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Browse Items (1074 total) for Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District Historical Collection

Three men sit at table at meeting

Three men sit at table at meeting

Harold Linder is the second man from the left and the man on the right is Howard Bright Harold served as the secretary of the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District during the 1970's and Howard Bright served as districtl…
Tall grass

Tall grass

These photos show various fields of tall grass in fields
Students on field trip by bus

Students on field trip by bus

Des Moines County high school students stand near a table by a school bus waiting to sign in for a field trip
1978 Two men sit at a table in a field

1978 Two men sit at a table in a field

Sid Mais is the man on the right sitting at a table in a field with another unidentified man. Sid did training as a soil conervationist in 1978 under soil conservationist Howard Bright.
1993 Flint River Bridge after flood

1993 Flint River Bridge after flood

Water runs under the bridge in the Flint River next to debris from flooding.
Unidentified farmer in parched field

Unidentified farmer in parched field

A kneeling farmer examines a dried up corn field
Standing man speaks to group at meeting

Standing man speaks to group at meeting

This unidentified man speaks to a group sitting at a tale at an unknown event.
Spindly corn in field

Spindly corn in field

These photos show various scenes of spindly corn due to lack of rain.
1976 Soil conservation officers

1976 Soil conservation officers

From left to right are Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners and staff: Harold Linder, secretary. Sperry; Jack Jacobs, outgoing commissioner, Burlington; Clyce Sherer, newly elected commissioner, Burlington; Susan…
Snowy fields

Snowy fields

These photos show snowy fields on a sunny day
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