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A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing Dallas' population history and expected growth up until approximately 1970; the report looks at factors that could effect the distribution of population, where the future growth may occur, etc.

Date: October 1943

Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates

Item Type: Report

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

What Does "Our City" Need?

Printed speech about city planning that was presented to the Woman's Forum of Wichita Falls, Texas by the secretary of the Kessler Plan Association in Dallas, Texas. The address includes an overview of what city planners need to consider, including growth, parks and recreation, alleys, landscaping around highways, consultants, and funding.

Date: 1930

Creator: Surratt, John E.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek - Prior to Excavation]

Photograph of White Rock Creek prior to excavation. A group of men are digging in the river banks. A house is being built in the background.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Explosion]

Photograph of an explosion at White Rock Creek.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Cement House]

Photograph of the White Rock Creek reservoir and the cement house near it. A train is in the center of the image. An inscription on the bottom of the image has partially torn off.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Reservoir Intake Stream Drill Holes]

Photograph of the White Rock Creek reservoir. Inscriptions on the image explain that the men are working on the intake well and the stream drill boring holes.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek]

Photograph of White Rock Creek. Men in the background are working along the riverbank.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Five Unidentified Men]

Photograph of five unidentified men at White Rock Lake. The men are all wearing suits, overcoats and hats.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek Reservoir Steam Drill]

Photograph of the steam drill at White Rock Creek and a man working on it. Inscriptions on the bottom of the image describe the type of construction and name the worker as Derrick.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of a Triangular Drill]

Photograph of a triangular drill elevated with wooden beams.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of Construction at White Rock Lake]

Photograph of the construction of the reservoir near White Rock Lake. A pile driver is in the background.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of Two Men Working on a Steamer]

Photograph of two men working on a Steamer at White Rock Lake.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake]

Photograph of the creek and trees at White Rock Lake.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of a Water Pump at White Rock Lake]

Photograph of a water pump in the water at White Rock Lake. The electricity supply is in the foreground sitting on the banks and attached to the pump further in the lake.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of Construction near White Rock Lake]

Photograph of a clam shell unloader and cement storage near White Rock Lake. A man with a mule-drawn cart are in the foreground.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Vulcan Steam Hammer Outfit]

Photograph of the Vulcan Steam Hammer Outfit at White Rock Lake and the men working on the pile driver. Inscriptions on the bottom of the image describe the type of pile driver.

Date: June 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Trench for Core Well]

Photograph of the trench for core well at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. Inscriptions on the bottom of the image describe the type of construction.

Date: July 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- South End of Reservoir]

Photograph of a the south end of the White Rock Creek Reservoir after the forms had been removed.

Date: June 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment

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 Rem… more

Date: 1925

Creator: Head, Louis P.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Inside View of Pump Station Walls]

Photograph of the inside structure of the reservoir at White Rock Lake. The inscription on the bottom of the image indicates that it is an inside view of the forms for the pump station walls.

Date: July 8, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Wakefield Sheeting]

Photograph of the Wakefield sheeting and pile driver at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. The machine is emitting thick, dark smoke into the air. The inscription on the bottom explain and date the image.

Date: June 1, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Intake Well Excavation]

Photograph of the intake well excavation at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. The inscription on the bottom explain and date the image.

Date: July 5, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Vulcan Hammer]

Photograph of a Vulcan Hammer at White Rock Lake and the men working on it. The inscription on the bottom explains how the pile driver works.

Date: June 1, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Photograph of Reservoir Construction Managers at White Rock Creek]

Photograph of the three reservoir construction managers of the White Rock Creek Reservoir. On the back of the image, the names of the three men are listed along with their job descriptions.

Date: October 1, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

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A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population

What Does "Our City" Need?

[Photograph of White Rock Creek - Prior to Excavation]

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Explosion]

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Cement House]

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- Reservoir Intake Stream Drill Holes]

[Photograph of White Rock Creek]

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Five Unidentified Men]

[Photograph of White Rock Creek Reservoir Steam Drill]

[Photograph of a Triangular Drill]

[Photograph of Construction at White Rock Lake]

[Photograph of Two Men Working on a Steamer]

[Photograph of White Rock Lake]

[Photograph of a Water Pump at White Rock Lake]

[Photograph of Construction near White Rock Lake]

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Vulcan Steam Hammer Outfit]

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Trench for Core Well]

[Photograph of White Rock Creek- South End of Reservoir]

The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Inside View of Pump Station Walls]

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Wakefield Sheeting]

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Intake Well Excavation]

[Photograph of White Rock Lake- Vulcan Hammer]

[Photograph of Reservoir Construction Managers at White Rock Creek]