View of Relocation Site

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Above view of the relocation highway and railroad sites for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-604 Highway 44 and Santa Fe Railroad relocation from hill east of Highway, Station 118. Panorama No. 1 of 5."

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Breitenstein, Frank C. February 27, 1942.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: W. C. Austin Project and was provided by the Museum of the Western Prairie to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Established in 1974, the Museum of the Western Prairie reopened in 2011 following an extensive renovation. A property of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Museum tells the story of the settlement of Southwest Oklahoma, concentrating on the decades from 1880 to 1920 spanning, in part, the Territorial Era and the Early Statehood Era. The collections housed in the 8,000 square foot facility include approximately 35,000 artifacts, 14,000 photographs, and 11,000 resource materials along with a reference library of 2,000 books and family history files.

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Above view of the relocation highway and railroad sites for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-604 Highway 44 and Santa Fe Railroad relocation from hill east of Highway, Station 118. Panorama No. 1 of 5."

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  • February 27, 1942

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  • Dec. 6, 2022, 8:58 a.m.

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  • Feb. 15, 2023, 3:13 a.m.

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Breitenstein, Frank C. View of Relocation Site, photograph, February 27, 1942; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2018555/: accessed June 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Museum of the Western Prairie.

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