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Highway Relocation

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Railroad and Highway Relocation - No. A-234 Highway relocation. Check at Station 15+50, upstream side of highway fill. Four checks are shown in background at Stations 17+00, 19+50, 21+75, and 14+75."
Date: July 28, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Highway Relocation

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Railroad and Highway Relocation - No. A-233 Highway relocation. Blasting and drilling operations in saddle, south of present highway 44, on new highway location. Station 59 to 69."
Date: July 28, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Drilling Operations

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Railroad and Highway Relocation - No. A-232 Highway relocation. Blowing a drill hole for rock excavation for new highway. Wagon drilling operations. Station 59 to 69."
Date: July 28, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Stockland Grader

Description: Caption says, "A-418 Railroad and Highway Relocation. A Stockland, Model 20 grader 6' blade and McCormick Deering Farmall tractor grading surface on Santa Fe Railroad relocation."
Date: October 28, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Caterpillar Tractor

Description: Caption says, "A-417 Railroad and Highway Relocation. Caterpillar tractor pushing carryall excavation for center fill on Rock Island Railroad and Highway #9. Station 567."
Date: October 28, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Riprapping

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-231 Riprapping on upstream side of Lugert Dike, Station 11."
Date: July 28, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

New Rock Crusher

Description: Caption says, "A-49 Altus Project. New rock crusher securely fastened on Bureau of Reclamation large trailer to be transported to the rock quarry where it will be used to produce crushed rock material for the concreting program on the Altus Project."
Date: January 28, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Close up of Tire Repair

Description: Close of a tire being repaired for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-660 Tire Repair. A view of the boot after being bolted in place and ready for the tube. Note the smooth appearance of the bolt heads on the inside of the tire. Thus far there has been no trouble resulting from contact of the tube with these bolt heads."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Laborer Repairing a Tire

Description: Laborer repairing a tire for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-657 Tire Repair. Trimming the ends of the boot to a feather edge before placing in the tire. Much of this operation could be simplified by a buffing wheel."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Close up of Tire Repair

Description: Close up of a tire being repaired for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-658 Tire Repair. Typical break in truck tire used in rock excavation."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Close up of Tire Repair

Description: Two laborers work on repairing a tire for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-659 Tire Repair. Stripping old rubber from the carcass to be used for boots. The knife being used was made from an old file and ground to a razor edge. The squirt can contains water which is necessary as a lubricant in cutting the rubber."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Laborers Repairing a Tire

Description: Laborers repairing a tire for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-656 Tire Repair. After the rubber is cut off the bead is cut away as shown above. When this is done, the carcass is ready for final trimming preparatory to cutting into boots."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Truck Tire Repair Tools

Description: Close up of tools used to repair truck tires for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-655 Tire Repair. Tools and materials necessary for the complete job include trimming and cutting knives, speed wrench, carborundum stone, hollow punch, lock wrench, hammer, electric drill, clamps, rubber cement and bolts and washers."
Date: March 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Bottom of Rock Cut

Description: View of bottom of rock cut on the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-684 East along bottom of rock cut showing north side of rock cut, Station 59, Santa Fe Railroad relocation."
Date: April 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Two Large Shovels Working

Description: Two large shovels and a dump truck working on the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-683 Northwest shovel and Lima shovel at west end of rock cut, Station 53, Santa Fe Railroad relocation."
Date: April 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

View of Small Mountain Road

Description: View of a few dump trucks driving on dirt road for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-681 Panorama No. 2 of 3 of waste dump to rock cut, Santa Fe Railroad relocation."
Date: April 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

View of Small Mountain Road

Description: View of road used by dump trucks for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-682 Panorama No. 3 of 3 of waste dump to rock cut, Santa Fe Railroad relocation."
Date: April 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

View of Small Mountain Road

Description: View of cars parked at base of small mountain at the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-680 Panorama No. 1 of 3 of waste dump to rock cut, Santa Fe Railroad relocation."
Date: April 28, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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