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Inspects Maize

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1172. U. S. Ambassador J. Rives Childs is told how maize is improved with irrigation by Jess Walker."
Date: September 12, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Display in Orient Hotel

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1189. Display in lobby of New Orient Hotel, Altus, Oklahoma, which was assembled for local Chamber of Commerce by County Extension workers and Bureau of Reclamation employees. This was shown during visit of Oklahoma City businessmen on booster trip to southwestern Oklahoma."
Date: October 11, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Civic Leaders Inspect

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1173. Civic leaders and farmers take U. S. Ambassador J. Rives Childs on tour of Project stopping at the farm of J. B. McMahan to inspect irrigated cotton. The Ambassador is talking to Joe B. Zinn, President of the Irrigation District Board."
Date: September 12, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Inspects Maize

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1171. U. S. Ambassador J. Rives Childs inspects maize on the farm of Jess Walker."
Date: September 12, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Livestock

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1203. Livestock. Sheep grazing on alfalfa on the farm of B. Earle Cole, 2 miles south, 3 miles east of Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: October 28, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Members of Operation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1220. Members of the Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting attending fish fry in the Quartz Mountain State Park Community House. Left to right: Paul Powell, Irrigation Maintenance Superintendent, Balmorhea Irrigation Project, Balmorhea, Texas; L. R. Fiock, Superintendent, Rio Grande Project, El Paso, Texas; M. R. Lewis, Branch of O. & M., Washington, D. C.; H. E. Robbins, Regional Director, Amarillo, Texas; Ray Lyman, Superintendent, Tucumcari Irrigation Project, N. M.; W.… more
Date: November 8, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

George Cooper, Watermaster

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1218. George Cooper, Watermaster of the W. C. Austin Project, Oklahoma, holds weed sprayer made in the Bureau of Reclamation shop, Altus, Oklahoma. Sprayer is 6 feet long, nozzles are 18" apart and can be used for 2, 4-D or oil. This sprayer is used on the end of a boom mounted on a truck. It is designed for approximately 30 lbs. P.S.I."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Members of Operation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1219. Members of the Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting attending fish fry held in the Quartz Mountain State Park Community House. Left to right: John L. Gregg, treasurer-manager, Elephant Butte Irrigation District, Las Cruces, N. M.; Paul Powell, Irrigation Maintenance Superintendent, Balmorhea Irrigation Project, Balmorhea, Texas; L. R. Fiock, Superintendent, Rio Grande Project, El Paso, Texas; J. C. Howard, Manager, Carlsbad Irrigation District, N. M.; Tom Thaggard, … more
Date: November 8, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Demonstration of Gate

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1204. Demonstration of gate operation of Altus Dam to members of Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting held at Altus, Oklahoma, November 8-9, 1949."
Date: November 8, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Maintenance Field Meeting

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1215. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting watching operator of Model C-7 Briscoe ditcher put it through all its movements."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Maintenance Field Meeting

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1214. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting watch the Model C-7 Briscoe ditcher cleaning a lateral."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Canal Bank

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1216. Canal bank being cleaned of weeds by a chain with a weight on end and pulled by truck along canal bank."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Inspection

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1211. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting inspect test plot of grasses for right-of-way and canal banks seeding."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Automatic Siphon Wasteway

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1213. P. W. George, Bureau of Reclamation, O. & M. office, Altus, Oklahoma, explains Automatic Siphon Wasteway at end of Altus Canal to members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Inspection

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1212. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting inspect siphon wasteway at end of Altus Canal."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Weed Burning

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1217. Weed burner, made in the Bureau of Reclamation shop in operation on a lateral. A few members of the Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting at right."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1188. Soil and Moisture Conservation. One of six welded metal cattle guards constructed in project shop and installed over concrete pit. These cattle guards give fishermen access to reservoir area and at the same time keep out livestock."
Date: October 7, 1949
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

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1113. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. Close-up view of Diversion Terrace No. 2, on west side of Altus Reservoir."
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1112. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. General view of Diversion Terrace No. 2, which will spread water which runs off adjacent farm land so as to prevent erosion. Altus Reservation in distance."
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1108. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. Workmen placing rip-rap on Detention Dam No. 2."
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1109. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. General view of completed Detention Dam No. 2, located on west side of Altus Reservoir."
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1110. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. Broadside view of completed Detention Dam No. 2, looking upstream. Dam will catch silt which has been coming down the draw into the Altus Reservoir."
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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