[Levee and Spillway Foundation]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gravel Stripping]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway Weir and Concrete Cut-Off]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 133) is of men working in a shallow pit with buildings along the side of it. The second image (numbered 134) is of a trench being excavated at the base of a hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North along Foundation for Spillway Weir," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Trench into Shale for Concrete Cut-Off for Spillway Weir" both taken on 03-25-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway Bridge and Concrete Tower]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 216) is of a bridge being built on a concrete spillway. The second image (numbered 223) is of a bridge with a tower next to it pouring concrete. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Erecting North Span of Spillway Bridge" taken on 11-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North Spillway Span and Traveling Concrete Tower used for Erecting" taken on 11-24-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hydraulic Fill and Dredge Discharge]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway and Stored Water]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-18) is of a concrete spillway with buildings and a lake beside it. The second image (numbered P-19) is of a lake with a crane on top of the slope nearby. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South, Shops, Borrow Field for Hydraulic Fill" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Water Stored for Dredge by Unfinished Dam at Right Looking North," both taken on 10-21-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flood Water and Hydraulic Fill]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Concrete Mixing Plant and Test Cylinders]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dredge and Hydraulic Fill]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dam Shops and Spillway]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dragline and Riprap]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Temporary Dam Failure]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 148) is of a pipe at the top of a dirt dam. The second image (numbered 150) is of water flowing over a dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:45 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam 35' high by Sliding" and (bottom) "1:54 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam" both taken on 04-28-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gate Tower and Outlet Conduits]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[20" Suction Dredge]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clay Pump and Hydraulic Fill]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Concrete in Conduit]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gate Tower and Core Pool]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway Excavation]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 111) is of a line of horse-drawn wagons next to a pile of large rocks. The second image (numbered 124) is of several cranes and wagons excavating rocky ground. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Excavation Looking North" taken on 02-06-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Erie Shovels on Spillway Excavation" taken on 02-26-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Levee and Hydraulic Fill]

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
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Borrow Field and Dam Shops]

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.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Steel Sheet Piling and Cut-Off Trench]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 104) is of a pile driver suspended on top of I-beams in a trench. The second image (numbered 107) is of a trench filled with water, with a crane near the far end. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Driving Steel Sheet Piling Near Sta. 19," taken on 01-22-25 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Cut-Off Trench Looking Northeast from Sta. 98," taken 01-27-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway and Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-22) is of a lake near a row of buildings and a bridge being constructed. The second image (numbered P-21) is of a river between long dirt hills with piping along the top of one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway and Bridge, Shops, Spillway from Core Pool, Borrow Pits, Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North of Spillway, Core Pool at Elev. 528," both taken on 11-24-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History