Easter at Church of Good Shepherd, Sapulpa

Congregants standing beside the wood frame church ready for an Easter egg hunt.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Seven Views of White Rock Construction]

Seven photographs of construction at White Rock Lake. Each photo is identified by a handwritten caption, including sedimentation, manifold systems, mixing channels, and pipe galleries.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
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

[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

[Rockfill and Crib]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 287) is of men building a wooden frame in the side of a hill. The second image (numbered 293) is of rocks at the base of a dam, near the water line. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Rockfilled Crib at Entrance of Conduits" taken on 08-10-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Rockfill and Crib at Entrance to Conduits" taken on 10-25-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dam and Rocks]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 267) is of a large dirt slope. The second image (numbered 268) is of men placing rocks on the edge of a small stream at the base of a dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Slide at Sta. 48 Looking Downstream" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Placing Rock to stop Cutting at Sta. 48," both taken on 05-23-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dressing Slope and Pumping Blanket]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 198) is of a large dirt hill with men on it and cars at its base. The second image (numbered 299) is of several pieces of pipe on a gravel slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Dressing Downstream Slope at Sta. 87" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking N. from Sta. 32 Pumping Blanket on Upstream Slope," both taken on 12-13-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garza Dam]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 269) is of a man standing at the base of a dam, with a crane and a wooden structure in the background. The second image (numbered 270) is of a large dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking South along Break at Sta. 48" taken on 05-25-26 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Slide at Sta. 48 Looking Northeast" taken on 05-26-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stoplogs and Dam]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 265) is of a concrete conduit filled with mud. The second image (numbered 266) is of a dam with people walking on the top of the dirt slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Part of Stoplogs Shot out of Right Conduit" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Slide at Sta. 48 Looking Northeast," both taken on 05-23-26.
Date: 1926
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 239) is of men standing at the top of a hill near a truck and a pile of gravel. The second image (numbered 240) is of gravel pouring out of a truck on a slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Placing Gravel Blanket on Slope Near Sta. 72" taken on 02-05-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Refilling Slide and Dumping Rock]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 297) is of men dumping dirt onto a slope. The second image (numbered 286) is of men dumping rocks onto a rocky slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Refilling Slide at Sta. 47" taken on 10-27-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Shuttle Car Dumping Rock on Upstream Toe" taken on 09-10-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Slide Filling]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 277) is of men pouring dirt onto the side of a dam. The second image (numbered 278) is of dirt sliding down the slope of a dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Filling Slide Upstream Sta. 47" taken on 06-17-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Showing movement of Slide After Filling" taken on 08-05-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dam Slide and Break]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 271) is of a wooden structure and crane at the bottom of a dirt dam. The second image (numbered 272) is of a dam with dirt sliding down the side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Slide at Sta. 48 Looking Southeast" taken on 05-26-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Slide at Sta. 48 Showing Break Near Top of Dam" taken on 05-31-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rock Riprap]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 251) is of men working on a gravel slope. The second image (numbered 252) is of a gravel slope above a river. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 104 Showing Rock Riprap" and (bottom) "Garza Dam South from Sta. 90 Showing Rock Riprap" taken on 03-16-26
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Upstream and Downstream Slides]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 249) is of a shallow pool lined with pipes. The second image (numbered 250) is of a dirt slope with a pipe running along it; a pool of water at the base of the slope has a pipe running across it, perpendicular to the slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 37 Showing Slides Downstream" and "Garza Dam North from Sta. 28 Showing Upstream Slide Near Br. Line," both taken on 03-16-26 .
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Backfilling and Toe Trench]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 279) is of a crane excavating a narrow trench. The second image (numbered 280) is of a crane digging a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Digging out Toe of Slide and Backfilling Dry Near Sta. 19" taken on 08-05-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam '1 1/2 T' Monighan Digging Toe Trench Through Upstr. Slide Near Sta. 22" taken on 08-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Slide and Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 300) is of a horse and some men working on a dirt slope with pieces of pipe on it. The second image (numbered 301) is of a dirt trench with pipe pieces on its sides. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 25 Slide on Downstream Slope" taken on 12-13-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 32 Hyd-fill Center, Clay Blanket Right" taken on 02-07-27.
Date: [1926..1927]
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garza Dam]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 241) is of a pool of water with a pipe suspended across it. The second image (numbered 242) is of a dirt hill next to water with several pieces of a large pipe on the hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 27 at Slide" taken on 02-24-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 30 at Slide" taken on 02-25-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Riprap]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 291) is of a wooden tower, with men laying rocks on a slope in the background. The second image (numbered 294) is of a tall hill covered in rocks, with some water at the bottom. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Placing Riprap at Sta. 47 from Local Rock" taken on 10-08-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North Along Upstream Toe from opp. Sta. 50" taken on 10-25-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 260) is of a shallow dirt trench with some water in it. The second image (numbered 263) is of a rough dirt field with pieces of pipes and small pools of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Sta. 30" taken on 04-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking South from Sta. 14" taken on 04-29-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dam and Spillway]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-38) is of a dirt dam with a crane and water near it. The second image (numbered P-39) is of a bridge built on a concrete spillway near a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Top of Concrete Plant" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking South from Top of Concrete Plant," both taken on 05-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rock Riprap]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 235) is of a slope covered in neatly-placed rocks. The second image (numbered 236) is of railroad tracks at the top of a hill covered in rocks. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Rock Riprap Northeast from Sta. 106 + 50" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Top Curb of Rock Riprap Northeast from Sta. 106 + 50," both taken on 02-01-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stop-Log Tower and Riprap]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 264) is of a wooden tower built on the edge of a lake below a slope. The second image (numbered 282) is of railroad tracks on the top of a dam, with a rock barrier on the slope below. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Riprap and Temporary Stop-Log Tower, Elev. Water 500.4" taken on 05-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Showing Riprap Southwest from Sta. 68" taken on 08-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History