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[Upstream Slop and Pump]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 202) is of a small hill of dirt with water running alongside it. The second image (numbered 206) is of a river with men holding a pipe. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Unfinished Upstream Slope Near Sta. 95" taken on 08-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Pumping Clay into Cut-Off Trench Near Sta. 66" taken on 09-09-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway Bridge]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 224) is of steel reinforcements in the floor of a bridge.The second image (numbered 330) is of a bridge on top of a spillway. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Reinforcing Steel in Spillway Bridge Floor" taken on 12-11-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North at Spillway and Bridge" taken on 10-03-27.
Date:
[1925..1927]
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway and Bridge]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-14) is of a large concrete spillway with concrete structures on either side. The second image (numbered P-17) is of a concrete spillway with the framework of a bridge at the top. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South, Concrete Plant" taken on 08-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking North Showing Progress on Erection of Spillway Bridge" taken on 10-21-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway and Weir]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 138) is of a large, shallow pit with buildings on the far edge of it. The second image (numbered 140) is of men pouring concrete into a wooden frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking Upstream and to Northwest," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Placing Concrete in Spillway Weir" both taken on 04-13-25.
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
[Excavating and Shooting Trench]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 106) is of a crane excavating a trench with water running through it. The second image (numbered 118) is of an explosion on the edge of a trench and riverbed. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Excavating Cut-Off Trench," taken 01-27-25 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Shooting Core Trench in Shale in River Bed," taken 02-23-25.
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
[Steel Sheet Piling and Cut-Off Trench]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 104) is of a pile driver suspended on top of I-beams in a trench. The second image (numbered 107) is of a trench filled with water, with a crane near the far end. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Driving Steel Sheet Piling Near Sta. 19," taken on 01-22-25 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Cut-Off Trench Looking Northeast from Sta. 98," taken 01-27-25.
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 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
[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
[Gravel Stripping]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 143) is of a pit with piles of dirt and several horse-drawn wagons being loaded with gravel. The second image (numbered 144) is of piles of dirt with wagons and men in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Stripping Earth from Stockard Gravel Pit" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Stripping and Loading Gravel for Concrete," both taken on 04-15-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway Weir and Concrete Cut-Off]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 133) is of men working in a shallow pit with buildings along the side of it. The second image (numbered 134) is of a trench being excavated at the base of a hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North along Foundation for Spillway Weir," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Trench into Shale for Concrete Cut-Off for Spillway Weir" both taken on 03-25-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway and Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-22) is of a lake near a row of buildings and a bridge being constructed. The second image (numbered P-21) is of a river between long dirt hills with piping along the top of one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway and Bridge, Shops, Spillway from Core Pool, Borrow Pits, Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North of Spillway, Core Pool at Elev. 528," both taken on 11-24-25.
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 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
[Spillway Bridge and Concrete Tower]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 216) is of a bridge being built on a concrete spillway. The second image (numbered 223) is of a bridge with a tower next to it pouring concrete. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Erecting North Span of Spillway Bridge" taken on 11-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North Spillway Span and Traveling Concrete Tower used for Erecting" taken on 11-24-25.
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
[Dredge and Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 163) is of water and mud pouring out of a large pipe. The second image (numbered 164) is of a small trench filled with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Close up of Discharge from 20" Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Valley Section of Hydraulic Fill Looking North" both taken on 05-20-25.
Date:
1925
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
[Spillway Weir]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 166) is of a concrete structure in a large pit. The second image (numbered 176) is of a sloped concrete structure with wooden supports and frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Base of Spillway Weir Looking North" taken on 05-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Weir Looking North" taken on 06-04-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway and Stored Water]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-18) is of a concrete spillway with buildings and a lake beside it. The second image (numbered P-19) is of a lake with a crane on top of the slope nearby. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South, Shops, Borrow Field for Hydraulic Fill" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Water Stored for Dredge by Unfinished Dam at Right Looking North," both taken on 10-21-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flood Water and Hydraulic Fill]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 147) is of water flooding a dam. The second image (numbered 155) is of a dirt dam with water behind it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:30 pm Garza Dam Floodwater Going Around North end of Dam W. S. 491.6" taken on 04-28-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Bringing up River Section of Hyd. Fill" taken on 05-05-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spillway]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-1) is of a concrete structure in a pit near a row of buildings. The second image (numbered P-4) is of a large pit with concrete on one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Shops, Concrete Plant Spillway and Spillway Outlet Looking North" taken on 05-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway and Concrete Plant Looking Southwest" taken on 05-18-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Concrete Mixing Plant and Test Cylinders]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 161) is of a large wood and steel structure with a car parked in front of it. The second image (numbered 177) is of two men measuring a pile of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Gravel Screening and Concrete Mixing Plant" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Measuring Slump before Moulding Test Cylinders" taken on 06-04-26.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dredge]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 108) is of a suction dredger. The second image (numbered 109) is of pipes leading into a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge Seattle No. 2" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from 20" Dredger Material largely Clay Balls," both taken on 01-30-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History