Serial/Series Title

[Aerial View of Dam Construction]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is an aerial view of the dam construction, with several buildings and construction machinery visible, as well as pools of water in the distance. There is no handwritten text on the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gravel Loading]

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

[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.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catchbasin]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image (numbered 340) is of a concrete catchbasin in a shallow trench. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as: "Garza Dam Type of Catchbasins Used on Berms" taken on 12-29-27.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Riprap Progress]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image (numbered P-40) is of a field, with a lake and a dam in the distance. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam Showing Progress of Riprap from Spillway to Sta. 108" taken on 05-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garza Dam Aerial Views]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image is an aerial view of concrete conduits being built between two mounds of dirt, with a bridge in the background. The second image is an aerial view of the dam construction, with several dirt roads and buildings visible. There is no handwritten text on the images.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway]

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

[Finishing Slopes]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 237) is of men working on a dirt slope. The second image (numbered 238) is of a dirt slope with lumber and a small building at its base. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Finishing Slope Near Sta. 64" taken on 02-05-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dredge]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image (numbered P-42) is of a field next to a dirt road, with a dredge in a lake in the background. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as: "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 31, Placing Dry Toe Upstream" taken on 08-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cantilever]

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

[Blasting Stumps]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. Image is of a field with smoke coming from several different areas. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam Blasting Stumps from Base of Dam," taken on 10-21-24
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Temporary Dam Failure]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image (numbered 153) is of a trench filled with water. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as: "2:04 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam" taken on 04-28-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gatehouse]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is of a brick gatehouse next to railroad tracks near a lake. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam Gate House" taken on 10-03-27.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gravel Loading]

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

[Spillway]

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

[Drilling Rocks]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 61) is of a man drilling a boulder in a pit, with a wagon in the background. The second image (numbered 89) is of large rocks in a pit. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Drilling Boulders in Spillway Excavation" and "Garza Dam Drilling Irregular Rock Layers in Spillway Exc." taken on 12-08-24.
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dredge Hull]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 73) is of a large wooden frame with men working on it. The second image (numbered 74) is of a metal structure with a wooden frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Hull for 20" Suction Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Side View of Dredge Hull," both taken on 11-24-24.
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Concreting Outlet Conduits]

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).
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway Excavation and Dam Shops]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 54) is of a shallow pit. The second image (numbered 55) is of a shallow pit with buildings on the far side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Excavation Looking North" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Shops and Upstream Edge of Spillway Exc." both taken on 11-10-24.
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Suction Dredge Construction]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 44) is of men constructing a dredge from wood and steel. The second image (numbered 45) is of men placing a wooden beam in a wood and steel frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Interior of Hull for 20" Suction Dredge" taken on 11-06-24.
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dredge Hull]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 66) is of a metal frame with wooden supports. The second image (numbered 65) is of men working on a wooden frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Side View of Dredge Hull" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Building Hull for 20" Suction Dredge," both taken on 11-17-24.
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shops and Pit for Dredge]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 51) is of a shop building with lumber in front of it. The second image (numbered 52) is of a dirt pit. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Shops and Building Grounds for Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Launching Pit for 20" Suction Dredge," both taken on 11-11-24
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dredge]

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

[Gravel Blanket]

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