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In Line at the U.S. Land Office in Perry

Description: Men in line to file land claims at the U.S. land office in Perry, Oklahoma on September 28th 1893 at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Date: September 28, 1893
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0539

Description: Fire near gas station. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: July 29, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Harvesting Native Grass

Description: Photograph of a native grass harvest. Approximately 2000 acres of this 5000 acre ranch is being harvested for native grass seed. Picture shows loading seed from combine to truck. C.E. Dilley, of Pawnee, is the contractor.
Date: October 28, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Banner at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Perry

Description: Burlap banner, blue lettering "SAINT MARK'S," image of lion blue lettering "PRO CHRISTO ET ECCLESIA", black lettering "PERRY," "OK," and vertically "1893." Hanging on brick wall.
Date: 2019
Partner: Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma

Exterior of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Perry

Description: Wood frame structure with arched windows, double doors and corner entrance. There is steep pitched roof with cross atop at the front. A dark sign with white lettering "St. Marks Church, Episcopal, Sunday Services". This mission was reestablished in 1954. They purchased the original church building and site for use. The original church building was used until 1962 before the current church building was given to Perry Historical Society and moved to CCC Lake.
Date: unknown
Partner: Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma

Interior of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Perry

Description: Red brick walls, wood pews, wood paneled ceiling, hand inlaid stained glass windows, each having five-sided shape. According to a newspaper article, the windows are on east side of church.
Date: 2019
Partner: Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma

Exterior of St. Mark's Episcopal Church Building at CCC Lake

Description: This is original building that was built in 1894, used between 1910-1915, sold, and repurchased in 1955. The building was used until 1962 when a new church structure was built. The original church moved to CCC Lake after being given to Perry Historical Society. Wood frame structure, arched windows, cross on front center eave, wood walkway with banisters leading to side entry, red stone foundation. Stone with brass plaque in foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Second year sweet clover in rotation with wheat. Oats and sweet clover then (rotated) with 4 years of wheat. OK-297-12.
Date: July 12, 1956
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cattle

Description: Photograph of cattle on the Wadley Farm.
Date: unknown
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Geological Operations

Description: Photograph of a core drilling unit performing a foundation investigation on the center line of a dam.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a wheat field where water concentrates. Waterway is to be shaped in the near future and sprigged to bermuda. This is a continuation of a waterway starting on the joining Irwin Curby farm on the north. Keith residence in the background. OK-1575-5.
Date: May 15, 1905
Creator: Morris, D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of Upper Black Bear Site No. 42. Mr. Henry Johnson who gave the easement necessary for the construction points at the 8 inch valve installed for the purpose of completely draining the pond if necessary. OK-1568-7.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Morris, David R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock

Description: Photograph of a quarter horse rancher. Bud and Reba Warren, receiving long distance call relative to business. Mrs. Warren is a business partner and secretary makes the Ranch a common daily routine of the home. OK-1264-12.
Date: May 14, 1905
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Geology and Geological Operations

Description: Photograph of the use of power auger in burrow material locotion. OK-3263-4.
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Geology and Geological Operations

Description: Photograph of the tagging of a field soil samples for shipment to soil [unclear--text fades at this point].
Date: October 30, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a a discharge pipe is being installed on Site # 8 of the Long Branch Creek watershed, showing the foundation for the riser chimney. OK-533-10.
Date: August 13, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the Long Branch Field Trail. PL 566, Site # 9. Jerome Sykora is sodding Prairie Cordgrass on the shoreline as a field trial to determine the effect it will have on reducing erosion caused from wave action. OK-1112-8.
Date: May 11, 1960
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of Long Branch Creek Watershed Project, Site # 11. Mr. George Will, District Supervisor, observing Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Webb signing the first easement on the watershed. This easement started the proceedings to clear easements and right-of-ways for constructing Site # 11's detention dam. The main part of the dam is on Perry Carlile's farm. The three are seated on a culvert bridge showing flood water that covered their bottomland farm 15 times in 1957, located in the Black Bear bottom, … more
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of floods at Red Rock Creek. Red Rock Creek Constractor recovering bridge material from surging waters of flood following flash flood caused by Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-8.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Dilley, Ivan
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of floods. Red Rock Creek. The city waterworks of Red Rock, OK as innundated by floodwater from Red Roack Creek Watershed following rains caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-11.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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