Washita River Above the Mouth of Sandstone Creek

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Photograph of view of the Washita River, 3/4 miles above the mouth of Sandstone Creek. The river is dry. There is approximately 600,000 acre drainage area above this point. SCS Technician Willis J. Sorrells and Roger Mills County Agent Charles Burns in picture.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

Creation Information

Whittington, Fred L. December 13, 1957.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 16 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

The Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society (OCHS) was organized and became a functioning organization in 2018. Partnerships were formalized with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD), the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma State University Oral History Research Program and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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Description

Photograph of view of the Washita River, 3/4 miles above the mouth of Sandstone Creek. The river is dry. There is approximately 600,000 acre drainage area above this point. SCS Technician Willis J. Sorrells and Roger Mills County Agent Charles Burns in picture.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Top of county bridge and 1/2 mile south of Herring School.

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Photographs documenting natural resource conservation efforts in Oklahoma.

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  • December 13, 1957

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  • Aug. 27, 2021, 6:59 p.m.

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Whittington, Fred L. Washita River Above the Mouth of Sandstone Creek, photograph, December 13, 1957; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1834301/: accessed June 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society.

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