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[Annual Kite Tournament]

Photograph of a group of people gathered outdoors at the Annual Kite Tournament in 1942.
Date: March 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annual Kite Tournament]

Photograph of a group of children posing with their kites on a field during an annual kite tournament in 1942.
Date: March 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of men in uniform with civilians standing in the background.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of soldier standing before microphones. Others stand at ease in the background.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 95th

Photograph of a large military group marching in a field and saluting to the right. During WWII Camp Swift was an infantry and medical training camp. It also served as a POW camp, primarily for Germans soldiers from Rommel's Afrika Korps.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) 1955

A photograph postcard showing Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) 1955, 2-6-2, leased to Southern Pacific and equipped with Southern Pacific train indicators,Los Angeles, CA.
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Best, G. M.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Crew

Laborers working with drills for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-529 Drilling crew on south bank of rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation. Station 60+75."
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of 19 acre seeding of weeping love grass on an old cultivated field for pasture. Seeded in 1941 in rows andcultivated. Seeds were harvested this year [1942]. OK-8456.
Date: December 15, 1942
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Haul Road for Construction

Laborers walking on the haul road for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-678 Haul road at east end of rock cut. Looking east from Station 65, Santa Fe Railroad relocation."
Date: April 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Laborers Working on Drill Holes

Laborers working on drill holes in center of image for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-677 Loading drill holes at the west end of rock out on the Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station 53."
Date: April 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Altus

Water being diverted for the Altus Dam project. Caption says, "A-765 Water entering diversion channel during October runoff. Water elevation at 1515.5 and the discharge approximately 4500 c.f."
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lamar Bridge Dedication

An elderly unidentified woman is about to cut a ribbon marking the dedication of the Lamar Bridge. A group of unidentified individuals surround her, including an MP in military uniform.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar Bridge Dedication and Opening

Photograph of man speaking at podium.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar Bridge Dedication - Its Initial Opening

Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lamar Street Bridge? [Photo is misidentified as opening ceremony of bridge. Date is July 15, 1942, which is date of opening of bridge, but people are wearing overcoats and holding shovels.] Man holding shovel furthest to the right is Mayor Tom Miller.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Large Crane Moving rock

Large crane in center of image moving rock for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-676 Northwest shovel excavating in rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station 57."
Date: April 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Large Shovel Excavating Rock

Large shovel excavating rock for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-533 Lima shovel excavating in rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station No. 62+75. Photograph taken from top of south bank of cut."
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Large Shovel Excavating Rock

Large shovel excavating rock and putting in dump truck for the Altus highway and railroad relocation project. Caption says, "A-534 Lima shovel excavating in rock cut on Santa Fe Railroad relocation, Station 62+75. Operations 40% complete."
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mayor Tom Miller and Frank Scofield

Frank Scofield is seated at desk. Mayor Tom Miller is standing.
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0092.0057]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: August 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0092.0871]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "More than a century of teaching experience is the total of the faculty of Blackwood-Davis Business college."
Date: April 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0239.0378]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: March 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0239.0543]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: August 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0241.0663]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Civilian defense matters cover every phase of community life, which makes plenty of work for Henry S. Griffing, chairman of the defense council executive committee."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0260B.0061]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "We've a War on Our Hands, No Joking - They didn't have the time , but the inclination was there to rehash other wars and compare them to our current troubles."
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History