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Heber V. Burns' Irrigation Sprinkler

Description: Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED neighbor using Mr. Heber V. Burns' irrigation sprinkler on field of oats. A few buildings and grain elevator are visible in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A neighbor uses Mr. Burns' irrigation sprinkler on field of oats. Irrigation has made Mr. Burns' 7-acre field of rye and hairy vetch highly productive. (See Okla-10-688, Okla-10-689, Okla-10-690, and Okla-10-691.)"
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inside View of Soil Coring Machine

Description: Photograph of the inside cab view of soil coring machine from drivers seat. Tube cleaner in foreground is near the operator where 99% of fastened cores in tip can be jared loose by hand simply by setting tube in the cleaner and pushing downward on soil coring tube. Lower limit switch can be used with power by swinging around drive head with soil coring tube being lowered. Cover for drive mechanism. Hole in floor board to dispose of soil from the coring tube (hinged to jeep cab) and held open by… more
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inside View of Soil Coring Machine

Description: Photograph of the inside cab view of soil coring machine from drivers seat. Tube cleaner in foreground is near the operator where 99% of fastened cores in tip can be jared loose by hand simply by setting tube in the cleaner and pushing downward on soil coring tube. Lower limit switch can be used with power by swinging around. Drive head with soil coring tube lowered. Cover for drive mechanism. Hole in floor board to dispose of soil from the coring tube (hinged to jeep cab) and held open by 1/4"… more
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0259.0263]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The value of a Small kit, such as this one displayed by highway patrol trooper, Virgil Estes Jr., in teaching a class of driver's training students has no equal for safety instruction."
Date: November 24, 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0297B.0422]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This patient has a bedside view of one of the old fashioned cages at Fort Supply, until recently used to lock up disturbed patients."
Date: May 14, 1953
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0374.0033]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "When Mrs L. F. Locke entertained the council of Garden clubs here Tuesday little she dreamed that she was honored "queen of the flower garden clubs."
Date: October 13, 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Soil Coring Machine

Description: Photograph of a soil coring machine viewed from operators seat showing: Tube cleaner with soil coring tube lowered in which position heavy clays can be forced out by use o power. Motor mounting mechanism. Solenoids and wiring arrangement. Limit switch. Conduit to upper limit switch. Hole in floor board (3.5x4.5") for disposal of soil from soil coring tube.
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Coring Machine Details

Description: Photograph of the front view of the coring machine, upper section, with cover to the right. 1. Idler sprocket pine bearing. 2. Upper limit switch. 3. Coring head drive and mounting arrangement on push pull roller chain. 4. Tension adjustment, slots and adjusting screws to tighten chain. 5. Breaker block to stop coasting movement of mechanism after limit switch cuts off power. 6. Cover with bolt hole which fastenes to angle iron support and fastened in place by stud in threaded hole in angle iro… more
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Coring Tube Features

Description: Photograph of the features of soil coring tubes (in upper portion of photo). 1. Arrangement of the open side, milled with cutting tool. 2. Cross pin for driving and lifting tube (hardened steel). 3. Threaded (female) end of tube into which points might be changed (seamless steel tubing). 4. The tip made to specifications threaded (male) and hardened with variable size opening of tip to fit differnt soils.
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Underside View of Soil Coring Machine

Description: Photograph of under the jeep looking up showing mounting arrangement of reduction gear drive box, drive sprockets, clutch, tension spring and pilot bearing. Also manner in which muffler is moved forward.
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man Examining Wheat Crop and Wheat Stubble

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling and inspecting wheat stubble. The photographer on the back of the photograph proclaims, "Stubble of 1952 wheat crop has been properly managed to prevent wind erosion and protect new wheat crop. Wheat residue was one-wayed once and land was disked just prior to planting new crop. Residue was kept in surface to hold soil against wind and to make best use of moisture. Present wheat needs rain to maintain growth."
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man Examining Wheat Crop and Wheat Stubble

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling and inspecting wheat stubble. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stubble of 1952 wheat crop has been properly managed to prevent wind erosion and protect new wheat crop. Wheat residue was one-wayed once and land was disked just prior to planting new crop. Residue was kept in surface to hold soil against wind and to make best use of moisture. Present wheat needs rain to maintain growth."
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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