[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 9] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 9]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1936/1938
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 10] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 10]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1938/1946
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Filling Sand Bags For Fishtrap Road]

Photograph of men filling sand bags for Fishtrap Road in Dallas. Typed note: "Filling sand bags for Fishtrap Road." Handwritten note: "Filling sand bags for Fish Trap Road."
Date: 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Filling Sand Bags For Fishtrap Road]

Photograph of several men filling sand bags for Fishtrap Road. Typed note on back: "Filling sandbags for Fishtrap Road (3)."
Date: 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fishtrap Road]

Photograph of seven men and one automobile on Fishtrap Road in Dallas. Typed note on back: "Fishtrap Road, 1935 (7)."
Date: 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fishtrap Road]

Photograph of an automobile and debris on Fishtrap Road in Dallas. Note on back: "Fishtrap Road, 1935 (2)."
Date: 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fishtrap Road]

Photograph of five automobiles and three men on Fishtrap Road in Lake Dallas. Typed note on back: "Fishtrap Road, 1935 (1)."
Date: 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Areas]

Photograph of a large body of water. Near the center of the photograph, there is a partially-submerged post-and-wire fence and trees running the length of the image. Trees are visible in the background and a patch of grass is visible in the foreground, at the edge of the water. Text on the back of the photograph says: "May 5 - 1935 2:15 PM. Taken from same point as No. 17 but looking North West."
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Floyd Hamilton Case Report, 05/23/1938 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Floyd Hamilton Case Report, 05/23/1938 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department case report for Floyd Hamilton, filed on 5-23-1938 following his arrest for robbery by firearm of a filling station.
Date: May 23, 1938
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain D. E. Walsh of Dallas, Texas Identification and Records to Spokane, Washington Sergeant of Police Walter A. Hogan - 1937/12/03] (open access)

[Letter from Captain D. E. Walsh of Dallas, Texas Identification and Records to Spokane, Washington Sergeant of Police Walter A. Hogan - 1937/12/03]

Letter from Captain D. E. Walsh of Identification and Records in Dallas, Texas to Sergeant Walter A. Hogan of the Spokane, Washington Police Department letting him know that he is enclosing a photograph and criminal record of Harvey Bailey. He also provides the city police numbers where information can be obtained regarding Albert Bates and George Kelley.
Date: December 3, 1937
Creator: Walsh, D. E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Placing Riprap on Fishtrap Road]

Photograph of men placing riprap on Fishtrap Road. In the photograph, men work on the side of the road. A car is passing by on the road, which is situated on the left. Handwritten note on back: "Placing riprap on Firsk Trap [sic] Causeway by men of the Transient Camp on Sept 5, 1935 Lake Dallas Denton County."
Date: September 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Placing Riprap on Fishtrap Road]

Photograph of men placing riprap on Fishtrap Road. In the photograph, a car passes by on the road to the left while men work on the right side. Typed note on back: "Placing riprap on Fishtrap Road." Handwritten note: "Fish Trap Road placing riprap."
Date: 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small Bridge on West Side of Lake Dallas]

Photograph of a small bridge on the upstream side, west of Lake Dallas. In the photograph, a man stands underneath a small wooden bridge. Rocks and wild foliage are visible where water would otherwise be. Trees are visible behind the man, who wears a hat and suit. Handwritten text underneath the photograph reads: "Small bridge up stream side, West side of Lake Dallas, 1936."
Date: 1936
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
What Does "Our City" Need? (open access)

What Does "Our City" Need?

Printed speech about city planning that was presented to the Woman's Forum of Wichita Falls, Texas by the secretary of the Kessler Plan Association in Dallas, Texas. The address includes an overview of what city planners need to consider, including growth, parks and recreation, alleys, landscaping around highways, consultants, and funding.
Date: 1930
Creator: Surratt, John E.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Zoning Ordinance: For the City of Dallas (open access)

A Zoning Ordinance: For the City of Dallas

Text of a new ordinance for the city of Dallas, Texas outlining the zoning plans for areas of the city as part of the Kessler Plan. It includes a map that notes tentative zones for residential, business, and industry areas throughout the city.
Date: 1930
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). City Plan Commission.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History