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Laborers Clearing Quarry Site
Laborers working in foreground on clearing site for quarry. Caption says, "A-10 Altus Project. Telephoto shot from the east showing profile of south foot of mountain. Clearing site for quarry."
Date:
October 2, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rock Quarry Excavation
Caption says, "A-18 Altus Project. General view of the rock quarry showing progress of excavation, prior to cutting rock for the Altus Dam, in the quarry area. Photograph taken from rock outcrop west of uncovered area. This section is west of the area shown in "Rock Quarry No. 17." A small rocky ridge projects between both areas."
Date:
October 18, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
WPA Drillers
Caption says, "A-19 Altus Project. Photograph showing W. P. A. drillers at work cutting up large granite boulders into little ones for use in the riprapping of the dam. Some of these boulders are of such a size that several holes are needed to break the huge rocks into size necessary for handling."
Date:
October 18, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rattlesnake Mountain
Wide angle view of Rattlesnake Mountain. Caption says, "A-11 Altus Project. Telephoto shot of rock quarry at base of Rattlesnake Mountain."
Date:
October 2, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Large Shovel Digging
Large shovel digging away at granite rocks. Caption says, "A-21 Altus Project. The large shovel at work cutting the earth and rocks away from the foot of the mountains for the rock quarry. The type of engine used in the Northwest Drag line and dual crowd shovel. It has a caterpillar Diesel 100 horse power engine."
Date:
October 23, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Granite Boulders Being Moved
Caption says, "A-20 Altus Project. Photograph showing rock being moved with cable and gasoline engine. These large granite boulders are pulled to the large pile shown in the left foreground where they will be broken into smaller fragments for riprapping later."
Date:
October 18, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
WC Austin in Shovel
Large shovel in full frame with WC Austin at the controls removing rock. Caption says, "A-29 Altus Project. Judge W. C. Austin at the controls of the Northwest Shovel. A huge rock is balanced in the shovel teeth."
Date:
November 4, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shovel Moving Rock
Large shovel in foreground moving granite rocks. Caption says, "A-22 Altus Project. Northwest Shovel moving rock and dirt from side of Rattlesnake Mountain. Slabs of rock will cut from the solid face of granite and hewn into square and rectangular blocks for masonry material in the construction of Altus Dam. Photograph taken from photo station #3 on west side of quarry. Wagon drilling outfit above cab of shovel."
Date:
October 23, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wagon Drilling Crew
Several laborers putting wagon drill into position to drill blast holes. Caption says, "A-26 Altus Project. Placing wagon drill into position for drilling hole to blast out section of rock for use in construction of dam. Drill points are changed every two feet of depth. Mr. Reynolds squaring machine into position."
Date:
November 1, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Construction Site Buildings
Caption says, "A-32 Altus Project. A view of compressor units, store house, and blacksmith shop at the foot of the mountain below the rock quarry. The extreme east end of the quarry excavation can be seen at the middle left edge of photograph."
Date:
November 7, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jackhammer Crew on Rock
Jackhammer crew works on large boulder for blasting. Caption says, "A-31 Altus Project. A Jack Hammer crew at work on large rocks in the quarry. A line of holes has been drilled across the face of the huge granite boulder for blasting."
Date:
November 7, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shovel and Laborers Working
Large shovel and laborers working to excavate rock. Caption says, "A-28 Altus Project. High shot shovel and laborers at work on quarry excavation. Wagon drilling is in operation over shovel boom."
Date:
November 1, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
WPA Jackhammer Men
WPA laborers work on excavating rock for the quarry. Caption says, "A-30 Altus Project. A group of WPA "Jack Hammer Men" at work on the hard granite formation at the rock quarry. A wagon drill is also in operation on the right. Higher on the slope a group of WPA laborers are clearing the loose rock form the surface. A pipe across the upper part of the picture is a water line for the drills. In the upper left corner the water pipe from pump to supply tank can be seen."
Date:
November 7, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wagon Drilling Crew
Three laborers work on wagon drilling operations to drill holes to blast the rock for Altus project. Caption says, "A-27 Altus Project. Drilling operation in progress. Hole is about 20 feet into side of rock at the time photo was taken. Left to right, Reynolds, Barney Felkner, and McCallum, WPA Supervisor."
Date:
November 1, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Laborers Working with Large Derricks
Caption says, "A-38 Altus Project. Photograph taken from Photo Station No. 3A looking east over quarry area. The stiff leg derrick in the center of photograph is under construction. The two men left of the truck are standing at the eastern end of the quarry area."
Date:
January 4, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rock Blasting
Rock blasting being done for rock quarry. Caption says, "A-33 Altus Project. First telephoto shot of large blast of the rock quarry. Three thousand one hundred and fifty pounds of .80 per cent gelatin powder was used to lift the large section of granite from the south side of the mountain. Thirty lateral holes drilled with the wagon drilling with the wagon drilling outfit at a depth of 40 feet and ten vertical holes drilled with jack hammers at a depth of 10 feet average were used to take the gelatin powder. Photo was taken from across the valley."
Date:
December 16, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
WPA Laborers Dumping Rocks
WPA laborers working in background after blasting. Caption says, "A-34 Altus Project. Photograph of rock quarry from Photo Station No. 3 at west end of quarry showing rock after the blast. W. P. A. men are dumping small rocks over the fill to be used as rip rapping material. Larger rocks will be cut into blocks used in the Lugert Dam."
Date:
December 17, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
WPA Laborer Drilling
Caption says, "A-35 Altus Project. W. P. A. laborer plug drilling a large granite rock which will be broken into smaller sections to be faced for use in the construction of the Lugert Dam. A large rock in the back ground has been drilled previously."
Date:
December 19, 1940
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Administration Buildings
Caption says, "A-42 Altus Project. Photograph showing the administration section of the rock quarry. The sheet iron building at the left is the new compressor house, the building beyond the new ambulance is the store room and the building to the right is the headquarters building with a new bulletin board to the right of the entrance."
Date:
January 16, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Derricks at Work
Caption says, "A-44 Altus Project, Photograph looking east from Photo Station No. 3 showing progress to date at rock quarry. The stiff-leg derrick is moving granite rocks to the area beyond derrick motor shed where they will be sorted into different sizes. Trucks will haul the blocks to the stock yard south and below the quarry where they will be placed in piles in respect to size. In foreground in the 6-inch compressor line. Telephone line is being strung in left foreground to pole in center of photograph. Photo taken during a sandstorm."
Date:
January 21, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
WPA Rock Crushers
WPA laborers using rock crushers that are sitting on a granite wall and dumping into a large pile of already crushed granite. Caption says, "A-40 Altus Project. WPA rock crushers Nos. 9 and 11 mounted on a masonry foundation of granite blocks on south edge of rock quarry. Granite that is too small for squaring into blocks will be crushed into material for concrete."
Date:
January 10, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
WPA Laborers Plug Drilling
WPA laborers working on large boulder. Caption says, "A-39 Altus Project. Two W. P. A. men plug drilling a large granite boulder at the quarry. Additional holes will be drilled six inches apart along the line left of the driller. The driller's helper is placing wedges and shims for splitting the boulder."
Date:
January 4, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Derrick Boom Overhead
Caption says, "A-41 Altus Project. Stiff-leg derrick boom over head lifting huge granite rocks into place for plug and feather drilling."
Date:
January 10, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Panoramic View of Lugert Dam
Caption says, "A-52 Altus Project. Panoramic view No. 3 taken from top of mountain south of Lugert Dam showing area from east side of Lake Altus, town of Lugert, Santa Fe Railroad, and Oklahoma State Highway No. 283 to north end of mountain south of Lugert Butte and Lugert Dike area."
Date:
February 4, 1941
Creator:
Breitenstein, Frank C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History