Resource Type

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[Section of Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-26) is of a long dirt dam with water pooled on either side. The second image (numbered P-27) is of a pipe coming form a mound of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 36 Starting Last Section of Hydraulic Fill" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 30 Starting Last Section of Hydraulic Fill," both taken on 01-04-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway and Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-22) is of a lake near a row of buildings and a bridge being constructed. The second image (numbered P-21) is of a river between long dirt hills with piping along the top of one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway and Bridge, Shops, Spillway from Core Pool, Borrow Pits, Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North of Spillway, Core Pool at Elev. 528," both taken on 11-24-25.
Date: 1925
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 101) is of a trench with water in it. The second image (numbered 102) is of men pouring water from a pipe into a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 49" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill North of River," both taken on 01-22-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hydraulic Fill and Overflow Well]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 231) is of two pools of water separated by a small dirt dam. The second image (numbered 232) is of two pools of water and a dirt mound between them; the dirt mound is lined with pipes. Handwritten text on the images identify them as (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill South from Sta. 9" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill South from Sta. 15+50. Overflow Well Close in," both taken on 02-01-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway Bridge and Concrete Tower]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 216) is of a bridge being built on a concrete spillway. The second image (numbered 223) is of a bridge with a tower next to it pouring concrete. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Erecting North Span of Spillway Bridge" taken on 11-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North Spillway Span and Traveling Concrete Tower used for Erecting" taken on 11-24-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Levee and Blanket]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 290) is of a dirt slope with shallow pools of water at the bottom of it. The second image (numbered 296) is of a dirt road with train tracks. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 37 Placing Wagon fill Levee Downstream" taken on 10-08-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 31 Placing Wagon Fill Blanket" taken on 10-27-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hydraulic Fill and Dredge Discharge]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 174) is of two parallel trenches filled with water. The second image (numbered 175) is of a pipe surrounded with mud. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill from Sta. 80 to 97" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from Dredge Downstream Near Sta. 80" both taken on 06-04-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dredge and Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 163) is of water and mud pouring out of a large pipe. The second image (numbered 164) is of a small trench filled with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Close up of Discharge from 20" Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Valley Section of Hydraulic Fill Looking North" both taken on 05-20-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hydraulic Fill Dam and Shops]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-3) is of a lake and dirt dam. The second image (numbered P-2) is of several buildings with lumber and steel in the yards around them; to the right is a lake with a dredge in it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North Valley Section of Hydraulic Fill Dam" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway, Material Yard, Shops, 20" Hydraulic Dredge Looking South" taken on 05-15-25.
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 166) is of a concrete structure in a large pit. The second image (numbered 176) is of a sloped concrete structure with wooden supports and frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Base of Spillway Weir Looking North" taken on 05-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Weir Looking North" taken on 06-04-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spillway and Stored Water]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-18) is of a concrete spillway with buildings and a lake beside it. The second image (numbered P-19) is of a lake with a crane on top of the slope nearby. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South, Shops, Borrow Field for Hydraulic Fill" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Water Stored for Dredge by Unfinished Dam at Right Looking North," both taken on 10-21-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flood Water and Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 147) is of water flooding a dam. The second image (numbered 155) is of a dirt dam with water behind it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:30 pm Garza Dam Floodwater Going Around North end of Dam W. S. 491.6" taken on 04-28-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Bringing up River Section of Hyd. Fill" taken on 05-05-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blanket and Hydraulic Fill]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 306) is of a dirt slope with trees at its base. The first image (numbered 307) is of a trench with some shallow pools of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam South from Sta. 13 Pumping Blanket on Down. Slope" taken on 03-22-27 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 25 Hydraulic Fill" taken on 04-21-27.
Date: 1927
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Upstream Slope and Blanket Pumping]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 317) is of a dirt plateau with a dredge in a lake in the background. The second image (numbered 318) is of a dirt slope with a forest at the bottom, and a car at the top. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Upstream Slope of Dam from Sta. 14 South" taken on 06-28-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Pumping Blanket on downstream Slope Sta. 31" taken on 07-08-27.
Date: 1927
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 P-1) is of a concrete structure in a pit near a row of buildings. The second image (numbered P-4) is of a large pit with concrete on one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Shops, Concrete Plant Spillway and Spillway Outlet Looking North" taken on 05-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway and Concrete Plant Looking Southwest" taken on 05-18-25.
Date: 1925
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

[Concrete Mixing Plant and Test Cylinders]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 161) is of a large wood and steel structure with a car parked in front of it. The second image (numbered 177) is of two men measuring a pile of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Gravel Screening and Concrete Mixing Plant" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Measuring Slump before Moulding Test Cylinders" taken on 06-04-26.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downstream Slope and Borrow Pits]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 337) is of a shallow river at the base of a small dirt dam. The second image (numbered 338) is of a dirt plateau. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Downstream Slope South from Sta. 6" and (bottom) "Garza Dam South across Team Borrow Pits from 1000' W. Sta. 0," both taken on 12-29-27.
Date: 1927
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

[Garza Dam Railroad]

Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is of railroad tracks in a field with a small building in the distance. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam RR Spur Shop & Material Yard in Distance," taken on 10-17-24.
Date: 1924
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

[Gravel Blanket and Concrete Plant]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-23) is of a field with a dirt hill in the distance. The second image (numbered P-25) is of a body of water with a crane on its bank. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam From Spillway South to Sta. 104 Placing Gravel Blanket" taken on 11-24-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Top of Concrete Plant" taken on 01-04-26.
Date: {1925-11-24,1926-01-04}
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-34) is of a dirt dam with a crane and water near it. The second image (numbered P-35) 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 03-16-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
System: The Portal to Texas History