The U.S. Soil Conservation Service Photograph Collection, 1930s-1940s

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Summary Description

Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss C 1301
Creator: U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Title:U.S. Soil Conservation Service Photograph Collection, 1930s-1940s
Quantity:1 lin. ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:Soil Conservation Service activities in Utah during the 1930's and 1940's. Included are photographs of erosion, flooding, grazing, irrigation, land use, sheep trails, vegetation (overgrazing and reseeding), water retention, and wind erosion.

Topics:

Erosion
Irrigation
Land Use
Vegetation
Water

Organizations:

U.S. Soil Conservation Service

Places:

Utah

Form or Genre:

Photographs, negatives

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Scope and Content

This collection documents activities of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Utah during the 1930s and 1940s. The focus is on how natural and man-made activities affect the soil and its retention capabilities. Erosion (natural and overgrazing), grazing practices, flooding, irrigation, land use, sheep/cattle trails, vegetation (natural and reseeding practices), water retention, effects of wind erosion are documented. Landowners are also named on the cards. The photographs are mounted on cards with accompanying information included on each card. The cards are arranged numerically with a description.

Series Descriptions


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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

U.S. Soil Conservation Service Photograph Collection, 1930s-1940s, Utah State Historical Society.

Restrictions on Use

The U.S. Soil Conservation Service Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Susan Whetstone, 2004

Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2004

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2004

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2004.

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2004.


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Container list

1

Photographs

1-8. Carbon County
9-10. San Juan County
Utah-6. Colorado River at Moab
Utah-7. Arrowhead Flood Check
Utah-8. Storage basin above Arrowhead Canyon
Utah-37. Transverse wirebound rock revetment, Gunlock
Utah-39. Stock watering tank, Jackson Wash
Utah-40-41. Moynier diversion ditch construction
Utah-53. Indian cattle grazing
Utah-55. Severe sheet erosion, Ouray area
Utah-56. Gullying in Lower Willow Creek
Utah-57. Bridge on Willow Creek
Utah-58. Gilsonite, developed on Indian allotment, Ouray
Utah-59. Farm yard, junction Willow Creek and Hill Creek
Utah-70. Snow fence, Tooele
Utah-71. Furrowing, Tooele
Utah-72. Lister, furrowing, west of Box Elder Wash
Utah-74. Tooele County, area to be relisted, Grantsville
Utah-76. Barren wind-eroded area, Grantsville
Utah-77. Lister and reseeding operation, Grantsville
Utah-78. Relisted area near Grantsville
Utah-79. Newly spring-listed near Grantsville
Utah-81. Listed and seeded area near Grantsville
Utah-82. Snow drifting and retention in listed furrows
Utah-83. Snow drifting and retention in listed furrows
Utah-95-96. Cribbing, Welch Diversion, Morgan County
Utah-97. Concrete pipe, irrigation, Box Elder County
Utah-98. Lateral for irrigation, close growing crop
Utah-99. Distribution pot, orchard irrigation system
Utah-100. Vetch for green manure orchard crop, near Salt Lake City
Utah-101. Flood damage, Willard Basin residential area
Utah-102. Property damage, flood, Willard Basin, 1936
Utah-103. Willard catchments basin, east of Willard
Utah-104. Old rock ditch east of Willard
Utah-105. Pipe irrigation system south of Willard
Utah-106. White caps protecting young plants, Ogden
Utah-107. Irrigation canal siphon, Deep Creek, Weber River
Utah-110. Deep Creek channel, Weber River, Morgan County
Utah-111. Box Elder Dam south of Grantsville
Utah-112. Wind erosion, sand drift, east of Grantsville
Utah-113. Recovery of vegetation, Grantsville area
Utah-114. Seedlings in contour furrows, Grantsville
Utah-115. Discontinuous contour furrows near Grantsville
Utah-118. Mt. Pleasant ditch construction
Utah-120. Erosion control work, Pleasant Creek
Utah-121. Pleasant Creek erosion control, Mt. Pleasant
Utah-126-127. Protected sagebrush, sheep trail east of Nephi
Utah-131. No description
Utah-132-133. Sheep/sheep trails near Rock Point, Tooele County
Utah-134. Stock driveway, plant cover depletion, Tooele
Utah-138. Sheep trails near Cisco, Highway 50
Utah-139. Foreground characteristic, type 7
Utah-141. Crops, No. 10 soil, New Mexico, Weber County
Utah-142. Range revegetation, furrow seeding, Weber County
Utah-143. Sorghum, Grantsville area
Utah-145. Seeding, interrupted contour furrows, Tooele County
Utah-146. Soil conservation service canal, Willard area
Utah-148. Soil Type No. 59, N. Ogden, Weber County
Utah-149. Dry land alfalfa hay, Soil Type No. 10, Ogden
Utah-151. Landscape view of North Ogden
Utah-152. Outlet from Pineview Canal, Box Elder County
Utah-153. Soil Type No. 18, gully, North Ogden
Utah-154. Gully from lateral running from canal, Ogden
Utah-155. Gully, lateral running irrigation water, Pineview
Utah-158. Dry land wheat farms, Deep Creek area
Utah-159. Log terraces, Willard Canyon, Box Elder County
Utah-160. Contour terraces, Upper Fork, Willard Creek
Utah-161. Willard Basin, Lake Retention Dams, Camp
Utah-162. Log terraces, dead and burned timber Box Elder
Utah-163. Earthen terraces, Right Fork, Willard Canyon
Utah-164. Shale areas, Willard Side Camp, Box Elder County
Utah-165-165B. Earthen terraces and rye, Upper Willard Basin
Utah-167. Soil profile No. 10, Willard CCC Camp
Utah-169. Topography south of Ogden Canyon
Utah-170. Soil profile No. 11, north of Ogden River
Utah-171-172. Tillage, young peach orchard, St. Indian School
Utah-173. Vineyard, St. Indian School Farm, Weber County
Utah-174. Young orchard, Perry Church, Willard
Utah-175. Rough, stony soil, Hot Springs, Box Elder County
Utah-177. Outwash material near Willard
Utah-187. Russian thistle and cheat grass, Tooele County
Utah-188. White sage regenerated, Grantsville
Utah-189. Carpet weed, Grantsville demo area
Utah-190. Vegetation on windswept road, Grantsville
Utah-191. Vegetation on Hummock's, Grantsville
Utah-192. Drifts of windblown soil, Highway N-112
Utah-193. Windblown area revegetated, S. Willow conduit
Utah-194. Denuded area coming back, Grantsville
Utah-195. Range view near Kyune Creek, Utah County
Utah-196. Farm land destroyed by gully, Gordon Creek
Utah-197. Gordon Creek, Carbon County
Utah-198-199. Diversion dam, Gordon Creek, Oman Ranch
Utah-200. Farm land near Price, Carbon County
Utah-201-B. West boundary line ofPrice Demo area
Utah-202-202B. Browse damaged by heavy grazing, Carbon County
Utah-204. Price River Drainage from head of Kyune Creek
Utah-206. Upper Willow Creek, Price River area
Utah-207-208. Lower Willow Creek Channel, Price River
Utah-209. Detention type structure
Utah-210. Constructing core wall, Colton Road Dam
Utah-211. Eroded hillside, Willow Creek, Carbon County
Utah-212. Timbered area, Upper Willow Creek
Utah-213. Left Fork, Heiner Creek, J.S. Hopkins area
Utah-214. Price Demo area A-2 contour of terrace top
Utah-215. Reproduction of terraces on Price farm lands
Utah-219. Old contour furrow with grasses
Utah-220. Beaver dam, Hopkins area, Heiner Creek
Utah-221. High summer ranges, Lost Creek, Echo Canyon
Utah-222. Wheat grass, Morgan County
Utah-223. Wheat grass-wild rye, protected dry farm
Utah-225. Broad base range terraces, water spreading
Utah-226. Broad base terraces, Grantsville
Utah-227. Seeding of contour furrows, range lands
Utah-229. Gully erosion, Garfield Smelter area
Utah-230-232. Erosion, range lands, Minersville Soil Conservation
Utah-234. Vegetation, Navajo Mt., San Juan County
Utah-235-237. Plant correlation studies, Monticello, Utah
Utah-238. Plant correlation studies, La Sal, Utah
Utah-239. Plant correlation studies, Monticello, Utah
Utah-242-243. Plant correlation studies, La Sal, Utah
Utah-246. Plant correlation studies, Monticello, Utah
Utah-248. Plant correlation studies, La Sal, Utah
Utah-250. Plot 1 looking down gully being revegetated
Utah-251. Terraced and seeded gully, Deep Creek
Utah-252. Gully checks, Weber River, Deep Creek
Utah-253-256. Overgrazed range protection, Deep Creek
Utah-259. Aspen reproduction, black medio clover
Utah-262. Douglas knotweed, Deep Creek Sub-area
Utah-263. Vegetation Plot 1, Deep Creek, Morgan County
Utah-269. Gully cutting deposition, Vance Canyon
Utah-270. Alfalfa field, runoff damage, Lost Creek
Utah-271. Gully erosion and debris, alfalfa field
Utah-272. Gully below Echo, Summit County
Utah-273. Rocks and debris from gully, Echo Canyon
Utah-274. Gully erosion, Spendler dry farm, Morgan area
Utah-276. Corn field, Pinto, Utah
Utah-286. Gully
Utah-287. Vegetation
Utah-289. Vegetation
Utah-291. Gully
Utah-292. Weber River Project
Utah-293. Treated & untreated areas, Plot 3, Deep Creek
Utah-294. Gully side terracing & seeding, Plot 3, Deep Creek
Utah-295. Close-up of established young seedlings
Utah-296-297. Plant correlation studies, La Sal, San Juan County
Utah-329-330. Same as 296
Utah-337. Flood damage, Sunnyside, Carbon County
Utah-342. Gully head, Price River
Utah-343. Stock water-large shallow tank
Utah-344. Stock water-tank construction
Utah-345. Price Demo area, cattle on range
Utah-346. Range water and cattle
Utah-347. Stock off Milton Range, Weber River
Utah-349. Orton dry farm, Weber River, Morgan County

2

Utah-351. No. 3 gully, Orton dry farm, Richville, Morgan
Utah-352. Range grassland
Utah-360. Farm laid out for strip farming, Weber County
Utah-361. Grain strip, Weber County
Utah-362. Snow in listed area, Weber County
Utah-369-370. Rock percolators, Moab Watershed
Utah-371. Brush dam protecting gully crossing, Orton
Utah-372. Silt behind brush dam, Orton, Weber
Utah-373. Contour planted orchard, Lemon-Taylor tract
Utah-374. Abandoned dry farm between Croydon and Henefer
Utah-375. Young sage on abandoned farm, Weber
Utah-377. Willow plantings, East Canyon Creek, Weber
Utah-378. Willow plantings, Rose field, East Canyon Creek
Utah-379. Plantings of cutting and rooted willows, Weber
Utah-380. Willow cuttings & revetment, East Canyon Creek
Utah-381. Bank protection plantings, East Canyon Creek
Utah-382. Willow cuttings, Russian Olive, Duksan field
Utah-383. Contour orchard irrigation, Willard
Utah-384. Orchard valves, pots, etc., Willard
Utah-385. Contour planted orchard, Lemon-Taylor tract
Utah-386. Contour irrigation, Lemon-Taylor tract
Utah-387. Strip farming with wheat, Weber River
Utah-388. Waldron farm, Weber area
Utah-389. Eroded knoll, Weber
Utah-390. Vegetation
Utah-391. Grass on contour furrows, Weber area
Utah-392-393. Sheep grazing on brush range, Deep Creek
Utah-394. Artificial revegetation, Deep Creek, Weber
Utah-395. Sagebrush killed by wheat grass competition
Utah-396. Vegetation, Grantsville Demo area, Tooele County
Utah-397. Giant ryegrass Morgan, Utah
Utah-402. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-403. Fenz Canyon Reseeding Plot #2, Deep Creek
Utah-404. Sagebrush Flat Reseeding Plot #4, Deep Creek
Utah-405. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-406. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-407. Fenz Canyon, Deep Creek Sub-area
Utah-408. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-409. Fenz Canyon Reseeding Plot #2, Deep Creek
Utah-409-C. Seeding results, Plot #2, Deep Creek
Utah-410-411. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-412. Weber River Project Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-415-C. Seeding results, Weber River D.A., Morgan
Utah-416. Fenz Canyon Reseeding Plot #2, Deep Creek
Utah-416-C. Seeding results
Utah-418. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-418-D. Reseeded area
Utah-418-E. Seeding results
Utah-419. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot #1, Deep Creek
Utah-420. Hawthorne Flat Reseeding Plot, Weber River Project
Utah-400-420. Album with same photos as Folder 2
Utah-422. Strip cropping, Gorder dry farm, Weber County
Utah-423. Strip cropping, Weber County
Utah-424. Head cutting gully, Giles farm, Weber County
Utah-429. Artificial revegetation, Morgan County
Utah-437. Contour trenching, Willard, Box Elder County
Utah-438. Sheet and gully erosion, Willard, Box Elder
Utah-441. "Bazooka" contour furrow planting, Moab
Utah-443. Total exclusive plot, Grand County, La Sal N.F.
Utah-444. Contour terraces, Artist's Point, Cache N.F.
Utah-445. Plowing contour trench, Willard, Cache N.F.
Utah-446. Contour trench, Willard, Box Elder County
Utah-447. Contour terraces
Utah-448. Contour terraces, Willard, Box Elder County
Utah-449-450. Timber terraces, Willard, Box Elder County
Utah-451. Strip cropping, Gorder farm, Weber River, Morgan
Utah-452. Strip cropping
Utah-453. Cabbage patch, alfalfa field, Criddle Farm
Utah-454. Willow plantings, East Canyon Creek, Morgan
Utah-455. Erosion control range, spreader brush
Utah-456. Vegetation along range terraces, Price, Utah
Utah-457. Vegetation along terraces, Price
Utah-458. Earthen stock tank with water
Utah-460. Car body bank protection, willow planting
Utah-462-463. Strip seeding, contour furrowed area, Birkinshaw property, Price
Utah-489. Brush percolators on contour & reseeded strips
Utah-496. Sheep trails, Bench Land above Perry, Utah
Utah-497. Gullies above Perry Meeting House
Utah-499. Sheep trailing highway near Willard
Utah-500. Gully bank and wheat grass, Box Elder County
Utah-501. Rilling of gully bank, Box Elder County
Utah-503. Gravel slide from sheep trails, Box Elder County
Utah-504. Rangeland subjugated for irrigated pasture
Utah-530. Contour furrows & revegetation, La Sal National Forest
Utah-531. Silt and debris, Hwy 91, Hot Springs, Willard
Utah-532. Cornfield, idle drainage channel, Hot Springs
Utah-533. Terrace on Chamberlain farm, Hot Springs
Utah-534. Broad base terrace, Chamberlain farm
Utah-536. Head-cut crop, Potter Wash, Cleveland area
Utah-538-539. Controlled grazing, Price Demo Area
Utah-539-B. Same at 538 and 539
Utah-540-B. Indian rice grass, Price Demo Area
Utah-543. Stream bank protection, Price River, Helper/Price
Utah-545. Stream bank protection, Price River, Wellington
Utah-548. Erosion, fallow wheat field, Olson farm
Utah-549. Fallow wheat field, contour plowed, Sanpete County
Utah-550. Runoff damage, wheat field, Sanpete County
Utah-551. Head-cut on Christensen dry farm, Sanpete County
Utah-552. Diversion dyke, Sanpete County above Wales
Utah-553. Loose rock percolator above Wales
Utah-554-544B. Bertoch woodlot, Weber River, Morgan County
Utah-555. Bertoch woodlot, Weber River, Morgan County
Utah-556. Bank protection and channel change, East Canyon
Utah-558-559. Rock and brush gully plug, Little East Canyon
Utah-560-563. Flood damage to dry farm, Henefer, Summit County
Utah-564. Cutting Demo Plot, Weber River D.A., Morgan
Utah-568. Retake of 252, 408, and 415
Utah-570. Winter fat area, Tooele County
Utah-571. Seeding results, Grantsville, Tooele County
Utah-572. Seeding results, Grantsville, Tooele County
Utah-573. Fire lanes, Grantsville, Tooele County
Utah-574. Electric fence on Demo Area, Grantsville
Utah-575. Seeding results, western wheat grass, Tooele County
Utah-576. Woodlot, Willard Catchments Basin, Box Elder County
Utah-577. Leeds diversion dam, Leeds Creek, Washington
Utah-578. Short Creek Spring wood-stone flume
Utah-581-582. Erosion, range sheep abuse, Kolob Mt., Iron County, Williams Ranch
Utah-583. Clearing sage by disking, Graff Ranch, Oak Creek
Utah-584. St. George Valley Canal Company siphon
Utah-585. Black brush, Gunlock D.A., Washington County
Utah-588. Stubble covered wheat field, New Harmony
Utah-589. Same as 588, Graff farm
Utah-590. Gully, Graff farm, New Harmony
Utah-591. Algerita in bloom, San Juan County
Utah-592. Pen and rack for holding poisoned hay, La Sal
Utah-593. Grass clumps, Eastern Utah near state line
Utah-594. Grass covered slopes mountains near Price
Utah-600. Shingled rock and brush check dam, Summit
Utah-601. Bank protection, Virgin River, Washington County
Utah-601-B-602B. Bank protection, Neilson farm, Washington County
Utah-603-604. Bloomington Dam, Santa Clara River
Utah-605. North Creek Dam, Virgin River area
Utah-607. Shepherdia field near Circleville, Piute County
Utah-608. Shepherdia argentea, Circleville, Piute County
Utah-609. Salix melanopsis, Monticello, San Juan County
Utah-611. Large leaf willow, Wasatch County near Park City
Utah-612. Shepherdia rotundifolia, Natural Bridges Monument
Utah-614. Range browse brush in Provo Canyon
Utah-615. Wildlife plant in Provo Canyon
Utah-616. Willows in Provo Canyon
Utah-617. Largest willow in area near Blanding
Utah-618. Augusta Natural Bridge, willows/cottonwoods
Utah-619. Willows and tree, west of Springville
Utah-620. Stream bank protection, Provo Canyon
Utah-623. Erosion from ran, Deweyville, Box Elder County
Utah-627. Grass terrace dyke, Box Elder County
Utah-628. Natural arch, Arches National Monument, Moab
Utah-662. North Hurricane Irrigation County pipe, Washington County
Utah-664. LeRoy Davis Well Project, Cedar City area
Utah-665-A-655B. Siphon #1, Anderson-Bringhurst Water Project
Utah-666-668. Anderson-Bringhurst pipeline, Washington County
Utah-669. 20" steel pipeline, St. George Valley
Utah-670. Water Facilities Pipeline, St. George Valley
Utah-671. Outlet structure of St. George siphon
Utah-672. St. George Valley Irrigation Company siphon
Utah-673-676. Ernest Reber Pipeline Water Facilities Project
Utah-677-678. Fort Pierce Siphon Project, St. George area
Utah-679. Masonry Diversion, Fergis Wallace Water Project
Utah-680. Irrigation Storage Reservoir, St. George area
Utah-681-A. Proposed bank protection, Virgin River
Utah-682-A. Same as 681-A
Utah-682-B. Bank protection in place, Virgin River
Utah-683. Black willow post cuttings, Santa Clara
Utah-684. Bank protection, Bringhurst farm, Toquerville
Utah-685. Cement water trough, Rose farm, Morgan County
Utah-686. Head box and check dam, Rose Spring Development
Utah-687-688. Prairie dog burrow under "rodent proof" fence, San Juan County
Utah-689. Rodent-reseeding field test, Monticello Station 1
Utah-690. Rodent-reseeding field test, Monticello Station 2
Utah-691. Rodent-reseeding field test, Monticello Station 3
Utah-693. Rodent-reseeding field test, Monticello Station 4
Utah-694. Rodent-reseeding field test, Monticello Station 5
Utah-695. Rodent-reseeding field test, Monticello Station 6
Utah-696. Rodent-reseeding field test, Monticello Station 7
Utah-717. Channel change and pipeline siphon, Enterprise
Utah-762. Rice grass, contour furrows near Moab
Utah-770. Badly eroded range from overgrazing and drought
Utah-783. Range contour furrowed & seeded, Tooele County
Utah-796. Vegetation
Utah-797. Piling, cable and tree revetment, Price River
Utah-798. Farnham Dam near Price
Utah-799. Car body and black willow cuttings, Carbon County
Utah-820. Wynn S. Hansen, Fielding, irrigated pasture
Utah-850. Wildlife refuge, Morgan County
Utah-858. Natural Bridges National Monument, Edwin Bridge
Utah-876-877. Peterson farm, Ogden, land plane
Utah-884. Peterson farm, TD18 Int. Tractor & Carryall
Utah-1005. No identification
Utah-1026. No identification
Utah-1301. Concrete trough and ditch
842. No identification, river project in Southern Utah
949-1. East river bank, Bullock farm, Duchesne
949-2. Same as 949-1
949-3. Cut bank on Bullock farm
949-4. South side of river near trail, top of low cut bank
949-5. Rock ledge south of proposed diversion dam
949-6. South bank of river toward rodeo grounds
949-7. West end of proposed revetment, Uintah Basin
949-8. Same as 949-7:Jct. Strawberry & Duchesne River
949-9. Upper end of proposed revetment, Duchesne County