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Abandoned Land by Improper Farming Conditions

Description: Photograph of an area in the center of this picture showing an area of abandoned land due to improper farming conditions in which the gullies average 10 feet deep and you can see how these gullies are rapidly encroaching upon the cultivated areas directly adjacent to this area. In a few short years none of this land will be available for farming. Konawa Camp, Ardmore Project.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
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
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Three Far-Reaching Main Arteries of Gullies

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of the damage of three far-reaching main arteries of gullies, caused by improper farming practices, leading to the abandonment of this quarter section of land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This picture shows three main arteries of gullies which are so dar-reaching [sic] and damaging that the whole quarter section of land has been abandoned for some time. The gullies are from three to fifteen feet deep and were caused by improper cultivation without terrace… more
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

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
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
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial View of Two Farms Showing Erosion Control Practices

Description: Photograph of Two farm ponds shown in which water is supplied by drainage from level terraced fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the night before.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation 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
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farm Pond Water Control

Description: Photograph of two farm ponds, constructed by the land woner and protected by rip-rapping. The rip-rapping and outlets were provded 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 be seen faintly. Note excessive grade compared with level terraces. Ardmore Project, Konawa Camp.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of two four-horse teams pulling Fresno Scrapers and building a terrace at the Konawa Terracing Demonstration. OK-5023. Also see Okla-5022.
Date: March 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farms

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of two farms on which erosion control is practiced, Ardmore District, Konawa Camp, Konawa, OK.
Date: October 30, 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gullies

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of gullies caused by improper cultivation, Ardmore District, Konawa Camp, Konawa, OK.
Date: October 30, 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gully Damage

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

James, David Harjo, and Willie Sweet

Description: Photograph of James, David Harjo, and Willie Sweet in Sasakwa, OK, October 29, 1936.
Date: October 29, 1936
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Outlet Ditch

Description: Photograph of a vegetative outlet ditch, Ardmore District, Konawa Camp, Konawa, OK.
Date: September 30, 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0374.0378]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Con Long, Seminole, Representative, Deceased 01-05-59"
Date: November 5, 1936
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1192.0567]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: ".. . Seminole county. On the left of the road is a farm owned by Q. T. Collins, an early and persistent advocate of soil conservation. --- On the right of the road is a field with identical conditions of soil and slope. It was not contoured or terraced, and all that remains now is a gully-washed, abandoned flat."
Date: December 8, 1936
Creator: SCS Photo - R. W. Hufnagle
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1404.0295]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Whipping tree"
Date: May 5, 1936
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pond

Description: Photograph of a farm pond with rip-rapped dam, Ardmore District, Konawa Camp, Konawa, OK.
Date: December 8, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

State Theatre

Description: Photograph of the interior of the State Theatre, Seminole, OK.
Date: 1936~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

State Theatre

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the State Theatre, Seminole, OK.
Date: 1936~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

State Theatre

Description: Photograph of the interior of the State Theatre, Seminole, OK.
Date: 1936~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Terrace

Description: Photograph of a Bermuda grassed terrace, Ardmore District, Konawa Camp, Konawa, OK.
Date: October 30, 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of an abandoned field very badly gullied due to incorrect farming procedures. This field, only part of which is shown here, could not even be reached by a pickup truck. Plowing the field up and down the hill was the primary reason for this "picture story". OK-5046.
Date: March 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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