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[Photograph 2012.201.TP0392.0567]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gulf Docks are sketched out in this Maritime administration map of the Mississippi River delta showing how a deep-water port be built offshore Louisiana"
Date: unknown
Creator: 3rd Party
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

SCS Technician J. H. Slack and Ernest Covington Inspecting a Drainage Ditch Maintained by Fencing for Grazing

Description: Photograph of SCS Technician J. H. Slack and Ernest Covington inspecting a drainage ditch maintained by fencing for grazing. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Earnest Covington, 2. J. H. Slack. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCS Technician J. H. Slack (rt) and Ernest Covington inspect drainage ditch maintained by fencing for grazing. Brushy growth, unpalatable to cattle, is removed by mowing. SCS technicians had to wade in water when they staked out this ditch.” more
Date: April 17, 1952
Creator: Loftin, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0275.0445]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "WET BULB TEST is run by Specialist Garvin Isaacs of Oklahoma City's Headquarters Company of the 95th Division (Tng) Army reserve during summer camp at Ft. Polk, La."
Date: 1972
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

High Die Plantation Drainage Ditch

Description: Photograph of a newly constructed main drainage channel on the High Die Plantation looking eastward. The back of the photograph proclaims, "(Looking east down main ditch at crossing north of Nick's home.) Channel of newly constructed main drainage ditch. Dirt was too wet to allow spoil banks to be spread when ditch was dug, but this will be done as soon as conditions permit. With the completion of the drainage system, now under construction, the entire woodland area in background will be cleare… more
Date: March 12, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

An UNIDENTIFIED Man Standing in the Channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 After Removal of Stumps and Completion of Dragline Operations

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing in the channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. Outlet is Bayou Chenin-A-Haut. Ditch drains almost 175 acres of cultivated land, and about 10 acres of woodland pasture. Approximately 40 acres, which has been out of cultivation f… more
Date: July 22, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Idle Land and Crop Loss Caused By Inadequate Drainage

Description: Photograph of Mr. Knotts looking over a large area of corn drowned out, caused by ineffective drainage system. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Idle land and crop loss, Inadequate Drainage. Mr. Knoots [sic] looking over a large area of corn drowned out, caused by ineffective drainage system. Water from recent heavy rains remains on the land too long. Note: Idle land on left side of photo that was not planted due to excessive moisture resulting from improper drainage."
Date: July 6, 1946
Creator: Willis, T. H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Two UNIDENTIFED Men Looking At a Pump-Off System

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men looking at a pump-off system, which drains wet lands and empties the water into a nearby canal. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pump-off system which drains a number of wet acres empties water in the canal at the right."
Date: February 16, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cotton Roots Development Comparison

Description: Photograph of mounted cotton roots showing the effect of poor drainage, plow sole pan, hard pans, clay pans have a cotton root development. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mounted cotton roots showing the effect of poor drainage, plow sole pan, hard pans, clay pans have a cotton root development."
Date: December 9, 1949
Creator: Loftin, L. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man cultivating Ditch Bank Prior to Seeding Bermuda

Description: Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man using a farm tractor and disk to cultivate ditch bank prior to seeding Bermudagrass seed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farm tractor and disk cultivating ditch bank prior to seeding Bermuda seed. Ditch was constructed in spring of 1943 and vegetation was not established. Side slopes 3 to 1."
Date: March 13, 1945
Creator: Breeden, A. A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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