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Chickasha Project Blue Grama Grass
Photograph of “Mr. Sam Durham, Extension Service Grass Specialist, inspecting good stand of blue grama grass on abandoned land in the Chickasha, Oklahoma Soil Conservation Service."
Date:
September 20, 1928
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Timgad, North Africa
Photograph of Timgad in North Africa. View towards Trajans Triumphant Arch. The magnificence and former glory of Rome is today in deserted ruins, surrounded by desolate countryside.
Date:
January 1930
Creator:
Lowdermilk, W. C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flooded Washita River near Stafford
Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded Washita River. Note the house, road, and a few building affected by the rising and falling waters. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita River, north of Stafford, Okla., at 6:00 p. m. on April 30, 1954. Note barn in background surrounded by water."
Date:
April 4, 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hereford Cattle Grazing
Photograph of grade Hereford grazing on rye and vetch class III 12 cross timbers soil. Mr. Keller has found it very profitable to buy cattle in the fall, winter on this type of pasture and sell on spring market.
Date:
March 11, 1933
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hereford Cattle Grazing
Photograph of grade Hereford grazing on rye and vetch class III 12 cross timbers soil. Mr. Keller has found it very profitable to buy cattle in the fall, winter on this type of pasture and sell on spring market.
Date:
March 11, 1933
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aftermath of 1934 Flood North of Hammon
Photograph of the aftermath of a 1934 flood north of Hammon. Note the broken fence, standing water, and piled up mud. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Washita River and Whiteshield. North of Hammon Flood – 1934.”
Date:
1934~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civilian Conservation Corps
Photograph of a Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] parade in Stillwater on Armistic Day, November 11, 1934.
Date:
November 11, 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of an Armistice Day parade of 1934 in Stillwater, Oklahoma feature Soil Conservation Service. First [unclear] for the Civilian Conservation Corps personne.
Date:
November 11, 1934
Creator:
Hollopeter, Chas A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of an Armistice Day** parade of 1934 in Stillwater, Oklahoma featuring Soil Conservation Service heavy farming equipment. **in the US, this became Veterans Day starting in 1954.
Date:
November 11, 1934
Creator:
Hollopeter, Chas A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Damage
Photograph of Dean James and an UNIDENTIFIED man inspecting a deep grassy gully. It is unknown which man is Dean James and the other UNIDENTIFED man. The back of the photograph proclaims, "I do not know where this was taken but his is Dean James in the picture so it must be between 1935 & 1938."
Date:
1935~/1938~
Creator:
George & Son Studio
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
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
Soil Conservation Camp
Photograph of two views of five truckloads of technical men in Stillwater, OK for a two-week training period to be sent out to the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] camps. Pictures can be pasted together from the back with adhesive tape. Handwritten note: "Fred Dries said he and Ross Hall are in one of the pictures, AAB." 9-446.
Date:
June 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Conservation Camp
Photograph of two views of five truckloads of technical men in Stillwater, OK for a two-week training period to be sent out to the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] camps. Pictures can be pasted together from the back with adhesive tape. 9-445.
Date:
June 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flood waters from Stillwater Creek encroaching upon the house of an African-American employee of the United States Geological Survey [USGS] as a silt collector. This flood was the result of a four inch rain in the Stillwater Creek watershed in the early part of June 1935. OK-9-485
Date:
June 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grasshopper Damage To Corn Field on the J. O. Godwin Farm/Stillwater project/Blackwell Camp
Photograph of grasshopper damage to the J. O. Godwin farm cornfield. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stillwater project, Blackwell Camp. J. C. Godwin Farm SE ¼ of 23-26N-1W. Grasshopper damage in the Chiskiska [sic] river valley. This area normally produces from 50 to 65 bushels of corn per acre in an average year. For a close up view showing grasshoppers still on a stalk of corn in this field, see Okla-5355. In 1936 the locusts took everything their paths. This was a promising corn field where the yield was 60 to 65 bushels of corn per acre in an average year."
Date:
July 27, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grasshoppers on Corn Stalk on J. O. Godwin Farm
Photograph of grasshoppers on a stalk of corn. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Grasshoppers standing on a stalk of corn after having eaten all the leaves off. For a general view of the field in which this stalk is located, see Okla-5356.”
Date:
July 27, 1935
Creator:
Hufnagle
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Under Trees
Photograph of how tree roots hold soil in place even after all the surrounding soil has been eroded away. The former base of the tree is now between five and six feet above the bottom of the gully.
Date:
1936~
Creator:
Hufnagle
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a view of a contoured pasture. OK-5107.
Date:
January 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a close up view of a terraced-o0utlet structure, with masonry and dry rock with buttressed knee. OK-5106.
Date:
January 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Erosion
Photograph of the head of a gully with clumps of grass controlling erosion. Okla. SCS Image number Okla. 5432. Stilwater Project, Chandler Camp. Info presumed based on SCS image 5433.
Date:
1936~
Creator:
Hufnagle
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Idabel CCC Camp Education Building
Photograph of a partially completed educational building. This structure was built by the camp members doing extra duty and will be used by the boys for educational activities.
Date:
January 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History