[Aerial Photograph of Lytle Lake]

An aerial photograph of Lytle Lake in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1950/1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grader Being Pulled by Bulldozer]

A distant photograph of a grader being pulled by a bulldozer. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trailers Filled with Dirt Pulled by Tractors]

A photograph of trailers filled with dirt being pulled by tractors during reservoir construction on Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bulldozer Stuck in the Mud]

A photograph of a Caterpillar bulldozer stuck in the mud during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men With Bulldozer and Other Heavy Equipment]

A photograph of a group of men with several pieces of heavy equipment including a bulldozer and excavator. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction on Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Walking Away from Bulldozer and Heavy Equipment]

A photograph of a man walking away from a bulldozer and other heavy equipment. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction on Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tractor Pulling Dirt-Hauling Trailer]

A photograph of a tractor pulling a dirt-hauling trailer. The photograph is slightly out of focus, and was taken during reservoir construction on Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Workmen Standing in Front of Tractor]

A photograph of five workmen standing in front of a tractor. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Heavy Machinery Working on Reservoir Construction]

A photograph of several pieces of heavy equipment and their operators, including tractors, bulldozers, and excavators, working on reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building of Lake Abilene]

A photograph of a large group of men taken during the building of Lake Abilene, near Buffalo Gap, Texas. The workers lived in tents during construction.
Date: 1920/1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Driving Road Grader on Dam]

A photograph of a man driving a road grader on a newly built dam. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men on a Tractor]

A photograph of a group of men standing and sitting on a tractor. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas. The tractor is marked "HY-303."
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crane Dumping Dirt in Trailer]

A photograph of a crane dumping dirt in a trailer, which is being pulled by a tractor during reservoir construction near Abilene, Texas. There is an aqueduct in the distance.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Excavator Loading Dirt in Trailer]

A photograph of an excavator loading dirt in a trailer that is being pulled by a tractor. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dwayne Hargesheimer Album] (open access)

[Dwayne Hargesheimer Album]

An album consisting of newspaper clippings dating from 1963 to 1984. The clippings relate to water issues and the activities of the Abilene (Texas) Water and Sewer Department.
Date: 1963/1984
Creator: Hargesheimer, Dwayne
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Fort Phantom Hill Outlet]

A photograph of workers constructing the outlet on the north end of Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas. This outlet was a temporary project designed to keep the spillway from washing away before it was finished.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tractor No. 1 Pulling Trailer Full of Dirt]

A photograph of a tractor, identified as "No. 1" pulling a trailer filled with dirt at Lake Fort Phantom Hill.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Report on Pitometer Survey (Abilene, Texas, 1926)

A report, prepared in 1926 for O. K. Hobbs, who was serving at the time as the Director and Assistant City Engineer of the Abilene (Texas) Water Department. The report relates to water usage and leakage problems in the system being used at the time. The report was prepared by The Pitometer Company of New York, NY.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men on Heavy Equipment]

A photograph of a group of men standing and sitting on a tractor, with other heavy equipment in the distance. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas. The tractor is marked "HY-303."
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car Beside Tractor]

A photograph of a car parked beside a tractor as its trailer is loaded with dirt. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction on Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tractor and Trailer Overturned]

A photograph of a tractor and trailer overturned during reservoir construction on Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Line of Tractors Pulling Trailers Full of Dirt]

A photograph of a line of tractors, each pulling a trailer full of dirt. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction on Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Workmen in Back of Pickup Truck]

A photograph of workmen in the back of a pickup truck. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Driving Tractor and Towing Trailer]

A photograph of a man driving a tractor which is pulling a trailer full of dirt. The photograph was taken during reservoir construction at Lake Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene, Texas.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History