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Papers of Fred B. Hamilton
Collection
Identifier: WFBH
Abstract
Fred B. Hamilton (1911-1954) was a 1933 Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) graduate in agricultural engineering who specialized in water and erosion control issues. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps, the USDA Soil Conservation Service, and later the Diamond A Cattle Company before moving to the Soil Conservation Service at the University of Nebraska. Materials in the collection include papers, photographs, and engineering plans related to irrigation...
Dates:
1934-1946
Photographs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Colorado Snow Survey Program
Collection
Identifier: WCSS
Abstract
In 1935, Congress passed legislation funding a federal Snow Survey Program after a severe drought in the western United States. The purpose of the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Snow Survey Program is to provide mountain snowpack data and water supply forecasts for the western United States. The collection includes images of snow survey sites and equipment, agency employees, and public outreach events. Materials include slides, photographs,and film reels.
Dates:
1951-1996; Majority of material found within 1964-1991
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- Arkansas River Watershed. 1
- Audiotapes. 1
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) 1
- Colorado. 1
- Douglas County (Colo.) 1
- El Paso County (Colo.) 1
- Irrigation engineering. 1
- Motion pictures (visual works). 1
- New Mexico. 1
- Rocky Mountains. 1
- Slides (photographs). 1
- Snow surveys. 1
- Snow. 1
- Soil erosion. 1
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- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 1
- Hamilton, Fred B. 1
- United States. Natural Resources Conservation Service. 1
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