: April 13, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0303B.0207]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ken Kerby, right, representative of Crossroads Homes, Chickasha, shows off a manufactured home to George Jefferson, a visitor at the 'Manufactured Housing Week' exhibition which ends today on the state capitol grounds."
Date: May 13, 1980
Creator: Grier, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0285]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Auditorium and gymnasium of the Chickasha high school were destroyed Tuesday night at an estimated loss of $90,000. The wing at right shows part of the building which houses offices and class rooms, left undamaged. Plans for rebuilding are under way."
Date: December 13, 1933
Creator: Mayall, B. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0270]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The American Business club at Chickasha will unveil a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty in Borden park, Chickasha, late this month or early in July."
Date: June 13, 1950
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0303]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The Chickasha YMCA soon will have a new home. The former Red Cross building at Borden General hospital is being converted into a clubhouse for the organization."
Date: June 13, 1950
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0371.0371]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A spy, feisty woman of 86 years who led highway patrolmen on a merry chase an landed in the Oklahoma County jail overnight was convicted Tuesday of reckless driving and had her driver license taken away. (Special Judge Charles Halley told Mrs. Lillie C. Leeds, Chickasha, he do not want to see her 'behind the wheel ' again.)"
Date: June 13, 1972
Creator: Traverse, Cliff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1348.0273]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ron Wallace of Chickasha, above, shows some of his pottery work to art lovers strolling the grounds of Stephenson Park in Edmond during the 13th annual Canterbury Arts Festival held last weekend."
Date: June 13, 1981
Creator: Argo, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0290B.0156]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma golf has more faithful adherents than these two characters shown here, T. H. "Spink" Williams, left, and Dutch Hill, both of Chickasha."
Date: June 13, 1939
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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