Excavation Operations

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Caption says, "A-255 Excavation operations between Stations 75 and 67. Taken from rock butte north of Station 67. This picture is left section of panorama, No. 1 of 2."

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Breitenstein, Frank C. August 11, 1941.

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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. It has been viewed 34 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Museum of the Western Prairie

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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Description

Caption says, "A-255 Excavation operations between Stations 75 and 67. Taken from rock butte north of Station 67. This picture is left section of panorama, No. 1 of 2."

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1 photograph

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W. C. Austin Project

Scenes of civil engineering and agricultural activities.

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  • August 11, 1941

Added to The Gateway to Oklahoma History

  • March 29, 2021, 3:44 p.m.

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  • Jan. 29, 2023, 7:16 a.m.

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  • N:34.899957, E:-99.272075, S: 34.862288, W:-99.316192

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Breitenstein, Frank C. Excavation Operations, photograph, August 11, 1941; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1774009/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Museum of the Western Prairie.

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