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Processing Plant

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1152. Crops. General view of Colville and Renfro potato processing plant on the Frisco Railway at Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Processing Potatoes

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1143. Crops. Paramount grading machine in operation in Colville and Renfro plant at Altus, Oklahoma, processing irrigated potatoes."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Dunn and Vaniman Farm

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1142. Crops. Pickers harvesting Bliss Triumph potatoes on Dunn and Vaniman farm, 2 miles west and 4 miles south of Altus, Oklahoma. Potatoes are picked up immediately after digging and taken to plant for processing."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Harvesting Potatoes

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1141. Crops. Pickers harvesting Bliss Triumph potatoes on Dunn and Vaniman farm, 2 miles west and 4 miles south of Altus, Oklahoma. Potatoes are picked up immediately after digging and taken to plant for processing."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Jiggers and Sewers

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1148. Crops. Jiggers and sewers sacking Bliss Triumph potatoes in Colville and Renfro processing plant at Altus, Oklahoma. These potatoes have just come through the grading machine."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Loading

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1149. Crops. Loader placing the last sack of a carload at the Colville and Renfro potato processing plant at Altus, Oklahoma. The car is now ready for pre-cooling."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bliss Triumph

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1147. Crops. Sorters at a grading machine working on irrigated Bliss Triumph potatoes in Colville and Renfro plant at Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Frisco Railway

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1151. Crops. Frisco Railway engine switching refrigerator cars at the Colville and Renfro processing plant at Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Jiggers and Sewers

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1145. Crops. Jiggers and sewers sacking U. S. No. 1, grade A, potatoes at Paramount grader in Colville and Renfro plant at Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Trucker and Loader

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1146. Crops. Trucker and loader placing U. S. No. 1, grade A, potatoes in refrigerator car at Colville and Renfro plant at Altus, Oklahoma. Pyramid loading is being used."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

[Photograph 2012.201.B0238.0231]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Edna L. Cool, 2728 NW park place, new departmental president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, will represent the state organization at the national convention in Miami, Fla., August 21 to 26."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1092.0488]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The North Canadian river channel shifted over last weekend, endangering the river crossing of the new southwestern sanitary sewer main."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: Pyer, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1119.0535]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Margaret Fletcher, 20, born without hands or feet, smites with shining couraga at the handicaps createdby her shattering physical misfortune."
Date: June 21, 1949
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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