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Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Description: Photograph of the Eagle-Pichers Mine area, at Picher, Oklahoma. Showing slimes ponds and chat piles. North view from roadway showing well-established vagetation on active slimes pond dam in Commerce, Oklahoma.. The principal grass is Bermuda. Chat pile in the background. OK-2769-7.
Date: July 6, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing northwest corner of planting area (Field no. 1). On March 17, 1967, 30 rows of grass and legume species were planted east-west. Note flagmarkers. Also in the background is a broadcast grass mixture plot. Prarie hay mulch at the rate of 3 tons per acre was hand spread over the whole area immediately after planting and anchored with a tandem disc. seedbed … more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Foreground view of prairie hay mulching (3 tons per acre) between dam and south snow fence. Mulch anchored with tandem disc. No plantings were made here. Observations will be made on possible invasion of plant seeds from abundant vegetation along the creek and dam immediately south of this border. Just north of foreground fence on hte right are row sod and seed plan… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north-north central portion of planting area (Field no. 2). Cover crop plantings made and to be planted are to determine whether cover can be grown for eventual parennial vegetation plantings. Field borders are prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre) and anchored with tandem discs. The tallest vegetation row is rye planted on 09-29-1966 and fertilized with… more
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. A foreground view of prairie hay mulching (3 tons per acre) between the dam and the south snow fence. The mulch was anchored with a tandem disc plow. No plantings were made here. Observations will be made on possible invasion of plant seeds from abundant vegetation along the creek and dam immediately south of this border. Just north of the foreground fence on the right are row sod and seed plantings of perennial grasses mad… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing northwest corner of planting area (Field # 1). On March 17, 1967, 30 rows of grass and legume species were planted east-west. Note flag markers Also in the background is a broadcast grass mixture plot. Prairie hay mulch at the rate of 3 tons per acre was hand spread over the whole area immediately after planting and then anchored with a tandem disc plow. Seedbed was compacted with rubber-tired trac… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing east along the south portion of planting areas (field # 4). This cheatgrass (Bromus app.) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September, 1966. OK-2767-6.
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0260.0687]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The road curves past the Little Castle Beauty Salon in Commerce, a building which once was a gas station in the architecture typical of the highway."
Date: 1989
Creator: Argo, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0658]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of 175 employees at the Glenn Berry Manufacturers garment plant in Commerce, Joan Gamble runs a pair of GI fatigues through a sewing machine."
Date: April 19, 1961
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0660]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "World's largest lead and zinc mill, the Eagle Picher central mill at Commerce is virtually shutdown with only a standby and maintenance crew."
Date: June 19, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0266

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of women searching through piles of textiles. Caption: "Women who spend their work days stitching combat fatigues for American soldiers in Vietnam have switched to salvage work while awaiting the next cutting of material to sew. They waded knee deep through fire debris at the Glenn Berry Manufacturers Inc., Plant."
Date: March 21, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0265

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of people searching through debris after a building fire. Caption: "Uncharged pair of fatigues is discovered at Glenn Plant at Commerce by Mrs. Gilbert Hayworth, Wyandotte, as fellow salvage workers, Mrs. Raymond Kelly, Miami, and Mrs. John Frazier, Picher, sort through fire debris."
Date: March 21, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0267

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of people searching through piles of textiles outside a building. Caption: "Uncharged pair of fatigues is discovered in fire debris at Glenn Berry Plant at Commerce by Mrs. Gilbert Hayworth, Wyandotte, as fellow salvage workers, Mrs. Raymond Kelly, Miami, and Mrs. John Frazier, Picher, sort through fire debris."
Date: March 21, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0115.0122]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Standing behind his county fair prize-winning tablecloth, Henry L. Buller, who drives mules in lead and zinc mines for a living, glances proudly at several other articles he's crocheted during off work hours."
Date: 1950
Creator: Sparlin, Orrick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415B.0013]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "ALL IN ALL, it was a terrific day in Commerce Friday as a parade and celebration honored Mickey Mantle and his young wife."
Date: October 17, 1952
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bees

Description: Photograph of Claude Webb, and K.C. Bennett, SCS Representative, proudly display a few bees from the 70 bee hives on the Webb farm. Bees are a most important factor in the pollination of soil conservation legumes. This is a very economical way, according to K.C. Bennet, to get more and better returns from legumes in a planned soil and moisture program. Bees feed on vetch, sweet clover, peach and other blossoms on the Webb farm. Webb sold around $500.00 worth of honey last year.
Date: May 16, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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