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Overflow Damage From Sugar Creek Done to a UNIDENTIFED Farm’s Buildings, Fields, and Bottomlands

Description: Photograph of overflow damage from Sugar Creek done to a UNIDENTIFED farm's buildings, fields, and bottomlands two miles south of Gracemont. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sugar Creek overflowing bottomlands, injuring pavement (sections washed out), drowning out crops, breaking levies and dykes and flooding homes."
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Siltation of Fields Caused by Overflowing of Sugar Creek

Description: Photograph of a field covered in silt after the nearby Sugar Creek overflowed its banks. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Siltation of fields caused by overflowing of Sugar Creek."
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Roots of Cotton Plant

Description: Photograph of roots of cotton plant being turned by plow pan.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Testing

Description: Photograph of running indiltration test after leveling for border irrigation. Farm planning Soil unit 4h-RP-A-1, present indiltration rate as measured by the infiltrometer - .2 inches per hour.
Date: July 26, 1955
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Weeping Lovegrass

Description: Photograph of Weeping Lovegrass meadow strip, terrace system and contour farming.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Strip Crop

Description: Photograph of peanuts and grain sorghum strip cropped, 8 x 8 in rows.
Date: August 2, 1955
Creator: Bates, Leland
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Completed Stock Pond Road Fill Project on I. C. Ingram’s Land

Description: Photograph of a completed stock pond road fill project on I. C. Ingram's land in Caddo county. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Completed stock pond road fill project. 385 acres drainage area. This was a cooperative project between Ingram, Caddo Co. Commissioners, SCS and ACP. Pond area has been fenced and earthen fill sodded to grass. Ingram has 400 acres in Caddo Co. and all is under basic plan with North Caddo SCD. He started work in 1945 and has been applying soil conservation practic… more
Date: July 23, 1959
Creator: Bramble, R. F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Concrete Structure Used to Control Gully Erosion

Description: Photograph of an UNIDTENTIFED man (George Nixon") standing on a concrete structure used to control gully erosion. This particular concrete structure is located underneath a bridge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The bottom of the apron is at stable grade. Gully banks will slough off for a while but will become stable in relation to bootom [sic] of gully."
Date: 1960~
Creator: Bramble, R. F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Beaver Dam

Description: Photograph of a dam constucted by beavers. Section of this dam was broken and beavers repaired it soon after. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Chickasha Dam and Reservoir

Description: Photograph of Chickasha dam and reservoir. Recreaton was opened to the public on 5/18/60 for the first time. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: May 22, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Chickasha Dam and Reservoir Open to Public

Description: Photograph of Chickasha dam and reservoir. Recreaton was opened to the public on 5/18/60 for the first time. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: May 22, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Combining Cheyenne Indian Grass

Description: Photograph of combining Cheyenne Indiangrass seed.Seeded in 1958. Seed for this planting furnished by Plant Material Center.
Date: September 18, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Combining Cheyenne Indian Grass Seed

Description: Photograph of several people running a large combine in a grassy field. Typed description on back: "Combining Cheyenne Indiangrass seed. Seeded in 1958. Seed for this planting furnished by Plant Material Center."
Date: September 18, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dam Construction by Beavers

Description: Photograph of a dam constucted by beavers. Section of this dam was broken and beavers repaired it soon after. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Nation's Largest Canna Farm Field in Alfalfa, Oklahoma

Description: Photograph of the nation's largest canna farm in Alfalfa, Oklahoma. A house, barn, and silos are behind the field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Canna Farm – Nation's largest Canna farm. Bulbs are set out in spring and dug in fall – processed, packaged and shipped in winter. Irrigated during summer. Shipped to all parts of the world."
Date: September 18, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Recreation and Travel

Description: Photograph of recreation. Chickasha dam and reservoir. Recreation area was opened to the public on May 18, 1960 for the first time. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America exhibit. OK-963-6.
Date: May 22, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0186

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of destroyed building being demolished. Caption: "Burned out rubble from a $250,000 fire that gutted three downtown buildings early Saturday"
Date: July 5, 1974
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0187

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of fire-damaged building being demolished.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

BASEMENT BOX 67.0188

Description: Photograph taken during daylight of men spraying with a fire hose a building gutted by fire.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fort Cobb Dam Signpost

Description: Photograph of a sign that indicates Fort Cob Dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This sign located at Fort Cobb Lake. Pond Hog Farm is located two miles above this multiple-purpose reservoir."
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fort Cobb Lake Pollution Abatement and UNIDENTIFED Sailors

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED people sailing on Fort Cobb Lake, just two miles below Pond Hog Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fort Cobb Lake, located just two miles below Pond hog farm, receives intensive recreation use. It is also the water supply for the cities of Anadarko and Chickasha."
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pond Farm Pollution Abatement

Description: Photograph of "DC Carl Mackey (left) and conservation district cooperator Ronald Pond discuss management principles applied at the Pond swine enterprise." People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. DC Carl Mackey, 2. Ronald Pond.
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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