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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.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Oklahoma-grown Potatoes

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1155. Crops. Pre-cooling cars of Oklahoma-grown potatoes in the Frisco Railway yards at Altus, Oklahoma, before shipment to market. Mechanical refrigeration is used in the cooling unites, and potatoes are cooled to a temperature of from 42 to 46 degress Fahrenheit. Cars are later iced in transit."
Date: June 23, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Garden

Description: Photo of a flower garden with a cement fountain in theback yard of the home of Jeff Wilson located at 920 E. Cypress. He was the owner and operator of Wilson Dry Goods located at 115 N. Hudson on the west side of the square in downtown Altus.
Date: July 23, 1945
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Wagon Drilling Operations

Description: Depicts laborers working on wagon drilling operations for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-547 Wagon drilling operations vicinity Station No. 66 on Santa Fe' Railroad relocation."
Date: January 23, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

View of Excavation Site

Description: Wide angle view of Altus highway and railroad relocation project site. Caption says, "A-636 Wide angle photo of excavation operations at east end of rock cut, Santa Fe Railroad relocation. Excavation of grade, vicinity of Station 68."
Date: March 23, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1104. Soil and Moisture Conservation. View of area which will receive treatment to control erosion. Area on near side of fence is Government land adjacent to Altus Reservoir, while private land lies beyond the fence."
Date: November 23, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil and Moisture Conservation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1103. Soil and Moisture Conservation. View of area which will receive treatment to control erosion. Area on near side of fence is Government land adjacent to Altus Reservoir, while private land lies beyond the fence."
Date: November 23, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Wide Angle View of Excavation Site

Description: Wide angle view of Altus highway and railroad relocation project site. Caption says, "A-637 Wide angle photo of excavation operations and waste pile at west end of rock cut, Santa Fe Railroad relocation, vicinity of Station 50 to 56."
Date: March 23, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Stanolind Pipe Line

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-655. Progress of construction of double barrel 48 inch concrete pipe siphon under Stanolind Pipe Line. Station 115-49 of Drain "C"."
Date: June 23, 1947
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Standing under Railroad Bridge

Description: View from under a newly constructed railroad bridge for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-548 Carryall sloping shoofly on Rock Island Railroad relocation vicinity of Station No. 4513."
Date: January 23, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

View of Construction Site

Description: High angle view of Altus highway and railroad relocation project site. Caption says, "A-635 Wide angle photograph of area between Santa Fe Railroad, left, and Highway 44, right; vicinity of Station 82, being filled in with waste from rock cut."
Date: March 23, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Structures looking Upstream

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1162. View of check structures in farm ditch, looking upstream. Various size planks can be placed in check to regulate height of water in ditch above check."
Date: August 23, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soil-Cement Lining

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-653. Soil cement lining 46 days old. Cured with damp sand which has been removed from slopes. West 11.5 Lateral."
Date: June 23, 1947
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Irrigation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-983. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. M. H. Carrell talks with J. A. Callan, Project Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. At left is pump furnishing water for irrigation from well 75 feet deep."
Date: June 23, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Irrigation, Buddy Brandt

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-980. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. J. A. Callan, Project Engineer, of the Bureau of Reclamation, W. C. Austin Project, inspects pump on the farm of Buddy Brandt west of Duke, Oklahoma. Pump is a W. E. Stern Rotate powered by a M-M motor run by Butane gas. Well is 127 feet deep and pump us pumping 1,000 feet per minute. Eight-inch pipe on pump."
Date: June 23, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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