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Chinese Elm and Catalpa Trees Windbreak and Post Lot

Description: Photograph of a "Windbreak and post lot consisting of Chinese elm and catalpa trees. Trees were set out about 1937." A building and car sit just to the right of the windbreak and post lot.
Date: May 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ernest Toller Tree Planting/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of "Trees planted on contour in abandoned land to be used for woodlot" on Ernest Toller land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Trees planted on the contour in abandoned land to be used for woodlot. Progress pictures will be made later."
Date: May 18, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rock Island Railroad Bridge Post Flood

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded Rock Island Railroad bridge and surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rock Island Railroad bridge after flood of May 18, 1949."
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aftermath of May 18, 1949 Flood on Oklahoma State Highway #81 Bridge

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded State Highway #81 bridge on the Washita River. The back of the photo proclaims, "Looking downstream on Oklahoma State Highway No. 81 after the flood May 18, 1949. See Okla-10-052 and Okla-10-053."
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

North Side of Rock Island Railroad Bridge After 18 May 1949 Flood

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded Rock Island Railroad bridge and surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Approach to North side of Rock Island railroad bridge – track washed out after the flood of May 18, 1949."
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aftermath of May 18, 1949 Flood on Oklahoma State Highway #81

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of the Washita River flooding a portion of State Highway 81. Note that several buildings are visible in this photograph with a few of them being at risk of being or was flooded. Furthermore, the bridge is completely flooded by the Washita River making travel impossible. The back of the photo proclaims, "Approach to bridge – State Highway No. 81, after flood of May 18, 1949 on the Washita."
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Constructed Drop Inlet Constructed Where An Unsafe Bridge Used to Stand to Stabilize Erosion from Gully

Description: Photograph of a constructed drop inlet constructed where an unsafe bridge used to stand to stabilize erosion from gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Highway Erosion Control. Unsafe bridge eliminated and drop inlet constructed, (Highway Commission, WPA, and SCS cooperation) to allow deep gully to silt in, thus stabilizing erosion. Stock will also be watered here as water gathers in basin."
Date: May 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Officially Open for Fishing

Description: Photograph of a flood prevention and domestic water and recreation area. Lake officially open for fishing. Fishing float is to left of drawdown pipe
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Strip Cropping of Native Grasses

Description: Photograph of strips of native grass consisting of Blue grama and little bluestem on contour. A house sits in both the immediate and distant background of this photograph. The back of this photograph proclaims, "Strips of Native Grass on Contour Blue gramma [sic] and Little bluestem. Area on left retired from cultivation and grass becoming established. Cultivation continues between strips to provide income from land while grass becomes established. Strips planted spring of '37 at rate of 30# to… more
Date: May 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ernest Toller Tree Planting/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of “Trees planted on contour in abandoned land to be used for woodlot” on Ernest Toller land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Trees planted on the contour in abandoned land to be used for woodlot. Progress pictures will be made later.”
Date: May 18, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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