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[Photograph 2012.201.B0118.0348]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Buff Burtis, Clinton, above, served as toastmistress for the annual founders' day banquet of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority, an event of Saturday night."
Date: 1937
Creator: Lefler Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Elk City Project, Clinton Camp

Description: Photograph of a field ready for planting and trip crops. The even width strips are to b planted to tcorn and cotton, one strip planted to corn and the next to Cotton. The variable width strips are now planted to a winter cover crop of wheat which will be plowed under and planted to sowed cane as a close growing erosion resistant crop.
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Planting Oats

Description: Photograph of planting oats on the coutour in a terraced field with a deep furrow drill. The first time though the field one end of the drill followed the ridge line of the terrace. Thw other end in the bottom of the water channel. Second time through one end of the drill is still inthe water channel.
Date: March 18, 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cattle Grazing on Buffalograss Growing on Ridges from a Contour Ridged Pasture/Elk City Project/Clinton Camp

Description: Photograph of eight cattle grazing on buffalograss from ridges in a contour ridged pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing buffalo grass from ridges in a contour ridged pasture. This pasture was contour ridged and spot sodded to buffalo grass in the spring of 1936. Notice the cattle's apparent preference for the new grass on the ridges."
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

General View of Contour Ridges Constructed in 1936/Elk City Project/Clinton Camp

Description: Photograph of a general view looking at contour ridges constructed in 1936, spot sodded to buffalograss, and seeded to drop seed along ridges. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A picture of contour ridges constructed in in the spring of 1936 spot sodded to buffalo grass and seeded to drop seed along the ridges. No grazing has been allowed on this field to the present time. The increased grass growth immediately above and below the contour ridges indicates moisture conservation by the pastu… more
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a field ready for planting to strip crops. The even-width strips are to be planted with alternate rows of corn and cotton. The variable-width strips are now planted with a winter cover crop of wheat which will be plowed under and planted with sowed cane as a close-growing erosion resistance crop. OK-5459.
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Field Ready for Planting

Description: Photograph of a field ready for planting and trip crops. The even width strips are to be planted to corn and cotton, one strip planted to corn and the next to cotton. The variable width strips are now planted to a winter cover crop of wheat which will be plowed under and planted to sowed cane as a close growing erosion resistant crop.
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Close-Up View of Contour Ridges Constructed in 1936/Elk City Project/Clinton Camp

Description: Photograph of a close up view looking at contour ridges constructed in 1936, spot sodded to buffalograss, and seeded to drop seed along ridges. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A picture of contour ridges constructed in in the spring of 1936 spot sodded to buffalo grass and seeded to drop seed along the ridges. No grazing has been allowed on this field to the present time. The increased grass growth immediately above and below the contour ridges indicates moisture conservation by the past… more
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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