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Watershed, Flood Waters Sans Bois Creek

Description: Photograph of Cecil Presfield driving amphibious car returning Mrs. Jim Presfield home from work along with the Presfield children and neighbos Dan Condo's children home from school. During floods Sans Bois Creek overflows into the Grassy Lake area cutting off all access roads. They must use boat, amphicar, or horses to cross the 10 to 12 feet of water over the roads. Presfield has 500 acres, most in Sans Bois bottom. He lost 2 calves in this flood. In the last previous flood he lost 8 head fro… more
Date: May 15, 1968
Creator: Banks, Herbert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1028.0227]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Port Carl Albert on the Arkansas River Navigation System at Keota was dedicated Saturday by House Speaker Carl Albert, Gov. David Hall and Congressman Ed Edmondson, D-Okla. and Wilbur Mills, D-Ark., left to right."
Date: May 26, 1972
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1050.0140]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A straight-A student from Stigler High School will be awarded a $2,000 college scholarship Monday night from the Sales and Marketing Executives Club of OKC. Dale Perrymore, who will attend Oklahoma State Univ. next fall, has been named the winner of the award."
Date: May 23, 1971
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Stigler Project

Description: Photograph of farm pond construction across natural drain with sloping land along drain seeded to grass. Wide spaced terraces sewn to absorb short point rows. Uniform strip between widest terraces. T. A. Shirley, owner-operator.
Date: May 29, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of Blaine Bottom from Sansbois Creek Bridge 3.5 miles east and 4.5 miles north of Keota, Oklahoma. Flood waters 3 to 6 feet over the high land in the Arkanasas River Valley. Note: Only the tops of the buildings above the water in the background. The flood water was 3.7 feet above any previous record for the past 100 years. OK-4/2405.
Date: May 13, 1943
Creator: Ralf, Frank
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Discussion About Planting Bermuda Grass

Description: Photograph of W.R. Stephens and SCS Technician W.J. Fowler discussing planting NK 27 Bermuda Grass seed with culti-packer seeder. Seeding is following land clearing . Seeding rate is 1.5 to 2 pounds of seed per acre. Fertilizer rate is 200 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre.
Date: May 25, 1960
Creator: Eaton, J. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Newly Set Coastal Bermuda

Description: Photograph of newly set Coastal Bermuda. To be followed when each step in establishment is made. Note furrows made by furrow attachment. Also on contour. Planting made May 6, 1958.
Date: May 11, 1958
Creator: McCollum, W. C.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Planting Coastal Bermuda

Description: Photograph of a man and wife team planting Coastal Bermuda. Just ready to start. Locally made planter. First in series depicting steps in establishing Coastal Bermudagrass. Suggested pictures: 2. Field view after setting. 3. Harrowing for weed control. 4. Harrowing to pull runners back into furrows. 5. Second harrowing to pull runners back into furrows. 6. Leveling. 7. Seeding legumes. 8. Pasture with cattle. All pictures to be made in 1958.
Date: May 5, 1958
Creator: McCollum, W. C.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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