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Aerial Shot of Two Farm Ponds and Terraces/Ardmore Project/Konawa Camp

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of two farm ponds, terraces, a road, and a few buildings. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farm ponds, constructed by the land owner and protected by rip-rapping. The rip-rapping and outlets were provided by the service. The upper pond is approximately 10 acre feet and was constructed for use as a silting basin, for the lower pond. The lower part of the picture shows terraces and outlet ditches. Terraces are level. The old terraces can b… more
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Erosion Control on Two Farms/Ardmore Project/Konawa Camp

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of erosion control on two farms. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farms on which erosion control is practiced to a large extent. There are two farm ponds shown here in which the water is supplied by excess drainage from the level terraces fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the night before.”
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Two Farm Ponds/Ardmore Project/Konawa Camp

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of two farm ponds and some white spots indicating alkaline conditions caused by erosion. A road spans the bottom corner of the photograph, while a farm is near the top left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farm ponds which were built by the landowner and rip-rapped by the landowner. The upper pond is used as a silting basin for the lower pond. Immediately above the pond there are some white spots which are an indication of alkaline cond… more
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Payne's Farm

Description: Photograph of an African American couple standing in front of their home with a homemade sign that says "Payne's Farm." It appears that they were part of a home improvement yard improvement project.
Date: 1932
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Far Reaching Gullies

Description: Photograph of three main arteries of gullies which are so far-reaching and damaging that the whole quarter section of land has been abandonded for some time. The gullies are from three to fifteen feet deep and were caused by improper cultivation without terraces.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Mr. Rudolph Porter [left] showing Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician W. C. Mitchell (right) the growth of sericea lespedeza planted in April 1951 in this 12 acre field. Field was transitioning from continuous peanuts and hegira [a grain / grass] production. In March 1953 300 pounds of 0-20-0 fertilizer was applied. One cutting in 1952 yielded 25 bales an acre and part-time use as a grazed field in September and October. On May 15, 1953, cutting yielded 25 bales and an expe… more
Date: August 13, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of L. F. Phillip (left), ranch foreman, and Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Technician W. C. Mitchell check up on the growth of grass in this 2-year-old Bermuda pasture that has done well under proper management despite a drought. This was old cultivated field. Clovers are to be overseeded. The 70-acre field was given 1 ton of lime and 100 pounds of 12-24-12 fertilizer when the Bermuda was planted and 100 pounds ammonium nitrate at the end of the first year. III CT 7. OK-10, 831.
Date: August 13, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of lespedeza growing on a terrance in a five-acre field of sericea (aka: sericea lespedeza). On terrances the sericea is left intact to provide food (seeds) and shelter for quails. Mr. Mitchell is restoring this former peanut land to productiveness through conservation. IV CT 7. OK-10.289
Date: August 13, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Bermuda grass management. Two year old (common) Bermuda grass planting. Note the difference in growth and color, the left portion is unfertilized and the right is fertilized with 120 pounds of ammonium nitrate per acre applied with a spreader in the spring. Bill Mitchell, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], shown in this picture, recommended the treatment of this field. Ok-278-7.
Date: May 16, 1956
Creator: Chelf, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Deep Silt Deposits

Description: Photograph of deep silt on Lalt Creek flood plain. Not fence posts almost covered. The rate of deposition is so rapid that weeds cannot establish themselves on extensive areas of the flood plain in the lower half of this watershed.
Date: July 17, 1957
Creator: Henbest, O. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Workers

Description: Photograph of Chas. Aldridge building terraces under direction of County Agents, Seminole County, OK. Printed by Cordell Studio, Wewoka, OK.
Date: 1928~/1932~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Spreader Ditch

Description: Photograph of workers repairing a strip sodded spreader ditch at the R.O. Quillon Farm, Ardmore District, Konawa Camp, Seminole County, OK.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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