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[2012.201.B0051.0169]

Description: An aircraft flies over a flipped plane. Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "INSTANT NOSE JOB was performed by a wind gust Thursday on this Cessna 172 aircraft parked at Oklahoma City's Expressway Junction Airpark. Owned by Gerald Nelson, operator of a Guthrie Flying service, the craft had been flown in by Bruce McCoy, Guthrie student pilot, and was parked and unattended when a small, gusty whirlwind flipped it over. No other planes were damage… more
Date: March 28, 1969
Creator: Heaton, Dave
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alternate Strips In Wheat

Description: Photograph of alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lbs. 0-45-0 per acre. A few buildings are barely visible in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lb… more
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Baggett, B. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Alternate Strips In Wheat

Description: Photograph of alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lbs. 0-45-0 per acre. A few buildings are barely visible in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lb… more
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Baggett, B. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Basement Box 51.0173]

Description: Caption: "New officers of the Oklahoma Cattleman's association huddle after their election. They are, from left, Fred Craddock, Pawhuska; Clarke Moore, Nowata, and W.R. Brannon, Mariatta, second vice-presidents; D. C. Fitzgerald Jr., Ardmore, president; Henry C. "Ladd" Hitch Jr., Guymon, second vice-president and Ralph Barby, Knowles, first vice-president." Men sitting around table.
Date: March 28, 1958
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Basement Box 66.0265]

Description: Photograph displays three firemen handling a firehose with a roaring fire consuming a metal building in the background. One of the firemen has his back turned to the camera, showing "GOMEZ OCFD" Caption: "Firemen set up another hose to battle the Monday morning Public Supply warehouse blaze, which destroyed the building and contents."
Date: March 28, 1972
Creator: Aker, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0097

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of people viewing destruction inside a building gutted by fire. Caption: "This is what the Shawnee highschool looked like to one student after fire gutted the 39-year-old structure early Saturday morning."
Date: March 28, 1948
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0098

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of brick building engulfed in flames and smoke. Caption: "Flames that destroyed the main section of the Shawnee High School building early Saturday morning were curbed after three hours."
Date: March 28, 1948
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0129

Description: Photograph taken at night of a brush fire with a man nearby.
Date: March 28, 1950
Creator: Owen, A. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0371]

Description: A daylight photograph of a grass fire in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, showing the smoke and flames of burning grass and underbrush along the Turner Turnpike near Stroud. Caption: "Grass fire rage along south side of Turner Turnpike, near Stroud, delaying traffic for awhile."
Date: March 28, 1963
Creator: Composing
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0521

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of buildings on fire. A crowd of unidentified people watch as firemen spray water on the buildings. Caption: "Smoke pours from the Klofkorn furniture store building which was destroyed by a $50,000 fire at Newkirk Saturday."
Date: March 28, 1955
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Boston & Maine (B&M) 1385

Description: A photograph print showing Boston & Maine (B&M) 1385, 2-6-0 (class B-15b), on passenger train, Tufts College, Medford, MA.
Date: March 28, 1938
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Close up of Tire Repair

Description: Close of a tire being repaired for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-660 Tire Repair. A view of the boot after being bolted in place and ready for the tube. Note the smooth appearance of the bolt heads on the inside of the tire. Thus far there has been no trouble resulting from contact of the tube with these bolt heads."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Close up of Tire Repair

Description: Close up of a tire being repaired for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-658 Tire Repair. Typical break in truck tire used in rock excavation."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Close up of Tire Repair

Description: Two laborers work on repairing a tire for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-659 Tire Repair. Stripping old rubber from the carcass to be used for boots. The knife being used was made from an old file and ground to a razor edge. The squirt can contains water which is necessary as a lubricant in cutting the rubber."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of Stillwater Project showing runoff water stored in lister furrows abut four hours after rain storm. Terraced field contour listed in the fall.
Date: March 28, 1938
Creator: Relf, J. Frank
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage

Description: Photograph of G.L. Harmon inspecting a seven year old stand of Loblolly pine on the T.R. Pusser farm, virtually destroyed by fire originating on highway right-of-way.
Date: March 28, 1966
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grain Elevator

Description: Photograph of Highway 270 and a large grain elevator, Harrah, OK.
Date: March 28, 1956
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Harvesting Bermuda grass roots. Harvesting Bermuda grass roots for sodding flood retardation structure on the Chigley-Sandy Creek Watershed. Area selected for root harvest is free from weeds, excessive top growth, debris and rocks that would interfere with sodding operations. Tight soil is not too good for harvesting roots, as more work is needed to remove them from the soil. Chester Fry, Range Conservationist, is operating the equipment. OK-214-1.
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of harvesting Bermuda grass roots. Harvesting Bermuda grass roots for sodding flood retardation structure on the Chigley-Sandy Creek Watershed. Windrow roots immediately with a side delivery rake or other suitable farm equipment. Roots should be loaded within 30 minutes after freeing from the soil to prevent excessive exposure to the sun and wind. OK-227-10.
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of harvesting Bermuda grass roots. Harvesting Bermuda grass roots for sodding flood retardation structure on the Chigley-Sandy Creek Watershed. Windrow roots immediately with a side delivery rake or other suitable farm equipment. Roots should be loaded within 30 minutes after freeing from the soil to prevent excessive exposure to the sun and wind. OK-227-9.
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of harvesting Bermuda grass roots. Harvesting Bermuda grass roots for sodding flood retardation structure on the Chigley-Sandy Creek Watershed. Area selected for root harvest is free from weeds, excessive top growth, debris and rocks that would interfere with sodding operations. Tight soil is not too good for harvesting roots, as more work is needed to remove roots from the soil. Working the field in narrow strips. First time over the area, chisels should not be set too deep. With ea… more
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of John R. Hardy, District State Aid, weighing seed for Charles Goucher. OK-1574-5.
Date: March 28, 1962
Creator: Wall, R. N.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Indiangrass, planted in March 1949, which has been harvested twice for seed. A. W. Shoup, gets early spring grazing, harvests seed on October. He pulls the cattle off about May 1 to make a good seed crop. From five acres of Indiangrass, Shoup took 131 pounds of re-cleaned seed in October, 1949, and 490 pounds in October, 1950. The Indian grass was preseeded for five years by vetch and small grain (oats and rye). From left are Bill Haiser and E.E. McAllester, Soil Conservation Serv… more
Date: March 28, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grazing Buffalo on Boulder Ridge

Description: Photograph of buffalo grazing on Boulder Ridge range site in excellent condition. The animals do not receive any feed. Photo taken about three miles west of headquarters, south of road, looking to the east.
Date: March 28, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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