Caption says, "A-68 Official Photograph. The County Court House and Square taken from the top of the New Orient Hotel, one of the finest hotels in the city of Altus. Photograph shows the northeast corner of the square."

Caption says, "A-69 Official Photograph. Looking south down Main Street from the top of the New Orient Hotel. At the right is the Court House Square and in the right background is the Leger Mills, the largest flour mill in this section of Oklahoma."

Caption says, "A-103 Official Photograph. Drilling operation on Lugert Butte in the process of cutting right of way for the highway on its new location around the reservoir."

Caption says, "A-446 Euclid Truck dumping material in windrows on North Dike, Station 2+00."

Caption says, "A-436 View from top of mountain south of dam showing road to Borrow Area "N" for North Dike, in right background. Panorama No. 1 of 9 covering 360 degrees. South of Glass Mountain to Quartz Mountain Park."

Caption says, "A-437 Lugert Dam and proposed dam site. Preparations for new dam started at both ends of present dam. North Dike through WPA camp. Panorama No. 2 of 9."

Caption says, "A-438 Present Lugert Dam and Lake Altus. Lugert Dike at right beyond lake, East Dike beyond Lugert Dike. Panorama No. 3 of 9."

Caption says, "A-439 South end of Lake Altus and Highway No. 44. Lugert Dike in center background. Panorama No. 4 of 9."

Caption says, "A-440 Santa Fe Railroad and Highway 44 Relocation Area. Panorama No. 5 of 9, Highway 44 to Rock Quarry."

Caption says, "A-441 Santa Fe Railroad and Highway 44 Relocation Area. Panorama No. 6 of 9, Rock Quarry to Saddle, Station 61."

Caption says, "A-442 Panorama No. 7 of 9. Saddle, Station 61 west toward bridge. Part of new Highway 44 at extreme right."

Captions says, "A-443 Panorama No. 8 of 9. Intersection of new Highway 44 at left with Highway 44 at right."

Caption says, "A-444 Panorama No. 9 of 9. Farming area north of intersection shown in A-443."

Caption says, "A-447 East bank, showing strata in Borrow Area "N." Vicinity of pit area N-25."

Caption says, "A-445 North along upstream toe of North Dike. Twenty-five feet upstream from upstream toe, Station 2+50."

Caption says, "A-504 Seepage spot, opposite hole 10B, in downstream face of Dike of the city of Altus reservoir. Grouting is in progress. Leak has stopped running but ground is still wet."

Caption says, "A-505 Seepage spot on downstream face of dike, opposite holes 80B to 85B, of the city of Altus reservoir before grouting. Telephoto from top of the dike."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "President Eisenhower Thursday praised the service of a Decocrat, Harrington Wimberley, Altus, Okla., newspaper publisher, who is retiring as a member of the federal power commission."

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 315, 4-4-0, on No. 53, leaving Altus, OK, 2 cars, 25 mph.

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."

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1016, 4-6-2, on passenger train No. 404, east of Altus, OK, 3 cars, 35 mph. [see also 2008.008.7038]

Photograph of trial grass plantings. Chiseled area, 12 inches deep, in native grass pasture which was reseeded to native grasses: blue grama, buffalo and side oats grama. The native pasture grasses were 80% dead as the result of drought conditions. The field trial was made to determine the effects of seedbed preparations. The broom weed in the chiseled area was killed while the native grasses left showed signs of recovery. This planting was made in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. OK-360-3.

Photograph of stream bank at end of highway bridge at west end eroded away in spite of temporary erosion control measure of cottonwood trees cabled to bank. The west approach of the bridge was also washed out. Repair of the approach of bridge was $30,000 for 600 foot section whcih had to be replaced. Permanent control structure is being installed to reduce this type of damage in the future at a cost of $100,000.

Photograph of permant type control measure being installed to reduce stream bank erosion by holding this stream in its original banks so it will flow through the present bridge. In July, 1955 a temporary stream bank erosion control measure of cotton wood trees cabled to the bank was installed but the west approach of the bridge received serious damage in 1956. The cost to repair bridge approach was $30,000 and the permanent channel control structure will cost $100,000. Some permanent upstream flood control structure would reduece this flooding.