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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Photograph 2012.201.B1277.0083]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0117.0173]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Creighton Burnham - former head of Tecumseh reformatory"
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History