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Main Canal Excavation

Description: Caption says, "A-957 Excavation of Main Canal at Station 202. Canal is in heavy cut at this point. Top ten feet being used for embankment and balance hauled to waste by Euclids."
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: George, P. W.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Siphon Barrel Trench

Description: Caption says, "A-963 View showing excavation in shale for siphon barrel, and placing of reinforcing steel for first section of siphon barrel, Station 103+60 to 103+85."
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: George, P. W.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Reinforcing Steel

Description: Caption says, "A-964 Placing forms and reinforcing steel for three alternate sections of outlet bench flume. Looking downstream toward outlet transition."
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: George, P. W.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Main Canal Excavation

Description: Caption says, "A-956 Excavation for Main Canal from Station 159 to 167. Canal bottom and right bank has been completed. Left bank will be constructed of compacted embankment."
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: George, P. W.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Oklahoma-grown Potatoes

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1150. Crops. Pre-cooling a car of Oklahoma-grown potatoes in the Frisco Railway yards at Altus, Oklahoma, before shipment to market. Mechanical refrigeration is used in the cooling units, and potatoes are cooled to a temperature of from 42 to 46 degress Fahrenheit. Cars are later iced in transit."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Stamey Construction Company's Mixing Plant

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-80 General view showing Stamey Construction Company's mixing plant located at Blair, Oklahoma. Truck is receiving concrete from mixer. Note hot water heater in right foreground which heats water for concrete mixing."
Date: December 21, 1945
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

View of Spillway

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-631. View of spillways and tailwater at Altus Dam. Reservoir elevation 1550.50. Water flowing 3.50 feet deep over lower spillway."
Date: May 21, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Lower Spillway

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-633. View of Altus Dam spillways from downstream. Water flowing 3.50 feet deep over lower spillway with estimated discharge of 4,000 cubic feet per second."
Date: May 21, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carryall Unit Spreading Dirt

Description: Caption says, "A-97 A LeTourneau carryall unit spreading dirt in a 7-foot fill at the west end of the Railroad and Highway Relocation area. The bulldozer directly behind the carryall is pushing dirt into the wet spots to make a runway for the carryall units."
Date: April 21, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bulldozer Pushing Dirt

Description: Caption says, "A-99 Looking south at the west end of the Railroad and Highway Relocation Area. Bulldozer pushing dirt into mud hole to build a firm bed for the carryall units to pass over."
Date: April 21, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Two Carryalls

Description: Caption says, "A-81 Two carryall units at work on a 7-foot fill on the west end of the Railroad and Highway Relocation. The carryalls are LeTourneau Model F, 16-cubic yard capacity. The tractors are Diesel Caterpillars."
Date: April 21, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Picture of Progress

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-220 Progress picture, Station 44. Taken at ten-day intervals. Looking south form rock point above north end of cutoff trench, Station 44+00."
Date: July 21, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete Curing Test

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Lake Altus and Vicinity - Field Laboratory - No. A-216 Comparative concrete curing test: Hunt Process curing (cylinders hanging from iron pipe); wet burlap curing in lower part of picture."
Date: July 21, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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