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Bould Ridge Range Site

Description: Photograph of the Bould Ridge Range Site in excellent condition. Light utilization. Hilly stoney land site in background.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Loamy Slickspot Range Site

Description: Photograph of the Loamy Slickspot range site. On left is slickspot with alkali sacaton, whorled dropseed, and tumblegrass. On right is claypan with meadow dropseed, western ragweed, sideoats grama, and fringeeleaf paspalm, gummy lovegrass and some whorled dropseed.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Furrow Type Seed Drill

Description: Photograph of a furrow type native grass seed drill developed on Phil Ferguson ranch for overseeding depleted rangelands.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Engleman, Jack
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Erosion

Description: Photograph of lookin gwest across proposed dam of gully plug. Fred Gray, SCS technician, indicates depth of gully.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flumed Out Gully

Description: Photograph of a flumed out gully, which will be sodded and used in a waterway later. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gully Control. See Ok-724-5 for before pasture. This is after gully has been flumed out to be sodded and used in a waterway at a later date."
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Shinnery Oak Control on Daisy Dunn Bois D' Arc Ranch

Description: Photograph of a field infested by shinnery oak on the Daisy Dunn Bois D' Arc Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture heavily infested with Shinnery oak. To be sprayed for control under Great Plains Program Contract in spring of 1959."
Date: July 15, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Loamy Prairie Range Claypan Area

Description: Photograph of Left-Loamy prairie range as included in loamy slickspot range site. Supports tallgrass mixture of little bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass. Smaller amounts of sideoats grama. Note grass plants growing on exposed subsoil. Right-Claypan area as included in loamy slickspot site, supports meadow dropseed, blue grama, annual threeawn, sand dropseed, western ragweek, sideoats grama, fringeleaf paspalm, gummy lovegrass, and more whorled dropseed.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of flood water damage. Bridge abutment and approach on Little Cane. Creek washed only-in flood on July 12, 1958. Damage to roads and bridges was extensive from this flood. There were 2 overflows to date in 1958 and 3 in 1957. Damage to the bridge is being inspected by John Crooch, Soil Conservation Service. OK-631-6.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of flood water damage. Sonny Flack, operator, surveying the damage done to freshly cut alfalfa in a Cane Creek Bottom field. This hay is no longer of any use and must be picked up and hauled away to prevent it from killing the growing alfalfa which it is resting on. Approximately 25 tons of excellent hay were lost from this overflow, the second in 1958. Cane Creek watershed is not protected from flooding. OK-631-2.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of flood water damage. Turning bay with a pitch fork in order to dry it out before removing it from the field. This alfalfa hay was damaged by floodwater on July 12, 1958. The damage is being inspected by John Crooch, Soil Conservation service [SCS] and C.E. Lagow, a neighbor, assisting Herman Flack to remove the usless hay from the field to protect the stand from further damage from the hay covering it. OK-6[unclear]-4.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of flood water damage. Windrowing alfalfa in order to remove it from the field after overflow of Cane Creek on July 12, 1958. Approximately 25 tons of excellent hay were lost from this, the second overflow in 1958. Cane Creek overflowed 3 times during 1957. This watershed is not protected from flooding. OK-625-12.
Date: July 15, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge Hilly Stony Range Site

Description: Photograph of a hilly stony range site, close utilization, at the Wichita Mount Wildlife Refuge west of Grama Lake. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Hilly story range site. Close utilization.”
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Karen Paris

Description: Photograph of Karen Paris, a KHS senior.
Date: September 15, 1958
Partner: Chisholm Trail Museum and Horizon Hill

Robert Post

Description: Photograph of Robert Post, a KHS Senior.
Date: October 15, 1958
Partner: Chisholm Trail Museum and Horizon Hill

Paul V. Witten

Description: Photograph of Paul V Witten.
Date: May 15, 1958
Partner: Chisholm Trail Museum and Horizon Hill
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