Caption says, "5-AL-435. View of a portion of the present day business district of Altus, Oklahoma. Scene shows the north side of the Square; photograph taken looking northeast. This photograph is to be used in conjunction with 5-AL-436 as a comparison of the growth of the city over an approximately forty year period. Both pictures were taken from approximately the same position."

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."

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."

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."

Caption says, "5-AL-1204. Demonstration of gate operation of Altus Dam to members of Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting held at Altus, Oklahoma, November 8-9, 1949."

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."

Caption says, "5-AL-1214. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting watch the Model C-7 Briscoe ditcher cleaning a lateral."

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."

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."

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."

Caption says, "5-AL-1212. Members of Operation and Maintenance Field Meeting inspect siphon wasteway at end of Altus Canal."

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."

Caption says, "5-AL-1104. Soil and Moisture Conservation. View of area which will receive treatment to control erosion. Area on near side of fence is Government land adjacent to Altus Reservoir, while private land lies beyond the fence."

Caption says, "5-AL-1103. Soil and Moisture Conservation. View of area which will receive treatment to control erosion. Area on near side of fence is Government land adjacent to Altus Reservoir, while private land lies beyond the fence."

Caption says, "5-AL-1311. Crops. Field of U. S. No. 74 castor beans being harvested after frost by mechanical harvester."

Caption says, "5-AL-1310. Crops. Field of U. S. No. 74 castor beans being harvested after frost by mechanical harvester."

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."

Caption says, "5-AL-1313. Crops. Workers harvesting irrigated spinach on Frank Hafner farm. Spinach is cut by hand and placed in baskets to be hauled to processing plant, where it is sorted and iced, then shipped by rail and by truck to markets."

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."

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."

Caption says, "5-AL-1227. Crops. View of cotton harvest in progress on John Davis farm, 2 miles south and 1/2 mile east of Altus."

Caption says, "5-AL-1209. Pulling cotton bolls on the farm of J. Davis; left to right: Tyson McLaughlin, 5 years; Mrs. O. Z. Allen; Cherrie McLaughlin, 4 years; and Mrs. Earl McLaughlin. All are of Altus, Oklahoma."

Caption says, "5-AL-1208. Jonny Sparks, Jr., 2 years old, rides the sack of his mother while she pulls cotton bolls on the farm of J. Davis, 2 miles south, 1/2 mile east of Altus, Oklahoma."

Caption says, "5-AL-1207. Jonny Sparks, Mrs. Sparks and children, Bessie Mae, 4 years, center; Jonny, Jr., 2 years, right, of Altus, Oklahoma, pulling cotton bolls on the farm of J. Davis, 2 miles south, 1/2 mile east of Altus, Oklahoma."