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Rock Quarry Excavation

Description: Caption says, "A-18 Altus Project. General view of the rock quarry showing progress of excavation, prior to cutting rock for the Altus Dam, in the quarry area. Photograph taken from rock outcrop west of uncovered area. This section is west of the area shown in "Rock Quarry No. 17." A small rocky ridge projects between both areas."
Date: October 18, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870937 -99.293672
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Drillers

Description: Caption says, "A-19 Altus Project. Photograph showing W. P. A. drillers at work cutting up large granite boulders into little ones for use in the riprapping of the dam. Some of these boulders are of such a size that several holes are needed to break the huge rocks into size necessary for handling."
Date: October 18, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870977 -99.293768
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Large Shovel Digging

Description: Large shovel digging away at granite rocks. Caption says, "A-21 Altus Project. The large shovel at work cutting the earth and rocks away from the foot of the mountains for the rock quarry. The type of engine used in the Northwest Drag line and dual crowd shovel. It has a caterpillar Diesel 100 horse power engine."
Date: October 23, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.871020 -99.293790
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Granite Boulders Being Moved

Description: Caption says, "A-20 Altus Project. Photograph showing rock being moved with cable and gasoline engine. These large granite boulders are pulled to the large pile shown in the left foreground where they will be broken into smaller fragments for riprapping later."
Date: October 18, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870950 -99.293618
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WC Austin in Shovel

Description: Large shovel in full frame with WC Austin at the controls removing rock. Caption says, "A-29 Altus Project. Judge W. C. Austin at the controls of the Northwest Shovel. A huge rock is balanced in the shovel teeth."
Date: November 4, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.871036 -99.293489
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Shovel Moving Rock

Description: Large shovel in foreground moving granite rocks. Caption says, "A-22 Altus Project. Northwest Shovel moving rock and dirt from side of Rattlesnake Mountain. Slabs of rock will cut from the solid face of granite and hewn into square and rectangular blocks for masonry material in the construction of Altus Dam. Photograph taken from photo station #3 on west side of quarry. Wagon drilling outfit above cab of shovel."
Date: October 23, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.871177 -99.293489
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Wagon Drilling Crew

Description: Several laborers putting wagon drill into position to drill blast holes. Caption says, "A-26 Altus Project. Placing wagon drill into position for drilling hole to blast out section of rock for use in construction of dam. Drill points are changed every two feet of depth. Mr. Reynolds squaring machine into position."
Date: November 1, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870755 -99.293661
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Construction Site Buildings

Description: Caption says, "A-32 Altus Project. A view of compressor units, store house, and blacksmith shop at the foot of the mountain below the rock quarry. The extreme east end of the quarry excavation can be seen at the middle left edge of photograph."
Date: November 7, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870738 -99.293618
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Jackhammer Crew on Rock

Description: Jackhammer crew works on large boulder for blasting. Caption says, "A-31 Altus Project. A Jack Hammer crew at work on large rocks in the quarry. A line of holes has been drilled across the face of the huge granite boulder for blasting."
Date: November 7, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870863 -99.293962
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Jackhammer Men

Description: WPA laborers work on excavating rock for the quarry. Caption says, "A-30 Altus Project. A group of WPA "Jack Hammer Men" at work on the hard granite formation at the rock quarry. A wagon drill is also in operation on the right. Higher on the slope a group of WPA laborers are clearing the loose rock form the surface. A pipe across the upper part of the picture is a water line for the drills. In the upper left corner the water pipe from pump to supply tank can be seen."
Date: November 7, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870809 -99.293790
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Wagon Drilling Crew

Description: Three laborers work on wagon drilling operations to drill holes to blast the rock for Altus project. Caption says, "A-27 Altus Project. Drilling operation in progress. Hole is about 20 feet into side of rock at the time photo was taken. Left to right, Reynolds, Barney Felkner, and McCallum, WPA Supervisor."
Date: November 1, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Blasting

Description: Rock blasting being done for rock quarry. Caption says, "A-33 Altus Project. First telephoto shot of large blast of the rock quarry. Three thousand one hundred and fifty pounds of .80 per cent gelatin powder was used to lift the large section of granite from the south side of the mountain. Thirty lateral holes drilled with the wagon drilling with the wagon drilling outfit at a depth of 40 feet and ten vertical holes drilled with jack hammers at a depth of 10 feet average were used to take the g… more
Date: December 16, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870809 -99.293447
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Laborers Dumping Rocks

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870950 -99.293618
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Laborer Drilling

Description: Caption says, "A-35 Altus Project. W. P. A. laborer plug drilling a large granite rock which will be broken into smaller sections to be faced for use in the construction of the Lugert Dam. A large rock in the back ground has been drilled previously."
Date: December 19, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870755 -99.293318
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Administration Buildings

Description: Caption says, "A-42 Altus Project. Photograph showing the administration section of the rock quarry. The sheet iron building at the left is the new compressor house, the building beyond the new ambulance is the store room and the building to the right is the headquarters building with a new bulletin board to the right of the entrance."
Date: January 16, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870755 -99.293489
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Rock Crushers

Description: WPA laborers using rock crushers that are sitting on a granite wall and dumping into a large pile of already crushed granite. Caption says, "A-40 Altus Project. WPA rock crushers Nos. 9 and 11 mounted on a masonry foundation of granite blocks on south edge of rock quarry. Granite that is too small for squaring into blocks will be crushed into material for concrete."
Date: January 10, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870836 -99.293768
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Laborers Plug Drilling

Description: WPA laborers working on large boulder. Caption says, "A-39 Altus Project. Two W. P. A. men plug drilling a large granite boulder at the quarry. Additional holes will be drilled six inches apart along the line left of the driller. The driller's helper is placing wedges and shims for splitting the boulder."
Date: January 4, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.870836 -99.293683
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Panoramic View of Lugert Dam

Description: Caption says, "A-52 Altus Project. Panoramic view No. 3 taken from top of mountain south of Lugert Dam showing area from east side of Lake Altus, town of Lugert, Santa Fe Railroad, and Oklahoma State Highway No. 283 to north end of mountain south of Lugert Butte and Lugert Dike area."
Date: February 4, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 34.871020 -99.293790
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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