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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of alfalfa, Double Creek watershed. Alfalfa grown in rotation with grain. Vetch and rye are used on this farm for soil improvement. Weeping lovegrass is planted on some Class IV land for soil improvement. Lime and fertilizer have been applied on the Chasin eden farm according to soil tests. All land on this farm are under a Soil Conservation agreement. OK-274-3.
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the watershed, Double Creek, Site No. 4. Land use changed from native pasture to [unclear] in the flood pool area. Native grasses were killed in 1957 due to high water after which was sodded with cotton [?] Bermuda grass. Seen in the photo is Mr. Walter Sears standing in the native grass with the tame grass in the background. OK-1601-5.
Date: October 24, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of vegetation of flood detention structures. The use of the machinery on slopes of 3:1 or steeper requires a cable set up to hold equipment , both for safety and to prevent damage to the seedbed by equipment slippage. This contractor used a reenforced railroad rail secured to a cat-tractor with a wench mounted on each and for two cables--one for the tractor and one for the sprigging machine. Note box for hauling extra supplies of roots. An operator on sprigging machine is essential t… more
Date: April 23, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hogshooter Creek Salt Water Pollution

Description: Photograph of Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area near the Jack Cochran farm north of Oglesby. The Saltwater is also running into Hogshooter Creek and polluting the stream. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area. Also is running into Hog-shooter Creek and polluting the stream."
Date: August 25, 1971
Creator: Wood, Calvin L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hogshooter Creek Salt Water Pollution

Description: Photograph of Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area near the Jack Cochran farm north of Oglesby. The Saltwater is also running into Hogshooter Creek and polluting the stream. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Salt water spraying from a salt water line and killing the vegetation on a large area. Also is running into Hog-shooter Creek and polluting the stream."
Date: August 25, 1971
Creator: Wood, Calvin L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water and Raw Sewage Flowing From Sewer Manhole

Description: Photograph of water and raw sewage from an overloaded covered sewer spewing from the manhole near Rowing Meadows, Bartlesville. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water from sewer manhole that has been covered up during construction of Willow Brook apartments on E. Adams Blvd. Sewer became overloaded during rain and backed up, and was releasing raw sewage from this manhole."
Date: March 2, 1973
Creator: Wood, Calvin L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Johnny Bitness, Johnny Blevins, and Wilbur Hadley Using Pull-Type Combines to Harvest Sideoats Grama

Description: Photograph of Johnny Bitness and Johnny Blevins using pull-type combines to harvest sideoats grama for the Caney Valley Soil Conservation District. A third man, Wilbur Hadley is operating the machine directly behind Blevins' combine. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Johnny Bitness, 2. Johnny Blevins, 3. Wilber Hadley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pull-type combines harvesting sideoats grama grass for the Caney Valley Soil Conservation District. Johnny Bitnes… more
Date: August 26, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Change from Native Pasture

Description: Photograph of Double Creek Site 14. Land use changed from native pasture to tame-in the flood pool area. Native grasses were killed out in 1957 due to high water after shich was seeded with common bermudagrass.
Date: October 24, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Double Creek Watershed Sign

Description: Photograph of the sign on US Highway 75 at the entrance into Double Creek Watershed from the south. The six upstream detention dams constructed on the watershed were designed and constructed by the Soil Conservation Service.
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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