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[Flooded Areas]

Description: Photograph of a large body of water. Near the center of the photograph, there is a partially-submerged post-and-wire fence and trees running the length of the image. Trees are visible in the background and a patch of grass is visible in the foreground, at the edge of the water. Text on the back of the photograph says: "May 5 - 1935 2:15 PM. Taken from same point as No. 17 but looking North West."
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Looking Northwest of Little Elm Creek]

Description: Photograph of Little Elm Creek taken at 4 pm on May 19th, 1935. Photograph was taken from Highway #24, on the east side of the creek, looking northwest. The water is flowing from left to right. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: May 19, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Looking West Across Farm]

Description: Photograph taken north of Denton Creek, near the Dallas County line. Photograph faces west across a farm and was taken at 2:45 pm. Trees are visible in the background. The sky is cloudy.
Date: May 20, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Placing Riprap on Fishtrap Road]

Description: Photograph of men placing riprap on Fishtrap Road. In the photograph, men work on the side of the road. A car is passing by on the road, which is situated on the left. Handwritten note on back: "Placing riprap on Firsk Trap [sic] Causeway by men of the Transient Camp on Sept 5, 1935 Lake Dallas Denton County."
Date: September 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Placing Riprap on Fishtrap Road]

Description: Photograph of men placing riprap on Fishtrap Road. In the photograph, a car passes by on the road to the left while men work on the right side. Typed note on back: "Placing riprap on Fishtrap Road." Handwritten note: "Fish Trap Road placing riprap."
Date: 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Red River Flood in Gainesville, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Red River flood in Gainesville, Texas. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Gainesville, Texas. May 18, 1935. Overflow waters of Elm Creek, in the southwest section of Gainesville, just west of Lindsay Street. Objects in foreground are several mules, entangled in barbed wire fence, their heads barely above the water."
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Red River Flood in Gainesville, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Red River flood in Gainesville, Texas. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Gainesville, Texas. May 18, 1935. Pecan creek, one block southeast of Katy passenger station. Houses on east bank of creek at this point were flooded."
Date: May 18, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Sanger Pilot Point Highway while Flooded]

Description: Photograph taken from the west end of a bridge on the Isle du Bois looking west at Sanger Pilot Point Highway. The road is dirt and is lined with grass. There is high water on either side of the road; part of the road is flooded. A group of men are standing in the middle of the road near the flooded area. The photograph was taken at 2:15 p.m.
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Small Bridge on West Side of Lake Dallas]

Description: Photograph of a small bridge on the upstream side, west of Lake Dallas. In the photograph, a man stands underneath a small wooden bridge. Rocks and wild foliage are visible where water would otherwise be. Trees are visible behind the man, who wears a hat and suit. Handwritten text underneath the photograph reads: "Small bridge up stream side, West side of Lake Dallas, 1936."
Date: 1936
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
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