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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Continuous Flow of Sandstone Creek

Description: Photograph of Lee Roy Jones, Cheyenne, Okla. , rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream guage No. 3. The creek has flowed continuously since November 1, 1954. In 1952, prior to the completion of the flood control program, the longest continuous flow was 88 days.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Pasture

Description: Photograph of Marshall Jordon, SCS technician, examining gully which has been healed by 12-year-old planting of native grass mizture. Little bluestem is the predominating grass. 20RR - High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farm Homes

Description: Photograph of one of the new ranch homes built on the Sandstone-Creek watershed since the flood prevention program was established. Built in 1954 below Site 17. OK-142-1.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of the Newman-Taylor Ranch, is admiring the tall bluestem grass in one of his pastures. This pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed. Loamy prairie range site. 20 to 25 inch rainfall zone. The hills in the background are of the Red Shale Hill range site. OK-142-7.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of members of the OK Water Study Council touring the Sandstone Creek Watershed, Cheyenne, OK. Here they are looking across at 3700 bales of hay stacked on the Taylor Ranch. This hay was cut on an overflow bottom land that was abandoned for crop purposes years ago because of the flood hazard. Site # 17 and 17A is giving protection now. OK-140-6.
Date: August 16, 1955
Creator: Wright, Bob.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fowler Family Ranch Home

Description: Photograph of the Fowler family and dog standing in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Feye Fowler, Mrs. Clarence Fowler, and Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed.”
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Jack Rhoton Cutting Grain Sorghum on O. L. Boggess Farm

Description: Photograph of Jack Rhoton on a John Deer tractor cutting grain sorghum from Sandstone Creek bottomland on O. L. Boggess farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Jack Rhoton cutting grain sorghum from Sandstone Creek bottomland on O. L. Boggess farm. Sorghum will be put in trench silo. This is a portion of the 4,700 acres formerly overflowed by Sandstone Creek.”
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Flowing in Sandstone Creek Below Stream Gauge No. 3

Description: Photograph of Lee Roy Jones, rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream gauge No. 3. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lee Roy Jones, Cheyenne, Okla. rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream gauge No. 3. The creek has flowed continuously since November 1, 1954. In 1952, prior to the completion of the flood control program, the longest continuous flow was 88 days."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fowler Family Ranch Home

Description: Photograph of the Fowler family and dog lounging in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Feye Fowler, 2. Mrs. Clarence Fowler, 3. Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and Daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Newman-Taylor Ranch Tall Bluestem Pasture

Description: Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, standing in a field of tall bluestem. Some cattle are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. The pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Erosian Control

Description: Photograph of Marshall Jordan, Soil Conservation Services [SCS] technician examing a gully which has ben healed by a 12-year-old planting of native grass mixture. Little bluestem is the predominant grass. 20RR--High, good range condition. OK-10, 583.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tompkins, Gordon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully Healed by Native Grass

Description: Photograph of Marshall Jordan, SCS technician, examining gully which has been healed by 12 year old planting of native grass mixture. Little bluestem is the predominate grass. High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture of Bluestem Grass

Description: Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. This pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Pasture

Description: Photograph of twelve year old native grass planting on Thurmond's 11,000-acre Red Rock Ranch. Little bluestem is the predominating grass. This pasture is rested periodically. Stocking rate is approxately 25 acres per cow and calf. 20RR - High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Native Grass Planting

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Indiangrass Range

Description: Photograph of N.H. Thurman looks across 9-acre field of Indiangrass he seeded in 1947. Thurman has seeded 100 acres of grass as a result of experiments he witnessed on LU project. He leases government grazing land in addition to his own native grassland.
Date: August 2, 1950
Creator: Putman, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Newman-Taylor Ranch Tall Bluestem Pasture

Description: Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, standing in a field of tall bluestem. Some cattle are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jim Taylor, ranch operator, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. Pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed. Loamy Prairie range site. 20"-25" rainfall zone. The hills in background are Red shale hill range site."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fowler Family Ranch Home

Description: Photograph of the Fowler family and dog standing in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Feye Fowler, Mrs. Clarence Fowler, and Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed."
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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