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Burning Range Land

Description: Photograph of a rangeland that is on fire. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Burning range land in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.”
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of Contour listing on terraced field. OK-8721.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of an attachment for seeding weeping love grass and very small grass seed, constructed at the Cheyenne Land Utilization [L.U.] Project. Original attachment at Woodward, OK. OK-8725.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fish and Wildlife Management

Description: Photograph of large-mouth bass caught with an artificial lue at Land Utilization Lake NW of Cheyenne, OK. [Lake name not specifically identified].
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Burning Range Land

Description: Photograph of a rangeland that is on fire. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Burning range land in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma."
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

US Government Tract 128-130 Weeping Lovegrass Field

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field of weeping lovegrass seeded in 1943. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Weeping lovegrass seeded in 1943. This photo shows contrast between lovegrass that was mowed for hay in the fall of 1945 and an area that was not mowed. Note how much more grazing has been done on the area that was mowed."
Date: April 24, 1946
Creator: Kingery, C. E.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of U.S. Government, Camera Station V (Southeast ¼ Shinnery Range. 25 rods north of fence between two pastures and 25 rods east of fence along the road). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. Area is heavily infested with shinnery oak shrubs 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grass. This 40 acre plot was burned on March 24, 1944 and will be stocked with 8 steers. OK-8735-B.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of Camera Station IV (SW corner of NW ¼ of Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. The area is heavily infested with shinnery oak 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grasses. This 40 acre plot was burned on March 24, 1944 and will be stocked with 8 steers. OK-8734-C.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of camera Station II from the top of a car. In the southeast corner of the southwest ¼ of shinnery oak range. Observational studies. Area of shinnery averaging about 20 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and love grasses. This 40 acre plot will be moved in June, 1944. Each of the three 40 acre plots will be treated and each plot will stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8732.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of new channel-type terraces built with homemade bulldozer attached to a Farmall Tractor. Intervals have been planted to oats on a countour. Terraces empty into the pasture. OK-8723.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of heavy infestation of sage in short grass range. Principal grasses are Blue grama and Buffalo. Pasture will be moved in June 1944 and each year thereafter to control sage and to increase grazing capacity. OK-8730.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of roadside erosion control (Timber Creek Watershed). A two mile section will be worked with borrow ditches [i.e., so named as the dirt from the ditch is “borrowed” to crown the road] that have silted full will be cleaned, shaped and utilized for terrace outlet channels. Nine farm-owners, the Soil Conservation District and the County Commissioners are cooperating on the project. The dirt removed from the borrow ditches is being used to raise the level of the road. 1280 acres drain in… more
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage

Description: Photograph of the controlling of grass fire with portable fire-fighting units on western Oklahoma Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control. OK-8749.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage

Description: Photograph of burning Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control in Roger Mills County, Okalhoma. OK-8738.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage

Description: Photograph of burning Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control in Roger Mills County, Okalhoma. OK-8736.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seventh Annual Youth Range Camp

Description: Photograph of Chester Tracy of the Flat Top 3 Ranch pointing out to three young men how the native grass on the ranch has improved. OK-2873-14.
Date: August 24, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bass Caught at Land Utilization Lake

Description: Photograph of Large mouth Bass caught on artificial lure at L.U. Lake, northwest of Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Lake was stocked 2 years ago and has revealed by an examination of their scales, both the fish are under 2 years old. Bass on left weighed 2.5 lbs and the one on the right weighed 3 lbs. Both ere caught 18 months after the pond was stocked.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Youth Range Camp

Description: Photograph of Chester Tracy pointing out to ranch hands Keith Seeliger, James Sprowls, and Billy Fisher the advantages of rotating grazing and bermuda grass.
Date: August 24, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1124.0244]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A.J. Reeves, Berlin, vice-president and member of the board that manages the business of a 12-grade school for 170 children in Roger Mills and Beckham counties, said their biggest problem is bus routes."
Date: January 24, 1952
Creator: Miller, Joe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0381.0137]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: March 24, 1971
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0366B.0067]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: September 24, 1982
Creator: Klock, Roger
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0247.0121]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: November 24, 1961
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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