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Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Dessie Huckaby of Sears Roebuck, winner of a bond sales contest among volunteer workers in the retails stores, got her treasury department citation Tuesday afternoon directly from the man of the hour in Oklahoma City, Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher. The ceremonies were conducted at the Civic Center."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, Oklahoma City's guest of honor at the National Aviation Clinic, talked informally with reporters Tuesday - but not about the controversial proposed merger of army and navy. Likewise did he parry speculative questions on the future of the atomic bomb. "Let's stay away from the Buck Rogers stuff," he suggested."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "John "Bo" Rowland football coach"

Caption says, "A-1081 View showing progress on excavation of earth cofferdam and backfill from spillway apron below Altus Dam."

Caption says, "A-1083 Specifications No. 1084. Completed riprap along State Highway No. 9 across reservoir area."

Caption says, "A-1080 View showing progress on construction of transition from canal outlet stilling basin to Main Canal."

Caption says, "A-1042 View of construction progress on Main Canal immediately below Altus Dam. Dragline is loading Euclid which are hauling to fill in right foreground."

Caption says, "A-1038 View of corn shown in photograph No. A-1036 3 weeks after being irrigated. At this stage corn was too tall for further cultivation with tractor."

Caption says, "A-1040 Altus Dam spillways after completion of concrete placing in controlled spillway piers."

Caption says, "A-1043 Drainage inlet at Station 10+50 of Main Canal before forms were stripped. Beyond may be seen excavation for piers and abutment of timber bridge to be built across canal."

Caption says, "A-1045 Specifications No. 1084, Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc., contractor. View of dumped riprap in place along Highway No. 9 embankment. Taken looking east from near Station 555+50. Truck on highway is hauling riprap."

Caption says, "A-1084 Specifications No. 1085. Elevating grader excavating Altus Canal near Station 347. Stamey Construction Co., contractors."

Caption says, "A-1085 Specifications No. 1085. View showing operation of equipment used to compact banks of Altus Canal. Two Koehring wheelers pulling sheepsfoot roller."

Caption says, "A-1086 Altus Demonstration Farm. View of field of Acala cotton No. 892. This is the same field shown in photograph No. A-1065."

Caption says, "A-1087 Altus Demonstration Farm. View of field of Plainsman Combined Maize."

Caption says, "A-1088 Altus Demonstration Farm. Another view of Plainsman Combined Maize. This is the same field shown in photograph No. A-1064."

Caption says, "A-1082 Specifications No. 1084. Completed Rock Island Railway embankment with riprap and sand ballast in place. Track laying in progress near bridge."

Caption says, "A-1041 Steel framing for support of emergency gate hoist at canal outletworks of Altus Dam."

Caption says, "A-1078 Specifications No. 1078, North Fork of Red River crossing. In the foreground is the transition from inlet bench flume to siphon barrel. Beyond is the control house for the siphon blowoff. Part of the outlet bench flume can be seen in the rock cut across the river."

Caption says, "A-1077 Specifications No. 1078, North Fork of Red River crossing. In the foreground is part of the outlet bench flume and the outlet end of the siphon barrel. Across the river is the inlet bench flume which will bring water from the earth canal to the siphon."

Caption says, "A-1079 Specifications No. 1078, North Fork of Red River crossing. View of outlet transition and bench flume taken from inside the siphon barrel."