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Guymon, OK
Photograph of a Dust Storm in Guymon, OK, at 2 PM. Photo by USDA Soil Conservation Service, April 6, 1935.
Date:
April 6, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tyrone Observer (Tyrone, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1937
Weekly newspaper from Tyrone, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 1, 1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Three Row Orchard Windbreak
Photograph of a three-row orchard windbreak. Mulberry on left, Chinese3 Elm in center, and Juniper on right. Note the dominance of the elm in spite of its being in position where it would tend to be submerged on account of competition.
Date:
April 30, 1937
Creator:
McLean, B. C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Virgin Soil Kept in Place by Yucca Plants
Photograph of virgin soil kept in place by Yucca plants, where about four feet of soil has been removed. This is an undisturbed pasture area which has been overgrazed.
Date:
April 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blown Soil
Photograph of blown soil accumulations in Russian Thistles in highway now 4 feed deep. This was caused by allowing thistles to grow along side of the highway which caught soil moved by wing from the adjoining field.
Date:
April 30, 1937
Creator:
McLean, B. C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wheat Killed by Drifting Soil
Photograph of wheat on terraced land which has been killed by drifting soil from adjoining fields. Soil moisture penetration 27 inches at seeding time, Oct. 1, 1936.
Date:
April 30, 1937
Creator:
McLean, B. C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plow Covered by Sand
Photograph of a one way plow covered by sand from the field. Pictures of this type are quite common in the Panhandle area. This plow is covered by the soil which it helped remove. One way plows are to be blamed for much of the destruction of cultivated wheat fields.
Date:
April 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Removal of Top Soil
Photograph of a view of a field from which the top soil has been removed. The lister marks of two years cultivation are plainly visible in the picture. The structure, (hexagon) of the subsoil is also shown by this picture.
Date:
April 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stillwater Creek Overflowing
Photograph of Stillwater Creek pouring over State Highway 40. Same highway had water eight feet deep flowing over the roads in the watershed.
Date:
April 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History