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[Garza Dam Panorama]
Photograph of the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is a panoramic view of a trench being excavated, with buildings to the left.
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway and Bridge]
Photograph of the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is of a concrete spillway with water below it and a bridge built on top of it.
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garza Dam Spillway Section
Diagram illustrating a cross section of the Garza Dam spillway.
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Typical Section of Completed Fill Between Stas. 15 & 50
Diagram illustrating a cross section of the construction of Garza Dam.
Date:
1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1927-1929]
Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events.
Date:
1927-10/1929-04
Creator:
Woman's Wednesday Club
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, October 18, 1927]
Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date:
October 18, 1927
Creator:
Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Hagen to Board of Control of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, May 31, 1927]
Letter from William Hagen to the Board of Control of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod that explains the usage of building vouchers.
Date:
May 31, 1927
Creator:
Hagen, William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, August 24, 1927]
Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date:
August 24, 1927
Creator:
Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, March 24, 1927]
Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date:
March 24, 1927
Creator:
Concordia College
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, May 12, 1927]
Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date:
May 12, 1927
Creator:
Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, March 24, 1927]
Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date:
March 24, 1927
Creator:
Concordia College
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, November 28, 1927]
Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date:
November 28, 1927
Creator:
Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, September 21, 1927]
Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date:
September 21, 1927
Creator:
Concordia College Board of Control
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Riprap and Roadway]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 334) is of a rock barrier on the left side of a road, with a guard rail on the other side. The second image (numbered 335) is of a rock barrier beginning on the left side of a road and continuing down a slope to a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Rock Riprap and Roadway North from Sta. 78" and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 38 Riprap and Upstream Blanket," both taken on 12-29-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wagon Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 326) is of men working on a dirt slope with a lake in the background. The second image (numbered 332) is of a rocky slope above a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 31 Placing Last of Wagon Fill" taken on 09-29-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Downstream Slope North from Sta. 38" taken on 10-06-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wagon Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 311) is of a dirt road with tire tracks. The second image (numbered 312) is of men spraying water on loose dirt, with horses and wagons in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North over Wagon Fill from Sta. 25" taken on 05-17-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking north from Sta. 29 over Wagon Fill" taken on 06-06-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Borrow Pits and Wagon Pits]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 309) is of a rocky slope with pools of water at the bottom and a lake in the distance. The second image (numbered 310) is of railroad tracks at the top of a rocky slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North over Borrow Pits from Sta. 41" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 16 over Wagon Pits," both taken on 05-17-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dam Slide and Blanket]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 319) is of men working to repair a large crack in a dirt plateau. The second image (numbered 321) is of pieces of pipe at the bottom of a dirt slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 24 at Slide" taken on 07-10-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 25 Pumping Blanket on Downstream Slope" taken on 09-22-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Garza Dam After Storm]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 303) is of a lake at the bottom of a slope covered with rocks, with telephone poles partially submerged in the water. The second image (numbered 304) is of waves hitting a rock slope, with a dam spillway and bridge in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Stoplog Tower after Storm" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking Northeast from Sta. 95 after Storm," both taken on 03-01-27.
Date:
1927
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
[Downstream Berm and Earth Blanket]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 333) is of a dirt slope leading down into a lake. The second image (numbered 336) is of a road at the top of a slope with a rock barrier on one side and a guard rail on the other. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North along Downstream Berm from Sta. 38" taken on 10-12-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 38 Earth Blanket on each Slope" taken on 12-29-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Upstream Slope]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 327) is of a river with a dam in the background. The second image (numbered 331) is of a lake with a tower in it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Upstream Slope from Sta. 13 South" taken on 09-29-27, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Upstream Slope North from Stop Log Tower" taken on 10-06-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clay Blanket]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 302) is of a dirt slope with pipes at the bottom of it. The second image (numbered 305) is of a dirt plateau with pipe and steel pieces at the top of a hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam South from Sta. 19 Pumping Clay Blanket on Downstream Slope" taken on 02-07-27 and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 31 Downstream Blanket to Right" taken on 03-22-27.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report on the Completion of Garza Dam
Report describing the construction and completion of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas, resulting in the creation of Lake Dallas. It includes pages of inserted photographs and a fold-out technical drawing that shows a "Typical Section of Completed Fill Between Stas. 15 & 30."
Date:
November 12, 1927
Creator:
Hawley, John B. & Floyd, O. N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History