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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of basin listing on the contour. The dams or blocks are 8 feet apart. TX-140-039.

Date: February 11, 1936

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Deep Furrowed Wheat

Photograph of deep furrowed wheat drilled on the contour and on the terraces. By using deep furrows on the wheat, two ends are accomplished. It is protected from "blowing out" and more moisture is conserved.

Date: February 4, 1937

Creator: Slack, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Office Staff During Dust Storm

Photograph of Pony Creek SCS Office Staff during a severe dust storm. Visibility about 50 feet. A flash bulb was used in making this photograph

Date: February 17, 1937

Creator: McLean, B. C.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Holding Water in Contour Furrows

Photograph of water held in contour listing furrows the morning after a 3 1/4 inch rainfall.

Date: February 15, 1938

Creator: Cluff, John

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bermuda Grass Harvester

Photograph of Bermuda grass harvester made by SCS Okla.7.

Date: February 27, 1938

Creator: Chelf, R.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Arbuckle Mountains Topography

Photograph of a general view of the topography and vegetation in the Arbuckle Mountains.

Date: February 3, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Broad Sandy Bank of the Washita

Photograph of a view of a broad sandy bed of the Washita River, 5 miles south of Strong City, Okla.

Date: February 4, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Broad Sandy Bank of the Washita (2)

Photograph of a view of a broad sandy bed of the Washita River, 5 miles south of Strong City, Okla.

Date: February 4, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rapid Bank Cutting

Photograph of the current being held against the bank by sand deposits, causing rapid bank cutting.

Date: February 4, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stream Widening by Wind Erosion

Photograph of a stream bed of the Washita. The sand filled stream is being widened by wind erosion.

Date: February 4, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Channel of Washita River

Photograph of the channel of the Washita River immediately below head of sand load.

Date: February 5, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Coliseum at El Djim, North Africa

Photograph of the giant coliseum at El Djem, North Africa, and a wretched village built on the covered ruins fo the ancient Roman city of Thysdrus. The coliseum seated 60,000 persons, which is many fold the entire population of the surrounding region today. El Djem, Tunisia.

Date: February 5, 1939

Creator: Lowdermilk, W. C.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cut Bank on Washita River

Photograph of a cut bank on the Washita River below the sand load. 1/2 mile east, 1 mile south of Herring, Oklahoma.

Date: February 5, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Debris

Photograph of debris caught in small bridge across the Washita River, three miles northeast of Cheyenne, Oklahoma.

Date: February 5, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Delta of Wild Horse Creek

Photograph of the delta of Wild Horse Creek, part of the Washita Flood Control Survey. Sand was carried down and deposited on fertile field. Wind is now making dunes and forbidding cultivation.

Date: February 5, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society