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Bulldozers and Tractors at Roaring Creek Site 4

Description: Photograph of several bulldozers and tractors leveling and clearing a field at or near Roaring Creek site 4. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 4 Roaring Creek Jan 1963.”
Date: January 1963
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Roaring Creek Site 16A

Description: Photograph of a cleared piece of land of varying topography near Roaring Creek site 16A. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 16A Roaring Creek Jan 1963.”
Date: January 1963
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dock J. Polone With Three Soil Paintings

Description: Photograph of Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist, creating a soil painting. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dock J. Polone putting finishing touches on a soil painting. Dock uses the different colors of soil and mixes these with glue and uses them to “paint” pictures. The three pictures here are studies of portraits of White, Negro, and Indian.”
Date: January 1968
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ionine Creek Gully West of Minco

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a large gully on a tributary of Ionine Creek and the surrounding area. A road runs parallel to the gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Large gully on tributary of Ionine Creek. 70 ft. deep and advancing 70 ft. per year. Detention reservoir below this reservoir would require 40 inches of sediment storage for 50 years without sediment control measures.”
Date: January 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ionine Creek Gully West of Minco

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a large gully on a tributary of Ionine Creek and the surrounding area. A road runs parallel to the gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Large gully on tributary of Ionine Creek. 70 ft. deep and advancing 70 ft. per year. Detention reservoir below this reservoir would require 40 inches of sediment storage for 50 years without sediment control measures.”
Date: January 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Red Clay Flats Range on Treadway Soils

Description: Photograph of a landscape view of a Red Clay Flats range on Treadway soils. The vegetation on this range includes blue grama, tall dropseed, buffalograss, and mesquite. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Landscape view showing Treadway soils, Red Clay Flats range site in foreground. Vegetation invaded by mesquite. Dominant grasses blue grama, tall dropseed, buffalo grass. Background shows Breaks site of Vernon soil, broken phase.”
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully Plug on Roaring Creek Site 16A Watershed Taken From the G. E. Blanton Ranch

Description: Photograph of a gully plug on Roaring Creek Site 16A Watershed Taken from the G. E. Blanton Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Gully plug, Site 16A, Roaring Creek Watershed. This structure was built to protect Site 16 from silt. Sediment pool partially filled with water. The photographer took this photograph on the G. E. Blanton Ranch.”
Date: January 4, 1965
Creator: Leonard, Claude M.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Plowed Alfalfa Field]

Description: Photograph of "alfalfa field developed in flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2."
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Omer and Orville Moore

Description: Photograph of Omer and Orville Moore, and their dogs, with opossum hides taken over three nights.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lloyd Lafave

Description: Photograph of Lloyd Lafave standing next to traps used on the farm for rabbits.
Date: January 15, 1939
Creator: Hurd, M. A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ed Pewitt and N. A. Bryson

Description: Photograph of Ed Pewitt (left) and N. A. Bryson, SCS technicians, inspecting Suiter Fescue.
Date: January 17, 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Description: Photograph of a landscape. Landscape: Lucien-Vernon complex soil type, Loamy Prairie--Excellent condition. Range site on either side of natural drain. Sandstone outcropping typical of this soil type--Class VI land. Little bluestem is the dominant vegetation. OK-1071-11.
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Description: Photograph of a landscape view showing Lucien-Vernon complex soil type, Loamy Prairie range site on either side of natural drain. Vegetation: Little Bluestem dominant. Excellent condition range. OK-1071-10.
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the first bid letting, Sites # 22, 23 and 24, Quartermaster Creek. Orientation Conference with the contractor discussing items on the bid schedule. L to R: Bob O. Day, Project Engineer, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Clinton, OK; Kenneth W. Richardson, Contractor, Clinton, OK; Ross W. Hall, Contracting officer, SCS, Stillwater, OK; Glenn A Beacham, Asst. State Conservation Engineer, SCS, Stillwater, OK.
Date: January 19, 1961
Creator: Richie, Leonard
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds & Vegetation

Description: Photograph of a diversion terrace above emergency spillway cut slope. Hnad-planted to Bermudagrass in the Spring of 1968. Unfenced; heavily grazed. Erosion in channel leading into an overfall. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-7.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds & Vegetation

Description: Photograph of a cut slope and a portion of emergency spillway (looking southwest) handplanted to Bermuda grass in the Spring of 1964. Unfenced; subjected to a very heavy grazing. Very little soil material available for plant growth. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-8.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds & Vegetation

Description: Photograph of a "close-up" of emergency spillway cut slope that had been hand planted to Bermudagrass in the Spring of 1964. Unfenced; heavily grazed; no effective vegetative cover of any kind remaining. Any soil material originally on slope has been deposited on the floor of the emergency spillway. Rock blanket now covering slope appears adequate. OK-2687-11.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds & Vegetation

Description: Photograph of watershed vegetation. This site in Robber's Cave State Park was hand-planted to bermudagrass sprigs in the spring of 1964; top-dressed with 50 pounds of actual nitrogen. Excellent cover on all areas except spillway out slopes. South slope in the background. OK-2687-14.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds & Vegetation

Description: Photograph of a spillway cut slope approximately 100 feet high constructed on a 2:1 slope with two 15 to 20 feet barms [?] at the lower elevations. Area is unfenced. Most of soil material is blue shale. Area mulched and seeded to mixed native grass including short-leaf pine seedings Accelerated erosion has caused extensive gullying. Vegetation considered a complete failure. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-16.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of fire damage to weeping lovegrass. The blaze was extinguished at 9:30 PM on January 17, 1961 by Soil Conservation District [SCD] and Conservation District [CD] fire-fighting units. OK-1265-1.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Hines, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of a young lady picking up pecans in one of the many pecan orchards in Garvin County. OK-1251-9.
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of Virgil Howard. Timber and undergrowth with pecan trees mixed in. Will be cleared of all except the pecan trees and sprigged with Bermuda grass. OK-1251-1.
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of District Cooperator, Irl Rhymes, foreground, showing Kenneth Yoakum, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Ada, OK, seed head of native grass on one of his native grass pastures above the drainage area of Site # 9, Upper Clear Boggy Creek. Background L to R: Ted Savage, secretary, Ada Chamber of Commerce; Harrel Allen, President, Sandy Creek Water and Soil Conservation District [WSCD]; Jimmy Thomas, District Supervisor; C. C. Baxton, Jr., District Super… more
Date: January 16, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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