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Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of Class VII land showing extreme erosion. This land is highly erodable as only a small rain is necessary to cause much damage. Little can be done now to check the erosion that is in progress. Oklahoma 10-913-C. Follow-up of Okalhoma 10-913-A (also see B & D).
Date: November 18, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Properly Grazed Versus Overly Grazed Field

Description: Photograph of two contrasting fields, one overgrazed, one properly grazed, separated by a crude wooden fence. Jesse Hull occupies the overgrazed field while James Egan owns the properly grazed field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Proper grazing vs overgrazing. Land on left side of fence overgrazed, both pastures have same slope, rainfall and same type of grasses. Pasture on right has been properly grazed (took ½ left ½) and still has good stand of grass."
Date: November 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Description: Photograph of follow up of Oklahoma 10-916-A. Sand blowing out of a field into a road from a field of Class IV, VII - 12X land. Little rainfall, continuous wind and now cropping speed up this winderosion. Landowner plans to put this land into pasture of mixed bluestem grasses. OK-916-B.
Date: November 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Woods County Windmill & Water Tank

Description: Photograph of a windmill and tank on the Rose Valley Community in Woods County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water for live stock is not hard to find. Many of these windmills and tanks dot Woods County. Water is found at shallow depth and this well is 40 feet deep. Water facilities well distributed over the area promotes uniform grazing."
Date: November 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Entering East Woods County Soil Conservation District Sign

Description: Photograph of a sign stating "Entering East Woods County Soil Conservation District" near highway 281 and Cimarron River. The back of the photograph proclaims, ""It pays to advertise," East Woods County Soil Conservation District has one of these signs at the district boundry [sic] along each highway entering the district."
Date: October 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aftermath of 1954 Ionine Creek Flood

Description: Photograph of the aftermath following the 1954 Ionine Creek flood. A few homes stand in the distant background and a crude wooden bridge in the foreground. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Following Flood on Ionine October 12, 1954."
Date: October 12, 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watermarks After 1954 Flood on Ionine Creek

Description: Photograph of "Water marks following Flood on Ionine October 12, 1954." A few buildings are barely visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water marks following Flood on Ionine October 12, 1954, Damages Flood Ionine Creek 1955."
Date: October 12, 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

1954 Ionine Creek Flood Damage

Description: Photograph of the aftermath of the Ionine Creek flood dated October 11, 1954. The waters eroded the banks of the creek and spilled into the neighboring field. A few buildings in the background might have escaped the waters.
Date: October 11, 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Strip Cropping

Description: Photograph of strip cropping using eight rows of peanuts and right rows of combined maize. Practice is used on terraced and countour farm.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Clements, Alvin M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Strip Cropping

Description: Photograph of strip cropping using eight rows of peanuts and right rows of combined maize. Practice is used on terraced and contour farm.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Clements, Alvin M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Strip cropping

Description: Photograph of strip cropping using eight rows of peanuts and right rows of combine maize. Practice is and on terraced and contour farm.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Clements, Alvin M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Boy Scout Conservation Efforts

Description: Photograph of Roger Beecham, left, and C.C. Wheeler, III; Boy Scouts stocking Boy Scout Camp lake at Dripping Springs with fish. The pond was cleaned out by the use of rotenone under the supervision of the State Fish and Game Service prior to stocking. [OK-ID no. crossed out: 1169-9].
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Flood Detention Structure on a Tributary of the Washita River

Description: Photograph of a flood detention structure on a tributary of the Washita River. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Approximately 6" of rain fell above this site in the period of four days. On April 27, 1954, 2" fell in twenty-five minutes; 3" fell in one hour on April 29; and 1" fell on April 30. Water rose approximately seven feet above the drawdown structure and had seven feet to go before it reached spillway level. Note the water being discharged out of the 24" drawdown structure in the g… more
Date: July 29, 1954
Creator: US Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Detention Structure on Washita River

Description: Photograph of approximately 6" of rain fell above this site in the period of four days. On April 27th, 1954, 2" fell in twenty five miinutes, 3" fell in one hour on April 29 and 1" fell on April 30. Water rose approximately seven feet above the drow-down structure and had seven feet to go before it reached spillway level. Note the water being discharged out of the 24" drawdown structure in the grove of trees at the base of the dam. Aerial view.
Date: July 29, 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of the baling sericea lespedeza on the Andrew J. Costner farm, 3 miles NW of Heavener, OK. Mr. Costner is a supervisor of the LeFlore County Soil Conservation District. Charles Nobles, custom hay baler, and Roy Erwin, Work Unit Conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service, checking the quality of the sericea lespedeza hay. Twenty acres of sericea lespedeza meadow produced 509 bales of top quality hay. OK-10-873-B.
Date: July 15, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of bailing sericea lespedeza hay. Mr. Andrew Costner, shown, is the supervisor of the LeFlore County Soil Conservation District. Hay is being baled by Charles Nobles, custom baler. This 20 acres of sericea hay meadow made 509 bales of hay on the first cutting. OK-10-873-A.
Date: July 15, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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