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No Soil Loss After Rain

Description: Photograph of wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field was subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop. Looking down a terrace channel.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Storage for Protection

Description: Photograph of a view of a pond from the spillway. Pond has detention storage to protect state and county highways and cropland from flood damage. Fence will be above permanent water level.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tamping Soil

Description: Photograph of Kent Kirkpatrick tamping soil around cutoff collar on principal spillway pipe of erosion control dam.
Date: December 2, 1959
Creator: Hamill, Dan
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Full Pipe Discharge

Description: Photograph of SCS Technician Dan Hamill viewing full pipe discharge from stockwater pond that has detention storage of flood water designed to protect cropland and roads below the structure.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Field Seeded to Native Grasses

Description: Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technician Fred L. Whittington in a field recently seeded to mixture of native grasses using small grain as cover crop. Farm recently purchased by owner. A conservation plan was developed with assistance of Soil Conservation Service personnel.
Date: March 10, 1959
Creator: Hamill, Dan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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