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[Photograph 2012.201.B1060.0243]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The "Christmas Seal baby" linda Dianne Harlin born last year the day tuberculosis fund drive began, is its first customer."
Date: November 21, 1950
Creator: Adams, John Adams
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1263.0115]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This was the scene Tuesday when Chickasha became what is believed the first city in the nation to bring its workers under expanded federal social security benefits."
Date: November 21, 1950
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1267.0477]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "W. D. Strother, dean of the school of pharmacy at Southwestern State college, works in the school's new 5,000 pharmacy dispensing laboratory with J. D. Byrd (right) and Don (Byrd) (center) , both of Lookeda."
Date: February 21, 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alfalfa Field Developed in Flood Plain of Cloud Creek

Description: Photograph of an alfalfa field developed in the flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2. This bottom land was formerly cut in two by a gully 4' to 6' deep. This ditch has been plowed in. The bottom formerly overflowed once or twice most years causing excessive crop losses and preventing the establishment of a stand of alfalfa. Wheat made 35 bu. per acre in 1949. A rain occurring in May 1949 would have destroyed the crop on 30 acres had it not been for the Cloud Cre… more
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wasteland to Farmland

Description: Photograph of waste land that has been transformed to a newly prepared field. Some of the brush removed from newly prepared field on left. Gully 4' to 6' deep has been filled. The field will be seeded to oats in spring of 1950 and alfalfa in the fall. This was formerly waste land due to overflow.
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0299.0134]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Grade A milk producers in Norman, El Reno, Chickasha, Kingfisher, Chandler and Oklahoma City voted on proposed federal milk marketing order Tuesday. About half of the 1,200 eligible producers hold membership in Central Oklahoma Milk Producers association which asked the order."
Date: March 21, 1950
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.10078]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Members of St. Luke's Methodist church plan to have the first meeting in the new education building at NW 15 and Harvey, May 24. The building, above, will cost an estimated $750,000, the first project of the $1,500,000 program. The congregation will leave its present building at NW 8 and Robinson June 11 for regular meetings in the new building. Construction will begin this summer on a new church auditorium to be built e… more
Date: April 21, 1950
Creator: Tapscott, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.1490]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "In this auditorium, the guests of Oklahoma City Obstetrical and Gynecological society saw Dr. Aldridge perform a total abdominal hysterectomy(removal of the uterus). A highly respected surgeon, Dr. Aldridge demonstrated special techniques used in New York City's Woman's Hospital, where he's chief surgeon. But only the seeing eye of television allowed such a large group of medical men and women watch him work. Perhaps one… more
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6974]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bob Hayward, WKY-TV studio supervisor, perched himself atop a step-ladder to train his television camera on the operation. A special tripod was built, lifting the camera almost to the ceiling. One month before the January 21 televised surgery, WKY-TV crews practiced on two similar operations in University hospital. "we didn't have our camera high enough in the practice session," said Jack Lovell, WKY chief engineer. The… more
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of Mr. C. F. Cornelius, member of the board of supervisors of the Little River Soil Conservation District, retired a few years back as a construction engineer for the Stanolind Oil Company, but he still likes to build. He constructed this fine water tank at the cost of only $14.26 in materials and labor. He gets water from a running spring. Lifting water 8 feet in 1 ¼ inch pipe using a 2 ½ horsepower motor (gasoline). The tank is of concrete, 8 ½ feet in diameter and 22 ½ inches deep… more
Date: July 21, 1950
Creator: Putnam, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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