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Rock Island Relocation

Caption says, "A-524 Rock Island Relocation. Euclid truck dumping and Caterpillar tractor with bulldozer attachment spreading embankment material around east end of west section of center fill, vicinity of Station 4514."

Date: December 30, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Island Railroad Relocation

Caption says, "A-526 Euclid truck dumping embankment material at east end of west section of center fill, vicinity Station 4514 on Rock Island Railroad relocation."

Date: December 30, 1941

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

NYA Laborers Surveying

Caption says, "A-24 Altus Project. A telephoto shot of the NYA boys in a different planetable setup. Such setups are of common occurrence in the survey of the reservoir area of the Altus project."

Date: October 30, 1940

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Office buildings at construction site

Office buildings purposely built for Altus Dam construction project. Caption says, "A-755 View of office site at dam. Mixing and batching plant will be located in left background. Building in foreground will be for all kinds of material and auxiliary cement storage unloaded from railroad cards."

Date: September 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Large office building on left

Office building on left side of image used for Altus Dam project. Caption says, "A-756 Placing concrete in batching plant footings (left) and showing completed footings for mixing plant (right). Building in background will be used for cement storage."

Date: September 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Inspecting Scrap Iron

Caption says, "A-761 Bureau of Reclamation Officials inspecting scrap iron in the Warehouse Area. Left to right Mr. Harris, Master Mechanic and Mr. Robbins, Construction Engineer. 50 tons of scrap is stored for the scrap drive by the Bureau of Reclamation."

Date: September 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Removing Concrete with Crane

Depicts a crane removing concrete with three laborers standing above. Caption says, "A-754 Removing reinforced concrete from downstream spillway slab on present Altus Dam. Crane in foreground uses a 3,000 lb. granite rock for drop hammer."

Date: September 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Crushing Plant

Construction on a wooden structure, rock crushing plant, for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-759 View of the crushing plant near completion. With the installation of the two conveyors the plant will be ready for operation."

Date: September 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Crushing Plant in Operation

Rock crushing plant in operation for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-784 Crushing and screening plant as seen from the loading bunkers."

Date: November 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Reinforcing Steel Mat

Caption says, "A-843 View of first mat of reinforcing steel beneath gallery. Note drainage and A-line grout nipples."

Date: March 30, 1943

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

River Outlet Pipe

Caption says, "A-859 Closeup view of river outlet pipe at Pier 2 showing pipe and gate frame in place. Surfaces of concrete in old dam cleaned with air hammer and surfacer tool." Handwritten after caption is, "2nd from left, Harley Cargille, Blair. 1st of left - Odis Cross."

Date: April 30, 1943

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Rock Crushing Plant

Rock crushing station showing the conveyor belt set up for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-770 View of rock crushing and screening plant showing conveyor arrangement."

Date: October 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Upstream Face

Car can be seen on upper right portion of photograph. Caption says, "A-665 East Dike, upstream face from Station 1+50."

Date: March 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

South Dike

Caption says, "A-896 View of South Dike taken from the left abutment after completion of initial construction to Elevation 1546."

Date: September 30, 1943

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Section B of East Dike

Car can be seen driving away from the camera on a dirt road. Caption says, "A-663 East Dike from Station 0+64. Section B."

Date: March 30, 1942

Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Ekenstam Canal Paver

Caption says, "5-AL-586. Experimental soil-cement lining. The Ekenstam Canal Paver in the West 11.5 Lateral. Barber-Greene equipment (right) was used to mix soil-cement for lining on this portion of the lateral."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-587. Experimental soil-cement lining. General view showing water truck, Barber-Greene mixer and canal paver in their relative positions to each other when in operation. Persons shown were Bureau representatives, Portland Cement Association representatives, and the inventor and manufacturer of the Ekenstam equipment, all interested in the initial test of this paver."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-588. Experimental soil-cement lining. General view of Ekenstam Canal Paver in lateral and Barber-Greene mixer in operation. Persons in photograph are Bureau representatives, Portland Cement Association representatives as well as the inventor and manufacturer of the Ekenstam equipment, all interested in the initial tests of this paver."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-589. Experimental soil-cement lining. General view showing windrow and pair of Caterpillar tractors being used, experimentally, to draw Ekenstam Paver along canal."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-590. Experimental soil-cement lining. Three-quarter front view of Ekenstam Canal Paver. Cement sacks were used to weight down forward end of the paver."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-592. Experimental soil-cement lining. Soil cement travels from mixer section of Barber-Greene at upper left onto endless belt and thence to Ekenstam Canal Paver. Workmen at right distribute the soil cement evenly into hopper of the canal paver."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-591. Experimental soil-cement lining. Elevated view of soil cement mixer unit of Barber-Greene mixer. Operator at left controls consistency of mix by regulating quantity of water fed into mixture through the three pipes shown in the photograph."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-593. Experimental soil-cement lining. Workmen distributing the soil cement evenly in hopper of Ekenstam Canal Paver as the mixture drops from endless belt of Barber-Greene mixer."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Experimental Soil-cement

Caption says, "5-AL-598. Experimental soil-cement lining. Elevated view of the West 11.5 Lateral after being paved with soil-cement with the Ekenstam Canal Paver."

Date: April 30, 1947

Creator: Parker, D. B.

Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

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