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[Photograph 2012.201.B0349.0290]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Lake Altus, Quartz Mountain State Park, Greer - Kiowa Counties."
Date:
November 19, 1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0414B.0118]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Altus mayor Fred Mains looks on as the top Stipes-Williams Harvester battery cuts up at a banquet given for them here at the Oklahoma club."
Date:
August 12, 1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1036.0374]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "OCW's All-Altus Quartet on State Tour."
Date:
November 16, 1948
Creator:
Owen, A. Y.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1011.0546]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rep. Preston Peden, wife and son . . . the voters were surprised."
Date:
September 15, 1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1011.0544]
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Congressman and Mrs. Preston Peden and son, Robert, age two, receive guests at the home of Congressman's parents in Altus, Oklahoma."
Date:
October 6, 1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Line of Trucks
Caption says, "5-AL-941. Crops. Line of wheat trucks in Altus waiting to unload. At height of rush there was a total of six such lines in Altus. Most of the wheat marketed in Altus was raised by dry farming methods."
Date:
June 5, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trucks
Caption says, "5-AL-940. Crops. Truck line in Altus, waiting turn to unload wheat at Ledge Mill, seen in background. Two such lines converged on this mill and it was reported that a truck was being unloaded every 2 minutes."
Date:
June 5, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trucks
Caption says, "5-AL-939. Crops. Truck lines on street in Altus, waiting their turn to unload wheat at local elevator."
Date:
June 5, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Surplus Building
Caption says, "5-AL-890. Permanent Improvements. Front view of Army Surplus Building being remodeled to be used as an office for the Bureau of Reclamation, Altus, Oklahoma."
Date:
April 7, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tour of Project
Caption says, "5-AL-1065. Tour of Project. Farmers and businessmen gather in front of the Altus Chamber of Commerce for the start of a tour of farms on the W. C. Austin Project."
Date:
September 8, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Caption says, "5-AL-983. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. M. H. Carrell talks with J. A. Callan, Project Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. At left is pump furnishing water for irrigation from well 75 feet deep."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, Buddy Brandt
Caption says, "5-AL-980. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. J. A. Callan, Project Engineer, of the Bureau of Reclamation, W. C. Austin Project, inspects pump on the farm of Buddy Brandt west of Duke, Oklahoma. Pump is a W. E. Stern Rotate powered by a M-M motor run by Butane gas. Well is 127 feet deep and pump us pumping 1,000 feet per minute. Eight-inch pipe on pump."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, I. V. Owen
Caption says, "5-AL-974. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. I. V. Owen watches his Western Pump putting out 1,000 gallons of water per minute to irrigate his 50 acres of alfalfa. A Best 80 motor operates the pump that has an 8" pipe. Mr. Owen drilled his own well."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, I. V. Owen
Caption says, "5-AL-975. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. The Western Pump operated by a Best 80 motor of I. V. Owen putting out 1,000 feet (gallons) per minute through an 8" pipe to irrigate 50 acres of alfalfa."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, I. V. Owen
Caption says, "5-AL-977. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. I. V. Owen stands beside a new well that he just finished drilling on a farm purchased recently. A Western pump is used and has only run 6 hours. Farm is approximately 3 miles west of Duke, Oklahoma. Depth of well, 120 feet, 8" pipe, and 16" casing."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farmer, Roy A. Holsey
Caption says, "5-AL-1014. Attaching the Nisbet Bug Catcher to the tractor of Roy A. Holsey, farmer, one mile west of Altus, Oklahoma, for demonstration."
Date:
July 16, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farmer, Roy A. Holsey
Caption says, "5-AL-1015. Mr. A. R. Nisbet tightens last nut on the Bug Catcher while Mr. Roy A. Holsey watches."
Date:
July 16, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0288.0131]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date:
August 15, 1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0287.0143]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Roy Henry, Altus Civic Trust fund drive chairman, and Alberta Haralson, drive secretary, have extra work this week as a shortage of "red feathers" left Altus with only the turkey variety."
Date:
October 19, 1948
Creator:
Miller, Joe
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0424B.0609]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date:
1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, Buddy Brandt
Caption says, "5-AL-978. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. A M-M motor operates a W. E. Stern, Rotate Pump on the farm of Buddy Brandt. The well is 127 feet deep. Motor is run with Butane gas. Farm is west of Duke, Oklahoma."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, M. H. Carrell
Caption says, "5-AL-984. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. A 10" pump powered by a M-M motor pumps water from a 75-foot well on the farm of M. H. Carrell to furnish water for 6 sprinklers. Pipe is 6" aluminum by Moulton Irrigation Company. Sprinklers can be seen in the distance."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, M. H. Carrell
Caption says, "5-AL-987. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. Closeup of sprinklers used to irrigate alfalfa on the farm of M. H. Carrell. Water comes from a 75-foot deep well on the farm. The pipe is 6 inch aluminum with pressure connections manufactured by Moulton Irrigation Company."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, M. H. Carrell
Caption says, "5-AL-986. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. Sprinklers irrigating alfalfa on the farm of M. H. Carrell. Water comes from 75-foot deep well on the farm. Six-inch pipe (aluminum) used to carry water to sprinklers."
Date:
June 23, 1948
Creator:
Finch, F. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History