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[Photograph 2012.201.B0125.0036]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "New style desks have been provided for the house of representatives. Two members will sit at a desk and each member will be on the aisle."

Date: January 5, 1953

Creator: Albright, Bob

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0231.0334]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Gene Grubitz / Elk City / Member of the state highway commission"

Date: May 5, 1959

Creator: Albright, Bob

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1044.0175]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Harry Payne makes his last collection from the drop box in front of the postoffice at Elk City."

Date: November 23, 1952

Creator: Boyett, Don

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.b1433.0322]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Best of the show was this Springer Spaniel shown by it's owner Dick Carpenter of Oklahoma City with judge Eithelaman of Enid looking on"

Date: 1953

Creator: Boyett, Don

Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Blue Grama Plants

Photograph of SCS Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt inspecting Blue Grama plants after 2 years of deferred grazing under the Great Plains Conservation Program. This pasture was badly over grazed before the deferred grazing was put into pasture.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Certified Coronado Side-Oats

Photograph of SCS Technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson inspect certified Coronado side-oats grama planted in 1958. 1958 yield was 200 lbs of seed per acre. Miller is president of the Okla. Group Improvement Association as well as being a good conservation farmer.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Chuck Holmberg with Steer

Photograph of Chuck Holmberg with steer to be shown this fall. Steer gained 80 lbs. in 28 days. Chuck's father, Sam Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a supervisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Carson Willsie drilling wheat on contour with terraces on his father's farm. This operation is being carried out as a part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. Ok-1006-1.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

First Year Certified Sand Bluestem

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.”

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

First Year Certified Sand Bluestem

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959."

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

First Year Sand Bluestem

Photograph of SCS Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul L. Nelson inspect certified Coronado side oats grass planted in 1958. The 1958 yield was 200 pounds of seed per acre. Tom Miller is the president of the OK Crop Improvement Association as well as a good conservation farmer. OK-1005-3.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) observing growth of sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, Switch grass and Sand Love grass where shimmery was sprayed and deferred grazing was practiced as a part of the conservation plan in the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1005-8.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Paul Nelson, Great Plains Specialist, standing in native grass after 2 years of shinnery spraying and 2 years of deferred grazing as a part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. Species present are sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, switch grass and sand love grass. R. F. Jones is a good conservation farmer on this land of about 1600 acres which is all under contract with the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1006-11.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technicians Paul L. Nelson and Earl Hewitt are inspecting Blue grama plants after 2 years of deferred grazing under the Great Plains Conservation Program. This pasture was badly overgrazed before the deferred grazing was put into place with this pasture. OK-1005-1.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Soil Conservation District (SCD) technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe the first year’s growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959. OK-1005-5.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Paul Nelson observing growth of native grass as a result of the 2nd year of {unclear] spraying and the 2nd year of deferred grazing [unclear] Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1005-7.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Growth of Native Grasses

Photograph of Paul Nelson observing growth of native grass as the result of 2nd years spraying and 2nd year of deferred grazing in the Great Plains Conservation Program.

Date: September 15, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvesting Milo

Photograph of Dumas Moss harvesting milo for Jack Seals on Curtis Willsie farm. This farm is under contract with the Great Plains Conservation Program.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pumpkin and Corn Grown on Farm

Photograph of Sam Holmberg with pumpkins (corn in background) grown on his farm. Pumpkin crop goes to Erick Band Mothers for purchase of band uniforms. Last year pumpkin crop of 1/4 acre produced $185 for Holmberg son's Senior class which was used for trip to Washington. Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a suprevisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD. Holmberg is an excellent conservation farmer on his 640 acre farm.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pumpkin Crop

Photograph of Sam Holmberg with pumpkins (corn in background) grown on his farm. Pumpkin crop goes to Erick Band Mothers for purchase of band uniforms. Last year pumpkin crop of 1/4 ac. Produced $185. 00 for Holmberg son's senior class which was used for Holmberg son's Senior Class which was used for trip to Washington. Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a supervisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD. Holmberg is an excellent conservation farmer on his 640 acre fa… more

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pumpkins

Photograph of Sam Holmberg with pumpkins (corn in background) grown on his farm. Pumpkin crop goes to Erick Band Mothers for purchase of band uniforms. Last year pumpkin crop of 1/4 ac. Produced $185.00 for Holmberg son's senior class which was used for trip to Washington. Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a supervisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD. Holmberg is an excellent conservation farmer on this 640 ac. farm.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rice Planting Experiment

Photograph of Curtis McAdoo, manager and Earl Hewitt of SCS examine rice planted around edge of irrigation reservoir. Rice was planted for experiment and to produce food for water fowl. Reservoir was constructed as part of the Great Plains Conservation Program.

Date: September 16, 1959

Creator: Bryan, Hugo

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of moisture intake. On October 14, 1956, 1.65 inches of rain fell on this area in [an approximate] two-hour period [see OK-392-4]. The moisture penetrated 30 inches where the ground was covered with dense stand of sand bluestem in excellent condition. Only 10 inches of insoak on fair condition area and 3 inches of insoak on that in poor condition. OK-392-3.

Date: October 16, 1956

Creator: Burgess, D. L.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

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