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[Gatehouse and Conduit]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 325) is of a gatehouse being constructed at the top of a dam near railroad tracks. The second image (numbered 328) is of conduits at the base of a dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Gatehouse Construction" taken on 08-18-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Downstream End of Outlet Conduits" taken on 10-03-27.
[Pumping Upstream Blanket]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 323) is of a railroad track near a lake, with men placing rocks on the slope below the tracks. The second image (numbered 324) is of railroad tracks on a slope near a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 29 Pumping Upstream Blanket" taken on 08-05-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 31 Pumping Upstream Blanket to El. 522, Sta. 50 + 20" taken on 08-18-27.
[Riprap and Roadway]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 334) is of a rock barrier on the left side of a road, with a guard rail on the other side. The second image (numbered 335) is of a rock barrier beginning on the left side of a road and continuing down a slope to a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Rock Riprap and Roadway North from Sta. 78" and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 38 Riprap and Upstream Blanket," both taken on 12-29-27.
[Spillway and Bridge]
Photograph of the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is of a concrete spillway with water below it and a bridge built on top of it.
[Spillway Bridge]
Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image (numbered 339) is of a bridge at the top of a spillway. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam Spillway and Bridge North from Upstream Side" taken on 12-29-27.
Typical Section of Completed Fill Between Stas. 15 & 50
Diagram illustrating a cross section of the construction of Garza Dam.
[Upstream Slope]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 327) is of a river with a dam in the background. The second image (numbered 331) is of a lake with a tower in it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Upstream Slope from Sta. 13 South" taken on 09-29-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Upstream Slope North from Stop Log Tower" taken on 10-06-27.
[Upstream Slope and Blanket Pumping]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 317) is of a dirt plateau with a dredge in a lake in the background. The second image (numbered 318) is of a dirt slope with a forest at the bottom, and a car at the top. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Upstream Slope of Dam from Sta. 14 South" taken on 06-28-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Pumping Blanket on downstream Slope Sta. 31" taken on 07-08-27.
[Wagon Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 326) is of men working on a dirt slope with a lake in the background. The second image (numbered 332) is of a rocky slope above a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 31 Placing Last of Wagon Fill" taken on 09-29-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Downstream Slope North from Sta. 38" taken on 10-06-27.
[Wagon Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 311) is of a dirt road with tire tracks. The second image (numbered 312) is of men spraying water on loose dirt, with horses and wagons in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North over Wagon Fill from Sta. 25" taken on 05-17-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking north from Sta. 29 over Wagon Fill" taken on 06-06-27.
Report on the Completion of Garza Dam
Report describing the construction and completion of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas, resulting in the creation of Lake Dallas. It includes pages of inserted photographs and a fold-out technical drawing that shows a "Typical Section of Completed Fill Between Stas. 15 & 30."
[Fretz Park Soccer Champions of 1928]
Photograph of two rows of young men on a soccer field. Their names, from first row left to right are Johnie Andersen, Sale Rothschild, Louis Sinclair, Houston Reynolds, Henry Wouldbright, and Ed Braedon. The second row is Jock Price, Tobie Pachgett, Boss Rodd, Woodrow Goodwin, Bert Carr, Bernold Rothschild, Elmer Cots, Boz Dreetar, and Richard Baldrig.
[Photograph of a Construction Crane]
Photograph of a crane near a pile of dirt with a horse-drawn wagon next to it.
[Photograph of a Crane]
Photograph of a crane lifting an object out of a pile of dirt and other objects, with several horse-drawn wagons nearby.
[Photograph of a Crane]
Photograph of a crane lifting an object out of a pile of dirt and other objects, with several horse-drawn wagons nearby. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph identifies the location as an incinerator in South Dallas.
[Photograph of a Dallas Street]
Photograph of a street in Dallas lined with businesses and houses, with several cars on the road. On the left side of the road, a sign for "Dallas Floor Surfacing Co." can be seen with a man walking under it.
[Photograph of a Dallas Street]
Photograph of a street in Dallas lined with businesses and houses, with several cars on the road. On the left side of the road, a sign for "Dallas Floor Surfacing Co." can be seen with a man walking under it.
[Photograph of a Dirt Road in Dallas]
Photograph of a dirt road paralleling railroad tracks in Dallas, Texas.
[Photograph of a Drainage Pipe]
Photograph of a drainage pipe near a road and some houses in a Dallas neighborhood.
[Photograph of a Drainage Pipe]
Photograph of a drainage pipe near a road and some houses in a Dallas neighborhood.
[Photograph of a Freight Yard]
Photograph of a dirt yard with several cars and horse-drawn wagons.
[Photograph of a Freight Yard]
Photograph of a dirt yard with several cars and horse-drawn wagons.
[Photograph of a Freight Yard]
Photograph of a yard with tankers and train cars parked in it. A fence surrounds the yard, and three men are standing in the open entrance.
[Photograph of a Junkyard]
Photograph of a dirt yard with wagon parts and other unidentifiable objects lying in the dirt.
[Photograph of a Neighborhood Creek]
Photograph of a creek running through a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, with steep slopes on either side and surrounded by trees and houses.
[Photograph of a Road in Dallas, Texas]
Photograph of a dirt road paralleling railroad tracks in Dallas, Texas.
[Photograph of a Street Paving Crew]
Photograph of a crew paving a street with asphalt near a Dallas neighborhood. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph suggests that it was taken near the intersections of Richard Avenue and Greenville Avenue in Dallas, Texas.
[Photograph of a Street Paving Crew]
Photograph of men paving a street with asphalt while several people watch, some of them on bicycles.
[Photograph of a Street Paving Crew]
Photograph of a crew paving a street with asphalt near a Dallas neighborhood.
[Photograph of a Street Paving Crew]
Photograph of men paving a street with asphalt while several people watch, some of them on bicycles.
[Photograph of an Incinerator]
Photograph of the back of an incinerator building in North Dallas with two large smokestacks and several cars and horse-drawn wagons in the yard outside.
[Photograph of an Office Building]
Photograph of an office building in a neighborhood, with a man standing on the sidewalk outside of the building.
[Photograph of an Office Building]
Photograph of an office building in a neighborhood, with a man standing on the sidewalk outside of the building.
[Photograph of Avery Power Machinery]
Photograph of a row of "Avery Power Machinery Co." machines in a gravel yard behind a building.
[Photograph of Avery Power Machinery]
Photograph of a row of "Avery Power Machinery Co." machines in a gravel yard behind a building.
[Photograph of Cars and Wagons]
Photograph of a yard with several cars and wagons parked near a building.
[Photograph of Cars and Wagons]
Photograph of a yard with several cars and wagons parked near a building.
[Photograph of Dirt Road in Dallas]
Photograph of a dirt road with tire tracks and a few houses along its sides in Dallas, Texas.
[Photograph of Dirt Road in Dallas]
Photograph of a dirt road with tire tracks and a few houses along its sides in Dallas, Texas.
[Photograph of Dirt Road Under a Bridge]
Photograph of a dirt road which goes under a bridge, with a few men working on the road. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Oak Lawn Ave. at Cotton Belt."
[Photograph of Drainage Pipe Construction]
Photograph of a partially constructed concrete drainage pipe with wooden supports and part of a metal pipe emerging from the concrete.
[Photograph of Drainage Pipe Construction]
Photograph of a partially constructed concrete drainage pipe with wooden supports and part of a metal pipe emerging from the concrete.
[Photograph of Drainage Pipe Construction]
Photograph of the construction of a concrete drainage pipe in a Dallas neighborhood. Several men are standing around a wooden frame in the deep ditch.
[Photograph of Freight Yard]
Photograph of a freight yard with several buildings, tankers, and a large tank with "Danger, keep away" painted on its end.
[Photograph of Freight Yard]
Photograph of a freight yard with several buildings, tankers, and a large white tank with "Danger, keep away" painted on its end.
[Photograph of Gravel Yard]
Photograph of a gravel yard with various types of machinery, tankers, and trucks, as well as a few workers.
[Photograph of Gravel Yard]
Photograph of a gravel yard with various types of machinery, tankers, and trucks, as well as a few workers.
[Photograph of Incinerator]
Photograph of an incinerator building in Dallas, Texas, with two large smokestacks and horses standing in the doorway, hitched to a vehicle that is not visible.
[Photograph of Incinerator]
Photograph of an incinerator building with two large smokestacks and horses standing in the doorway, hitched to a vehicle that is not visible.
[Photograph of Men on a Sidewalk]
Photograph of two men standing on a sidewalk outside of an office building with two cars parked in the parking lot behind them.
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