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[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows placing forms for concrete bent number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows placing forms for concrete bent number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows excavation for footing of pier number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge. Lower half of a men win overalls and work gloves can be seen next to tubes.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows excavation for footing east let of pier number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge. Shovel, pick axe and bucket can be seen.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Berry Creek Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows forms after placing concrete pier number 2, Berry Creek bridge.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Detours and barricades as part of Federal Aid Project 140-C. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation) Fences barricade access. A Southwestern Greyhound Lines bus approaches on the right and a man is atop a telephone pole.
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation).
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows warning signs and distant home.
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 Barricades and Detour Signs for Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Traffic lights and many signs with a playground in the background.
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation)
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation)
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation) House, shed and windmill in the background.
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows mailbox.
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows placing concrete bent number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge. Men are working on scaffolding for the bent and there is a partial view of a shovel.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #902 and Cars - Queen City, Texas]

Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "902" is visible on the front of the engine. Smoke billows out of the front chimney. Bushy grass fills the landscape around. Electrical poles line the tracks on the left side. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P #902 with Train No. 7 at Queen City, Texas May 18th 1937."
Date: May 18, 1937
Creator: Brown, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas and Pacific Railway Co. 'General Freight Office']

Photograph of men and women of the Texas and Pacific Railway General Freight Office sitting for a group photo. Doors and windows line the back wall. A clock hangs to the left behind a hanging light fixture. Writing on the bottom of the photo says, "Texas and Pacific Railway Co. "General Freight Office" - Jan. 18, 1938 - Dallas, Texas." Typed text on the back of the photograph says, "Left to right: Top row - J.R.Ashley, J.T.Obsborne, W.R.Hayn, W.D.Foster, J.A.Breeding, D.W.Barnes, RayBates, T.J.Falk, L.E.Hartman. Center Row - W.E.Young, C.S.McDonald, C.E.Willis, James McLendon, V.C.Kirkpatrick, W.E.Fincher, F.P.Hamilton, C.V. Parks, G.A.Ryser, E.E.Blackburn, C.C.Morin, H.C. McCord. Front Row - P.A.Brown, Mrs.Crystelle McKinney, Mrs. Mary Young, O.D.Bates, Mrs. Marie Clark, Mrs. Nell Bell, C.H. Pistor, J.F.R.Dugan."
Date: January 18, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maifest Parade Float]

Photograph of a Maifest parade float. Several people are sitting on top; a woman wearing a crown, a boy, and a man are sitting in a covered area toward the back. The float is decorated with leaves. Text at the bottom of the image says "May 18, 1932" and "14."
Date: May 18, 1932
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maifest Parade Float]

Photograph of a Maifest parade float. Several people are posing on the float. The front is decorated with large butterfly sculptures, and the sides are decorated with vines. Text on the left side of the image says "May 18, 1933."
Date: May 18, 1933
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ceremony at Maifest]

Photograph of an unidentified ceremony at Maifest. Several men and women are lined against a backdrop on a stage. The men are wearing suits, and the women are wearing formal gowns and holding bouquets. A man and a woman wearing a cape are standing closer to the front of the stage. Text at the bottom of the image says "20-B" and "May 18, 1932."
Date: May 18, 1932
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Verdigris River #1

Photograph of the Verdigris River which frms the southern and eastern boundaries of the 1600-acre "Will Rogers Ranch". In dry summer months when creeks on the ranch run dry this river furnishes an imvaluable water supply for the cattle. A water corral is fenced off in the river for the purpose. Pryor Project.
Date: April 18, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of soil profiles of Vernon and Kirkland soils, both virgin and eroded. From the Red Plain Experiment Station, Guthrie, OK. OK-5292.
Date: July 18, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the Red Plains Experiment Station, Guthrie, OK. East farm gully control studies. 4 1/2 miles south of Guthrie, OK.General view of east slope, looking north. OK-R-29.
Date: October 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Buffalograss Growing on Ridges from a Contour Ridged Pasture/Elk City Project/Clinton Camp

Photograph of eight cattle grazing on buffalograss from ridges in a contour ridged pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing buffalo grass from ridges in a contour ridged pasture. This pasture was contour ridged and spot sodded to buffalo grass in the spring of 1936. Notice the cattle's apparent preference for the new grass on the ridges."
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

General View of Contour Ridges Constructed in 1936/Elk City Project/Clinton Camp

Photograph of a general view looking at contour ridges constructed in 1936, spot sodded to buffalograss, and seeded to drop seed along ridges. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A picture of contour ridges constructed in in the spring of 1936 spot sodded to buffalo grass and seeded to drop seed along the ridges. No grazing has been allowed on this field to the present time. The increased grass growth immediately above and below the contour ridges indicates moisture conservation by the pasture contours. See Okla-5456 for close-up view.“
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History