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Kootenai River Valley agricultural photographs, 1930-1931

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jessup, L. T.
Title
Kootenai River Valley agricultural photographs
Dates
1930-1931 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (.25 linear ft.)
Collection Number
UUS_P0125
Summary
Twenty-four silver gelatin developing-out paper photograph prints. These photographs were removed from the report, "Relation of Crop Production to Ground Water Conditions, Kootenai Valley, Idaho," written in March 1931 by L.T. (Louie Theodore) Jessup. The photographs show wheat, oat, and pea fields during growth and harvesting, and conditions resulting from poor ground water conditions in Kootenai Valley near Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Historical Note

L.T. (Louie Theodore) Jessup was Associate Drainage Engineer for the Division of Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of Public Roads, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Content Description

These photographs were removed from the report, "Relation of Crop Production to Ground Water Condition, Kootenai Valley, Idaho," written in March 1931 by L.T. (Louie Theodore) Jessup, Associate Drainage Engineer for the Division of Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of Public Roads, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report is located in Special Collections under the call number 979.6525 J499. Photographs were kept in the order that they appeared in the report, and the precise caption for each item was transcribed on the verso as written in the report.

The photographs show wheat, oat, and pea fields during growth and harvesting, and conditions resulting from poor ground water conditions in Kootenai Valley near Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Twenty-four silver gelatin developing-out paper prints, 14.7 x 9 cm. to 17.7 x 13 cm.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Kootenai River Valley agricultural photographs must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Kootenai River Valley agricultural photographs, 1930-1931. (P0125). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arrangement: Topical.

Acquisition Information

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Processing Note

Register completed by Peter Schmid and revised by Amilia Yeates, July 2004.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Kootenai Valley, undated

    • Description: 1:01: Fields of grain in the Kootenai Valley
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:02: Closeup, cracks in subsoil near well 1-8
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:03: Spring wheat in Drainage District No. 1
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:04: Spring wheat being harvested in Drainage District No. 1
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:05: Crew cutting peas
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:06: Grain in sheaves ready for harvest
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:07: Lodged grain in Drainage District No. 4
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:08: Lodged grain in Drainage District No. 4
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:09: Looking north along "E" line of wells, Drainage District No. 1
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:10: Peas ready for harvest, Drainage District No. 1
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:11: Crew harvesting wheat with a Caterpillar combine
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:12: Oat field in Drainage District No. 1
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:13: Unreclaimed marsh in Drainage District No. 1
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:14: Lodged grain in swale, Drainage District No. 11
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:15: Crew harvesting grain in Drainage District No. 4 using a header
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:16: Spring wheat in Drainage District No. 7
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:17: Strip of grain between fields of early and late peas in Drainage District No. 6
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:18: Damaged fields resulting from high water table in spring, Drainage District No. 7
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:19: Crew harvesting peas in Drainage District No. 5
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:20: "Burned" grain due to shallow soil underlain with sand, Drainage District No. 7
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:21: Grain in swale damaged by seepage from river during high water, Drainage District No. 12
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:22: Closeup, oat stalks from "A" line of wells in Drainage District No. 1 exhibiting damage from high water table and also insufficient moisture
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:23: Closeup, wheat stalks from "C" line of wells in Drainage District No. 6, some damaged by seepage from river during high water
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1:24: Wheat stalks from "A" line of wells in Drainage District No. 12, some damaged by high water in spring
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1

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Subject Terms

  • Crops and water--Kootenai River Valley--Photographs.
  • Crops--Kootenai River Valley--Photographs.
  • Farm equipment--Kootenai River Valley--Photographs.
  • Irrigation--Kootenai River Valley--Photographs.
  • Wheat--Harvesting--Kootenai River Valley--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Jessup, L. T. Relation of crop production to ground water conditions : Kootenai Valley, Idaho. (contributor)

Corporate Names

  • United States. Bureau of Public Roads. Division of Agricultural Engineering (contributor)
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