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[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0265]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Champion Angus steer."
Date: March 25, 1942
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.1192]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: August 25, 1942
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.1191]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: August 25, 1942
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0253.0011]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: November 25, 1942
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0875.0149]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: May 25, 1942
Creator: Shroder, William J., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Panorama of Then Present Altus Reservoir

Description: Caption says, "A-718 Panorama. A view of the present Altus reservoir taken from the walkup on the gate structure showing the area next to the dam one hour after the gates had been closed. The dam spilled eight hours later."
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Panorama of Then Present Altus Reservoir

Description: Caption says, "A-716 Panorama. A view of the present Altus reservoir taken from a point upstream from the south abutment showing the aggravated condition of the present storage system. This picture was taken during a heavy runoff with all sluice gates open. The silt banks in the background are within a few inches of the elevation of the top of the dam."
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Panorama of Then Present Altus Reservoir

Description: Caption says, "A-719 Panorama. A view of the present Altus reservoir taken from the walkway on the gate structure showing area next to the dam one hour after the gates had been closed. The dam spilled eight hours later."
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Panorama of Then Present Altus Reservoir

Description: Caption says, "A-717 Panorama. A view of the present Altus reservoir taken from a point upstream from the south abutment showing the aggravated condition of the present storage system. This picture was taken during a heavy runoff with all sluice gates open. The silt banks in the background are within a few inches of the elevation of the top of the dam."
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Crushing Plant in Operation

Description: Rock crushing plant in operation for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-786 View of crushing and screening plant showing belt conveyor arrangement and loading bunkers. Note Euclid bottom dump truck loading 1 1/2" - 3" size aggregate."
Date: November 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Crushing Plant in Operation

Description: Rock crushing plant in operation for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-785 View of crushing and screening plant showing chain feeder, trommel screens and primary gyratory grusher. Primary vibrating screen may be seen below trommel screen."
Date: November 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Small Bulldozer Moving Rock

Description: Large bulldozer moving rock for the Altus highway railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-645 Small Caterpillar bulldozer sloping side of Highway 44, vicinity of Station 70."
Date: March 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Silt Deposits

Description: Caption says, "A-720 Close-up view of silt deposit in the present Altus reservoir taken during sluicing operations. A great deal of the area next to the upstream face of the dam was cleared of silt before this picture was taken. Two streams from the river runoff may be seen entering the area at the base of the dam."
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Sand Plant Layout

Description: Sand plant layout for the Altus project. Caption says, "A-781 General view of sand plant layout. The processed sand stockpile may be seen at the left and the raw sand feeding operations at the right."
Date: November 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Large Bulldozer Moving Rock

Description: Large bulldozer moving rock for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-643 Large Caterpillar bulldozer sloping highway 44, vicinity of Station 70. Caterpillar is suspended over side of slope by cable attached to large tractor on highway above."
Date: March 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Large Bulldozer Moving Rock

Description: Large bulldozer moving rock for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-644 Large Caterpillar bulldozer, sloping side of highway 44, vicinity of Station 70."
Date: March 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Closeup of Sand Plant Layout

Description: Close up view of the sand plant for the Altus Project. Caption says, "A-782 Close-up view of sand plant. A portion of the processed sand stockpile is visible in the foreground."
Date: November 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Aggregate Stock Pile

Description: Depicts the aggregate stock pile area for the Altus project. Caption says, "A-787 View of aggregate stock pile area. Note Euclid bottom dump truck unloading 3" - 6" size of aggregate from crushing and screening plant and small dump truck unloading #4 - 3/4" size aggregate from sand plant."
Date: November 25, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

[Photograph 2012.201.B0344.0150]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "To the fighting troops of the Third Army in the maneuver area, Lt. General Walter Krueger is no stranger."
Date: August 25, 1942
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0242.0708]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Contrast in height on Texas Wesleyan's basketball team is shown here, with towering 6-foot, 7-inch Weyman Cotton overshadowing the two shorties, Roy Barber (33), and Dan Hart (11)."
Date: December 25, 1942
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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