Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of W.A. Maples farm land. Contour cultivation and wind strips for erosion control on peanut land. The four rows of sorghum planted alternately with 8 rows of peanuts were severely grazed and a slight amount of wind erosion is evident although it is not serious. Wind erosion control strips on peanut fields should not be grazed and tall growing vegetation should be left to afford the fullest possible protection to the sandy soils. TX-40-893-B.
Date: February 16, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Eastland County Courthouse in Eastland, TX]

Photo of Eastland County Courthouse in Eastland, TX. The courthouse is made of small, pale-yellow bricks and large stone blocks. The entrance of the building faces the right side of the photo and is made entirely of the stone blocks, which form three arches at the top of the stairs with the words "Eastland County Courthouse" carved above. Two stone plinths sit on either side of the stairs. The first floor of the building, at the same level as the arches, is also built out of stone and has a row of windows extending across the width of the building, along with another row of window below it at ground level. Above these rows and the roof of the arched entryway are more windows, creating two more rows. Between each row are lines of stone circles or shield shapes that serve as ornamentation for the building. The sections of building on either side of the entryway into the courthouse have flat roofs whose height stops a few feet short of the building sections behind them. In the center of the courthouse, behind the arches at the front, rises the tallest part of the building which has four visible rows of …
Date: February 13, 1972
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library