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[Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 260) is of a shallow dirt trench with some water in it. The second image (numbered 263) is of a rough dirt field with pieces of pipes and small pools of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Sta. 30" taken on 04-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking South from Sta. 14" taken on 04-29-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 257) is of pools of water among mounds of dirt. The second image (numbered 258) is of a pool of water with part of a wooden tower in the foreground. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Sta. 30" taken on 04-11-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North from Sta. 25" taken on 04-12-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-37) is of a long pipe running along the side of a lake. The second image (numbered P-41) is of a mound of dirt with water in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Sta. 34" taken on 05-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 37" taken on 08-12-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hydraulic Fill and Dredge]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 154) is of water pouring over a conduit after being pumped into a trench. The second image (numbered 162) is of men shoveling mud next to a large pipe. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill over Conduits" taken on 04-29-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from Dredge on River Section" taken on 05-20-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hydraulic Fill and Levee]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 127) is of a dirt field with some pools of water in the distance. The second image (numbered 130) is of a crane digging a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Concrete Plant" taken on 03-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Building Downstream Slope Levee for Hyd. Fill near Sta. 4" taken on 03-23-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hydraulic Fill Views]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 215) is of a long, shallow pool of water with a pipe running parallel to it. The second image (numbered 217) is of piles of dirt with a square wooden frame in the foreground and a crane in the background. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill From Gate Tower Looking North" taken on 11-07-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Spillway" taken on 11-24-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Levee and Pool]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 200) is of cranes piling dirt on the sides of a river. The second image (numbered 201) is of a long pool of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Levees for Hydraulic Fill near Sta. 103" taken on 08-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking N. E. from Sta. 108 Elev. of Pool 528" taken on 08-21-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Levee and Spillway Foundation]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 135) is of men and machinery in a large pit, with a small wooden bridge in the foreground. The second image (numbered 139) is of concrete being poured into a trench in a shallow pit. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Exc. and Levee Looking Southeast from Concrete" taken on 03-27-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Foundation Looking North" taken on 04-13-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Loading Rock and Transferring Cars]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 292) is of a crane lifting rocks from a pile into a truck. The second image (numbered 295) is of men moving large stones from one train car to another before going over a spillway bridge. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Loading Local Rock in Trucks for Riprap" taken on 10-08-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Transferring Riprap Rock from Standard to Narrow G. Cars" taken on 10-27-26.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mayor Blaylock and Dredge]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 96) is of a crowd listening to a speech by Mayor Blaylock next to a dredge. The second image (numbered 97) is of a dredge about to be launched into a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Mayor Blaylock Speaking just before Launching Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge just before Launching," both taken on 12-23-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Outlet Conduits]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 141) is of concrete outlet conduits in a trench. The second image (numbered 142) is of concrete outlet conduits with tall concrete walls. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Upstream" taken on 04-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Downstream" taken on 04-14-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Outlet Conduits]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 70) is of a small crane excavating a shallow trench. The second image (numbered 75) is of a row of horse-drawn wagons with two small cranes in a shallow trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Excavating for Outlet Conduits," taken 11-17-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Outlet Conduits]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 213) is of concrete outlet conduits with water flowing through them. The second image (numbered 262) is of concrete outlet conduits filled with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Downstream End of Outlet Conduits" taken on 10-24-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Downstream End of Outlet Conduits 5 Logs out S. Cond., Elev. Water in Lake 499" taken 04-24-26.
Date:
[1925..1926]
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pile Driver]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 62) is of a tall steel structure on the edge of a trench with men standing next to it. The second image (numbered 63) is of a steel structure with a horse-drawn wagon and lumber on the ground nearby. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Beginning to Drive Steel Sheet Piling Cut-Off" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Pile Driver for Steel Sheet Piling N. Bank of River," both taken on 11-13-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pile Driver and I-Beam]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 78) is of a steel structure suspended in a trench, with men standing to the side and smoke coming from the structure. The second image (numbered 88) is of men moving an I-beam that supports a steel structure in a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking S. at Pile Driver," taken on 11-28-24 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Moving Extra I-Beam ahead, at Sta. 48," taken on 12-8-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pumping and Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 121) is of men pouring water into a trench. The second image (numbered 122) is of a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Pumping into River Section of Dam" and (bottom) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge Pumping for Hydraulic Fill" both taken on 02-26-25
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pumping Upstream Blanket]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 323) is of a railroad track near a lake, with men placing rocks on the slope below the tracks. The second image (numbered 324) is of railroad tracks on a slope near a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 29 Pumping Upstream Blanket" taken on 08-05-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 31 Pumping Upstream Blanket to El. 522, Sta. 50 + 20" taken on 08-18-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History