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Hydraulic Press

Description: Caption says, "A-527 Hydraulic press for assembling and tearing down Caterpillar track pins and bushings. Seven-inch diameter cylinder has safety load capacity of 35 tons; maximum load 50 tons. Oil pump used was removed from International dump truck. Press was constructed by Bureau mechanics in shops at Altus."
Date: January 13, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Pool of Water

Description: Caption says, "A-861 General view of Altus reservoir during period of no flow on the river. Small pool of water surrounding gate structure is approximately one foot deep. Note entrance to diversion channel in left foreground."
Date: May 8, 1943
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Pouring Concrete

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-658. Specifications No. 1374. Placing concrete in barrel section of six by six box siphon in the Altus Canal. Station 1093-88."
Date: June 24, 1947
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Powder Crew

Description: Laborers filling holes with explosive powder to blask rock for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-530 Powder crew loading holes for blast in rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station No. 61."
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Pneumatic Rolling

Description: Caption says, "A-1076 Main Canal test section - stabilized earth lining. View showing harrowing prior to pneumatic rolling, also use of pneumatic roller in canal bottom."
Date: July 31, 1945
Creator: Bryne, W. S.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Placing Dry Rock

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-501. Specifications No. 1133. Workmen placing dry rock paving at downstream end of drop at Station 501-00, Altus Canal."
Date: February 5, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Plastic Soil Cement

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-654. Hand placed outlet transition plastic soil cement. West 11.5 Lateral. Station 222/95. Note absence of cracking. White pigmented coumpound used as covering."
Date: June 23, 1947
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Potato Processing

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1159. Crops. General view of Colville and Renfro potato processing plant on the Frisco Railway at Altus, Oklahoma. Potatoes fresh from the fields are being unloaded at the right. Processed potatoes are being loaded on refrigerator cars at the left."
Date: June 22, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Placing Mortar

Description: Caption says, "A-901 Placing the mortar bed for the next stone. The wooden wedges are ready to be placed for proper size joint."
Date: October 4, 1943
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Police Officer with Car

Description: Photograph provides a view of James Smith, Chief of the Altus Police Departmenht. Police Department building is in the background. It was located at 209 W. Commerce.
Date: July 15, 1947
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Pouring Concrete

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-567. Specifications No. 1179. Concrete pouring operations on county road bridge at Station 7+35, West Canal."
Date: April 29, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Power Shovel

Description: Caption says, "A-1050 Power shovel loading protective rock blanket material in Euclid for hauling to Main Canal."
Date: July 6, 1945
Creator: George, P. W.
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Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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