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[Aerial View of Denison Dam]

Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date: 1944~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam and Power House]

Postcard image of the Denison Dam and power house in Denison, Texas. Viewed from the lake side with fields in the background. Text on back of the postcard reads "Denison Dam forming Lake Texoma, is one of the largest man-made dams in the world. Water flows through this waterway at the rate of 50,000 cubic ft. per second."
Date: unknown
Creator: Tutwiler Studio
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the Denison Dam Intake Structure]

Reprint photograph taken at Denison Dam during the construction of the intake structure. The rail and derrick systems can be seen in the upper half of the photograph. Rows of metal spikes are visible before concrete is poured over them. Handwritten text reads "These are the rail and derrick systems used to pour concrete meant for the intake structure of Denison Dam".
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Ten of a Kind" on Lake Texoma]

Postcard of ten fish strung up on fishing hooks and hung across a tree. The upper boarder includes the title ""Ten of a Kind," an Everyday Catch on Lake Texoma".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Northwest View of Denison Dam]

Photograph of a northwest view of the Denison Dam with open flood gates. There is one adult male fishing off the shoreline into the water. Handwritten text on back reads "View of powerhouse and open flood gates with anonymous fisherman, looking Northwest".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Last Bucket of Concrete for Intake Structure]

Reprint photograph taken of workers pouring what is noted as the last bucket of concrete used to cover the structural steel of the intake structure. Handwritten text on back reads "Workers put the final lot of concrete used to cover the 2300 tons of structural steel in the intake structure".
Date: 1942~/1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the Denison Dam Spillway]

Reprint photograph taken of the construction of the Denison Dam. Workers are visible within the center of the photograph. Handwritten text written on back reads "Part of the 18.5 million cubic yards of fill dart used to construct the earthen portion of the Denison Dam. The spillway was built of earth first, then concrete, much of the dam is concrete, with dirt, rock, and gravel covering.".
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Texoma Boating Hazard Chart]

Postcard of the northern boundary Lake Texoma boating hazard chart. A facility key is given on the bottom border of the postcard.
Date: March 17, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Rayburn at the Denison Dam Project Site]

Reprint photograph taken of the Speaker of the U.S. House, Sam Rayburn, at the Denison Dam project site.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Stone Marker]

Postcard of Denison Dame stone marker in the shape of the state of Texas built up on bricks. Embedded across the marker is the word Texas. Typography across the top portion of the post card reads "Best town in Texas by a damsite". In the bottom white border of the postcard the location Denison, Texas is visible.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwest View of Open Flood Gates]

Photograph of the southwest view of the Denison Dam with open flood gates. Onlookers can be seen on the sandy shore line to the right of the photograph. Handwritten text on back reads "View of open flood gates and powerhouse looking SW. Anonymous persons standing in frame". Also visible is another handwritten comment that reads "Hydro-electric power plant on Lake Texoma".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Late Stages of Intake Structure]

Reprint photograph taken at Denison Dam of the late stages of intake structure construction. Cranes, derricks and dirt trucks are seen moving soil to finish the intake structure. The dam power house is visible in the background of the construction. Handwritten text on back reads "The intake structure itself contained 50,000 cubic yards of concrete, with the conduits leading to it having another 150,000 cubic yards".
Date: 1941~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam and the Red River]

Postcard image of Denison Dam in the bottom right corner with the Red River coming in from the North. Text on the back reads "17,250 feet long and 160 feet high, with a 40 foot top, this dam extends from Texas the Red River into Oklahoma. The normal reservoir extends up the river to Gainesville, having a shoreline of approximately 1000 miles, and an area of about 103,000 acres.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Completed Intake Structure]

Reproduction of a photograph taken of the completed Dension Dam fill and intake structure, facing the northeast.
Date: October 19, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture With Low Water Level]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of low water levels. The grassy shoreline can still be seen in the foreground.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cable Work at Denison Dam]

Reprint photograph taken of construction workers installing steel cables throughout the structure. There is a sign in the foreground that reads "keep walk way clear". Handwritten text on back reads "With structural reinforcing steel visible in the background, workers lay cable around the intake conduits".
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwest View of Denison Dam]

Photograph of the southwest view of the Dension Dam powerhouse with open flood gates. In the foreground muddy shorelines are visible with waves crashing in the center of the photograph.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Proposal]

Postcard image of proposal of Denison Dam as what it would look like when completed. Text on front reads "Red River Dam as it will appear when completed". The text on the back reads "Now under construction at a cost of more than $50,000,000, the huge earthen dam between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, will look like this from south when completed. Length of main dam 14,000 feet; dike extension 7,800 feet; maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 127,600 acres in Texas and Oklahoma.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fisherman on Lake Texoma "Landing a Big One"]

Postcard image of a man reeling in a fish within his small boat on Lake Texoma. A title is within the upper border reading "Landing a Big One".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Power House]

Postcard image of the power house of the Denison Dam.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South End of Denison Dam]

Photograph of the south end of the Denison Dam. The power house is visible to the right of the photograph and the intake structure to the left. Typed text on back reads "South end of Denison Dam showing power house and intake".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture Filling With Extreme High Water]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of extreme high water levels. Shrubbery can be seen starting to be overcome by the high water.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Late Stages of Intake Works]

Reproduction of a photograph taken of the late stages of the construction of the intake works. Multiple intake structures can be seen in the center of the photograph. One is finished with roofing while the other still has uncovered steel pipes. Handwritten text on back reads "View of the intake works entering the late stages of completion".
Date: 1941~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Steel Intake Conduit Interior]

Reprint photograph taken of the interior of the steel intake conduit. Uncovered steel piping is visible of the top portion of the unfinished structure. Text on back reads "The inside of the intake conduit which were 20 feet in diameter".
Date: 1941~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History