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Haul Road

Description: Caption says, "A-520 Haul road, vicinity Stations 66 to 77, Santa Fe Railroad relocation, from rock point north of Station 77 on Highway 44."
Date: December 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Soy Beans

Description: Caption says, "A-301 Soy Beans. Picture showing production of foliage for hay or green manure. Very few seed produced. Average height, 4 1/2 feet. Refer to pictures Nos. A-309 and A-294."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Red June Corn

Description: Caption says, "A-303 Red June Corn, photograph showing heavy growth under irrigated conditions. Average height, nine feet. Ears completely ruined by corn-ear worms. Produced 112 pounds of silage per 50 linear feet, one row. Non-irrigated. Refer to photograph No. A-310."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Dwarf Yellow Millo

Description: Caption says, "A-305 Grain Sorghum, Dwarf Yellow Millo, grain crop, irrigated. Average height, 4 1/2 feet. Non-resistant to chinch bugs. Production record: 58 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet of row, irrigated; 13 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet, non-irrigated."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Arizona Hegira

Description: Caption says, "A-307 Grain Sorghum, Arizona Hegira (High Gear) grain crop, irrigated. Average height, 4-3/4 feet. Resistant to chinch bugs. Average length of head, 14 inches. Test showed variety very slow in maturing. Production record: 46 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet of row, irrigated; 19 pounds of heads per linear feet of row, non-irrigated."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Pouring Concrete

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-567. Specifications No. 1179. Concrete pouring operations on county road bridge at Station 7+35, West Canal."
Date: April 29, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Parshall Flume

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-857. Specifications No. 1899. View looking downstream at completed Parshall Flume, Station 1-20 on Altus 21.5 lateral. This is the first structure to be completed on this feature by N. F. English, subcontractor."
Date: December 29, 1947
Creator: Vaughan, R. O.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Ozark Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-635. Specifications No. 1477. View showing compacting operations for bench flume, Ozark Canal, Stations 497-503, as seen from approximately Station 496-50."
Date: May 29, 1947
Creator: McCloud, A. E.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Ozark Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-853. Specifications No. 1447. View looking upstream from ninth barrel section of concrete box siphon, Station 280-01, Ozark Canal, showing disalignment of barrel caused by improper backfilling methods. Note that siphon is approximately three feet out of alignment at contraction joint between barrel sections five and six."
Date: December 29, 1947
Creator: Vaughan, R. O.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Ozark Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-854. Specifications No. 1447. View of opening on top and left side of contraction joint between barrel sections five and six. Note how wrought iron water stop pulled free from section six and is not damaged. Station 280-01, Ozark Canal."
Date: December 29, 1947
Creator: Vaughan, R. O.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Ozark Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-852. Specifications No. 1447. View looking downstream from third barrel section of concrete box siphon, Station 280-01, Ozark Canal, showing displacement of four sections of siphon caused by incorrect backfilling methods. Note earth backfill on right side of siphon barrel."
Date: December 29, 1947
Creator: Vaughan, R. O.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Ozark Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-855. Specifications No. 1447. View of opening on top and right side of siphon at contraction joint between sections three and four. Note compression crack in section three in background. Station 280-01, Ozark Canal."
Date: December 29, 1947
Creator: Vaughan, R. O.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Different Varieties of Grain

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-642. Joe B. Zinn (right), president of the Lugert-Altus Irrigation District, discusses different varieties of grain sorghums with Orlan J. Lowry, Bureau of Reclamation Agricultural Engineer, in the former's feed store at Blair, Oklahoma."
Date: May 29, 1947
Creator: McCloud, A. E.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

J. T. Beavers, Farmer

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-639. Nine year old Charles gets last minute instructions on handling the family tractor from his dad, J. T. Beavers. With the start of the planting season, Charles will spend many hours helping his father with the cotton."
Date: May 29, 1947
Creator: McCloud, A. E.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Lloyd Stephenson, Farmer

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-637. With prospects of a good season, Lloyd Stephenson, farmer on the Altus Project, grins as he loads seed into one of the cans on his cotton planting machine."
Date: May 29, 1947
Creator: McCloud, A. E.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bridge Coming Together

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-547. Specifications No. 1510. View taken looking west, showing west truss span of State Highway No. 9 bridge after being shifted laterally from piers onto temporary cribbing, preparatory to loading onto trailers for transportation to other end of bridge."
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bridge Coming Together

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-548. Specifications No. 1510. View taken looking east, showing west truss span of State Highway No. 9 bridge loaded onto two semi-trailer units, one at each end of span, and most of temporary cribbing removed."
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bridge on Truck Bed

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-543. Specifications No. 1510. After pulling truss span to the west onto detour road, the truck was uncoupled from the semi-trailer, supporting the west end of the bridge. This view shows truck turned around and going to the east end of span."
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Hereford Cattle

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1105. Crops. Hereford cattle on irrigated winter wheat pasture on the C. F. Mock farm southwest of Altus."
Date: November 29, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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