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[Photograph 2012.201.B1251.0313]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Grace Ward-Smith began her duties Wednesday as new Secretary-manager of Alva's chamber of commerce, the first woman to hold that post in Alva."
Date: April 16, 1953
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0404.0260]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The State fair will hardly close before Oklahoma Future Farmers of America take off for the national convention in Kansas City, Mo, October 12-15."
Date: October 2, 1953
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1062.0384]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Members of the Walnut Grove Progress Club near Waynoka solved their 54-year-old road problem with a workday this month. Frank Camp, left, who helped cut the first road in 1899, shows Loren Prentice, club president, where the red clay started trouble."
Date: January 30, 1953
Creator: Fischer, Aaron
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Plants Other Grasses

Description: Photograph of area which used to be covered with sage like area shown in Okila. 10, 753. Olson(left) and SCS Tech. E. S. Cordell check up on grass growth. Olson sprayed sage once with 2, 4-D four years ago, withheld grazing for year, then grazed lightly for year and has grazed moderately since. Little & big bluestem, indian, swithc, blue and sideoats grama. Texas and Prairie blue and sand paspalum came back naturally; no reseeding. and range site in excellent condition.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sweetclover Root System

Description: Photograph of the nodules on the roots of this biennial sweetclover plant. After land was in Maize, Lee planted clover in spring of 1952 to improve the soil before going to wheat. He is doing whole farm of 960 acres this way. SCS Tech. E.S. Cordell holds plant.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Rotation

Description: Photograph of nodules ont eh roots of this biennial sweetelover plant. After land was in maize, Lee planted clover in spring of 1952 to improve the soil befoing to wheat. He is doing whol farm of 960 acres this way.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Plants Other Grasses

Description: Photograph of typical view of the way other parts of Olson's ranch were covered with sage before he sprayed the growth and brought grass back. This are is to be cleared also. Olson (left) and SCS Tech, E. S. Cordell here discuss his conservation program, This is sandyland range site in poor condition.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harrison Olson's Rocket Ranch Pasture Management

Description: Photograph of Harrison Olsen and E. S. Cordell, SCS Technician, discussing Olsen's conservation plan for his ranch. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Harrison Olsen, 2. E. S. Cordell, SCS Technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is typical of the way other parts of Olson's ranch were covered with sage before he sprayed the growth and brought grass back. This area is to be cleared also. Olson (left) and SCS Tech. E. S. Cordell here discuss his conservatio… more
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harrison Olson's Rocket Ranch Field

Description: Photograph of Harrison Olson, left, and E. S. Cordell, SCS Technician, examining a field. A small herd of cattle can be seen in the background. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Olson (left) and SCS Technician, E. S. Cordell discuss the productiveness of this old cultivated 25-acre field that used to blow when it was in wheat. Four years ago, Olson seeded field to sand love and switch grass. Has been grazing it at rate of four acres per head of yearlings the year around. Olson now has … more
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Charles L. Lee Pasture Management

Description: Photograph of Charles L. Lee, SCD board chair, and E. S. Cordell checking growth of KR bluestem planted in Johnson grass to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lee, SCD board chairman, and SCS Technician, E. S. Cordell check growth of KR bluestem planted in Johnson grass on this "break" to control erosion and prevent washing of soils onto Wheatland at bottom."
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Miles Olson Lovegrass Field

Description: Photograph of Photograph of Harrison Olson, brother of Miles, and E. S. Cordell, SCS Technician, check growth of grass in this 75-acre former wheat field sodded to sand lovegrass two years ago. The left to right order of who are Harrison Olson and E. S. Cordell on this photograph is not possible. The back of the photograph proclaims" Harrison Olson (brother of Miles) and SCS Tech. E. S. Cordell check growth of grass in this 75-acre former wheat field sodded to sand lovegrass two years ago. Whea… more
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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