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[Trinity River Flood Waters From Train Track]
Photograph of Trinity River flood waters as seen from a train track. Beyond the train tracks, which appear on the left, are flood waters and trees. The photograph is inside a decorative black matte.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trinity River Flood Waters From Train Track]
Photograph of Trinity River flood waters from a train track near Alamo Street. Trees are visible in the background, behind the flooding.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boat on Trinity River Flood Waters]
Photograph of a boat on Trinity River flood waters. Handwritten note on back: "May 1908 flood waters ship crossing between Dallas and Oak Cliff."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flood Water in Turtle Creek Pumping Station]
Photograph of flood water inside Turtle Creek Pumping Station. Handwritten note on back: "1908 flood waters in old Turtle Creek Pumping Station water seceding."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flood Waters at Train Crossing at Turtle Creek]
Photograph of Trinity River flood waters. Handwritten note on back: "May 1908 flood waters M.K. + T. train crossing at Turtle Creek; Cotton belt trestle in back ground."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flood Waters, Katy Crossing at Turtle Creek]
Matted photograph of flood waters at the Katy [Railroad] crossing at Turtle Creek.
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men Filling Sand Bags]
Photograph of several men filling sand bags. Trucks are parked on a dirt road. A handwritten note on back states: "Filling sand bags to use in protecting Fish Trap Road lake Dallas."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Bridge and Flood Waters]
Photograph of the T&P bridge and surrounding flood waters. In the photograph, a boat is visible floating behind a tree. Handwritten note on reverse: "May 1908 flood waters T&P Bridge remains standing tracks washed out."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Site of Turtle Creek Pumping Station]
Photograph of flood Waters at Oak Lawn and Alamo, the site of Turtle Creek Pumping Station.
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
(Site of Turtle Creek Pumping Station)
Matted photograph of flood Waters at Oak Lawn and Alamo, the site of the Turtle Creek Pumping Station.
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train Crossing Turtle Creek Through Flood Waters]
Photograph of the M. K. & T. train in Trinity River flood waters. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "M K & T crossing Turtle Creek through flood waters May 1908 Cotton Belt Train in back ground."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train In Flood Waters]
Photograph of the Trinity River flood waters. In the photograph, a train is surrounded by water.
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trinity River Flood Waters From Train Track]
Photograph of five figures walking on a train track with Trinity River flood waters in the background. A handwritten note on back of the photograph reads: "May 1908 flood Union Station at site of present structure."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trinity River Flood Waters From Turtle Creek]
Photograph of the Trinity River flood waters. The photograph is inside a black matte. Poles are jutting out of the water. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "Flood waters May 1908 M. K. + T. tracks and Alamo Street at Turtle Creek looking from Oak Lawn Ave towards the city."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Turtle Creek Pumping Station]
Photograph of the Turtle Creek Pumping Station. The photograph, which is inside a white decorative matte, is washed out. A handwritten note on the back reads: "[Trinity River] Flood waters 1908 (May) old Turtle Creek pumping station in back ground."
Date:
May 1908
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ditching Between Pools Below California Dam]
Photograph of men ditching between pools at the California Dam during a drought.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[White Rock Creek Reservoir Sluice]
Photograph of the White Rock Creek Reservoir Sluice. In the photograph, individuals stand in what appears to be a wire covered bridge. Handwritten note at bottom of photograph: "White Rock Creek Reservoir sluice. Reinforcement phase before concrete is poured. 6-15-10"
Date:
June 15, 1910
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[White Rock Reservoir Sluice Box]
Photograph of the sluice box at White Rock Reservoir. A pile of wood is visible in front of the box. A handwritten note on the photograph reads: "White Rock Reservoir south end of sluice box after forms had been removed 6-24-10."
Date:
June 24, 1910
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excavation Well]
Photograph of men working on excavating a well. The photograph was taken from above. Rock and rubble dominate the landscape.
Date:
July 5, 1910
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A City Plan for Dallas
Report of the Park Board in Dallas, Texas, including the text of the proposed city plan, called the "Kessler Plan." The plan describes suggested changes to the city including building levees; creating a belt railroad; building a union station; creating freight terminals; organizing a civic center; eliminating railroad grade crossings in downtown districts; extending roads in downtown areas; building parks, parkways, and boulevards; and adding playgrounds throughout the city. The text includes accompanying drawings and illustrations. The fiscal report of the Park Board is included at the end of the book.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Kessler, George E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Plan for Turtle Creek Partway]
City plan for the development of Turtle Creek Partway.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Plan for Viaducts Across Trinity River Bottoms]
City plan for viaducts across the bottoms of the Trinity River.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Plans for Grade Eliminations]
City plan of grade eliminations in Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Park and Playground System, Dallas, Texas, 1921-1923 [Annual Report]
Annual Report from the Dallas Park Department for the years 1921 to 1923. The report includes a sketch of the park and playground system.
Date:
1923
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History