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300 Bean Pods

Description: Caption says, "A-302 Soy Beans. Showing production of seed. 300 bean pods, two beans per pod. Seed beans averaged 9/16 inch in length. Good variety for production of soy bean seed but of very little value for green manure or hay. Refer to photographs Nos. A-309 and A-294."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

African Millet

Description: Caption says, "A-306 Grain Sorghum, silage crop. African Millet variety. Average height, 6 feet. Chinch bug and drought resistant. Test shows greater drought resistance but less response to irrigation than Atlas Sargo (Photograph No. A-304). Produced 170 pounds per 50 linear feet, one row."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Arizona Hegira

Description: Caption says, "A-307 Grain Sorghum, Arizona Hegira (High Gear) grain crop, irrigated. Average height, 4-3/4 feet. Resistant to chinch bugs. Average length of head, 14 inches. Test showed variety very slow in maturing. Production record: 46 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet of row, irrigated; 19 pounds of heads per linear feet of row, non-irrigated."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Blasting on Highway

Description: Caption says, "A-271 Blasting on highway cut, Station 66+50. 1,700 pounds of 60% gelatin powder were used in 107 holes of an average depth of 16 feet. Firing order: holes grouped in 21, 36, and 50. Picture taken from rock point northwest of Station 66+50."
Date: August 15, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Borrow Area

Description: Caption says, "A-264 Borrow area upstream from East Dike at north end of Section B, 200 feet upstream from Station 33."
Date: August 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Building Concrete Culvert

Description: Caption says, "A-247 Highway relocation - Placing concrete for 3' X 3' concrete culvert at Station 115+68.5. Taken from top of form at west end showing interior of form and reinforced steel construction."
Date: August 4, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carryall Unit

Description: Caption says, "A-284 East Dike, free board section A, showing downstream side. Taken 30 feet downstream from downstream toe, Station 3+50."
Date: August 22, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carryall Unit

Description: Caption says, "A-290 Borrow areas E35, E34-a, and E2, respectively, from immediate foreground to line of trees in background."
Date: August 25, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carryall Unit

Description: Caption says, "A-289 East Dike, upstream toe of main of "B" section, 15 feet upstream from upstream toe. Looking north."
Date: August 25, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete Culvert

Description: Caption says, "A-281 Removing forms from concrete culvert, Station 91+14.5, on Highway 44 relocation. Culvert is 5' X 4'. View showing north end."
Date: August 22, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete Culvert

Description: Caption says, "A-280 Removing forms from concrete culvert, Station 91+14.5 on Highway 44 relocation. Culvert is 5' X 4'. View showing south end."
Date: August 22, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cutoff Trench

Description: Caption says, "A-238 Lugert Dike taken from rock point north of cutoff trench, Station 44. Construction 54 percent completed. Progress picture."
Date: August 1, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cutoff Trench

Description: Caption says, "A-285 Cutoff trench area indicated by white lines at south end of proposed dam (upper right hand corner of picture) from Station 2+62.5."
Date: August 25, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cutoff Trench

Description: Caption says, "A-286 Cutoff trench enclosed by white lines (upper left portion of picture). Looking north from Station 0+25."
Date: August 25, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Dwarf Yellow Millo

Description: Caption says, "A-305 Grain Sorghum, Dwarf Yellow Millo, grain crop, irrigated. Average height, 4 1/2 feet. Non-resistant to chinch bugs. Production record: 58 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet of row, irrigated; 13 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet, non-irrigated."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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