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Transient Squatters

Description: Photograph of "transient squatters move in," near Idabel, OK. "Cut timber and move on. In 1938, 400 families of this type moved into McCurtain County," December 11, 1939.
Date: December 11, 1939
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Idabel, 1910

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Idabel in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: December 1910
Creator: Oklahoma Inspection Bureau
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Idabel, Undated

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Idabel in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Idabel, 1908

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Idabel in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: June 1908
Creator: OK & I.T. Inspection Bureau
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Idabel, 1910

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Idabel in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: December 1910
Creator: Oklahoma Inspection Bureau
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fescue Grass Ladino Clover Bottomland Pasture

Description: Photograph of Martin examining part of his 48 acres of fescue-ladino clover bottomland pasture. He turned 112 head of cattle on this 48 acres in December 1950, and left there until April 1, except during three weeks of severe weather in January. During that three months Martin says, the livestock had nothing else to eat, yet they fared better than cows that were on straight ladino and ryegrass and being given a couple of pounds of cake each day. Martin also has fescue-ladino planted on 15 ferti… more
Date: July 25, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Building at the Brushy Ridge School Site

Description: Photograph of a new building on the old site of Brushy Ridge School. Patrons and School Board completed this building of a class room, hall, assembly room and large kitchen for $2,600. 00. Funds from their school forest donated by J. D. Bates helped furnish the kitchen.
Date: November 20, 1956
Creator: Hayes, E. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rock Crusher Grinding Lime

Description: Photograph of a rock crusher operated by the Idabel CCC camp grinding lime to be used as fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service Cooperators. The limestone at this place contains a percentage of moisture which permits its being ground without dust.
Date: March 19, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Largest Cypress Tree in Okla.

Description: Photograph of Earl J. Hayne, WUC. This old cypress (taxoduim distichum) is the largest tree in Oklahoma. It measures 13 1/2 ft. in diamator and 45 ft. in circumference. This tree has been a landmark since the early history of Oklahoma. The "trail of tears" came by this tree that was a sizable sapling with Christ was on earth. This monarch of the plant would be determined to be over 2,000 years old. It is protected by lightning rods to prevent further damage.
Date: 1954-05-XX
Creator: Gamble, Maurice
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hereford and Nurse Cows

Description: Photograph of hereford and nurse cows grazing on 60 acres of old 160 acre field seeded spring of 1945 to Kobe and Korean lespedeza and overseeded to big hop and black medic clover. Mr. Cavender bought this 560 acre farm from his father in 1944. With assistance of the Little River Soil Conservation Districkt the farm wa planned as a livestock unit. Sixty acres of native grass went to meadow, 100 acres to sericea lespedesa. In 1946, 40 additional acres were planted to sericea. Old pastures were i… more
Date: October 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Kudzu

Description: Photograph of Kudzu at roadside. Planted by CCC boys in 1939. This Japanese plant is famous in the south for controlling gullies and steep land. It High in protein it is excellent forage.
Date: August 6, 1959
Creator: Hayes, Earl J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Kudzu Pasture

Description: Photograph of part of 1 acre, 4 ys. Old Kudzu pasture. Last year 2 cows & 2 calves grazed this field for 60 days. 2,000 crowns have been removed from 1/10 ac.
Date: July 10, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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