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Aerial Shot of A Community Pattern of Field and Farmstead Windbreaks In The Process of Development

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a community pattern of field and farmstead windbreaks in the process of development. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A community pattern of field and farmstead windbreaks in the process of development in the North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District of West of Dill City Oklahoma. May specialized types of plantings can be seen."
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of A Portion of A Community Windbreak Pattern

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a portion of a community windbreak pattern just west of Dill City. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Portion of a community windbreak pattern just west of Dill City, Oklahoma, in the North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District. This is an area of sand soils often lacking uniformity to permeable depth. The uneven windbreak at the lower left particularly illustrates this variation in depth. The taller thriftier trees are growing in six feed of permeable… more
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Cloud Creek Watershed Detention Reservoir #1

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Cloud Creek Watershed Detention Reservoir #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cloud Creek Watershed. Ok-SCD-WA-#5. Detention Reservoir #1. The drainage area is 1300 acres of this 850 acre cultivated & 450 pasture. Medium textured, permeable soil. Drainage area in good condition. 4 drop inlets are above this structure which will hold the silt from above it. Permanent storage – 30 surface acres; 195 ac. ft. & 1.8 ac. Inches. Flood po… more
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Drop Inlet #5 and Cloud Creek Detention Reservoir #1

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of Drop Inlet #5, Cloud Creek Detention Reservoir #1, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cloud Creek. Ok-SCD-4. Wa. No. 5. Drop inlet. Drainage area 272 acres. Approximately 4-inch storage in permanent pool & approximately 5-inch storage in flood pool. (Note white marker at arrow – point shows the flood pool elevation). The soil unit is shallow, medium textured, permeable soil. 130 acres cultivation & remainder pasture land. Drainage ar… more
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Partially Completed Pattern of Windbreaks in Development Since 1939

Description: 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 … more
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Washita River Taken Upstream From Flooded Areas

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot upstream from a flood seen in Olka-10-013, Okla-10-015, Okla-10-016, Okla-10-018, and Okla-10-021, which was at its highest point when this photo was taken. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The flood shown in Olka-10-013, Okla-10-015, Okla-10-016, Okla-10-018, and Okla-10-021 on the Washita River was developed from rains below this point on the Washita. This photo was taken of the river at the highest stage during the flood lower down at Mountain View, Carneig… more
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Alex Keil Operating His New Crawler Tractor With Grader

Description: Photograph of Alex Keil operating his new crawler tractor with an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on the grader. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Alex Keil, 2. UNIDENTIFED man. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Alex Keil operates his new crawler tractor with grader to shape berms on large outlet."
Date: July 13, 1949
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation 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

Alfalfa Pasture

Description: Photograph of alfalfa field developed in 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 formerlyy overflowed once or twice most years causing erosive crop losses and preventing the establishment of 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 Creek flood c… more
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barney Cunningham Standing in the Waterway in Which An Erosion Control Dam Will Protect

Description: Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing in the waterway in which an erosion control dam will protect. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is a drop-inlet pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control dam from in the waterway to be protected by the dam. Waterway berm in left foreground, and emergency spillway immediately beyond its end. Barney Cunningham at pipe."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barney Cunningham Standing on a Erosion Control Dam at End of Waterway

Description: Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing on an erosion control dam at the end of a waterway. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is the inlet-end of a 36-inch diameter drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion control dam at end of waterway. Barney Cunningham, farm operator, stands at inlet-end of drop-inlet pipe (36" diameter), which extends through the dam. Emergency spillway at left."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barney Cunningham Standing on the Back Side of an Erosion Control Dam

Description: Photograph of Barney Cunningham and a dog standing on the backside of an erosion control. Directly next to Mr. Cunningham is the discharge end of a 36" drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Back side of erosion controlled dam. This slope was dressed by routing tractor up and down slope for each 6 feet of height, or less. Barney Cunningham Stands at discharge end of 36" drop-inlet pipe through the dam."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0077]

Description: Photograph is of a group of men in suits and coats surveying a brick structure that was destroyed by fire. There is brick rubble and metal strewn across the ground behind the men. Caption: "Twisted steel and fire-crumbled brick are all that remain of the First Baptist church of Cordell."
Date: January 14, 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0558]

Description: Photograph is the charred remains of a house. The roof and three of the four walls are destroyed. Part of the roof is laying against the only standing wall. Burnt debris lays around the foundation of the home. Photograph was taken in the day time. Caption: "Apparent ruse."
Date: July 24, 1960
Creator: King, Cliff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0630

Description: Photograph of a church on fire during daylight hours. Caption: "Fire which originated in the coal chute completely destroyed the Corn Mennonite Brethren church at Corn Sunday morning."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Battle of the Washita

Description: 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.
Date: Autumn 1930
Creator: Griffis, Joseph K. & Peery, Dan W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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