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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the temporary repair in the levee of a drainage ditch that was clogged with silt and sand washed from the adjoining farm land during a recent heavy rains, contributed to record-breaking floods in OK and AR. The levee broke in four places. Joe Preston, administrative assistant, State Soil Conservation Committee is standing on the repaired break. In the center foreground H. M. Chambers, State Conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service, stands near the bottom of the ditch whic… more
Date: May 30, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of Clarence Dye, aged 10, fishing off a culvert on Hwy 64 following recent record-breaking floods. This drainage-way is ordinarily dry. With flood water still on a part of his land, Mr. W. L. Cotner is seen in the background with his team replanting the 100 acres of corn, cotton, and vegetables destroyed when the levee broke. determined to produce his share of war crops this year, he returned to the field the first day possible--Memorial Day Sunday [when Memorial Day was celebrated o… more
Date: May 30, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph from L to R: W. L. Cotner; H. H Bennett, Chief, Soil Conservation Service [SCS]; and Elmer T. Peterson, of the Daily Oklahoma staff. These men are examining the silt and sand deposited by flood wates from the adjoining drainage ditch that broke in four places during recent heavy rains. One hundred acres of corn, cotton and vegetables were ruined by floods on this farm. Deposits of sterile sand a foot deep in some places are deposited on several acres of fertile farm land. OK-8525.
Date: May 30, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Alfalfa Being Readied for Baling

Description: Photograph of an 8 year old stand of alfalfa being readied for baling. W. M. McCarty, work unit conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service, holds up some of the mowed alfalfa. This stand received 2 tons of lime per acre when planted and a light application of sheep manure. It yielded 1. 5 tons per ace by the end of the third year. Treated with 300# of 32% raw rock phosphate to the acre then it made good but spotted growth. The fan-type phosphate distributor used was blamed. Later another… more
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bixby, Undated

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Bixby in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bixby, Undated

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Bixby in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma Inspection Bureau
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bixby, 1905

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Bixby in Creek Nation, Indian Territory, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: October 1905
Creator: OK & I.T. Inspection Bureau
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bixby, Undated

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Bixby in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bixby, Undated

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Bixby in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma Inspection Bureau
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bixby, 1905

Description: Insurance map sheet showing an area of Bixby in Creek Nation, Indian Territory, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: October 1905
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1215.0389]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "searchers in Bixby probe a demolished car at the Ron Wade residence where Wade, his wife and daughter were tossed from their mobile home when a tornado ripped the area, killing five persons and injuring scores more. The Wades received only minor injuries."
Date: April 20, 1981
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1060.0159]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Powering Bixby to its perfect 9-0 record and district crown is John Porterfield, the state's number two individual scorer with 191 points on 27 TD runs and 29 conversion points. Porterfield will attmept to overtake season-long leader Ronnie Chesser of Yukon (210 pts.) when Bixby meets Jenks this Friday night."
Date: November 14, 1958
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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