Laborers Diamond Drilling

Caption says, "A-4 Altus Project. Diamond drilling outfit set up on drill hole No. 8, one hundred and sixty feet west of proposed dam axis. Drill rig is placed on platform on two metal barges. Hole is drilled 59 feet deep. Foot bridge built on empty drums is means to cross soft mud between concrete retaining wall and drill rig."
Date: September 6, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Laborers Diamond Drilling

Caption says, "A-5 Diamond drilling on drill hole No. 8, one hundred and sixty feet west of the proposed axis of dam. Drill helpers on boom during process of lowering drill into drilling position in hole at Lugert Dam."
Date: September 6, 1940
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History