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[Photograph 2012.201.B0374.0362]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ann Long, Hollis, Elected State FFA Sweatheart"
Date: September 24, 1955
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0916.0531]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Steam bath is the mane for tanks at North Fort Hood as men of the 245th tank work on gunners preliminary examinations before doing their service firing at the 45th division summer camp."
Date: August 8, 1956
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0290B.0262]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Kaye Hill, Hollis - FFA."
Date: September 26, 1959
Creator: Fisher, Don
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cover Crops

Description: Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, of the Work Unit Conservationist and the Soil Conservation Service [WUC, & SCS], checks the effectiveness of wind control measures that this District Cooperator has established. This field is Soil Unit 70, subject to severe wind erosion without effective cover. Rye and vetch were seeded in this field in sudan stubble. A seed crop was harvested from the sudan, and the ungrazed stubble left to protect the land until the rye and vetch could provide sufficient growth. Th… more
Date: April 18, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0245.0034]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A strong influence in their boyhood has been close family friend Ross Cox (right), Hollis attorney who as an enthusiastic Cardinal was the first to interest them in the St. Louis organization."
Date: June 28, 1957
Creator: Gumm, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0294B.0288]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The new Oklahoma national guard armory at Hollis will be completed next week and open house will be held Sunday, May 21, by the 120th Combat engineers, according to Capt. James Metcalf, commanding officer, the new armory cost $35,000 and is located on the Harmon county fairgrounds."
Date: May 10, 1950
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0294B.0290]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The new building of the Church of God at Hollis will be completed in June, only seven months after the church was organized by Rev. Vernon Johnson."
Date: May 10, 1950
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0283.0217]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The award is divided into four years and broken down into two semesters each year."
Date: May 15, 1958
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0128]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Football is serious stuff at Hollis highschool which may have produced as many topflight collegiate players as any other prep outfit in the nation in the past 30 years."
Date: February 19, 1950
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0317.0262]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Vernon Duncan, Gould vocational agriculture teacher, shows what irrigation has meant to his FFA boys. In his right hand is an entry of 20 bolls from irrigated land, about twice as large as 20 bolls from ordinary land."
Date: September 26, 1955
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a native grass planting. Native grass planting made on conservation reserve land. It was seeded in the spring of 1957 and was sprayed in the spring of 1958 for weed control. This area is now almost completely free of any weeds. OK-639-5.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Guar

Description: Photograph of Guar being grown on soil unit 12 where it had been very difficlut to secure a stand of any crop. Guar is grown as a soil improving crop. Cooperators rotation on this land is guar and cotton. Farmer estimates cotton yeilds have increased 30% since he has been using Guar in his rotation.
Date: August 8, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of brush control. This area was sprayed on May 12, 1958 with a 2-4-5TP herbicide for the control of shinnery, mesquite and sage brush. This spraying was carried out under the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-635-6.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a farm pond. Stock water pond built in the spring of 1952. This pond was staked by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). OK-635-10.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0276.0098]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Army examining doctors had something new to put on their charts Saturday."
Date: March 23, 1951
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320.0049]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: June 6, 1952
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Irrigation Check

Description: Photograph of an irrigation check improperly installed; apron set too high causing an over-fall.
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation Check Improperly Installed

Description: Photograph of an irrigation check that was improperly installed; apron set too high causing an over-fall.
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation Ditch Assessment

Description: Photograph of checking on irrigation ditch shows sets too high; ditch is cutting, aprons too high.
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation Improperly Installed

Description: Photograph of irrigation check showing improperly installed apron set too high causing an overflow.
Date: April 14, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Plastic Pipe For Irrigation

Description: Photograph of 8 inch plastic pipe used to convey water frompump to rows or borders. Pipe has 2-inch plastic sleeves to let water into each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Prepared Land for Irrigation

Description: Photograph of newly prepared land for irrigation; graded border method; uneven distribution of water because of highs and low; water is running out at end of border. No SCS assistance.
Date: March 31, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Row Irrigation

Description: Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Row Irrigation

Description: Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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