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Soy Beans

Caption says, "A-301 Soy Beans. Picture showing production of foliage for hay or green manure. Very few seed produced. Average height, 4 1/2 feet. Refer to pictures Nos. A-309 and A-294."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Red June Corn

Caption says, "A-303 Red June Corn, photograph showing heavy growth under irrigated conditions. Average height, nine feet. Ears completely ruined by corn-ear worms. Produced 112 pounds of silage per 50 linear feet, one row. Non-irrigated. Refer to photograph No. A-310."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dwarf Yellow Millo

Caption says, "A-305 Grain Sorghum, Dwarf Yellow Millo, grain crop, irrigated. Average height, 4 1/2 feet. Non-resistant to chinch bugs. Production record: 58 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet of row, irrigated; 13 pounds of heads per 50 linear feet, non-irrigated."
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

Twenty Varieties of Soy Beans

Caption says, "A-309 Soy Beans. Twenty varieties, one row each, at maturity. Refer to photographs Nos. A-294, A-301, and A-302. Irrigated."
Date: August 29, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Gates P. Christensen, August 24,1988 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gates P. Christensen, August 24,1988

Interview with Gates P. Christensen, who discusses his life experiences and viewpoints.
Date: August 24, 1988
Creator: Marilyn McLaughlin; Hayley Sims & Gates P. Christensen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Harrell Cotner, August 11,1983 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harrell Cotner, August 11,1983

Interview with Harrell Cotner, discussing his life experiences and viewpoints.
Date: August 11, 1983
Creator: Brenda Daigle; Hayley Sims & Harrell Cotner
Object Type: Sound
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Placing Sheet Metal in Position

Caption says, "5-AL-331. Specifications No. 1179. View showing O. M. D. Turnout No. 10 forms lined with sheet metal being placed in position."
Date: August 6, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mold-Board on Chattin Ditcher

Caption says, "5-AL-328. View showing left mold-board completely raised on Chattin 20-60 Ditcher. Note position of wheel and hydraulic ram."
Date: August 8, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Parshall Flume

Caption says, "5-AL-1046. Specification No. 1987. View of a completed one-foot parshall flume at Station 35-10 on the Ozark "d" lateral."
Date: August 10, 1948
Creator: Anstead, R. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Overchute

Caption says, "5-AL-341. Specification No. 1133. View showing completed overchute at Station 506+80 on the Altus Canal. Guard rail has not been installed and canal excavation is not complete."
Date: August 21, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Outlet Transition

Caption says, "5-AL-320 Specification No. 1133. View showing form detail of outlet transition of thirty-inch pipe siphon at Station 4 on Altus 3.6a lateral."
Date: August 7, 1943
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mold-Board on Chattin Ditcher

Caption says, "5-AL-327. View showing mold-board completely down on Chattin 20-60 Ditcher. Note position of wheel and hydraulic ram."
Date: August 8, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspection Tour

Caption says, "5-AL-338. Inspection tour. State legislators inspect bean crop on Altus Project. From left to right: Senator Burr Speck of Altus, Ex-Senator W. C. Austin of Altus, and Senator Raymond Gary of Madill, Oklahoma."
Date: August 15, 1946
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspection Tour

Caption says, "5-AL-339. Inspection tour. Left to right: W. R. Nelson, Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 5; Joe B. Zinn, President of Lugert-Altus Irrigation District; Judge W. C. Austin, Altus; Governor Kerr of Oklahoma."
Date: August 15, 1946
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspection Tour

Caption says, "5-AL-340. Inspection tour. Inspection party viewing one of the many drops in the Altus Canal, Altus Project."
Date: August 15, 1946
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Director of the Bureau of Reclamation

Caption says, "5-AL-334. Inspection tour. Governor Kerr of Oklahoma, (left) and W. R. Nelson, Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 5, inspect crop of cotton under irrigation on the Altus Project."
Date: August 15, 1946
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspection Tour

Caption says, "5-AL-335. Inspection tour. Governor Kerr of Oklahoma smilingly inspects bean crop under irrigation on the Altus Project."
Date: August 15, 1946
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspection Tour

Caption says, "5-AL-336. Inspection tour. Oklahoma's Governor Kerr obligingly poses with a field ripened watermelon. Watermelons are one of many crops grown successfully under irrigation on the Altus Project."
Date: August 15, 1946
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bars on Chattin Ditcher

Caption says, "5-AL-329. View showing spreader bars on Chattin 20-60 Ditcher."
Date: August 8, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chattin Ditcher

Caption says, "5-AL-324. View showing Chattin 20-60 Ditcher. View shows manually operated hydraulic system for raising the cutting edge and mold-boards."
Date: August 8, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chattin Ditcher

Caption says, "5-AL-326. View showing Chattin 20-60 Ditcher - detail of cutting edge and hydraulic cylinder for raising the cutting edge."
Date: August 8, 1946
Creator: Reynolds, R. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Building of Rock Crushing Plant

Laborers working on wooden structure, the rock crushing plant, for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-747 Progress on erection of crushing plant. Storage bunkers in foreground will be fed by conveyor belts."
Date: August 31, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Completed Rock Cut

Completed rock cut for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-748 View of completed rock cut on A.T. & S.F. relocation, looking down grade. Cut is approximately 2,000 feet long with a maximum cut at center line of 110 feet."
Date: August 31, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History