Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 167) is of a dredge in water, with two cars in the foreground. The second image is of a dredge with a large pipe attached. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge Headed South to Cut-Off" taken on 05-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam 20" Dredge Pumping Material for Hydraulic Fill" taken on 05-28-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-12) is of a river in a field with a small hill of dirt forming a dam. The second image (numbered P-15) is of a concrete spillway, buildings, and a river. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill on Cut-Off Borrow Field and Dredge Looking N. W. from Sta. 78" taken on 07-20-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Shops Looking South Borrow Field for Hydraulic Fill" taken on 08-21-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 188) is of a field with a dredge in water. The second image (numbered 198) is of a long trench with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) Garza Dam Looking Northwest Sta. 78 Dredge and Borrow Pit" taken on 07-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Core Pool with Water Down Sta. 92 to 108 Elev. 521" taken on 08-10-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 158) is of steel rods being used as frames for pouring concrete. The second image is of concrete being poured into a wooden frame with steel rods. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Steel in Base of South Downstream Cantilever," taken on 05-16-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 207) is of men working with a large pipe near a concrete spillway. The second image (numbered 210) is of a river with dirt piled on its banks. Handwritten text on the images identify them as (top) "Garza Dam Pumping Clay Against South Spillway Wall" taken on 09-11-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Placing Hydraulic Fill Near Sta. 65" taken on 09-16-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 112) is of a man pouring concrete into a conduit with a tall dirt wall on one side. The second image (numbered 115) is of a concrete-pouring mechanism in a trench with steep walls. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Pouring Concrete in Conduit Floor" taken 02-06-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Concreting Outlet Conduits Looking Downstream" taken 02-16-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 161) is of a large wood and steel structure with a car parked in front of it. The second image (numbered 177) is of two men measuring a pile of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Gravel Screening and Concrete Mixing Plant" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Measuring Slump before Moulding Test Cylinders" taken on 06-04-26.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 180) is of a concrete spillway with buildings behind it. The second image (numbered 181) is of a deep trench with men and horses at the bottom. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Concrete Spillway Looking Northwest," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Excavation for Downstream Slope and Apron of Sp'way" both taken on 07-10-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 116) is of a trench with steep walls with concrete poured into the bottom. The second image (numbered 117) is of a concrete-pouring structure at the bottom of a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Concreting Outlet Conduits Looking Upstream," taken on 02-16-25 (top) and 02-23-25 (bottom).
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-5) is of a river with several buildings nearby and a concrete wall by the buildings. The second image (numbered P-11) is of a concrete structure being built with buildings and a river next to it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking South, Spillway, Shops, Dredge and Borrow Pit for Hydraulic Fill" taken on 06-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway, Shops, Borrow Field for Hydraulic Fill, Dredge" taken on 07-20-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 126) is of a crane near a large pile of rocks. The second image (numbered 205) is of men unloading rocks from a wagon and using them to line a dirt slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Bucyrus 24 Dragline Unloading Rock for Riprap" taken on 02-26-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Starting Riprap on Upstream Slope Near Sta. 40" taken on 09-03-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 108) is of a suction dredger. The second image (numbered 109) is of pipes leading into a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge Seattle No. 2" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from 20" Dredger Material largely Clay Balls," both taken on 01-30-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 163) is of water and mud pouring out of a large pipe. The second image (numbered 164) is of a small trench filled with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Close up of Discharge from 20" Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Valley Section of Hydraulic Fill Looking North" both taken on 05-20-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 119) is of men standing near a pipe. The second image (numbered 120) is of a trench filling with water from a pipe. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Discharge from 20" Dredge Near Sta. 30" taken on 02-23-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill across River Channel" taken on 02-24-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 171) is of water in a dirt trench. The second image (numbered 172) is of a pipe on the edge of a river. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Discharge from Dredge Near Sta. 88" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Close up of Discharge Shown in 171" both taken on 05-28-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 106) is of a crane excavating a trench with water running through it. The second image (numbered 118) is of an explosion on the edge of a trench and riverbed. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Excavating Cut-Off Trench," taken 01-27-25 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Shooting Core Trench in Shale in River Bed," taken 02-23-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 147) is of water flooding a dam. The second image (numbered 155) is of a dirt dam with water behind it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:30 pm Garza Dam Floodwater Going Around North end of Dam W. S. 491.6" taken on 04-28-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Bringing up River Section of Hyd. Fill" taken on 05-05-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 211) is of a valley with trees on one side, and the framework of a structure in the distance. The second image (numbered 212) is of a pool of water next to a brick structure. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Valley Section Showing Gate Tower" taken on 09-16-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Core Pool Looking North from Sta. 50" taken on 10-24-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 128) is of men working on an arched wooden structure in a trench. The second image (numbered 132) is of concrete conduits at the bottom of a trench with arched wooden structures on top. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Showing Base of Gate Tower" taken on 03-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Downstream" taken on 03-23-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 219) is of men unloading gravel from wagons onto a dirt slope. The second image (numbered 220) is of men with trucks at the top of a dirt hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Placing Gravel Blanket for Riprap Near Sta. 100" taken on 11-24-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-23) is of a field with a dirt hill in the distance. The second image (numbered P-25) is of a body of water with a crane on its bank. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam From Spillway South to Sta. 104 Placing Gravel Blanket" taken on 11-24-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Top of Concrete Plant" taken on 01-04-26.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is of men loading gravel into a truck. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam Loading Gravel for Concrete" taken on 06-09-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. Both images (numbered 145 and 146) are of men loading gravel into trucks using horses. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Loading Gravel into Ford Trucks through Traps," taken on 04-15-25
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 143) is of a pit with piles of dirt and several horse-drawn wagons being loaded with gravel. The second image (numbered 144) is of piles of dirt with wagons and men in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Stripping Earth from Stockard Gravel Pit" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Stripping and Loading Gravel for Concrete," both taken on 04-15-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 225) is of a shallow river with dirt mounded on its banks and a crane next to it. The second image (numbered 226) is of piles of dirt with sticks in them, and a large pipe in the background. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North from Spillway Elev. Pool 531" taken on 12-11-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Topping out Hydraulic Fill at Elev. 536 Near Sta. 46" taken on 12-17-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 186) is of a pool of water with pipes along one side. The second image (numbered 187) is of a pools of water separated by dirt dams. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Discharging fine Sand and a little Gravel at Sta. 100" taken on 07-10-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill from Sta. 78 Looking Southwest" taken on 07-15-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 227) is of a crane near a dirt hill. The second image (numbered 228) is of pools of water near a small dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Spillway Top of Hydraulic Fill at Elev. 536" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from End Dike at Sta. 36," both taken on 12-23-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-16) is of a river with several pipes on each bank. The second image (numbered P-20) is of a field with a large dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking Northeast from Sta. 107" taken on 08-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking Northeast from near Sta. 100 Finished Hydraulic Fill being Shaped for Riprap" taken on 10-21-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 101) is of a trench with water in it. The second image (numbered 102) is of men pouring water from a pipe into a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 49" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill North of River," both taken on 01-22-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 154) is of water pouring over a conduit after being pumped into a trench. The second image (numbered 162) is of men shoveling mud next to a large pipe. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill over Conduits" taken on 04-29-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from Dredge on River Section" taken on 05-20-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 174) is of two parallel trenches filled with water. The second image (numbered 175) is of a pipe surrounded with mud. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill from Sta. 80 to 97" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from Dredge Downstream Near Sta. 80" both taken on 06-04-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 127) is of a dirt field with some pools of water in the distance. The second image (numbered 130) is of a crane digging a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Concrete Plant" taken on 03-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Building Downstream Slope Levee for Hyd. Fill near Sta. 4" taken on 03-23-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-3) is of a lake and dirt dam. The second image (numbered P-2) is of several buildings with lumber and steel in the yards around them; to the right is a lake with a dredge in it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North Valley Section of Hydraulic Fill Dam" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway, Material Yard, Shops, 20" Hydraulic Dredge Looking South" taken on 05-15-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 215) is of a long, shallow pool of water with a pipe running parallel to it. The second image (numbered 217) is of piles of dirt with a square wooden frame in the foreground and a crane in the background. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill From Gate Tower Looking North" taken on 11-07-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Spillway" taken on 11-24-25.
This pamphlet contains the reprints of twenty-three articles from The Dallas Morning News regarding the Kessler Plan for the city of Dallas, Texas and the progress that had been made over the fifteen years since its inception. The articles in order are: Article 1--Origin of the Plan; Article 2--Early Efforts at Civic Development; Article 3--Kessler Plan for All of the City; Article 4--The Trinity River Levee Plan; Article 5--Belt Line Railway Proposal; Article 6--Pacific Avenue Track Removal; Article 7--Street Widening and Extension; Article 8--The Supplemental Plan of 1920; Article 9--The Central Avenue Boulevard; Article 10--Lamar Street Trafficway; Article 11--St. Paul Street Improvements; Article 12--The Cadiz-Williams Proposal; Article 13--Downtown Street Extensions; Article 14--Oak Cliff Trafficways; Article 15 -- Beauty to Follow Utility; Article 16--Cooperation in Suburban Development; Article 17--Park and Parkway Plans; Article 18--Large vs. Small Parks; Article 19--Playgrounds Considered; Article 20--Inner and Outer Boulevards; Article 21--The Mill Creek Parkway; Article 22--Outer Parkway and White Rock Plans; Article 23--Financing the Plan.
Letter from W. McCarty Moore to John E. Surratt at the Kessler Plan Association congratulating the Association on the success of the Kessler Plan. The letter included a check for $50 for a membership subscription.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 184) is of a crane excavating a trench. The second image (numbered 185) is of a river with men working along its banks. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Levee for Hydraulic Fill near S. End of Spillway" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking S. E. along Hydraulic Fill from Sta. 103 + 55," both taken on 07-10-25
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 200) is of cranes piling dirt on the sides of a river. The second image (numbered 201) is of a long pool of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Levees for Hydraulic Fill near Sta. 103" taken on 08-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking N. E. from Sta. 108 Elev. of Pool 528" taken on 08-21-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 135) is of men and machinery in a large pit, with a small wooden bridge in the foreground. The second image (numbered 139) is of concrete being poured into a trench in a shallow pit. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Exc. and Levee Looking Southeast from Concrete" taken on 03-27-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Foundation Looking North" taken on 04-13-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 141) is of concrete outlet conduits in a trench. The second image (numbered 142) is of concrete outlet conduits with tall concrete walls. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Upstream" taken on 04-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Downstream" taken on 04-14-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 213) is of concrete outlet conduits with water flowing through them. The second image (numbered 262) is of concrete outlet conduits filled with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Downstream End of Outlet Conduits" taken on 10-24-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Downstream End of Outlet Conduits 5 Logs out S. Cond., Elev. Water in Lake 499" taken 04-24-26.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 121) is of men pouring water into a trench. The second image (numbered 122) is of a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Pumping into River Section of Dam" and (bottom) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge Pumping for Hydraulic Fill" both taken on 02-26-25
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 209) is of several wagons at the top of a slope covered in rocks, next to a lake. The second image (numbered 218) is of wagons at the top of a dirt slope above a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Placing Riprap on Upstream Slope, Water Elev. 491.2" taken on 09-16-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Sloping and Placing Gravel Blanket for Riprap" taken on 11-24-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 191) is of a small river surrounded by brush and tree branches. The second image (numbered 190) is of a crane dumping dirt onto a dirt pile. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Reservoir Timber Slashed in River Channel S. from Fishtrap Br." and (bottom) "Garza Reservoir New Model 2-T Monighan Raising Fishtrap Road," both taken on 07-20-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 221) is of a crane at the top of a dirt hill, with men and a wagon at the bottom of the hill. The second image (numbered 222) is of a crane at the top of a dirt slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Sloping Hydraulic Fill with Bucyrus 30-B. Near Sta. 85" taken on 11-24-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 168) is of a partially-constructed concrete structure in a dirt pit. The second image (numbered 169) is of a man standing in a wooden frame for concrete in a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking Northwest" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Forms for Downstream Slope," both taken on 05-28-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-9) is of a smoothed dirt slope with concrete at the top. The second image (numbered P-13) is of a large, partially constructed concrete slope with wooden frames. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Weir and Excavation for Downstream Slope and Apron" taken on 07-20-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking North" taken on 08-21-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image is of a concrete spillway with a concrete floor. The second image is of a concrete spillway with a wooden structure at the top of it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking North," and "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South," both taken on 09-03-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-1) is of a concrete structure in a pit near a row of buildings. The second image (numbered P-4) is of a large pit with concrete on one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Shops, Concrete Plant Spillway and Spillway Outlet Looking North" taken on 05-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway and Concrete Plant Looking Southwest" taken on 05-18-25.
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 195) is of concrete being poured into wooden frames at the bottom of the trench. The second image (numbered 199) is of men pouring concrete for a spillway. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Pouring N. End of Concrete Spillway Apron" taken on 07-30-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Pouring Concrete on Spillway Slope" taken on 08-15-25.
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