Resource Type

Serial/Series Title

[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

[Garza Dam]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 247) is of a wooden tower near pools of water, with several cranes in the background. The second image (numbered 248) is of a man standing next to a wooden tower partially submerged in shallow water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 37" taken on 02-25-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 37 Showing Upstream Slide Near Br. Line" taken on 03-16-26.
Date: 1926
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

[Rock Riprap]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 259) is of a valley with a large pile of rocks in it. The second image (numbered 261) is of a slope lined with rocks above a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Rock Riprap on Upstream Slope Sta. 65 + 50 South" taken on 04-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Placing Rock Riprap on Upstream Slope Sta. 48 North" taken on 04-16-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garza Dam and Draglines]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 245) is of a dirt slope near some trees. The second image (numbered 246) is of two cranes near a shallow pool of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North along Downstream Toe from Sta. 25" and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 30 P&H Draglines building Levy," both taken on 02-25-26
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Protection Levee and Spillway Excavation]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 99) is of a large ditch with piles of dirt. The second image (numbered 110) is of a crane inside an excavated pit full of rocks, with buildings on the far side of the pit. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Outlet Ditch, Protection Levee to Right" taken on 12-26-24, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking Northwest at Spillway Excavation" taken on 02-04-25.
Date: [1924..1925]
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway Excavation and Boulders]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 189) is of horses and a man at the bottom of a deep trench. The second image (numbered 192) is of a field full of large boulders. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking South from Spillway Excavation" taken on 07-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Excavating Sandstone Boulders from Spillway Outlet" taken on 07-24-25.
Date: 1925
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 233) is of a railroad track near a dirt slope with some rocks laid on it. The second image (numbered 234) is of a hill mostly covered in rocks. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Placing Rock Riprap Southwest from Sta. 100" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Rock Riprap Northeast from Sta. 104," both taken on 02-01-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garza Dam Views]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 243) is of a crane and some men at the top of a hill with water at the base. The second image (numbered 244) is of a dirt hill next to water, with some lumber in the foreground. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking Southeast from Bracket Line" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North along Upstream Toe from Sta. 25," both taken on 02-25-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway and Bridge]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 208) is of a concrete spillway. The second image (numbered 214) is of a bridge being constructed on top of a spillway. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking Northwest" taken on 09-16-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway and Spillway Bridge Looking Northwest" taken on 10-24-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway Weir]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 176) is of a man standing in an arched tunnel inside of a sloped concrete structure. The second image is of a concrete structure with wooden frames. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Weir Section Looking South" taken on 05-28-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam South End of Spillway Showing Forms for Slope" taken on 06-09-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Steel Pile Drive and Cut-Off Trench]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 58) is of a steel pile being constructed on the edge of a trench. The second image (numbered 59) is of a crane excavating a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Exc. Cut-Off Trench Erecting Steel Pile Drive in foreground" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Bucyrus Class 24 Excavating Cut-Off Trench, Looking S." both taken on 11-10-24.
Date: 1924
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History