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- Santa Fe (ATSF) 2524
- A photograph print showing the Santa Fe (ATSF) 2524, 2-8-0, on a mixed freight, near Dill City, OK.
- St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 186 (neg)
- A photograph negative showing the St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF) 186, 4-4-0, on passenger train No. 610, leaving Rocky, OK.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 1758
- A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 1758, 2-8-0, on a mixed freight, Canute, OK.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 1758
- A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 1758, 2-8-0, Canute, OK.
- The Indians' Friend, John H. Seger: Continued from September
- Article continues to chronicle the life and accomplishments of John H, Seger. He was the principal and owner of the Seger Indian Trading School where he managed the education and training of Cheyenne and Arapaho youths.
- The Indians' Friend, John H. Seger: His Stories of the Myths, Legends and Religions of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
- Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of John H, Seger. He was the principal and owner of the Seger Indian Trading School where he managed the education and training of Cheyenne and Arapaho youths.
- The Battle of the Washita
- Article details the events that transpired during the Battle of the Washita, as told by Joseph K. Griffis, an alleged former captive of the Kiowa tribe who claims to have been present during the event.
- Historic Spots and Actions in the Washita Valley up to 1870
- Article details the military expeditions undertaken around the Washita River by the United States in the hopes of swaying the American Indian tribes that lived there to cooperate with the government's decrees.
- Mercenary Heroes: The Scouting Detachment of the Indian Territory Expedition, 1874-1875
- Article chronicles the planning and execution of the Indian Territory Expedition, a military undertaking by the federal government to stop the frequent attacks by Plains Indians on railroad surveyors, whiskey peddlers, buffalo hunters, and pioneers.
- Cascorillo: Archaeological Fact or Romantic Fantasy?
- Article attempts to corroborate the account of Pedro Jaungonzales who claims to have stayed at a fort used for digging, smelting, and protecting the Mexico-Texas border during Texas' fight for independence called Cascorillo. Few archeological artifacts have been found to confirm his story.
- Soil Conservation District 86: Washita County
- Township range grid map for a portion of Oklahoma with handwritten markings denoting the boundaries of Washita County Soil Conservation District number 86, with additional notations for the Washita River. The district was organized in August 3rd, 1953, encompassing Washita County, showing its original border and current border.
- The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I
- Article investigates the closing of Cordell Christian College due to its perceived antiwar sentiments during World War I. Michael W. Casey explores the attitudes in Oklahoma at the time and the vigilantism that occurred in the name of patriotism.
- The Battle of the Washita, Revisited: A Journey to a Historic Site in 1933
- Article describes the journey of Howard F. Van Zandt and Guy W. Lanman, two graduate students from the University of Oklahoma, to the historic site of the Battle of the Washita in 1933. Howard F. Van Zandt provides his reconstruction of the events following the walkthrough of the battle sites and his interaction with a Cheyenne survivor of the attack.
- Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68
- Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.
- Notes and Documents, Fall 2011
- Notes and Documents column including a short document titled "The Twenty-Five Indians: A Revealing Ledger from the Genevieve Seger Collection" that describes a ledger book dating back to 1886 which lists the names of the first colonists to leave the Darlington (Cheyenne-Arapaho) Agency to establish an agricultural colony on the Washita River. The ledger, given to the Oklahoma Historical Society by Genevieve Seger, provides evidence that twenty-eight Arapahos set out to establish the colony.
- CCFD Members (4-15-18)
- Photograph of Cloud Chief FD members. Photo taken in Cordell, OK.
- E-43 (1-27-18)
- Photograph of Cloud Chief Engine-43.
- E-1 (4-15-18)
- Photograph of Cloud Chief FD E-1. Photo taken in Cordell, OK.
- CCFD fleet (1-27-18)
- Photograph of Cloud Chief FD fleet.
- Boardman pump test with Greg Roberts (9-6-17)
- Photograph of Greg Roberts conducting a pump test on the Cordell FD Boardman pumper. Photo taken at the Cordell swimming pool. Photo taken on 9-6-17.
- Bear Creek Flood Damage
- Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on a bridge, next to flood damage on Bear Creek, near valley section 2.
- A. W. Dugger Dam Backslope
- Photograph of the dirt backslope of the A. W. Dugger Dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Backslope height 28 ft. 3 months after construction.”
- Aerial Shot of Partially Completed Pattern of Windbreaks in Development Since 1939
- Photograph of an aerial shot of partially completed pattern of windbreaks in development since 1939. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Partially completed pattern of windbreaks in the Dill area, North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. Note the farmstead windbreaks planted in conjunction with the more extensive field windbreaks. An effective farmstead is soon in the center protecting the Blanton farm. This community pattern has been in the process of development since 1939.”
- Aerial Shot of a Floodwater Retarding Structures Under Construction and Complete on Cavalry Creek
- Photograph of an aerial shot of a floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete on Cavalry Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete.”
- Aerial Shot of a Floodwater Retarding Structures Under Construction and Complete on Cavalry Creek
- Photograph of an aerial shot of a floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete on Cavalry Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete.”
- Site of a Future Erosion Control Dam
- Photograph of a view of a future erosion control dam site to control gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Views of the site of an erosion control dam below a waterway to be built later.”
- [Plowed Alfalfa Field]
- Photograph of "alfalfa field developed in flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2."
- Terraces
- Photograph of terraces holding water on Hugh Boggs' wheat field.
- Bank of Rocky Farm
- Photograph of the Bank of Rocky Farm.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of pasture planting. 1959 planting of Indian grass, switch, sand and love and Big bluestem. OK-979-6.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of pasture. Midland bermuda sprigged in 1959. 65 head grazed on 65 acres and fertilized with 100 pounds of 33% nitrogen per acre in the spring of 1960. Overseeded to sweet clover in the fall of 1960. OK-979-2.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of two acre Bermuda grass pasture strip developed from a badly gullied draw. The draw was sloped and sodded in 1938 and now provides grazing at the rate of 1 unit per acre and serves as an outlet channel for 70 acres of terraced and cultivated land. Mr. Fred Bunch states that this pasture strip furnishes better grazing than any of his 28 acres of native pasture on this 160 acre farm. He also states that his soil conservation practices have increased by $1,000 the value of this farm. Terraces were built with the assistance of the old Sentinel Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] Camp. OK-8467.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of the principal spillway, Site # 26, Cavalry Creek. View of the permanent pool area afte the water has drawn down from the flood after an 8 inch rain occurred above this site on August 19, 1961. OK-1438-11.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of water and gulley erosion. Between Frank Kliewer [/} and Elmer Fleming farms, 7 miles SE of Cordell, OK. Overflow eneters North calvary Creek after running down the road less than 1/2 mile from where it leaves South Calvary Creek (See OK-10-783 and OK-10-782 series). Flood waters are washing out the road and endangering the bridge. This picture was made looking south. OK-784-B.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a waterway. An alfalfa waterway built in 1952 and established in alfalfa in the fall of 1954 to provide a safe outlet for terrace water. OK-94-1.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of the Frisco Railway, near Bessie, OK, after a 6 inch flash flood 1/4 mile of the railraod, with the track and rail washed over against the right-of-way fence. OK-9561.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a road as impassable with a great deal of damage being done to fill in between the bridges. OK-9360.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of individual plants of Sorghum Almum, a new drought-resistant, warm-season, perennial, tall and luxuriant bunch grass under observation by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. The plant being shown by Hervie E. Skelley and son, Gomer, came from one seed planted 2 1/2 months previously (on June 15, 1956) with less than 3 inches of rainfall. Single plants have up to 53 stalks in this field. OK-374-2.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of a single plant of Sorghum Almum, a perennial, warm season, drought resistant grass being introduced into OK. The grass was planted on June 15, 1956. Two months and 14 days later, after a very dry growing season, the seed stalks reached 7 feet in height and developed a bunch more than a foot wide at the bottom. New shoots are being put out continually. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] is watching the planting to see if the grass is acclimated to western OK. OK-373-8.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of R.E. Skelley (right), his son Hervie E. (center) and grandson, Gomer Skelley (left) in a field of Sorghum Almum, a new drought-resistant, warm seson perrenial, tall bunchgrass being tried in western Oklahoma, under the observation of the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technicians. Plantings are 2.5 months old with less than 3 inches of rainfall since initial planting. OK-373-11.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of sorghum almum, a newly-introduced perennial grass from New Zealand in one of two trial field plantings in Okahoma. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] field men are studying the grass to determine its suitability in semi-arid western Oklahoma. In the picture, L to R: Gomer Skelley, Hervie E. Skelley and R.E. Skelley, a 3 generation partnership. OK-373-6.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of a three-generation partnership of R.E. Skelley (right), his son, Hervie E. (center) and Grandson, Gomer (left), in a field of Sorghum Almum which they are pioneering in introducing into OK in consultation with Soil Conservation Service [SCS] personnel. OK-373-7.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of flood damage to road. The need for flood prevention is shown by damage to a country bridge and road fill on the Boggy Creek watershed. Farmer fence, right, was damaged for 100 yards. OK-1443-6.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Site # 2, Cobb Creek. In the spillway area. Exposed flat rock in area of station 7+00, right side of spillway. OK-510-7.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Showing broken cradle at the sixth joint from the rear. Also shows the undermining of structure foundation. OK-461-5.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Looking down on the cente line of structure. Showing damage to concrete pipe and cradle. OK-461-10.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Structure base and first joint of concrete pipe. OK-461-12.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Looking down on the cente line of structure. Showing damage to concrete pipe and cradle. OK-461-8.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a floodwater detention structure, Cobb Creek, Site # 2. Looking upstream along centerline of structure. Showing damage to concrete pipe and cradle. OK-461-11.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass hay on the cut slope of the spillway detention dam, of Site # 14, Calvary Creek, 2 mi. W and 5 mi. S of Cordell, OK. A three point hitch Brillion Seeder is being used to place the seed and is being anchored to the 1 1/2 cut slope by cable from the upper tractor. OK-951-6.