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Watershed Structures

Description: Photograph of site #5 Multipurpose Flood Retarding Structure on Fourche Maline Watershed in Robbers Cave State Park. Wildlife Dept. added recreation and wildlife water to this site.
Date: May 5, 1970
Creator: Gregory, George
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Deep Gully

Description: Photograph of deep gully caused by improper terrace outlets. It is to be shaped and sodded to bermudagrass and terrace water eliminated. Picture looking east toward the head of the gully.
Date: March 5, 1957
Creator: Fry, Chester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation

Description: Photograph of irrigating alfalfa field with water from detention reservoir #16 on Sand Stone Creek Watershed. Dam is shown in background. Water is being let out of reservoir and is being picked up by irrigation system from stream bed on right.
Date: May 5, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Creek Watershed Bullfrog

Description: Photograph of bullfrog caught below dam on Site 17, Sand Stone Creek Watershed. This area was always dry except during rainy season and had no water for wildlife. The creek below the dam is now a good wilfife area because water is always available.
Date: May 5, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Coliseum at El Djim, North Africa

Description: Photograph of the giant coliseum at El Djem, North Africa, and a wretched village built on the covered ruins fo the ancient Roman city of Thysdrus. The coliseum seated 60,000 persons, which is many fold the entire population of the surrounding region today. El Djem, Tunisia.
Date: February 5, 1939
Creator: Lowdermilk, W. C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Checking Wheat

Description: Photograph of SCS Tech. John Bailey checking the seed heads of the wheat in this irrigated 60 acre field. Good tall growth of wheat was attributed to conditioning of the soil with alfalfa for six years. Wggins is to change from flood irrigation to level border. SCS Engineers designed irrigation system. III HP 2.
Date: July 5, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Secrest Ranch

Description: Photograph of Secrest Ranch showing the rear view of a self-propelled combine cutting seed from Indiangrass and big bluestem. Yields here were around 250 pounds of seed to the acre. The native grass is to be used largely in the Washita River watershed. OK-9756.
Date: October 5, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of terraces. Constructing terraces with two, three bottom plows. This picture shows completed terraces as the 16 round was being made. This terrace is approximately 1000 feet long. It checked out 1.2 settled, height of ridge cross section of channel is 16 sq. ft. Ridge is 20 ft. from channel to toe on back side. OK-745-12.
Date: September 5, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining

Description: Photograph of the growth of Cottonwood trees in field six, south to north. Plantings made in 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-8.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining

Description: Photograph of the growth of black locust trees in field six, south to north. Plantings made in February, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-7.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining

Description: Photograph of growth of giant reed (arundo donax) from sod, from the south side of field five. Plantings made in March, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-10.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Hill, Earnest
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining

Description: Photograph of the growth of Weeping Love Grass in the north end of field one and two, growing on drift area. Broadcast needed in March, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma.OK-3194-15.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Hill, Earnest
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass on the back slope of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma. Using a 3-point hitch Brillion Seeder. John deere anchor tractor. A winch is used to lengthen the cable as needed. OK-951-2.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass on the back slope of a detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Oklahoma. Using a 3-point hitch Brillion Seeder. John deere anchor tractor. A winch is used to lengthen the cable as needed. OK-951-6.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of brush eradication. Sprayed (using a Basal Treatment—an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil carrier instead of water and applied to the plants) in February, 1957. Large tree had circle hacked with an axe, small trees had only a spray band 1 foot wide at the base of the tree. A 2-4-5T herbicide gave a 100% kill. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] recommends this use of the herbicide over mechanical removal as it reduces resprouting. OK-579-9.
Date: November 5, 1957
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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