Wheat Crop Destroyed Via Wind Damage on O. W. Rutledge Field

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Photograph of Harold C. Gould looking at a field that has not enough crop residues present, which on this 50-acre field of wheat, completely blown away, resulting in the loss of the crop. A few buildings and grain elevator are visible in the far left and right background of photograph. Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man looking at a field that has not enough crop residues present, which on this 50-acre field of wheat, completely blown away, resulting in the loss of the crop. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Not enough crop residue present, this 50-acre field of wheat was … continued below

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

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Fox, Lester April 20, 1953.

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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. 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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Photograph of Harold C. Gould looking at a field that has not enough crop residues present, which on this 50-acre field of wheat, completely blown away, resulting in the loss of the crop. A few buildings and grain elevator are visible in the far left and right background of photograph. Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man looking at a field that has not enough crop residues present, which on this 50-acre field of wheat, completely blown away, resulting in the loss of the crop. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Not enough crop residue present, this 50-acre field of wheat was blown out completely, crop lost. III and IV RR 7x and 12x."

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

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  • April 20, 1953

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  • May 4, 2022, 7:17 a.m.

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  • May 14, 2022, 11:49 p.m.

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Fox, Lester. Wheat Crop Destroyed Via Wind Damage on O. W. Rutledge Field, photograph, April 20, 1953; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1925851/: accessed May 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society.

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