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WPA Laborers at Rock Quarry

Description: Caption says, "A-390 Rock quarry. WPA laborers trimming face stone in stoneyard below rock quarry. Left is bull set breaking rock along chalk line. Right is hand set trimming edges of rock."
Date: October 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

New Masonry Dam Face

Description: Caption says, "A-392 Rock quarry. End view of model section of face on New Masonry Dam. Model constructed in stoneyard below rock quarry."
Date: October 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

H. E. Robbins' Office

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-54. Altus Project. Scene taken in Construction Engineer H. E. Robbins' office showing First Lieutenant Billy Joe Murray and T/Sgt. Ernest J. Spear, both of whom are returning to their former jobs after seeing active service in the armed forces."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Lieutenant Billy Joe Murray

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-55. Altus Canal. View showing former First Lieutenant Billy Joe Murray at work in the Altus Main Canal after returning from active duty overseas."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-51. Altus Canal. View looking downstream of the canal. View taken approximately one-half mile below dam."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-52. Altus Canal. View looking downstream of the canal. View taken approximately one-half mile below dam."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

H. E. Robbins' Office

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-53. Altus Project. Scene taken in Construction Engineer H. E. Robbins' office showing First Lieutenant Billy Joe Murray and T/Sgt. Ernest J. Spear, both of whom are returning to their former jobs after seeing active service in the armed forces."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Highway Bridge Construction

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-751. Specifications No. 1510. End view, of reconstructed bridge on State Highway No. 9, taken looking west across Altus Reservoir. The nearest span was moved from west end of bridge, and placed on built-up pier and new abutment. A concrete floor slab will be constructed on this span. Floors of the other spans were raised intact with trusses."
Date: July 11, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

First Water Release Flowing Over Check Structure

Description: Caption says, "A-1093 Water flowing over check structure in outletworks at Altus Dam during first release of water to Main Canal."
Date: September 11, 1945
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Weed Control

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1119. Weed Control. Dragline equipped with special project-designed weed bucket removing drifts of Russian thistles from Altus Canal."
Date: April 11, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Weed Control

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1118. Weed Control. Dragline equipped with special project-designed weed bucket removing drifts of Russian thistles from Altus Canal."
Date: April 11, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Spillway of the Altus Dam

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-50. Altus Dam. View of the spillway section as seen from below dam on left abutment."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Survey Crew Working in the Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-56. Altus Canal. View showing survey crew at work in the canal. In the foreground is Billy Joe Murray who is back at his old job after participating in over forty bombing missions while a fighter-pilot with the Eighth Air Force."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bridge East of Granite

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-750. Specifications No. 1510. Broadside view of east span of reconstructed bridge on State Highway No. 9 east of Granite, in upper part of Altus Reservoir. This span, shown here resting on built-up pier and new abutment, was moved across river from west end of bridge."
Date: July 11, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

First Release of Irrigation Water

Description: Caption says, "A-1092 First release of irrigation water to Main Canal from outletworks of Altus Dam. Water used to irrigate Altus Demonstration Farm. Completed outletworks transition in foreground."
Date: September 11, 1945
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Display in Orient Hotel

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1189. Display in lobby of New Orient Hotel, Altus, Oklahoma, which was assembled for local Chamber of Commerce by County Extension workers and Bureau of Reclamation employees. This was shown during visit of Oklahoma City businessmen on booster trip to southwestern Oklahoma."
Date: October 11, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Constructing Sand Washer

Description: Caption says, "A-6 Altus Project. Sand washer under construction on south bank of North Fork on the Red River west of Lugert Dam."
Date: September 11, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: 34.638672 -99.103439
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

T/Sgt. Ernest J. Spear

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-57. Altus Project. View showing T/Sgt. Ernest J. Spear back on his job, after returning from active duty overseas, as a welder in the USBR shops on the Altus Project."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

T/Sgt. Ernest J. Spear

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-58. Altus Project. View showing T/Sgt. Ernest J. Spear back on his job as a welder in the USBR shops on the Altus Project after returning from active duty overseas."
Date: October 11, 1945
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Laborers at Rock Quarry

Description: Caption says, "A-389 Rock quarry. WPA laborers trimming face stone. Man at left is using a hand point for cutting high spots off side of rock. The man at the right is using a hand set for working along the edge."
Date: October 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

WPA Laborers at Rock Quarry

Description: Caption says, "A-391 Rock quarry. WPA laborers using bull set for trimming large pieces from face stone."
Date: October 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

New Masonry Dam Face

Description: Caption says, "A-393 Rock quarry. Front view of model section on New Masonry Dam. Model constructed in stoneyard below rock quarry."
Date: October 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Excavation Operations

Description: Caption says, "A-258 Excavation operations from Stations 58 to 53. Right section of panorama, No. 2 of 2."
Date: August 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Backfilling Cutoff Trench

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-166 Backfilling cutoff trench taken from lower break on east embankment six feet above bottom of cutoff trench. Well point unwatering system in foreground."
Date: July 11, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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