Thirty-three acres of contour furrows constructed by hand and machine to attempt revegetation by protection from grazing and seeding furrows to sweet clover, crested wheatgrass and slender wheatgrass. Furrows were constructed and seeded in the spring of 1936 on Sagemoor loam. Furrows were reseeded in spring of 1938 to native bunch grass, crested wheatgrass, sweet clover, Canadian wild rye, and wild blue rye. Vernon Estate, six miles east of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Sec. 26, T.36N, R.5W.
| Artist | J.G. James (American) |
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| Title | Thirty-three acres of contour furrows constructed by hand and machine to attempt revegetation by protection from grazing and seeding furrows to sweet clover, crested wheatgrass and slender wheatgrass. Furrows were constructed and seeded in the spring of 1936 on Sagemoor loam. Furrows were reseeded in spring of 1938 to native bunch grass, crested wheatgrass, sweet clover, Canadian wild rye, and wild blue rye. Vernon Estate, six miles east of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Sec. 26, T.36N, R.5W. |
| Date | April 1938 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 1/16 × 8 7/8 in. (17.9 × 22.6 cm) Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (18.8 × 23.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.25.3 |
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"Thirty-three acres of contour furrows constructed by hand and machine to attempt revegetation by protection from grazing and seeding furrows to sweet clover, crested wheatgrass and slender wheatgrass. Furrows were constructed and seeded in the spring of 1936 on Sagemoor loam. Furrows were reseeded in spring of 1938 to native bunch grass, crested wheatgrass, sweet clover, Canadian wild rye, and wild blue rye. Vernon Estate, six miles east of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho. Sec. 26, T.36N, R.5W. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.25.3