River Channel Sanding

Photograph of the Washita River 8 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Channel Sanding

Photograph of the Washita River 8 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Channel Sanding

Photograph of the Washita River 6 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control

Photograph of Class VII land showing extreme erosion. This land is highly erodable as only a small rain is necessary to cause much damage. Little can be done now to check the erosion that is in progress. Oklahoma 10-913-C. Follow-up of Okalhoma 10-913-A (also see B & D).
Date: November 18, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Properly Grazed Versus Overly Grazed Field

Photograph of two contrasting fields, one overgrazed, one properly grazed, separated by a crude wooden fence. Jesse Hull occupies the overgrazed field while James Egan owns the properly grazed field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Proper grazing vs overgrazing. Land on left side of fence overgrazed, both pastures have same slope, rainfall and same type of grasses. Pasture on right has been properly grazed (took ½ left ½) and still has good stand of grass."
Date: November 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of follow up of Oklahoma 10-916-A. Sand blowing out of a field into a road from a field of Class IV, VII - 12X land. Little rainfall, continuous wind and now cropping speed up this winderosion. Landowner plans to put this land into pasture of mixed bluestem grasses. OK-916-B.
Date: November 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Woods County Windmill & Water Tank

Photograph of a windmill and tank on the Rose Valley Community in Woods County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water for live stock is not hard to find. Many of these windmills and tanks dot Woods County. Water is found at shallow depth and this well is 40 feet deep. Water facilities well distributed over the area promotes uniform grazing."
Date: November 17, 1954
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History