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Derricks at Work

Description: Caption says, "A-44 Altus Project, Photograph looking east from Photo Station No. 3 showing progress to date at rock quarry. The stiff-leg derrick is moving granite rocks to the area beyond derrick motor shed where they will be sorted into different sizes. Trucks will haul the blocks to the stock yard south and below the quarry where they will be placed in piles in respect to size. In foreground in the 6-inch compressor line. Telephone line is being strung in left foreground to pole in center o… more
Date: January 21, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Derricks at Work

Description: Caption says, "A-43 Altus Project. Photograph from Photo Station No. 1 looking west showing progress to date at the Rock Quarry. At lower left on built up foundation are WPA rock crushers No. 11 and No. 9. In right back ground is the stiff-leg derrick with a 100-foot boom. Its power unit, a Diesel hoist, is in the shed south of derrick. Photo taken while a sandstorm is blowing from the southwest."
Date: January 21, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete Bridge

Description: Several cars appear to be coming up to a newly built concrete bridge for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-541 East along top of center fill showing new highway fill level with concrete bridge. West end of bridge is Station No. 595."
Date: January 21, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Underside of Railroad

Description: Depicts the underside of the wooden railroad for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-543 Photograph shows toe of shoofly built along south side of trestle at west end of C. R. I. & P. Railroad bridge. Vicinity stations 4514."
Date: January 21, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Wooden Railroad and Metal Bridge

Description: Looking down a wooden railroad track with metal bridge support for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-542 East along C. R. I. & P. Railroad from Station 4514+40.4 west end of trestle. Shoofly built along south side of trestle."
Date: January 21, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carthal F. Mock Property

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-487. Tract No. 1, Condemnation Case No. 3338, Carthal F. Mock property. View of two pit silos, looking northeast. Camera located on stock tank dam approximately 150 feet from pits."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carthal F. Mock Property

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-483. Tract No. 1, Condemnation Case No. 3338, Carthal F. Mock property. View of house, looking northwest. Location of camera 45 feet from southeast corner of house."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carthal F. Mock Property

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-484. Tract No. 1, Condemnation Case No. 3338, Carthal F. Mock property. View of house, looking southwest. Location of camera 45 feet from northeast corner of house."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Carthal F. Mock Property

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-485. Tract No. 1, Condemnation Case No. 3338, Carthal F. Mock property. View of barn, looking northwest. Location of camera 65 feet from southeast corner of barn."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Chattin Ditcher

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-491. Specifications No. 1182. View of remodeled Chattin ditcher showing lengthened wings and newly installed power unit for pressure pump."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-490. Concrete surface series. Specifications No. 1179. View of concrete section, left wall of siphon transition at Station 558-69, West Canal. Air entraining agent has been used."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-489. Concrete surface series. Specifications No. 1133. View of concrete section, left inlet transition of check drop at Station 588-20, Altus Canal. No air entraining agent was used."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Concrete

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-488. Concrete surface series. Specifications No. 1374. Right inlet transition wall of siphon at Station 971-26, Altus Canal. This concrete contained air entraining agent."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Truck Shovel Excavation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-492. Specifications No. 1133. Quickway truck shovel excavating lateral section for haul by dump trucks to embankment of Altus 9.9b32 Lateral."
Date: January 21, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Weed Control

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-870. Weed Control. General view of truck-mounted weed burner assembled by W. C. Austin Project in 1947. Boom is in position for traveling along highway. One and one-half ton truck, 285 gallon fuel tank for burner, capacity of fuel pump 90 gallons per hour."
Date: January 21, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Weed Control

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-871. Weed Control. Close-up view of fuel pump, tank, and boom mounting, on truck-mounted weed burner."
Date: January 21, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Weed Control

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-872. Weed Control. View of truck-mounted weed burner in operation on W. C. Austin Project, burning dry Russian thistles in the West 11.5 Lateral."
Date: January 21, 1948
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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