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[BASEMENT BOX 67.0614]

Description: Photograph is of main street in Synder, OK. A fire has consumed three businesses on the main street that were next to each other. The rubble is in the street. A man helps guide a fire hose through the buildings. Smoke is raising out of the center of one of the buildings. This photograph was taken during the day time.
Date: April 27, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0610]

Description: Photograph of the main street in Synder, OK. A fire has destroyed three buildings. This photograph shows the burned out shell of the grocery and drug store. There is no roof present and the windows and doors are missing. Rubble is strewn on the sidewalk in front of the building. A fire hose is in the right corner of the image. Smoke is still rising from the rubble.
Date: April 27, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0616]

Description: Photograph is of the main street of Synder, OK. A fire has destroyed three buildings on the main street. The smoldering remains are in the center of the photograph. Three men are surrounding the end of the water hose near the pump truck are surveying the damage.
Date: April 27, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Planting Italian Rye Grass, Lespedeza, Yellow Hop, Orchard Grass, Red Top, and Meadow Fescue Between Pasture Ridges/Pryor Project/Nowata Camp

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with horse drawn equipment planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, and meadow fescue between the pasture ridges. The Pasture ridges include such grasses as Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture ridges with Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass making good growth. The farmer is now planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, a… more
Date: April 23, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Constructing Contour Ridges From Recently Retired Land/Muskogee Project/Checotah Camp

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with horse drawn equipment constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land being retired from cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land which is being retired from cultivation. This is to be put to Bermuda grass and used for permanent pasture. The ridges are being built with these rounds of a long winged Kelly plow."
Date: April 22, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Spreading Lespedeza and Sweetclover Seeds on Contour Ridges in Native Pasture/Stillwater Project

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment spreading lespedeza and sweetclover seeds on contour ridges in native pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Seeding contour ridges in native pasture, using lespedeza and sweet clover. The ridges were built with two rounds with terracing plow, then worked with orchard disc. Seed broadcast by hand. Covering with two mower wheels as drag or harrow."
Date: April 27, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Contour Ridges After A Quick One-Inch Rainfall/Stigler Project

Description: Photograph of pasture contour ridge holding water after a quick one-inch rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A newly completed pasture contour ridge holding water both above and below the ridge after a quick one-inch rain."
Date: April 21, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Farmer With A Improvised Device/Stillwater Project

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer using an improvised device harrowing contour furrows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows an ingenious device, improvised by the farmer, doing a good job of harrowing contour furrows after they have been broadcasted to lespedeza and sweet clover. It consists of two moving machine wheels chained together in such a way that one wheel is on each side of the furrow."
Date: April 27, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cows Grazing on A Contoured Furrowed Pasture/Stillwater Project

Description: Photograph of eleven cows grazing on a contour furrowed pasture, planted to Bermudagrass, buffalo, grama, and straminium. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cows are here shown grazing on a contour furrowed field. The furrows have been planted to Bermuda grass and the predominating grasses of this of this virgin pasture are buffalo, grama, and straminium [sic]. Over pasturing in the early spring is considered detrimental."
Date: April 27, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Three Row Orchard Windbreak

Description: Photograph of a three-row orchard windbreak. Mulberry on left, Chinese3 Elm in center, and Juniper on right. Note the dominance of the elm in spite of its being in position where it would tend to be submerged on account of competition.
Date: April 30, 1937
Creator: McLean, B. C.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Blown Soil

Description: Photograph of blown soil accumulations in Russian Thistles in highway now 4 feed deep. This was caused by allowing thistles to grow along side of the highway which caught soil moved by wing from the adjoining field.
Date: April 30, 1937
Creator: McLean, B. C.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wheat Killed by Drifting Soil

Description: Photograph of wheat on terraced land which has been killed by drifting soil from adjoining fields. Soil moisture penetration 27 inches at seeding time, Oct. 1, 1936.
Date: April 30, 1937
Creator: McLean, B. C.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Falling Over a Farm Pond Dam

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man watch water falling over a farm pond dam caused by both excess rainfall and not having an adequate spillway. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Water fulling over a farm pond dam. An adequate spillway was not provided for the dam and excess water must of necessity flow over the crest. The dam is cutting and will eventually be ruined. This picture was taken in the rain immediately after an inch of water had fallen in half an hour."
Date: April 20, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Cooperator Farmer Building Contour Ridges Using A Kelly Long Wing Plow/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED cooperator farmer with horse drawn equipment building contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow and sodding them to Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cooperator building pasture contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow. To be spot sodded to Bermuda grass."
Date: April 23, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Farmer Contour Ridging Field/Muskogee Project/Checotah Camp

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer with horse drawn equipment constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land, which is being retired from cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land which is being retired from cultivation. This is to be put to Bermuda grass and used for permanent pasture. The ridge are being built with three rounds of long winged Kelly plow."
Date: April 22, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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