Maintenance Field Meeting

Caption says, "5-AL-1215. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting watching operator of Model C-7 Briscoe ditcher put it through all its movements."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Members of Operation

Caption says, "5-AL-1220. Members of the Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting attending fish fry in the Quartz Mountain State Park Community House. Left to right: Paul Powell, Irrigation Maintenance Superintendent, Balmorhea Irrigation Project, Balmorhea, Texas; L. R. Fiock, Superintendent, Rio Grande Project, El Paso, Texas; M. R. Lewis, Branch of O. & M., Washington, D. C.; H. E. Robbins, Regional Director, Amarillo, Texas; Ray Lyman, Superintendent, Tucumcari Irrigation Project, N. M.; W. F. Resch, Assistant Superintendent, Rio Grande Project, El Paso, Texas; J. A. Callan, Project Engineer, W. C. Austin Project, Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: November 8, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Maintenance Field Meeting

Caption says, "5-AL-1214. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting watch the Model C-7 Briscoe ditcher cleaning a lateral."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Canal Bank

Caption says, "5-AL-1216. Canal bank being cleaned of weeds by a chain with a weight on end and pulled by truck along canal bank."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

George Cooper, Watermaster

Caption says, "5-AL-1218. George Cooper, Watermaster of the W. C. Austin Project, Oklahoma, holds weed sprayer made in the Bureau of Reclamation shop, Altus, Oklahoma. Sprayer is 6 feet long, nozzles are 18" apart and can be used for 2, 4-D or oil. This sprayer is used on the end of a boom mounted on a truck. It is designed for approximately 30 lbs. P.S.I."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspection

Caption says, "5-AL-1211. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting inspect test plot of grasses for right-of-way and canal banks seeding."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Automatic Siphon Wasteway

Caption says, "5-AL-1213. P. W. George, Bureau of Reclamation, O. & M. office, Altus, Oklahoma, explains Automatic Siphon Wasteway at end of Altus Canal to members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspection

Caption says, "5-AL-1212. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting inspect siphon wasteway at end of Altus Canal."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pulling Cotton

Caption says, "5-AL-1206. Cotton boll pullers working in the field of J. Davis, 2 miles south, 1/2 mile east of Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pulling Cotton

Caption says, "5-AL-1205. Cotton boll pullers working in the field of J. Davis, located 2 miles south, 1/2 mile east of Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Members of Operation

Caption says, "5-AL-1219. Members of the Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting attending fish fry held in the Quartz Mountain State Park Community House. Left to right: John L. Gregg, treasurer-manager, Elephant Butte Irrigation District, Las Cruces, N. M.; Paul Powell, Irrigation Maintenance Superintendent, Balmorhea Irrigation Project, Balmorhea, Texas; L. R. Fiock, Superintendent, Rio Grande Project, El Paso, Texas; J. C. Howard, Manager, Carlsbad Irrigation District, N. M.; Tom Thaggard, Vice- President, National Bank of Commerce, Altus, Oklahoma; Joe Zinn, President, Lugert-Altus Irrigation District, Blair, Oklahoma; Newton Nix, Secretary, Arch Hurley Conservancy District, Tucumcari, N. M."
Date: November 8, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Core Drilling

Caption says, "5-AL-1226. View of core drilling rig in operation in gallery of Altus Dam."
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Weed Burning

Caption says, "5-AL-1217. Weed burner, made in the Bureau of Reclamation shop in operation on a lateral. A few members of the Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting at right."
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Finch, F. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1237. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-77.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 22, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1229. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-69.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1232. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-72.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 10, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1231. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-71.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 10, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1233. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-73.5 indicates location of the hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 17, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1223. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-65.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1224. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-66.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1225. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-67.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1236. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-76.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 22, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1228. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-68.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 4, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cores from Drain Holes

Caption says, "5-AL-1235. Cores from additional drain holes in gallery of Altus Dam. D-75.5 indicates location of hole. Box is 5' long."
Date: November 17, 1949
Creator: George, P. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History