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[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
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
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
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Steel Workers]
Reprint photograph taken of steel workers peering into the shaft. Construction tools and scraps are visible around the shaft as well.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History