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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.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of severe overgrazing on the left adding to flood damage on an overflow plain. Two miles south of Strong City, Oklahoma. OK-7082.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sink Hole
Photograph of a sink hole near the edge of a huge gully near Binger. Water flowing through cleavage joints causes underground erosion, allowing the ground to sink as seen here.
Date:
February 6, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sand Load in Washita River
Photograph of a loop in the Washita River immediately above a head of sand load.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Head of Sand Load
Photograph of the head of sand load on the Washita River
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Road Threatened by the Washita River
Photograph of a road threatened by the Washita River. The river has cut toward the road eighty feet in two years.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Arbuckle Mountains Topography
Photograph of a general view of the topography and vegetation in the Arbuckle Mountains.
Date:
February 3, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rapid Bank Cutting
Photograph of the current being held against the bank by sand deposits, causing rapid bank cutting.
Date:
February 4, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind Erosioin on Cultivated Sand
Photograph of wind erosiion on cultivated sand at headwaters of Broken Leg Creek.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wooded Stream Bank
Photograph of a wooded stream bank 3.5 miles below Cheyenne, Okla. Tree species is populis sargentii or the Plains Cottonwood.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Huge Gully near Binger
Photograph of sheer sided walls 100 feet high in huge gully near Binger, Okla.
Date:
February 6, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Channel of Washita River
Photograph of the channel of the Washita River immediately below head of sand load.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Channel of Washita River
Photograph of the new channel of the Washita River cut in May, 1938. Bridge is a low cost replacement.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sand Bar In the Washita River
Photograph of a sand bar containing 18,000 cubic yards of sand. Washta River, two miles south of Strong City, Oklahoma.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Pasture Land
Photograph of native Pasture land at the head of Sgt. Major Creek.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sand Filled Creek
Photograph of the sand filled bed of Dead Indian Creek. This creek has moved to the left since its channel was choked with sand.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Debris
Photograph of debris caught in small bridge across the Washita River, three miles northeast of Cheyenne, Oklahoma.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History