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Blanchard, 1907

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Blanchard in McClain County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: August 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Purcell, 1898

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Purcell in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1898
Creator: Clarkson's Fire Map
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Purcell, 1896

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Purcell in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: September 1896
Creator: Clarkson's Fire Map
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Purcell, 1898

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Purcell in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: November 1898
Creator: Clarkson's Fire Map
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early S. James Episcopal Church, Purcell

Description: Bishop Brooke of the missionary district held services in the Christian Church January 30, 1893. In 1894 Rev. D. G. Gunn conducted an Episcopal serve while Bishop Brooke rallied the town for pledges to purchase church property. Between 1894 - 1902 the services were held in an old 15' x 30' dwelling. The first church is a single story wood frame structure, front and side doors, cross at apex of front roof.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma

Recreation and Wildlife

Description: Photograph of older spring fed pond with shoreline being deepened with dragline to help to coontol the water, weeds and make a nicer place to fish and play.
Date: March 29, 1967
Creator: Mullen, Glen L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Elmer “Whitey” Marshall Building Terraces With A Bulldozer

Description: Photograph of Elmer “Whitey” Marshall building terraces with a district owned bulldozer. The back of the photograph proclaims, “District owned tractor building terrace with bulldozer. Portion of terrace in the foreground is complete. Elmer “Whitey” Marshall has been operating for district 1 ½ years.”
Date: April 13, 1949
Creator: Archer, Sellars G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #1

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.… more
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #1

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Site #1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area – 500 acres. 81.0 acres in cultivation; 334.0 acres in pasture, range, woods; 85.0 acres in abandoned cropland – revegetated. Excellent cover on grassland provides silt screen for water from cultivated land. Note all cultivated fields were terraced when picture was taken. Permanent storage: 1.… more
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #1 & 2 and the surrounding area. Several homes and buildings populate the land in the top background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bottomland protected by this (site 2) reservoir and by Site No. 1 which is to the right.”
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A barn or a miscellaneous building stands in the background of photo on the left side. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Owl Creek Site #4. Detention Reservoir: Drainage are [sic] – 300 ac. Permanent pool – 1.13” runoff with 6.88 surface acres. Flood pool – 4.09” runoff with 19.50 surface acres. Total storage – 5.22” runoff. The flood pool which is 8 ft. in depth has a discharge rate from 31 c.f… more
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A road runs vertically on the left side of the photograph. Furthermore, a small house stands next to the road in the upper left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2 – Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4. Redish [sic] Prairie Land Resource group. 70 acres in cultivation, 220 acres in pasture, range, woods; 10 acres in abandoned cropland. Excellent cover on grassland. In foreground … more
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Kenneth Yoakum and Bill Byman Discussing Sweetclover as a Soil Preservation Crop

Description: Photograph of SCS technician Kenneth Yoakum and Bill Byman standing in a field and discussing sweetclover as a soil preservation crop. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Bill Byman, 2. Kenneth Yoakum. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Kenneth Yoakum, SCS technician, & Bill Byman discussing sweetclover as a soil preservation crop. There were no breaks in the 30 ac. of clover – all other terraces broke where land was clean tilled. 5” rain. Clover seed 1948. 1200 lbs.… more
Date: July 1, 1949
Creator: Lowe, S. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Broken Levee on Walter Gray's Land

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Walter Grey) surveying damage from a broken levee, which damaged 450 acres of bottomland and severely damaged 100 acres. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Owner Walter Gray reports spending $35,000 on levees to protect his bottomland over a 20-year period. Large breaks in levees, along straightened creek, can be seen across field. Owner Gray said 450 acres of bottomland were damaged by flood. Over 100 acres were damaged seriously."
Date: May 24, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

State Highway 24 Levee Break

Description: Photograph of broken levee, which protected a bottomland field, near State Highway 24, eight miles west of Wayne. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Break in levee built along State Highway 24 eight miles west of Wayne to protect bottomland field shown beyond."
Date: May 24, 1950
Creator: Jenkins, Tarleton A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Walter Gray Farm Corn Field Flood Damage

Description: Photograph of Mr. Gray and Harry Maricle standing in cornfield following flood. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Harry Maricle, 2. Mr. Gray. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn crop following flood. Best growing season in 51 years followed flood, Mr. Gray said. That's reason crop will be better than expected. He lost one cutting of alfalfa because of flood. 290 acres of corn hurt. Should make 75 bushels to acre in some parts of field. Has spent $500 poisoning … more
Date: July 19, 1950
Creator: Putman, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #5

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Site #5 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims "Owl Creek Site #5. Detention Reservoir: D. A. – 490 ac. Permanent pool – 1.15" runoff with 10.0 acre surface. Flood pool – 4.56" runoff with 29.4 Acres surface. Total storage – 5.71" runoff from 490 Acres. Flood pool (10' in depth) discharges through an 18" metal pipe at rate varying from 29 c.f.s. Both pools were empty but were filled during storm of May 9-10 & 1.0' depth discharge… more
Date: May 15, 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site #4

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Site #4, spillway, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Owl Creek Site #4. 1.8 ft. of water flowed through this spillway with only minor damage although the Bermuda sod on it has just started to grow."
Date: 1950~
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Damaged Spillway Near Owl Creek Site #5

Description: Photograph of damage done to spillway near Owl Creek Site 5 post flood. A barbed wire fence surrounds the area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Minor damage to spillway after 1.8 ft. flow. Flood of May 9-10. Bermuda not a cover yet."
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Terbush
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir Site #4

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #4 and the surrounding area. A barn or a miscellaneous building stands in the background of photo on the left side. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Owl Creek Site #4. Detention Reservoir: Drainage are [sic] – 300 ac. Permanent pool – 1.13" runoff with 6.88 surface acres. Flood pool – 4.09" runoff with 19.50 surface acres. Total storage – 5.22" runoff. The flood pool which is 8 ft. in depth has a discharge rate from 31 c.f… more
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Detention Reservoir #5

Description: Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, showing high water marking on Owl Creek Reservoir #5 after heavy rains on May 10-11. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Engineer Harry Maricle shows high water mark during operation of Owl Creek Reservoir #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

Leveridge's Land Below Owl Creek Watershed Detention Reservoirs #1 & #2

Description: Photograph of Rual W. Leveridge pointing to a field, just below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 on the Owl Creek Watershed, which intense rainfall sent overflow waters down the sloping land seen on the left of photograph and partially damaged his field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Overflow waters for years had destroyed crops on this 30-acre strip of bottomland below Detention Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2 in Owl Creek Watershed. However, intense rains on May 10-11 failed to send creek o… 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 Site #5

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #5 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ok-SCD-13-Wa.2. Owl Creek Detention Reservoir site #5. Drainage area: 490 acres (100 acres in cultivation: 330 acres in pasture, range, woods; 60 acres in abandoned cropland). Redish [sic] Prairie soil unit. Grassland near dam site in excellent condition. Abandoned cropland in top of drainage area has or is being seeded or sodded to grass. Permanent storage: 1.1… more
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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