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Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Description: Photograph of three buffalo standing in a field located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A part of the Buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The buffalo was the department store of the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated there were a few small herds saved and … more
Date: September 29, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tree Planting

Description: Photograph of Neighborhood Youth Corp enrollees planting white pine seedlings on idle Clase Vie land of Perkinsville loam. District Cooperator, John W. Ward. Shown are J.L. Miller; Cecil Osborne; Ronnie Miller; Jerry Hicks; Dan Isaacs; and Cecil Combs.
Date: March 29, 1966
Creator: Greene, E. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fish Kill

Description: Photograph of a fish kill on Carlock Ranch lake. Rotenone 5% used at rate of 2.7# per acre foot of water.
Date: August 29, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Residence of Dr. F.P. Baker

Description: Photograph of the residence of Dr. F.P. Baker with recreational area.
Date: September 29, 1969
Creator: Smith, James E.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock Water for Pasture

Description: Photograph of a pond with riser drawdown pipe for principal spillway. Emergency spillways on each end. Livestock water for pasture.
Date: December 29, 1959
Creator: Hamill, Dan
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rebuilding a Pond

Description: Photograph of contractors rebuilding a pond that failed during heavy spring rain storm.
Date: December 29, 1959
Creator: Hamill, Dan
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Prevention on the Washita River

Description: Photograph of Ionine Creek, an aerial view of a critical silt source area. This huge gully has been treated vegetative, and a structure is to be built on the lower end. Fields were planted to native grasses and tree plantings made in 1957.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Prevention on the Washita River-Kickapoo Sandy Sub watershed

Description: Photograph of the Washita River-Kickapoo Sandy sub watershed. This view is of the main Kickapoo Sandy Creek channel showing bottomland that will be protected by upstream floodwater retarding structures.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Planting Bermuda Grass Sprigs

Description: Photograph of William Mast planting Bermuda grass sprigs in newly shaped waterway.
Date: April 29, 1959
Creator: Hamill, Dan
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Kickapoo Sandy Subwatershed Flood Prevention

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of the main Kickapoo Sandy Creek channel showing bottomland that will be protected by upstream floodwater retarding structures.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood prevention

Description: Photograph of flood prevention, Washita River, Ionine Creek. Critical silt source area. View looking up gully to the north. Vegatative work has been done, Structural works are just starting.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Prevention

Description: Photograph of aerial view of flood prevention, Washita River, Mill Creek watershed. Site No. 16. Benefits. Mill Creek bottomland below structure. Jack Penner residence is in extreme right. Structure was vegatated with Kind Ranch bluestem in 1958. Former cropland above structure has been seeded to King Ranch bluestem.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Prevention Mill Crreek Watershed

Description: Photograph of arial view of flood prevention, Washita River, Mill Creerk Watershed - benefits. Irrigation project was made possible because of protection afforded by 4 floodwater retarding structures on the upper end of Mill Creek. Ensilage, alfalfa, barley and grain deep wells. Feed lots above and left of irrigated land have a capacity of 1500 to 2000 head of cattle. View looking NE.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Detention Structure on Washita River

Description: Photograph of approximately 6" of rain fell above this site in the period of four days. On April 27th, 1954, 2" fell in twenty five miinutes, 3" fell in one hour on April 29 and 1" fell on April 30. Water rose approximately seven feet above the drow-down structure and had seven feet to go before it reached spillway level. Note the water being discharged out of the 24" drawdown structure in the grove of trees at the base of the dam. Aerial view.
Date: July 29, 1954
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stigler Project

Description: Photograph of farm pond construction across natural drain with sloping land along drain seeded to grass. Wide spaced terraces sewn to absorb short point rows. Uniform strip between widest terraces. T. A. Shirley, owner-operator.
Date: May 29, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed Construction

Description: Photograph of contractor riping rock in Core Trench across stream channel at Sta. 27+96 C/L Dam.
Date: August 29, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita River Watershed Construction

Description: Photograph of core trench cut to finished grade, looking southwest from Sta. 29+00 C/L dam.
Date: August 29, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Classification

Description: Photograph of sample of soil from a newly cleared piece of bottom land. This land will be used as an improved pasture. It will be planted with; sweet clover, oats, rye and bermuda grass.
Date: April 29, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita River Wildhorse Creek

Description: Photograph of flood prevention. Watershed Treatment - Washita River - Wildhorse Creek. Farm pond under construction for livestock water and gully erositon control. A 10 inch pipe will be installed for flood water control and spillway protection. A waterway will be constructed below pond to carry water to Wildhorse Creek. It will carry water from 80 ac. field in upper left corner after vegetation is well established. Diversion in lower right will also spill into waterway. About 500 acres of good… more
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita River Wildhorse Creek

Description: Photograph of flood prevention. Washita River - Wildhorse Creek Site No. 22. Lake Humphreys. Multiple purpose structure, flood preventiona nd municipal water for Duncan. The lake is also used for fishing and boating. Private cabins can be seen along the lake shores.
Date: July 29, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Irrigation Well

Description: Photograph of a new irrigation well with proper gravel pack to replace well that was improperly packed and failed.
Date: November 29, 1957
Creator: Woodward, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tenkiller Lake

Description: Photograph of west side of Tenkiller lake looking east from the Methodist Boys Ranch. Cover photo second choice for Cherokee County. Cherokee Hills Project Area
Date: September 29, 1966
Creator: Moss, Allan R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

North Cavalary Creek Overflow

Description: Photograph of Cavalary Creek overflowing. This is inbetween the Frank Kliewer and Elmer Flaming farms, 7 miles SE of Cordell, Okla. Overflow enters North Cavalry Creek after running down the road less tha 1/2 mile from where it leaves South Cavalry Creek. (See the Okla-10-783 and Okla-10-782 series). Flood waters are washing out the road and endangering the bridge. This picture is looking south.
Date: April 29, 1953
Creator: Archer, Sellars G
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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