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[Photograph 2012.201.B1389.0404]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "George Walker of Geary, left, Oklahoma A&M 165 pound wrester, tries hip block on teammate Wayne Flesner, Stillwater as the pair prepares for entry in 1946 state Amateur Athletic Union tournament opening here Friday at the local YMCA."
Date: February 26, 1946
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1006.0228]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Right, the concrete swimming pool in the floor of the canyon is surrounded by native timber, including red cedar, black walnut and cottonwood."
Date: March 11, 1946
Creator: Tapscott, George
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1006.0240]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This huge steel ad concrete bust of Chief Roman Nose, Cheyenne Indian, who lived in the canyon near Watonga, marks the entrance to Roman Nose State Park."
Date: March 11, 1946
Creator: Tapscott, George
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Briscoe Ranch

Description: Photograph of the John Briscoe Ranch, part of the 70 acre old cultivated field retired and planted to little bluestem, buffalo, switch, Indian and blue-green grasses about the 1st of March 1945. Mixture was seeded at a rate of approximately 12 pounds per acre. This 10 acres was seeded for permannet pasture on clean cotton land. Yield is estimated to be 30 to 35 pounds combined material per acre. Briscoe retired 135 acres last year on this farm and 65 acres on another farm he owns. Next year he … more
Date: October 13, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the W.K.Y. watershed. Aerial view of a gullied, natural draw to be controlled by diversion of runoff, sloping and sodding. Field in the lower left will be terraced with outlets onto native grass pasture. The pond is to be constructed near the lower end of the gullied draw. See OK-9112, -9113 and -9119). OK-9114.
Date: February 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Strait Row Cultivated Field in W. K. Y. Watershed

Description: Photograph of "Aerial view of field planted in straight rows, that is to be terraced, contour tilled and operated under a system of conservation crop rotation. Gullied natural draw (left of center) will be sloped, sodded and protected by a diversion terrace." A UNIDENTIFED town is in the background and Lawson farmstead is on right side of mentioned field.
Date: February 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvesting Grasses From 70 Acre Old Cultivated Field on the John Briscoe Ranch

Description: Photograph of Part of seventy-acre old cultivated field retired & planted on the John Briscoe Ranch. Curtis Hudson, Cooperator and on the tractor, and his brother Dillard seen harvesting the little bluestem, buffalo, switch, Indian and Blue grama grasses in this field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Curtis Hudson, 2. Dillard Hudson. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of 70 acre old cultivated field retired & planted to little bluestem, buffalo, switch, Indi… more
Date: October 30, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a former gullied area in a natural drain running through a cultivated field. The gully has been plowed in, banks leveled and with the field terraced. Note the terrace fills (in the background) where terraces cross the drain. The old gully was approximately 4 feet deep and could not be crossed with tillage implements. The field will be contour cultivated and a conservation crop rotation will be followed. Clarence E. Bunch, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, in the photo. C… more
Date: January 31, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cultivated Field Retired

Description: Photograph of part of a 70 acre old cultivated field retired and planted to little bluestem, buffalo, swith, Indian and blue grama grasses about the first of March 1945. Mixture was seeded at rate of about 12 lbs. per acre. This 10 acres was seeded for permanent pasture on clean cotton land. Yield is estimated to be 30 to 35 lbs. combined material per acre. Mr. Briscoe retired 135 acres last year on this farm, 65 acres on another farm that he owns. Next year he plans to plant 20 additional acre… more
Date: October 30, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Proposed Farm Pond of Severely Gullied Natural Draw in Pasture in W. K. Y. Watershed

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a proposed farm pond (center of photo) of severely gullied natural draw in pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site of proposed farm pond (near center) of severely gullied natural draw in pasture. In center right is the Fred Lawson field (Okla-9112 through 9115) that is to be terraced."
Date: February 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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