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Gully Caused by Heavy Rainfall

Description: Photograph of a gully caused by the 19-inch rainfall which fell in 7-hours on June 22. This gully, 25 feet deep and 40 feet wide, & several blocks long, is in the middle of what was a travelled street before the rain started. Less than 2 acres of land drain into the gully above its head.
Date: July 9, 1968
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Concord Grape Vineyard

Description: Photograph of showing the average growth of the 20 year old ten acre Concord Grape vineyard. The chorty soil was terraced before grapes were set. Soil building crop of vetch, yellow hop clover, lespedeza, and rye grass is maintained at all times except for short period during the final growth and ripening of the fruit. Phospate is applied under the legumes. A regular spray schedule has been maintained. There has never been a failure to produce a fair crop and they have produced 3000 bushels sev… more
Date: August 17, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a close-up detail of individual plants in the excellent composition on normal upland site. The predominantly tall plants, starting at the left, are tall dropseed, a single stalk of sideoats grama, a large clump of little bluestem, and, the plume-like one toward the right, Indian grass. See TX-43, 965A for the percentage composition of the grasses on this site. TX-43, 965B.
Date: October 9, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Seedbed that has been Prepared on a 240-acre Farm in the Choska Drainage District

Description: Photograph of a seedbed that has been prepared on a 240-acre farm in the Choska Drainage District and will be able to produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A good seedbed that has been prepared on this 240 acre farm. The Choska Drainage District provided the drainage for this farm. This land will now produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage.”
Date: October 22, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Boy Scouts of America

Description: Photograph of Mr. F. S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, on right, talking over the district agreement with Donald Fisher, center, and Don Holliday, left. In the foreground is a model of the rustic bridge used in the teaching younger scouts about woodwork without nails. OK-9102.
Date: August 23, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Boy Scouts of America

Description: Photograph of Camp director J.D. Smoot holding the boat on a 2.5 acre lake stocked with bluegill breen, black bass & channel catfish, and is used for swimming, boating and fishing. In the foreground, L to R: Dean Hess, Gene Poyner & Gerald Hoff statter. In the boat in the background are David Sradar [sp.?] & Jimmie Kemp. OK-9104.
Date: August 25, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of pure-bred Hereford cattle grazing on [unclear] pasture of Bermuda grass, native bluestem and clovers. This pasture has been mowed for weed control where the cattle are grazing. In the foreground the pasture has not been mowed and the cattle graze to this line. This shows the value of mowing. OK-9111.
Date: August 20, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a bridge, over the Canadian River, is now 18 inches from the water, which is only about a foot deep but formerly 16 feet above the water level. Acc. To William Dolezal, supervisor of the eat Canadian Soil Conservation District, the water deep enough to dive into from the bridge 25 years earlier. Silt from upstream farms has clogged the channel. OK-9003.
Date: May 16, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Future Drop Inlet Site

Description: Photograph of an old dilapidated bridge that the UNIDNTIFED county commission will replace with a fill & drop inlet. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Old bridge which will be replaced by fill & drop inlet. County commissioners will place the pipe and the fill to be done as part of regular district flood control operations."
Date: May 26, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
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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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of blue panic grass seeded in March, 1947. A seed crop in June yielded 300 to 400 pounds per acre. Another seed crop will be available around November. There has been only 1 ½ inches of rain on this stand since it was cut for seed in June. TX-43, 881.
Date: September 10, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of close-up detail of individual plants in the good composition on normal upland site. The predominant grasses, starting at left, are prairie coneflower; redseed plantains; sideoats grama; the low-growing buffalo grass; broomweed; in the center, tall dropseed; the predominant thistle; silver bluestem; Indian grass and the last one, to the right, little bluestem. TX-43, 966B.
Date: October 9, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of close-up detail of individual plants in the good composition on normal upland site. The predominant grasses, starting at left, are prairie coneflower; redseed plantains; sideoats grama; the low-growing buffalo grass; broomweed; in the center, tall dropseed; the predominant thistle; silver bluestem; Indian grass and the last one, to the right, little bluestem. TX-43, 966B.
Date: October 9, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a diversion terrace that cuts water out of a field showing at the right. Part of the field had a deep gully unfit for cultivation before the diversion cut the water out of it. The grass on the terrace is Bermuda. It is mowed regularly and utilized for grazing. TX-42, 413.
Date: January 25, 1946
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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