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300 Bean Pods
Caption says, "A-302 Soy Beans. Showing production of seed. 300 bean pods, two beans per pod. Seed beans averaged 9/16 inch in length. Good variety for production of soy bean seed but of very little value for green manure or hay. Refer to photographs Nos. A-309 and A-294."
Date:
August 29, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
African Millet
Caption says, "A-306 Grain Sorghum, silage crop. African Millet variety. Average height, 6 feet. Chinch bug and drought resistant. Test shows greater drought resistance but less response to irrigation than Atlas Sargo (Photograph No. A-304). Produced 170 pounds per 50 linear feet, one row."
Date:
August 29, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Arizona Hegira
Caption says, "A-307 Grain Sorghum, Arizona Hegira (High Gear) grain crop, irrigated. Average height, 4-3/4 feet. Resistant to chinch bugs. Average length of head, 14 inches. Test showed variety very slow in maturing. Production record: 46 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet of row, irrigated; 19 pounds of heads per linear feet of row, non-irrigated."
Date:
August 29, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
I Beams
Caption says, "5-AL-575. Specifications No. 1510. Detail view of steel pipe piling and "I" beams on which hydraulic jacks for raising spans are operated. Span at right has been raised to its final height of 15 feet 3 inches above that of span shown at left on which preparation for lift has been completed."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
I Beams
Caption says, "5-AL-576. Specifications No. 1510. View looking east over bridge showing workmen operating hydraulic jacks atop "I" beams. The span is suspended by the perforated steel strapping. Each perforation seen at top is indicative of a six inch elevation; the span at the time photographed had been raised 12 inches."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
I Beams
Caption says, "5-AL-577. Specifications no. 1510. View looking east showing relative position of steel pilling to span to be raised. Span at left in raised position."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blasting in Rock Cut
Caption says, "A-521 Blast in rock cut, vicinity of Station 64, Santa Fe Railroad relocation, from side of hill south of rock cut. 5000 pounds of powder were used to load 198 holes of an average depth of from 16 feet to 20 feet."
Date:
December 29, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Borrow Area
Caption says, "A-312 Borrow Area E-1 from Station 16 on East Dike, Section B."
Date:
August 29, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge Being Elevated
Caption says, "5-AL-578. Specifications No. 1510. General view taken from north side of State Highway No. 9 bridge, looking east. Workman on concrete pier is dressing top of pier in preparation for placement of forms. Note that bridge is elevated approximately six inches."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge Being Elevated
Caption says, "5-AL-579. Specifications No. 1510. View showing relative position of span and piers in center of photo to that of raised span in upper portion of photograph. Span at time picture was made is raised approximately six inches above concrete pier."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge Being Elevated
Caption says, "5-AL-580. Specifications No. 1510. Closeup of pier beneath span in process of being elevated. Span has been raised about 18 inches in approximately an hour and a half."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge Coming Together
Caption says, "5-AL-547. Specifications No. 1510. View taken looking west, showing west truss span of State Highway No. 9 bridge after being shifted laterally from piers onto temporary cribbing, preparatory to loading onto trailers for transportation to other end of bridge."
Date:
March 29, 1947
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge Coming Together
Caption says, "5-AL-548. Specifications No. 1510. View taken looking east, showing west truss span of State Highway No. 9 bridge loaded onto two semi-trailer units, one at each end of span, and most of temporary cribbing removed."
Date:
March 29, 1947
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge on Truck Bed
Caption says, "5-AL-543. Specifications No. 1510. After pulling truss span to the west onto detour road, the truck was uncoupled from the semi-trailer, supporting the west end of the bridge. This view shows truck turned around and going to the east end of span."
Date:
March 29, 1947
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge on Truck Bed
Caption says, "5-AL-544. Specifications No. 1510. Truck being coupled to semi-trailer under east end of truss span of State Highway No. 9 bridge, preparatory to reversing the direction of movement of the span."
Date:
March 29, 1947
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bryce Henderson Farm
Caption says, "5-AL-1090. Crops. Picking cotton on Bryce Henderson farm north of Altus."
Date:
September 29, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Byrd Mountain
Caption says, "5-AL-892. Byrd Mountain Slide. General view of slide, taken looking downstream along Main Canal from near Station 157. This slide occurred in April 1945, and was repaired soon afterward. Has since been moving slowly."
Date:
March 29, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Byrd Mountain
Caption says, "5-AL-893. Byrd Mountain Slide. Close-up view of slide area showing ditch which was constructed above slide to intercept surface drainage from mountain side."
Date:
March 29, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Byrd Mountain
Caption says, "5-AL-894. Byrd Mountain Slide. View of slide taken looking upstream along Main Canal from near Station 163, showing encroachment into canal prism."
Date:
March 29, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Castor Beans
Caption says, "5-AL-1311. Crops. Field of U. S. No. 74 castor beans being harvested after frost by mechanical harvester."
Date:
November 29, 1950
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Castor Beans
Caption says, "5-AL-1310. Crops. Field of U. S. No. 74 castor beans being harvested after frost by mechanical harvester."
Date:
November 29, 1950
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Castor Beans
Caption says, "5-AL-1312. Crops. Castor bean hulling plant of Baker Castor Bean Company at Altus, Oklahoma. Beans are unloaded from truck at right by suction pipe, run through huller, and hulled beans are weighed in bin-type scales in foreground."
Date:
November 29, 1950
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Combination Check
Caption says, "5-AL-566. Specifications No. 1179. Construction on check and wasteway inlet of combination check, culvert, and wasteway at Station 9+28, West Canal."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Completed Outlet
Caption says, "5-AL-565. Specifications No. 1179. View showing completed outlet end of combination check and culvert at Station 9+28, West Canal."
Date:
April 29, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History