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Alkali Spots in Field

Description: Photograph of Henry Kedding standing on an alkali spot after 2 tons of gypsum was applied to field in 1956. Directly behind Kedding, are several buildings and structures, which include houses, barns, and silos. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Alkali spot after 2 tons of Gypsum was applied in 1956. Before planting, area on left of drain untreated. Right of terrace treated in 1957 – 2 tons per acre. Henry Kedding in photo.“
Date: March 4, 1958
Creator: Maxwell, A. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0300]

Description: Photograph is of a man looking with a flashlight into the interior of a automobile that is charred from a previous fire. Burnt debris and rubble surround the car and the man's feet. Caption: "Ruins of a once sparkling new automobile are probed by E. G. Wintermute, El Reno secretary-treasurer of Samples Buick Co, which was gutted by a $50,000 fire Saturday."
Date: March 24, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0301]

Description: Photograph of a man holding a flash light surveying the burnt and destroyed wreckage of shelves and counter area. Caption: "Looking over what once was a complete stock of auto parts is E. G. Wintermute, El Reno, secretary-treasurer of the Samples Buick Co. which was wiped out by fire early Saturday causing damage estimated at $50,000."
Date: March 22, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[BASEMENT BOX 67.0302]

Description: Photograph is of two vehicles that are burnt from fire. In the background is a building that part of the wall has collapsed and a burnt mark is up the wall. Caption: "Blackened hulls are all that is left of two new automobiles that were in the showroom of the Samples Buick Co. Saturday when a fire of undetermined origin gutted the establishment causing an estimated $50,000 damage."
Date: March 22, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Comparison of Treated and Untreated Soil With Gypsum

Description: Photograph of Henry Kedding standing in a field both treated and untreated with gypsum. The area has significant Alkali spots deposits from applied gypsum. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Comparison of treated and untreated soil with gypsum. Area in foreground treated with 2 tons of Gypsum per acre in 1956. Area in background untreated."
Date: March 4, 1958
Creator: Maxwell, A. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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