Photograph of the 318th Platoon. Jack Vaughan is sixth from the right on the top row. A sign in front of the soldiers says "318th Platoon, U.S.M.C., San Diego, 1942. U. S. Marines - First to Fight."

Photograph of Indian dancers at the Anadarko Expo, Aug. 23, 1942.

Photograph of Warren Weller at the Anadarko Indian Fair, Aug. 23, 1942.

Photograph of an Arrow Dance at the Anadarko Indian Fair, Aug. 23, 1942.

View of construction equipment moving dirt near water for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-549 Carryall sloping shoofly on Rock Island Railroad vicinity Station No. 4513. Photograph was taken from Highway No. 9 bridge."

Photograph of Class l land with wind erosion control. The field shows rows of vegetation. This is the SW/4 of Section 28, Township 4 North, Range 25 West, Harmon County.

Wooden buildings which make up the completed mixing and batching cement plants for the Altus Dam project. Caption says, "A-793 View of completed mixing and batching plants. Two steel bins at left are for aggregates and bin on right for pumicite. The 135 ft. conveyor connecting the batching and mixing plant has been covered to protect the cement and pumicite both of which will be batched on the belt at the batching plant. A portion of the aggregate stockpiles is shown in the foreground."

Wooden structures where the cement is mixed for the Altus dam project. Caption says, "A-794 View of completed batching plant with mixing plant in right background."

Caption says, "A-642 East Dike, section A. Downstream face, 15 feet downstream from downstream toe."

Photograph of four men standing together. One is Fire Chief Jones who looks over some papers with policemen. The policemen wear uniforms and one has on a bowtie. The other two men wear suits. Three of them wear glasses.

View of the foundation of the new Altus Dam for the Altus Dam project. Caption says, "A-796 Clean up operations in foundation of Altus Dam showing progress on demolition of old dam."

Foundation for the Altus Dam project. Caption says, "A-795 View of foundation for Altus Dam showing partial excavation for uncontrolled spillway apron in right background."

Guard examines a visitor's identification card as he enters the gate in an automobile in May 1942.

Caption says, "A-799 Tie spacing operations at Station 101 on Santa Fe Relocation. Men in background are plugging holes in used ties."

Caption says, "A-797 A.T. & S.F. tracklaying gang at the entrance to the rock cut about Station 55+00. Ties were hauled and spaced ahead by Government forces."

Photograph of a man running a grinding machine over a piece of metal in May 1942. He is wearing an apron to protect his clothing.

Photograph of a man running a grinding machine over a piece of metal in May 1942. He is wearing an apron to protect his clothing.

Caption says, "A-638 East Dike, section C from rock point west of Section A. Panorama No. 1 of 4."

Caption says, "A-639 East Dike, sections C and B. Panorama No. 2 of 4."

Caption says, "A-640 East Dike, section B. Panorama No. 3 of 4."

Caption says, "A-641 East Dike, section A looking east. Panorama No. 4 of 4."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Crying towel goes into action as Walter E. Nelson, right city building superintendent, shows Ollie J. Black, cit treasurer, war shrunken file of building permits."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "T. R. Blaine"