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Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-1109. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. General view of completed Detention Dam No. 2, located on west side of Altus Reservoir."
Date:
January 5, 1949
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil and Moisture Conservation
Caption says, "5-AL-1111. Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, W. C. Austin Project. View of part of Diversion Terrace No. 1, which will spread water which goes down old road in foreground. Altus Reservoir beyond the terrace."
Date:
January 5, 1949
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
West End and Center of Shop
Caption says, "A-564 West and center section of shop at Rock Quarry."
Date:
January 31, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shovel and Dump truck
Large shovel excavating rock and moving it into a dump truck for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-544 Lima shovel loading Hug dump truck in rock cut of Santa Fe' Railroad relocation, Station No. 59."
Date:
January 22, 1942
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Backfilling Operations
Caption says, "5-AL-88 Specifications No. 1085, Altus Canal. View showing backfilling operations at culvert, Station 201+66."
Date:
January 23, 1946
Creator:
Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Concrete Siphon
Caption says, "5-AL-86 Specifications No. 1085, Altus Canal. View showing section of concrete siphon at Station 235+87."
Date:
January 23, 1946
Creator:
Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
County Road Bridge
Caption says, "5-AL-85 Specifications No. 1085, Altus Canal. View showing county road bridge at Station 295+55. View looking west."
Date:
January 23, 1946
Creator:
Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
County Road Bridge
Caption says, "5-AL-84 Specifications No. 1085, Altus Canal. View showing county road bridge at Station 295+55. View looking upstream."
Date:
January 23, 1946
Creator:
Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Completed Section of Main Canal
Caption says, "A-979 View of completed section of Main Canal, looking downstream from Station 190."
Date:
January 22, 1945
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Completed Siphon
Caption says, "A-977 View of completed siphon under A.T. & S.F. Ry. showing outlet transition, Main Canal Station 55+73."
Date:
January 22, 1945
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Main Canal Construction Progress
Caption says, "A-980 General view of construction progress on Main Canal siphon across North Fork of Red River, taken from near Station 97. The river is being diverted through channel over completed section of siphon barrel in center of picture. The regular river channel formerly crossed the siphon location in the foreground."
Date:
January 22, 1945
Creator:
George, P. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History