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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a gully caused by 19 inches of rainfall occuring within a 7 hour period on June 22, 1948. This gully, 25 feet deep and 40 feet wide, is several blocks long and lies in the middle of what was a travelled street before the rain started. Less than 2 [unclear] of land drain into the gully above its head. OK-9675.
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a gully caused by 19 inches of rainfall occuring within a 7 hour period on June 22, 1948. This gully, 25 feet deep and 40 feet wide, is several blocks long and lies in the middle of what was a travelled street before the rain started. Less than 2 [unclear] of land drain into the gully above its head. OK-9672.
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a crew using a scalper to clean up bluestem seed after it has come in from the combine. Claude Kilpatrick harvested about 50,000 pounds of little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass. In the picture, left to right are Frank Zoski, Cecil Zoski and James Whitson. The scalper is located in Kilpatrick's barn. OK-9727.
Date: October 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the unloading of bluestem seed in the mile-long Douglas Aircraft plant in Tulsa. From eft to right: Clarence Day and D.B. Clagg, both in the truck, and W.L. Elliot on the ground. The seed is from Coweta, near Broken Arrow. OK-9754.
Date: October 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of Kilpatrick and Clarence Bunch, Washita River Flood Control agronomist from Geary, Oklahoma, who was in charge of the Soil Conservation Service seed harvest of northeastern Oklahoma native grass seed, stand by sacked bluestem seed which Kilpatrick has harvested for sale. More of the sacked seed canbe seen under the barn. OK-9728.
Date: October 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a crew using a scalper to clean up bluestem seed after it has come in from the combine. Claude Kilpatrick harvested about 50,000 pounds of little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass. In the picture, left to right are Frank Zoski, Cecil Zoski and James Whitson. The scalper is located in Kilpatrick's barn. OK-9727.
Date: October 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Meeting At Hinton Soil Conservation Service Office

Description: Photograph of a meeting in the Hinton office owned by the South Caddo District. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. G. C. Gardner, 2. H. H. Bennett, 3. Louis P. Marrill, 4. Harry Chambers, 5. Brodie Wilson, 6. E. H. Melencamp. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Left to right, in the Hinton office owned by the South Caddo District, are G. C. Gardner, Anadarko, district conservationist; H. H. Bennett of Washington, chief; Louis P. Marrill of Fort Worth, regional conser… more
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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