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Rock Slide

Description: Caption says, "A-413 Railroad and Highway Relocation. Slide on Santa Fe Railroad Relocation. Seepage area Station 69 to 70 - 50."
Date: October 27, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Russian Thistles Caught on Fence

Description: Caption says, "A-46 Altus Project. A typical scene of fences on dry farmed areas that can be seen throughout the valley. Fences are covered with great quantities of dry Russian thistles that are blown across the fields by the brisk wind. This fence has stopped all that is possible, while the rest have merely rolled along and over the pile until stopped by some other obstacle in their path. Photograph taken at the southeast corner of the N.Y.A Experimental Plot."
Date: January 27, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Barn Lot and Russian Thistles

Description: Caption says, "A-48 Altus Project. A Barn lot of a farm on the south border of the N.Y.A. Experimental Plot north of Altus, Oklahoma, owned by Mr. W. M. Vandiver. Scenes such as this may be anywhere in the valley. Russian thistles are stopped by fence lines, farm impliments, and other obstacles in the path large enough to hold them."
Date: January 27, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Grouting Leaks

Description: Caption says, "A-551 Grouting leaks in north end of east dike of City of Altus Reservoir, vicinity of hole No. 10."
Date: January 27, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Agricultural Plot

Description: Caption says, "A-45 Altus Project. Photograph of Experimental Agricultural Plot looking north from the southeast corner. Mr. Myrl Gray, Supervisor of N.Y.A. at the Altus Junior College, holding a stalk of last year's growth of kafir corn. The area has been partially cleared of Russian Thistles. The experimental plot consisting of 39 acres was leased from Mr. W. M. Vandiver for one year with a three year option. Organizations interested in this experiment are the N.Y.A., Farm Security, Chamber o… more
Date: January 27, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Farm Lot

Description: Caption says, "A-47 Altus Project. Farm lots such as this may be seen throughout the dry farmed area in the valley. This farm joins the south border of the NYA experimental plot. The experimental plot can be seen above the barn. The west half has been plowed, the remaining area partially cleaned of Russian thistles."
Date: January 27, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Slide

Description: Caption says, "A-414 Railroad and Highway Relocation. Slide on Santa Fe Railroad Relocation, seepage area. Stations 69 to 70 - 50."
Date: October 27, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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