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WPA Laborers Dumping Rocks

WPA laborers working in background after blasting. Caption says, "A-34 Altus Project. Photograph of rock quarry from Photo Station No. 3 at west end of quarry showing rock after the blast. W. P. A. men are dumping small rocks over the fill to be used as rip rapping material. Larger rocks will be cut into blocks used in the Lugert Dam."

Date: December 17, 1940

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 34.870950 -99.293618

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Borrow Area Haul Road

Caption says, "A-133 Borrow Area No. 1 haul road and opening cut into stripped and irrigated section may be seen in center of picture."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Downstream Section

Caption says, "A-129 Downstream section Lugert Dike looking from Station 19+00 to north end of Dike. Newly placed lift, prior to wetting, scarifying, and rolling, shown in foreground."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Fill Area

Caption says, "A-134 Beginning of fill area east of saddle on Highway Relocation Area. South end of stripping area for Dikes."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Lugert Dike

Caption says, "A-131 Lugert Dike cutoff trench as viewed looking south from Station 26+00. Backfilling trench is in progress."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rollers

Caption says, "A-132 Rollers now in operation at Lugert Dike."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Sheepfoot Tamper

Caption says, "A-127 Looking north in bottom of trench. Sheepsfoot tamper compacting fill material."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Sheepfoot Tamper

Caption says, "A-128 Sheepsfoot tamper compacting fill in bottom of trench."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Stripping Operations

Caption says, "A-130 Lugert Borrow Area stripping operations. View from vicinity of north end of Lugert Dike, looking south."

Date: July 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete Culvert

Caption says, "A-354 Santa Fe Railroad 5 'x 3' concrete culvert inlet, Station 114+67.5, at left and 3' x 3' concrete culvert outlet on Highway 44 Station 115+68.5 at right."

Date: September 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Elevator Grader

Caption says, "A-351 Elevator grader in Borrow Area loading Euclid trucks with material for Santa Fe Railroad fill."

Date: September 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Elevator Grader and Euclid Truck

Caption says, "A-352 Close-up of Elevator grader loading Euclid truck in Borrow Area for Santa Fe Railroad fill."

Date: September 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Santa Fe Railroad Fill

Caption says, "A-353 5' x 3' concrete culvert outlet, Station 114+67.5 on Santa Fe Railroad fill."

Date: September 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Santa Fe Railroad Fill and Highway 44 Fill

Caption says, "A-350 Elevator grader in Borrow Area loading Euclid truck. Left to right is Borrow Area, Santa Fe Railroad fill and Highway 44 fill, taken from hill south of Stations 102 to 104 on highway."

Date: September 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Broken Rock Prepared for Riprapping

Caption says, "A-467 Broken rock dumped on downstream slope of North Dike in preparation for riprapping. Station 1+00."

Date: November 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bulldozer Pushing Crushed Rock

Caption says, "A-466 Bulldozer pushing crushed rock over downstream side of North Dike."

Date: November 17, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Riprapping on South Slope of Highway 9

Construction equipment working on Highway 9 for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-594 Riprapping on south slope of Highway No. 9 relocation, Station No. 594."

Date: February 17, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Riprapping on South Slope of Highway 9

Construction equipment working on Highway 9 for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-595 Riprapping on south slope of Highway No. 9 relocation. Vicinity of Station 594."

Date: February 17, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

War Savings Bond Certificate

Caption says, "A-836 Photographic copy of United States War Savings Bond Certificate for Altus Project."

Date: March 17, 1943

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Alfalfa

Caption says, "5-AL-155 View of field of alfalfa on Altus Project Demonstration Farm, taken immediately after applying commercial "Super Phosphate" fertilizer."

Date: April 17, 1946

Creator: Reynolds, R. M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Black Hull Wheat

Caption says, "5-AL-150 A field of Black Hull wheat on Altus Project Demonstration Farm."

Date: April 17, 1946

Creator: Reynolds, R. M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Black Hull Wheat

Caption says, "5-AL-149 A field of Black Hull wheat on Altus Project Demonstration Farm."

Date: April 17, 1946

Creator: Reynolds, R. M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

General View of Altus Canal

Caption says, "5-AL-145. Specifications No. 1085. General view of Altus Canal looking downstream from right bank, about 1 1/4 miles south of upper end of canal."

Date: April 17, 1946

Creator: Reynolds, R. M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Kanota Oats

Caption says, "5-AL-148 A field of Kanota oats on Altus Project Demonstration Farm."

Date: April 17, 1946

Creator: Reynolds, R. M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

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WPA Laborers Dumping Rocks

Borrow Area Haul Road

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Sheepfoot Tamper

Sheepfoot Tamper

Stripping Operations

Concrete Culvert

Elevator Grader

Elevator Grader and Euclid Truck

Santa Fe Railroad Fill

Santa Fe Railroad Fill and Highway 44 Fill

Broken Rock Prepared for Riprapping

Bulldozer Pushing Crushed Rock

Riprapping on South Slope of Highway 9

Riprapping on South Slope of Highway 9

War Savings Bond Certificate

Alfalfa

Black Hull Wheat

Black Hull Wheat

General View of Altus Canal

Kanota Oats