Golf green soil profile showing excessive thatch buildup and layering at Piqua Country Club, Ohio in 1955

A hand holds a cross-sectional soil profile of a golf green at the Piqua Country Club, Ohio, in 1955. A pocket knife blade indicates the depth of "excessive" thatch, with layering, in the profile.

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In Collections: Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. Image Archive

Copyright Status: In Copyright

Date: 1955-09-13

Photographers: Watson, James, 1920-2013

Subjects: Turf management
Turfgrasses
North America--United States--Ohio--Piqua
Piqua Country Club (Piqua, Ohio)
Pocket knife

Turfgrass Thesaurus Terms: Thatch
Thatch accumulation
Layering
Soil profiles
Golf Greens

Material Type: Slides (photographs)

Language: No linguistic content

Extent: 1 slide : color ; 36 x 24 mm

Note: Photographer uncertain
Image taken on Kodachrome.

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