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[Photograph 2012.201.B0276B.0257]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "LeRoy "Ace" Gutowsky, one of Oklahoma's greatest football players when he started for Oklahoma City University in 1929-30, was inducted into the Army Thursday and will report to Fort Sill after a seven day furlough."
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Gordon, Ronald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0286.0322]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mayor Hefner, left, and H. E. Bailey, city manger inspect the first of 85 new sign post which will be erected at city street corners."
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Gordon, Ronald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0419.0473]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: January 29, 1943
Creator: Gordon, Ronald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0505.0146]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The first all-American raid on Wilhelmshaven and Emden last week meant a real thrill to Mrs. A. L. Gray, 2937 Northwest Twenty-second street, because her son, Lieut. Robert A. Gray, 26 years old, was the bombardier on the Flying Fortress "Carter and His Little Pills," which shot down two Nazi fighter planes."
Date: January 29, 1943
Creator: Gordon, Ronald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of H.H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, and F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris Soil Conservation District [SCD], examine an improved pasture on the farm of C.B. Ritberger. Ritberger says carrying capacity of this 88 acre pasture has been doubled since he improved it with the addition of hop clover, white Dutch, yellow hop and lespedeza. Ritberger first came to this 200acre farm as a tenant in 1928, he rented the farm for $700 from F.S. Hurd… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of P.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris's Soil Conservation District [SCD] and H. H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation Service examine some native little bluestem in the 12 acre meadow of the C.B. Ritberger farm. This meadow land is contributing a large amount of run-off to streams was formerly waste before Ritberger developed it under a plan worked out with the aid of technicians of the Soil Conservation Service assigned to assist the district. Grass t… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of H.H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, and F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris Soil Conservation District [SCD], examine an improved pasture on the farm of C.B. Ritberger. Ritberger says carrying capacity of this 88 acre pasture has been doubled since he improved it with the addition of hop clover, white Dutch, yellow hop and lespedeza. Ritberger first came to this 200acre farm as a tenant in 1928, he rented the farm for $700 from F.S. Hurd… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris Soil Conservation District [SCD], and H. H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation Service examine some native little bluestem in the 12-acre meadow of the C.B. Ritberger farm. This meadow land contributing a large amount of run-off to streams was formerly waste before Ritberger developed it under a plan worked out with the aid of technicians of the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] assigned to the district. Grass today … more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hauling in Alfalfa Hay

Description: Photograph of hauling in Alfalfa hay. Total acres in farm: 200; pasture, gg: cultivation, 92, native meadow, 12; post lot, 2; farmstead, 2. Ritberger signed a cooperative agreement with the Arkansas Verdigris SCD July 25, 1940. Farm owner (on top of wagon) and Claud Ritberger, son, are hauling in alfalfa hay from the 10 acre field that produces an average of 4 tons per acre annually. Some sheet and gullly erosion were active on this field before alfalfa was establsihed in cooperation with the d… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock

Description: Photograph of cows on the Ritberger farm (remainng text to blurred and faded). OK-8547.
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the St. Louis and Santa Fe railroad tracks that were washed 200 feet from the railroad during recent record-breaking floods on the Verdigris River. These tracks washed from the roadbed and completely across Hwy 66 before lodging against the trees. Most of the rails are bent out of shape. Photo shows Verdigris River between Tulsa and Claremore. OK-8543.
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a roadside gully on the left destroying a fence, on the right the fence has been moved back, the roadside resectioned, and set to Bermuda grass. OK-6906.
Date: October 29, 1943
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1205.0929]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: July 29, 1943
Creator: KINDLY CREDIT PHYFE
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0293B.0415]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The news paper president and general manager of the Oklahoma National Stockyard Co., Oscar L. Holderby, was getting acquainted rapidly Thursday with his co-workers at the yards."
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0294B.0595]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Thomas Gerald Holmes"
Date: December 29, 1943
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Santa Fe (ATSF) 735

Description: A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 735, 2-8-0, Kansas City, KS
Date: November 29, 1943
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0239.0491]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: March 29, 1943
Creator: Lefler
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0103.0511]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: December 29, 1943
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0103.0546]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: December 29, 1943
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0257.0317]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When we ran Sue Breeding's picture in the service edition a few weeks ago, we didn't know what we were starting."
Date: July 29, 1943
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0257.0319]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: July 29, 1943
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1136.0131]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Maria Teresa Canale Ronconi, Italian-born teacher of voice and piano who devoted some 20 years to work in Oklahoma City churches, died of leukemia early Friday in Wesley Hospital. She was 61 years old."
Date: July 29, 1943
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1247.0218]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: June 29, 1943
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0095.0144]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "while the picture above him is one on photographer can ignore-sails, clouds and a scenic lake."
Date: July 29, 1943
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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