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Grover Thomas Contour Pasture Ridges/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of a field, which the contour pasture ridges have become vegetated. An UNIDENTIFIED town, possibly Ninnekah, is visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Contour pasture ridges which have become well vegetated.”
Date: November 20, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, R. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vetch-Rye Soil Building Cover Crop on Clarence Adams and Son Field

Description: Photograph of Hubert Adams, and W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist, showing off vetch growth. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Hubert Adams, 2. W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Vetch-Rye soil building cover crop. Spring 1952. Land Capability Class III land. 6-GP Soil Unit. Moderately severe erosion cropland. Field planted to Austrian winterpeas [sic] in Fall 1950. 150 pounds super phosphate applied at planting time. Austri… more
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Protected by Levee

Description: Photograph of land protection via levee ½ miles east of Binger and looking south from a highway bridge on highway 152 on Curtis Opitz’s land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking south from highway bridge on highway 152 east of Binger, Oklahoma [sic]. The field on the right is protected by a levee. This field was of little use due to overflows before the levee was constructed.”
Date: March 20, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Retired Cultivated Field

Description: Photograph of the proper land use of a retired cultivated field. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Planting of bluestem grass on a retired cultivated field. Old terraces are still noticeable in the field. This land is highly erodible and should be farmed with protective measures.”
Date: March 20, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sugar Creek Sedimentation Damage

Description: Photograph of sediment damage that has caused land to go from cultivable to willows along Sugar Creek and highway 281. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking east from bridge on highway 281 showing sediment damage that has caused land along Sugar Creek to go from cultivation to willows.”
Date: March 20, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sugar Creek Main Channel

Description: Photograph of the main channel of Sugar Creek south of Gracemont. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Main channel of Sugar Creek which crosses Highway 281, south of Gracemont, Oklahoma. This land was Class I and is now useless because it is covered with silt, Bermudagrass and willows. It needs protection from floodwaters to be made to produce at its maximum.”
Date: March 20, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Biology

Description: Photograph of a McClain County CD stocking Maysville Municipal Reservoir with channel catfish.
Date: October 20, 1972
Creator: Meinders, Hadley C.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Concrete Irrigation Ditch

Description: Photograph of a concrete irrigation ditch used for flood irrigation.
Date: May 20, 1968
Creator: Mathiews, Jerry W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Brush Undercutter

Description: Photograph of a V-shaped cutting blade of a root plow which is drawn laterally though the soil 12 to 18 inches deep. This operation cuts stumps and roots and floats them to the surface with fins attached to the cutting blade, which prevents resprouting.
Date: April 20, 1966
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vici Co-Op Elevator

Description: Photograph of the Vici Oklahoma Co-Op elevator with railway box cars in foreground being used to ship wheat.
Date: July 20, 1960
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Building at the Brushy Ridge School Site

Description: Photograph of a new building on the old site of Brushy Ridge School. Patrons and School Board completed this building of a class room, hall, assembly room and large kitchen for $2,600. 00. Funds from their school forest donated by J. D. Bates helped furnish the kitchen.
Date: November 20, 1956
Creator: Hayes, E. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hereford Cattle Grazing

Description: Photograph of Hereford cattle grazing fescue and ladino clover. Mr. Addison regularly consults with SCS Technicians on land treatment needs on his pasture and woodland.
Date: September 20, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cattle Grazing Fescue and Ladino

Description: Photograph of Hereford cattle grazing fescue and ladino clover. Mr. Addison regularly consults with SCS Technicians on land treatment needs on his pasture and woodland.
Date: September 20, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Coring Jeep, Pilot Bearing Mounting Detail

Description: Photograph of a rear view looking upward under jeep showing features of pilot bearing mounting, position of hole in floorboard, muffler mounting and incidentally the rear right hand tire. Jeep is on a grease rack.
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

View of Soil Coring Machine

Description: Photograph of the soil coring machine through open right hand door.
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flooded county road

Description: Photograph of county road under water from 3 1/2 inches of rain in Marlow area. Creek is Little Beaver.
Date: May 20, 1960
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Native Grass Planting on Red Rock Ranch

Description: Photograph of Henry Jordan, left, and Marshall Jordan, SCS technicians, study 12 year old native grass planting on Thurmond;s 11,000 acre Red Rock Ranch. Stocking rate is approximately 25 acres per cow and calf. This pasture is rested periodically. 20RR- High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site No. 15

Description: Photograph of site no. 15, Owl Creek. Back slope of site no. 15, Owl Creek, Washita River. Everett Knight, Conservation aide, in picture.
Date: September 20, 1957
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Peavine Watershed Site No. 7

Description: Photograph of site no. 7 Peavine Watershed. 2 1/2 tons of prairie hay mulch on slopes.
Date: April 20, 1960
Creator: Howell, T. P.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Muddy Boggy Creek Flooding on SH 31

Description: Photograph of Muddy Boggy Creek inundating SH-31 for 3 days, halting traffic. Adjacent farm land floods several time yearly, making cropping and pasture hazardous. Application submitted for PL-566 assistance in upstream prevention.
Date: May 20, 1960
Creator: Brown, G. C.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvesting Bermuda Grass Roots

Description: Photograph of D. H. Trent harvesting midland bermuda grass roots for replanting.
Date: July 20, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Fertilize

Description: Photograph of placing fertilizer in automatic bermuda grass planter. All bermuda reported during 1955 in the Okmulgee Co. SDC has been fertilized at time of planting.
Date: April 20, 1955
Creator: Evans, Charles A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of centerline of Site 41. One of 24 structures in second segment Wildhorse Creek. Contract let early in 1962.
Date: March 20, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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