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Inundated Small Grain Winter Pasture Near or on East Cow Creek

Description: Photograph of a flooded small grain winter pasture near or on East Cow Creek southeast of Duncan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field of small grain winter pasture inundated by overflow from East Cow Creek. View looking up stream to the North. Creek channel is on far right."
Date: March 6, 1973
Creator: Fry, Chester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundated Small Grain Winter Pasture Near or on East Cow Creek

Description: Photograph of a flooded small grain winter pasture near or on East Cow Creek southeast of Duncan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field of small grain winter pasture inundated by overflow from East Cow Creek. View looking up stream to the North. Creek Channel is on far right."
Date: March 6, 1973
Creator: Fry, Chester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of oil field salt water damage. A salt water damaged area. Tank at salt water injection well seeps and occasionally overflows. Trial plantings are to be made after salt water source is eliminated. Diversion terrace in background now protects area from overhead water. OK-4414-4.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Fry, Chester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildlife

Description: Photograph of Wildhorse Creek Site # 42. Beaver lodge above flood prevention structure. Beaver prevents the area from becoming overgrown with willows, cottonwoods and other woody vegetation. OK-4098-8
Date: February 19, 1971
Creator: Fry, Chester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Erosion From Recent Rain on Class III Land

Description: Photograph of erosion from recent rain on Class III land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Class III land, shows erosion from recent rain, will change to Class VII land within five to ten years. The soil primarily consists of Cross Timbers soil.”
Date: unknown
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage

Description: Photograph of damage to a new barbed wire fence and cedar posts from a fire set by the owner to the south during 35 mph wind storm. Three CD [conservation district?] and SCD [soil conservation district?] fire-fighting units, plus two fire trucks from Marlow and two motor patrols finally controlled the blaze. 200 acres of native grass is in excellent condition was destroyed. OK-1291-3.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage to Fence Line

Description: Photograph of damage to new barbed wire fence and cedar posts from fire set by owner to the south during 35 mph wind storm. Three CD and SCD fire fighting units, plus two fire trucks from Marlow and two motor patrols finally controlled the blaze. 200 acres of native grass in excellent condition was destroyed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control

Description: Photograph of planting bermudagrass sod in Bear Creek bottom which has been overflowed serveral times in last fwew years. Since structures are being build on this segment of Wildhorse, owner felt it would be profitable to plow and plant vetch and small grain in the sod. It will be fertilized with 100 lbs. of 0-47-0.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cummins, Pat
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Planting

Description: Photograph of Watersheds - Robert D. Libbert, Plant Materials technician, Manhattan, Kansas, recommended the following species of grass be planted in the wet areas below this site: Western Wheatgrass, Intermediate Wheat grass, Caddo Switchgrass, Tall Wheatgrass, Reed Canarygrass, Redtop Southland Brome, and KY-31 Fescure. Mr. Ely prepared a good firm seedbed in areas where equipment could get across and grass was sown in 20' strips running North and South. Seeding done under supervision of Ches… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Planting

Description: Photograph of Watersheds - Robert D. Libbert, Plant Materials technician, Manhattan, Kansas, recommended the following species of grass be planted in the wet areas below this site: Western Wheatgrass, Intermediate Wheat grass, Caddo Switchgrass, Tall Wheatgrass, Reed Canarygrass, Redtop Southland Brome, and KY-31 Fescure. Mr. Ely prepared a good firm seedbed in areas where equipment could get across and grass was sown in 20' strips running North and South. Seeding done under supervision of Ches… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of creekbottom below Site 34, Wildhorse Creek Watershed. This field, with heavy timber, and subject to overflow before this flood prevention structure was built. Owner felt it was feasible to clear, except for pecan trees, and put in cultivation after site was constructed. This practice is taking place on thousands of acres in Wildhorse area where construction has been completed. Photo taken on top of detention dam.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watershed land treatment

Description: Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, stands in an alfalfa field pasture below the dam of site site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watershed-land treatment

Description: Photograph of site no. 34 of Wild Horse Creek watershed project on farm of A. V. "Doc" Ely, four miles from Velma, Okla. Ely irrigates his pastures grasses, alfalfa and maize from this lake. The project also provides flood protection.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watershed land treatment

Description: Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, plants caucasian grasses in clay pan spots in a native grass pasture on his farm about 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project is located on Ely's farm.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watershed land treatment

Description: Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, is shown with some of his Herford steers on his farm about 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cabin Near Site 22, Upper Segment Wildhorse Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of a cabin claimed by Harry Davidson on an UNIDENTIFIED lake near Site 22, Upper Segment Wildhorse Creek Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed – Wildhorse Creek. Cabins and homes built on this site since its completion in 1957. Lake caretaker states that he has one new family a month that establishes a new residence on the lake."
Date: October 9, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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