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[Suction Dredge]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 113) is of a dredger in a lake. The second image (numbered 114) is of a man standing in shallow water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from 20" Dredge Hyd. Fill of Clo." both taken on 02-06-25
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Dam Failure]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 148) is of a pipe at the top of a dirt dam. The second image (numbered 150) is of water flowing over a dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:45 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam 35' high by Sliding" and (bottom) "1:54 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam" both taken on 04-28-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Dam Failure]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 151) is of a trench filling with water after a dam failure. The second image (numbered 152) is of water flowing over a dam into a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:56 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam" and (bottom) "Back-water rising rapidly because river channel has been closed by main dam about 300 feet downstream. 1:59 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam" both taken on 04-28-24.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Dam Failure]
Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image (numbered 153) is of a trench filled with water. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as: "2:04 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam" taken on 04-28-25.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Blasting Stumps]
Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. Image is of a field with smoke coming from several different areas. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam Blasting Stumps from Base of Dam," taken on 10-21-24
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bucyrus Dragline]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 38) is of a steel structure with men working on it; steel sheets are on the ground in front of the structure. The second image (numbered 40) is of a steel structure with a long attachment. Handwritten text on the images identifies them both as "Garza Dam Erecting Bucyrus Class 24 Dragline," taken on (top) 10-30-24 and (bottom) 11-01-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clearing of Damsite]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 37) is of a field of stumps, and the second image (numbered 60) is of trees that have been chopped down, along with brush and stumps left in the field. Handwritten text on the images identify them as (top) "Garza Dam Clearing North End of Damsite" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Clearing and Grubbing Damsite, North End," both taken on 10-17-24
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Conduit Excavation]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 56) is of a wagon and crane excavating a small trench. The second photo (numbered 57) is of men standing in a small trench with a horse-drawn wagon. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Conduits Excavation Looking Upstream" taken 11-10-24, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Conduit Excavation Looking Downstream" taken on 11-11-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cut-Off Trench]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 81) is of a crane excavating a trench, and the second image (numbered 82) is a different view of the same subject. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Bucyrus Class 24 on Cut-Off Trench at Sta. 16," taken on 12-04-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cut-Off Trench and Steel Sheet Piling]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 64) is of a large crane on the edge of a trench with water in the bottom. The second image (numbered 68) is of poles inserted into the walls of the trench, supporting a tall steel structure. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Cut-Off Trench Looking N. from Sta. 47+00" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Driving Steel Sheet Piling in Cut-Off Trench," both taken on 11-13-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cut-Off Trench Excavation]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 43) is of a large crane beginning work on a trench. The second image (numbered 46) is of a crane excavating a deep trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Starting Cut-Off Trench across Valley," taken on 11-04-24, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Excavating Cut-Off Trench near Sta. 44," taken on 11-06-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dam Pile Bridge and Substation]
Two photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 21) is of a bridge over a small river with trees lining either bank; a person is crossing the bridge on a tractor or other vehicle. The second image (numbered 22) is of a small power substation in a field, with a fence around it; a sign on the equipment says "Power for the construction of the Garza Dam is being furnished by The Texas Power & Light Co." Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Pile Bridge across Elm Fork" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Substation 60000 volts to 2300 volts" both taken on 10-17-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dredge Hull]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 73) is of a large wooden frame with men working on it. The second image (numbered 74) is of a metal structure with a wooden frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Hull for 20" Suction Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Side View of Dredge Hull," both taken on 11-24-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dredge Hull]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 66) is of a metal frame with wooden supports. The second image (numbered 65) is of men working on a wooden frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Side View of Dredge Hull" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Building Hull for 20" Suction Dredge," both taken on 11-17-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dredge Hull and Shop]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 49) is of men building a wooden structure. The second image (numbered 50) is of a shop building with lumber in the yard in front of it; a sign on the building says "Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co." Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Hull for 20" Suction Dredge," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Shop for Building Dredge Hull" both taken on 11-10-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drilling Rocks]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 61) is of a man drilling a boulder in a pit, with a wagon in the background. The second image (numbered 89) is of large rocks in a pit. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Drilling Boulders in Spillway Excavation" and "Garza Dam Drilling Irregular Rock Layers in Spillway Exc." taken on 12-08-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Erecting Bucyrus Dragline]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 33) is of men working with steel sheets and a crane. The second image (numbered 36) is of a steel structure with gears, and men working on it. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Erecting Bucyrus Class 24 Dragline," taken on (top) 10-24-24 and (bottom) 10-27-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Erecting Dragline]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 29) is of a dragline being erected with a crane in the middle of a field. The second image (numbered 30) is a closer view of the dragline. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 48 Erecting Dragline at Sta. 44" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Erecting Bucyrus Class 24 Dragline," both taken on 10-22-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Filter Control Table]
Photograph of a filter control table at White Rock Purification Plant. Handwritten note on reverse reads, "Filter control table, White Rock Purif. Plant, 1924."
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Garza Dam Railroad]
Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image is of railroad tracks in a field with a small building in the distance. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as "Garza Dam RR Spur Shop & Material Yard in Distance," taken on 10-17-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mayor Blaylock and Dredge]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 96) is of a crowd listening to a speech by Mayor Blaylock next to a dredge. The second image (numbered 97) is of a dredge about to be launched into a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Mayor Blaylock Speaking just before Launching Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge just before Launching," both taken on 12-23-24.
Date:
1924
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 70) is of a small crane excavating a shallow trench. The second image (numbered 75) is of a row of horse-drawn wagons with two small cranes in a shallow trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Excavating for Outlet Conduits," taken 11-17-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pile Driver]
Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 62) is of a tall steel structure on the edge of a trench with men standing next to it. The second image (numbered 63) is of a steel structure with a horse-drawn wagon and lumber on the ground nearby. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Beginning to Drive Steel Sheet Piling Cut-Off" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Pile Driver for Steel Sheet Piling N. Bank of River," both taken on 11-13-24.
Date:
1924
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History