Willow planting to check erosion (Colo.) lantern slide 1923 May 17. 1923 May 17.

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Willow planting to check erosion (Colo.) lantern slide 1923 May 17. 1923 May 17.

This envelope contains a colored glass lantern slide showing a revegetated gulch in a meadow. The slide is labeled "willow planting to check erosion, showing depth of gully where cutting and filling are about in balance."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7457034

Boulder Public Library

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