Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge across the Salt Fork River on highway south of Ponca City which is endangered due to the large amount of debris which piled up against it when the river was flooding.
Date: May 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork Rivewr broke through and rushed down the raod scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of cotton field which has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River flooded out across a bend. The field is now filled with scurring channels 10 to 25 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of solid sodded flume outlet for a farm pond. The flume is an overfall and the pond is an equalizer in a terrace system. OK-[unclear].
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Badly Damaged Cotton Field

Photograph of a cotton field which has been badly damaged wheee the salt Fork River cut across a bend. The field is now filled with scouring channels 10 to 15 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermuda Grass Pasture

Photograph of a Bermuda grass pasture.
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFIED Man Standing in a Parallel Contour Strips on Uniform Slope/Wagoner Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in one of the parallel contour strips on uniform slope ten miles northwest of Wagoner. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Parallel contour strips on uniform slope. These strips are to be planted to native grass mixture. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contrasting Bermudagrass Fields/Wagoner Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in between two contrasting Bermuda fields. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bermuda pasture root planted in three foot rows eight or ten years ago by the farmer. The section on the right was plowed last spring but not mowed. The grass is heavier where plowing was done, although weeds are larger. The pasture is to be mowed next spring and progress pictures are to be made to show the grass growth."
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washed Out Wheat Field

Photograph of a wheat field in which this years wheat crop has been completely washed out due to the Chickaskia River cuttng across it in flood stages. Note wheat hanging on fence.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Better Grass From Plowing

Photograph of a bermuda pasture root planted in three foot rows eight or ten years ago by the farmer. The section on the right was plowed last spring but not mowed. The grass is heavier where the plowing was done, although weeds are larger. The pasture is to be mowed next spring and progress pictures are to be made to show the grass growth.
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of severe gully erosion on verdigris terrace soils. OK-6894.
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork Rivewr broke through and rushed down the raod scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Confluence of Chickaskia and Salt Fork Rivers

Photograph of alfalfa field which is sloughting off into the Salt Fork River near its confluence with the Chickaskia. Approximately 20 acres of this 50 acre field has been washed into the river on this bend.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washed Out Wheat

Photograph of a wheat field in which this years wheat crop has been completely washed out due to the Chickaskia River cuttng across it in flood stages. Note wheat hanging on fence.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River broke through and rushed down the road scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep. OK-6549.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a cotton field which has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River cut across a bend. The field is now filled with scouring channels 10 to 25 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches. From the Stillwater Project. OK-6547.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermuda Grass Harvester

Photograph of Bermuda grass harvester made by SCS Okla.7.
Date: February 27, 1938
Creator: Chelf, R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFIED Man Standing in a Parallel Contour Strips on Uniform Slope/Wagoner Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in one of the parallel contour strips on uniform slope ten miles northwest of Wagoner. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Parallel contour strips on uniform slope. These strips are to be planted to native grass mixture. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History