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Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-1114. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. General view of Detention Dam No. 3, with dirt work completed. For a view of this area before work was started see photograph No. 5-AL-1103."
Date:
January 5, 1949
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-1110. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. Broadside view of completed Detention Dam No. 2, looking upstream. Dam will catch silt which has been coming down the draw into the Altus Reservoir."
Date:
January 5, 1949
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-867. Soil and Moisture Conservation, Altus Reservoir Area. View taken from private land looking onto Government property beyond fence adjacent to Altus Reservoir, showing heavily eroded area. This erosion has occurred over a long period of years, and still continues."
Date:
January 20, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-869. Soil and Moisture Conservation, Altus Reservoir Area. View of east shoreline of reservoir just north of Rock Island railway with water at El. 1543.6, 15.4 feet below normal spillway elevation. Ramp entering water in foreground is former construction road. Beyond is sediment deposit formed in water from erosion area shown in photograph No. 5-AL-868."
Date:
January 20, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-1107. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. View of Detention Dam No. 1, complete except for rip-rapping located on west side of Altus Reservoir."
Date:
January 5, 1949
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-1113. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. Close-up view of Diversion Terrace No. 2, on west side of Altus Reservoir."
Date:
January 5, 1949
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-1112. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. General view of Diversion Terrace No. 2, which will spread water which runs off adjacent farm land so as to prevent erosion. Altus Reservation in distance."
Date:
January 5, 1949
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Laboratory
Caption says, "A-567 Soils laboratory in Bureau Garage. Mr. Boris N. Bulatkin, soils economist, at wheatstone bridge in center."
Date:
January 31, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Standing under Railroad Bridge
View from under a newly constructed railroad bridge for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-548 Carryall sloping shoofly on Rock Island Railroad relocation vicinity of Station No. 4513."
Date:
January 23, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stripping Operations
Caption says, "5-AL-862. Specifications No. 1987. General view of stripping operations on Ozark 4.6 lateral at approximately Station 72-50."
Date:
January 13, 1948
Creator:
Vaughan, R. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Surfacing of North Dike
Caption says, "A-559 South from Station 9+50 showing surfacing on top of North Dike."
Date:
January 28, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Surveyors working
Surveyors working for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-553 Surveyors setting holes for wagon drilling, Station No. 59+25 on Santa Fe' Railroad relocation."
Date:
January 27, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Truck Near Canal
Caption says, "5-AL-475. Specification No. 1133. Type No. 5 distribution box, Altus 4.8c lateral, Station 0+25."
Date:
January 9, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Truck Shovel Excavation
Caption says, "5-AL-492. Specifications No. 1133. Quickway truck shovel excavating lateral section for haul by dump trucks to embankment of Altus 9.9b32 Lateral."
Date:
January 21, 1947
Creator:
Parker, D. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Truck with trailer full of cables
Laborers riding in back of trailer attached to truck with cables in the back. Caption says, "A-536 Trailer truck loaded with scrap steel cable in front of field office service station. All scrap metal on the project is being salvaged for our National Defense."
Date:
January 19, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Underside of Railroad
Depicts the underside of the wooden railroad for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-543 Photograph shows toe of shoofly built along south side of trestle at west end of C. R. I. & P. Railroad bridge. Vicinity stations 4514."
Date:
January 21, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
View of Concrete Bridge over North Fork of Red River
Newly built concrete bridge over the North Fork of the Red River. Completed as part of the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-560 View of concrete bridge across North Fork of Red River on Highway No. 9 from Station No. 604."
Date:
January 28, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wagon Drilling Crew
Laborers working for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-532 Wagon drilling crew in rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station No. 61."
Date:
January 15, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wagon Drilling Crew
Laborers working for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-531 Wagon drilling crew in rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station No. 61. Depth of holes average 20 feet."
Date:
January 15, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wagon Drilling Operations
Depicts laborers working on wagon drilling operations for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-547 Wagon drilling operations vicinity Station No. 66 on Santa Fe' Railroad relocation."
Date:
January 23, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water in Canal Test Section
Caption says, "A-815 View of completed canal test section with 3 feet of water."
Date:
January 26, 1943
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Weed Control
Caption says, "5-AL-870. Weed Control. General view of truck-mounted weed burner assembled by W. C. Austin Project in 1947. Boom is in position for traveling along highway. One and one-half ton truck, 285 gallon fuel tank for burner, capacity of fuel pump 90 gallons per hour."
Date:
January 21, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Weed Control
Caption says, "5-AL-871. Weed Control. Close-up view of fuel pump, tank, and boom mounting, on truck-mounted weed burner."
Date:
January 21, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Weed Control
Caption says, "5-AL-872. Weed Control. View of truck-mounted weed burner in operation on W. C. Austin Project, burning dry Russian thistles in the West 11.5 Lateral."
Date:
January 21, 1948
Creator:
George, P. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History