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[Construction of the Denison Dam Intake Structure]

Description: Reprint photograph taken at Denison Dam during the construction of the intake structure. The rail and derrick systems can be seen in the upper half of the photograph. Rows of metal spikes are visible before concrete is poured over them. Handwritten text reads "These are the rail and derrick systems used to pour concrete meant for the intake structure of Denison Dam".
Date: 1940~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Construction of the Denison Dam Spillway]

Description: Reprint photograph taken of the construction of the Denison Dam. Workers are visible within the center of the photograph. Handwritten text written on back reads "Part of the 18.5 million cubic yards of fill dart used to construct the earthen portion of the Denison Dam. The spillway was built of earth first, then concrete, much of the dam is concrete, with dirt, rock, and gravel covering.".
Date: 1940~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Cable Work at Denison Dam]

Description: Reprint photograph taken of construction workers installing steel cables throughout the structure. There is a sign in the foreground that reads "keep walk way clear". Handwritten text on back reads "With structural reinforcing steel visible in the background, workers lay cable around the intake conduits".
Date: 1940~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Late Stages of Intake Works]

Description: Reproduction of a photograph taken of the late stages of the construction of the intake works. Multiple intake structures can be seen in the center of the photograph. One is finished with roofing while the other still has uncovered steel pipes. Handwritten text on back reads "View of the intake works entering the late stages of completion".
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Steel Intake Conduit Interior]

Description: Reprint photograph taken of the interior of the steel intake conduit. Uncovered steel piping is visible of the top portion of the unfinished structure. Text on back reads "The inside of the intake conduit which were 20 feet in diameter".
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[George Moulton, Planner of the Denison Dam]

Description: Reprint photograph taken of George Moulton pointing to the marker of where he thought the Denison Dam should be built. Handwritten text on back reads " George Moulton, planner of the Denison Dam, is shown in this c.1935 pointing to a marker indicating where he wants the dam to be built. Moulton, an itenerant [sic] engineer, saw the Hoover Dam, came to Denison and studied topgraphical maps and decided the area could use such a dam to control floods and produce electricity".
Date: 1935~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Last Bucket of Concrete for Intake Structure]

Description: Reprint photograph taken of workers pouring what is noted as the last bucket of concrete used to cover the structural steel of the intake structure. Handwritten text on back reads "Workers put the final lot of concrete used to cover the 2300 tons of structural steel in the intake structure".
Date: 1942~/1943~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Denison Dam Stone Marker]

Description: Postcard of Denison Dame stone marker in the shape of the state of Texas built up on bricks. Embedded across the marker is the word Texas. Typography across the top portion of the post card reads "Best town in Texas by a damsite". In the bottom white border of the postcard the location Denison, Texas is visible.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Post Office in Sherman, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the United States Post Office in Sherman, Texas. The post office is two stories tall, has rounded first floor windows and entrances. Bushes line the exterior of the building and on the roof an United States Flag is visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graycraft Card Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Jennie Wright]

Description: Photograph of Jennie Wright positioned from the waist up and in front of a dark color background. She is pictured wearing a smocked textured dress that is long sleeved and has a high neckline. Around her collar there is one horizontal bow-tie and another tie underneath the bow-tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wear, George R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Wilson N. Jones Memorial Hospital]

Description: Postcard of Wilson N. Jones Memorial Hospital in Sherman, Texas. The image is an illustration and depicts a red brick building with white trim and a tree in the foreground on the left side of the image. "Wilson N. Jones Memorial Hospital, Sherman, Texas - 22" is printed in the upper right corner of the image. Printed on the back is information about the hospital reading, "Excellent educational facilities, numerous parks and various civic organizations combine to make Sherman a modern and progre… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Alamo Building at North Texas College]

Description: Postcard image of the Alamo Building at the North Texas College in Sherman, Texas. Within this building is the Kidd Key Conservatory. The two story building has four large white columns along the front porch entrance where benches are visible. In the foreground is a smaller white statue positioned on the front lawn. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Pearl Yancey.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Adoption Statements of Avery Kimberlin, Paul Kimberlin, and Robyn Kimberlin]

Description: Personal statements of Avery, Paul, and Robyn Kimberlin regarding the adoption of Avery Kimberlin from the Xuzhou Social Welfare Institute in Jaingsu Province, China. Avery briefly shares her thoughts on adoption, Paul describes the joy he has in being a parent, and Robyn shares some details of her background and how her and Paul arrived at the decision to adopt. There is a photo of Avery on the first page and a photo of the Kimberlin family on the third page of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kimberlin, Avery; Kimberlin, Paul & Kimberlin, Robyn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Late Stages of Intake Structure]

Description: Reprint photograph taken at Denison Dam of the late stages of intake structure construction. Cranes, derricks and dirt trucks are seen moving soil to finish the intake structure. The dam power house is visible in the background of the construction. Handwritten text on back reads "The intake structure itself contained 50,000 cubic yards of concrete, with the conduits leading to it having another 150,000 cubic yards".
Date: 1941~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.816769 -96.575186
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Denison Dam and Power House]

Description: Postcard image of the Denison Dam and power house in Denison, Texas. Viewed from the lake side with fields in the background. Text on back of the postcard reads "Denison Dam forming Lake Texoma, is one of the largest man-made dams in the world. Water flows through this waterway at the rate of 50,000 cubic ft. per second."
Date: unknown
Creator: Tutwiler Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 33.818529 -96.568207
Partner: The Sherman Museum
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