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County Highway Bridge

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-474. Specification No. 1133. View of county highway bridge on the Altus Canal at Station 486+88, looking upstream. Timber handrails remain to be installed."
Date: January 9, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Drainage

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-476. Specification No. 1133. Type No. 5 distribution box, Altus 4.8c lateral, Station 0+25."
Date: January 9, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Wagon Drilling Operations

Description: Depicts laborers working on wagon drilling operations for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-547 Wagon drilling operations vicinity Station No. 66 on Santa Fe' Railroad relocation."
Date: January 23, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Wagon Drilling Crew

Description: Laborers working for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-532 Wagon drilling crew in rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station No. 61."
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Prepping to Jack Bridge

Description: Caption says, "A-974 Driving piling in preparation for jacking up bridge spans on C.R.I & P. Ry. reconstruction across upper part of revervoir area. Shoofly track and bridge are in place at left side of picture."
Date: January 22, 1945
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Quickway Trench Hoe

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-863. Specifications No. 1811. View of Quickway Trench Hoe excavating for Check at Station 53-82 on Altus 17.6e lateral."
Date: January 13, 1948
Creator: Vaughan, R. O.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Underside of Railroad

Description: Depicts the underside of the wooden railroad for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-543 Photograph shows toe of shoofly built along south side of trestle at west end of C. R. I. & P. Railroad bridge. Vicinity stations 4514."
Date: January 21, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Truck Shovel Excavation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-492. Specifications No. 1133. Quickway truck shovel excavating lateral section for haul by dump trucks to embankment of Altus 9.9b32 Lateral."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Surveyors working

Description: Surveyors working for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-553 Surveyors setting holes for wagon drilling, Station No. 59+25 on Santa Fe' Railroad relocation."
Date: January 27, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-865. Soil and Moisture Conservation, Altus Reservoir Area. View taken looking away from reservoir toward private farm land beyond fence, showing need for erosion control on both government and private land. Boundary fence was constructed in 1943 on solid ground. Erosion has taken place since then."
Date: January 20, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-868. Soil and Moisture Conservation, Altus Reservoir Area. View of an erosion and sediment producing area caused by surface runoff from adjacent farm lands. Sediment from this wash has entered Altus Reservoir, forming a deposit. Fence was constructed on boundary between Government and private land in 1946, and erosion has occurred since that date. Taken a short distance north of Rock Island railway on east side of reservoir."
Date: January 20, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-866. Soil and Moisture Conservation, Altus Reservoir Area. View showing measures taken by farmer to temporarily control erosion at the head of a wash leading to Altus Reservoir. Government property is beyond fence in background, and reservoir can be seen in distance."
Date: January 20, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1111. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. View of part of Diversion Terrace No. 1, which will spread water which goes down old road in foreground. Altus Reservoir beyond the terrace."
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1114. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. General view of Detention Dam No. 3, with dirt work completed. For a view of this area before work was started see photograph No. 5-AL-1103."
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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