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97
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53
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50
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5
Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition Records
2
Rescuing Texas History, 2010
2
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[Anson Holley and Date]
Photograph of Anson Holley and his date standing in front of an automobile. Holley is wearing a suit and fedora, while his date wears a floral dress and a cloche hat.
Date:
[1926..1934]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1926
Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1926
Creator:
Whitmore, R. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cofferdam and Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 229) is of a lake with some water flowing over the bank into a pool in the foreground. The second image (numbered 230) is of two pools of water with a dirt mound between them. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Closing Cofferdam around Outlet to Remove Drift from Stoplogs" and "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North from Sta. 31," both taken on 02-01-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Art Association Presents an Exhibition of Paintings by The Brothers de Zubiaurre
Catalog from the exhibition, "Paintings By The Brothers De Zubiaurre (Ramon & Valentin) at Melrose Court," November 8–14, 1926, held by the Dallas Art Association at Melrose Court. Includes: list of artworks, essay, list of honors, list of museum exhibitions.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Art Association
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dam and Bracket Line]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-32) is of a dirt friend with water in the distance. The second image (numbered P-33) is of a pool of water between mounds of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking South from Sta. 9" taken on 02-01-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 37, Slide Showing upstream near Bracket Line" taken on 03-16-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Discharge from Outlet Conduits]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 275) is of a lake at the bottom of a dam with men standing on the shore. The second image (numbered 276) is of a lake with the top of concrete conduits visible on the far side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Discharge from Outlet Conduits 2/3 stop logs out, Water in Lake 493.0, Tail Water 486.3" taken on 06-01-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from Outlet Conduits 2/3 stop logs out, Water in Lake 499.2, Tail Water 488.0" taken on 06-02-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dragline and Slide Repair]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 273) is of a crane excavating a trench for a river. The second image (numbered 274) is of a work crew building a wooden frame at the base of a dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Dragline Opening Up Inlet Channel to Conduits" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Repairing Slide at Sta. 48, Looking Southeast," both taken on 05-31-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excavations]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 281) is of a crane with horse-drawn wagons on the dirt slope in the background. The second image (numbered 288) is of a large crane excavating a trench in a dirt slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam P. & H. Shovel and Elevating Grader (in distance) Excavating Earth for Blanket on Upstr. Slope Stas. 15 to 30 NW from Sta. 11" taken on 08-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Excavating Key Trench Downstream Sta. 28 + 50" taken on 10-08-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Garza Dam Upstream]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 255) is of a dirt plateau and slope leading down into a pool of water. The second image is of water with a dirt slope in the background and a pipe from the slope into the water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Upstream Side Looking North from Sta. 37" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Upstream Toe Looking Southeast from Sta. 25," both taken on 04-06-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gravel Blanket and Rock Riprap]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-29) is of a field with a rocky slope in the distance. The second image (numbered P-36) is of a field with a dam in the distance and railroad cars at the top of the dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Showing Gravel Blanket and Rock Riprap on Upstream Slope Sta. 75 to 106" taken on 02-01-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Showing Progress of Rock Riprap on Upstream Slope from Spillway South" taken on 03-16-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History