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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of basin listing on the contour. The dams or blocks are 8 feet apart. TX-140-039.
Date:
February 11, 1936
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Furrowed Wheat
Photograph of deep furrowed wheat drilled on the contour and on the terraces. By using deep furrows on the wheat, two ends are accomplished. It is protected from "blowing out" and more moisture is conserved.
Date:
February 4, 1937
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Office Staff During Dust Storm
Photograph of Pony Creek SCS Office Staff during a severe dust storm. Visibility about 50 feet. A flash bulb was used in making this photograph
Date:
February 17, 1937
Creator:
McLean, B. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Holding Water in Contour Furrows
Photograph of water held in contour listing furrows the morning after a 3 1/4 inch rainfall.
Date:
February 15, 1938
Creator:
Cluff, John
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
Arbuckle Mountains Topography
Photograph of a general view of the topography and vegetation in the Arbuckle Mountains.
Date:
February 3, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Broad Sandy Bank of the Washita
Photograph of a view of a broad sandy bed of the Washita River, 5 miles south of Strong City, Okla.
Date:
February 4, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Broad Sandy Bank of the Washita (2)
Photograph of a view of a broad sandy bed of the Washita River, 5 miles south of Strong City, Okla.
Date:
February 4, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rapid Bank Cutting
Photograph of the current being held against the bank by sand deposits, causing rapid bank cutting.
Date:
February 4, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stream Widening by Wind Erosion
Photograph of a stream bed of the Washita. The sand filled stream is being widened by wind erosion.
Date:
February 4, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Channel of Washita River
Photograph of the channel of the Washita River immediately below head of sand load.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Coliseum at El Djim, North Africa
Photograph of the giant coliseum at El Djem, North Africa, and a wretched village built on the covered ruins fo the ancient Roman city of Thysdrus. The coliseum seated 60,000 persons, which is many fold the entire population of the surrounding region today. El Djem, Tunisia.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
Lowdermilk, W. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cut Bank on Washita River
Photograph of a cut bank on the Washita River below the sand load. 1/2 mile east, 1 mile south of Herring, Oklahoma.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Debris
Photograph of debris caught in small bridge across the Washita River, three miles northeast of Cheyenne, Oklahoma.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Delta of Wild Horse Creek
Photograph of the delta of Wild Horse Creek, part of the Washita Flood Control Survey. Sand was carried down and deposited on fertile field. Wind is now making dunes and forbidding cultivation.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Head of Sand Load
Photograph of the head of sand load on the Washita River
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Pasture Land
Photograph of native Pasture land at the head of Sgt. Major Creek.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Channel of Washita River
Photograph of the new channel of the Washita River cut in May, 1938. Bridge is a low cost replacement.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Road Threatened by the Washita River
Photograph of a road threatened by the Washita River. The river has cut toward the road eighty feet in two years.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sand Bar In the Washita River
Photograph of a sand bar containing 18,000 cubic yards of sand. Washta River, two miles south of Strong City, Oklahoma.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sand Filled Creek
Photograph of the sand filled bed of Dead Indian Creek. This creek has moved to the left since its channel was choked with sand.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sand Load in Washita River
Photograph of a loop in the Washita River immediately above a head of sand load.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of severe overgrazing on the left adding to flood damage on an overflow plain. Two miles south of Strong City, Oklahoma. OK-7082.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind Erosioin on Cultivated Sand
Photograph of wind erosiion on cultivated sand at headwaters of Broken Leg Creek.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History