Resource Type

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0141]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tangled wreckage and demolished rails resulted when more that 20 box cars of a 110-car Frisco freight train jumped the tracks four miles east of Altus early Tuesday morning."
Date: December 26, 1972
Creator: Long, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0144.0667]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Burned cotton is wet down by a warehouse worker to prevent flare-ups after a $75,000 fire at the Oklahoma Cotton Co-op Association Compress at Altus."
Date: November 26, 1977
Creator: Long, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0329.0253]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "BRONZE STAR medal for meritorious duty as Commander Advisor at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam, from October, 1965 to September, 1966, is presented Lt. Col. Henry G. Kilian jr., right, by Col. Karl T. Rauk, commander of Ellington AFB Texas."
Date: December 26, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0113.0377]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Debbie Bryant of Altus gets set for a stock car race."
Date: April 26, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0318.0478]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Brenda Duvall . . . young Altus performer"
Date: December 26, 1971
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0987.0015]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Reinhold Orth"
Date: October 26, 1985
Creator: Beckel, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0144.0652]

Caption: "Cotton coming in causes a backlog of an estimated 400 bales at the Farmers Co-op Gin at Martha during the Thanksgiving holidays."
Date: November 26, 1976
Creator: Long, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1253.0237]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Southpaw Tom Smith will take over as professional at Altus Country Club Wednesday to replace former basketball Lester Lane who has resigned."
Date: February 26, 1972
Creator: Mooney, Hank
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0413B.0086]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Registering for annual conference are Rev. and Mrs. Glen D. Mace of Hedrick."
Date: May 26, 1959
Creator: Albright, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1257.0180]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A mechanical error in processing a photograph for publication caused the Jackson County sheriff to be improperly identified Tuesday."
Date: July 26, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Soil Scientist Conducting a Soil Survey

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED soil scientist conducting a soil survey by using a hand level to obtain the percent of slope on the land for use on a standard soil survey. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Soil Surveys. Soil Scientist using a hand level to obtain the percent of slope on the land for use on a Standard Soil Survey."
Date: February 26, 1957
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Riprapping

Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-225 Riprapping on downstream side of Lugert Dike. Taken from Station 10+00."
Date: July 26, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspector Doing Moisture Test

Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, East - No. A-299 Looking north from center of cutoff trench from Station 24+25. Inspector from materials laboratory taking moisture test in material backfilled in East Dike."
Date: July 26, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Backfilling Cutoff Trench

Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, East - No. A-228 Cutoff trench backfilling. Survey crew setting grade stakes for backfill. Looking north from Station 30."
Date: July 26, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

East Dike

Captions says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, East - No. A-227 East Dike from point 50 feet north of north end of dike. North end of dike Station 35."
Date: July 26, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Riprapping

Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-226 Riprapping on upstream side of Lugert Dike. Taken from Station 10+50."
Date: July 26, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stripping Operation

Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, East - No. A-230 Borrow Area at East Dike. Stripping operation at left."
Date: July 26, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shovel and Dump Truck Excavating

Caption says, "A-291 Northwest shovel at Stations 102 to 104 in Highway 44 cut."
Date: August 26, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 306

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 306, 4-4-0, on No. 53, leaving Altus, OK, 2 cars, 25 mph.
Date: January 26, 1947
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 1320

A photograph print (& Negative) showing Santa Fe 1320, 4-6-2, at Altus, OK.
Date: September 26, 1948
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History