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[Lake Texoma Boating Hazard Chart]

Postcard of the northern boundary Lake Texoma boating hazard chart. A facility key is given on the bottom border of the postcard.
Date: March 17, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Area Map of Lake Texoma]

Postcard of an area map of Lake Texoma. On the back of the postcard is a brief paragraph describing the Lake Texoma area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam and Power House]

Postcard image of the Denison Dam and power house in Denison, Texas. Viewed from the lake side with fields in the background. Text on back of the postcard reads "Denison Dam forming Lake Texoma, is one of the largest man-made dams in the world. Water flows through this waterway at the rate of 50,000 cubic ft. per second."
Date: unknown
Creator: Tutwiler Studio
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam and the Red River]

Postcard image of Denison Dam in the bottom right corner with the Red River coming in from the North. Text on the back reads "17,250 feet long and 160 feet high, with a 40 foot top, this dam extends from Texas the Red River into Oklahoma. The normal reservoir extends up the river to Gainesville, having a shoreline of approximately 1000 miles, and an area of about 103,000 acres.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dension Dam Intake Structure]

Photograph of Dension Dam intake structure and dam facing the northeast. A solo automobile can be seen in the parking are of the intake structure.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fisherman on Lake Texoma "Landing a Big One"]

Postcard image of a man reeling in a fish within his small boat on Lake Texoma. A title is within the upper border reading "Landing a Big One".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Lake Texoma," a Boating and Fishing Paradise]

Postcard image of Lake Texoma with one small speed boat with a passenger moving across the water. A smaller portion of land covered with trees can be seen in the middle of the water. In the background there is more trees along the landscape.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Ten of a Kind" on Lake Texoma]

Postcard of ten fish strung up on fishing hooks and hung across a tree. The upper boarder includes the title ""Ten of a Kind," an Everyday Catch on Lake Texoma".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture Filling With Extreme High Water]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of extreme high water levels. Shrubbery can be seen starting to be overcome by the high water.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture Filling With High Water]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of unusually high water levels.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture With Low Water Level]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of low water levels. The grassy shoreline can still be seen in the foreground.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dension Dam Spillway]

Photograph of the Denison Dam spillway filling with high water levels. The water levels are visible meeting the grassy shoreline in the center of the photograph.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ferry Boat, the Wanderer, on Lake Texoma]

Photograph of passengers arriving onto the ferry boat, the Wanderer. The Denison Dam intake structure and dam can be seen in the background with the rocky shore line in the foreground.
Date: 1948~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Denison Dam]

Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date: 1944~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Completed Intake Structure]

Reproduction of a photograph taken of the completed Dension Dam fill and intake structure, facing the northeast.
Date: October 19, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Northwest View of Denison Dam]

Photograph of a northwest view of the Denison Dam with open flood gates. There is one adult male fishing off the shoreline into the water. Handwritten text on back reads "View of powerhouse and open flood gates with anonymous fisherman, looking Northwest".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South End of Denison Dam]

Photograph of the south end of the Denison Dam. The power house is visible to the right of the photograph and the intake structure to the left. Typed text on back reads "South end of Denison Dam showing power house and intake".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South to North View of Denison Dam]

Photograph of the aerial view of the Denison Dam facing south to north. The powerhouse is visible in the center of the photo as well with the construction of a second generating unit. Handwritten text on back reads "View of Denison Dam looking south to north. Visible are the intake works (left) and powerhouse (center) with the addition of a second generating unit (the large cylindrical tubes behind the powerhouse)".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwest View of Denison Dam]

Photograph of the southwest view of the Dension Dam powerhouse with open flood gates. In the foreground muddy shorelines are visible with waves crashing in the center of the photograph.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwest View of Open Flood Gates]

Photograph of the southwest view of the Denison Dam with open flood gates. Onlookers can be seen on the sandy shore line to the right of the photograph. Handwritten text on back reads "View of open flood gates and powerhouse looking SW. Anonymous persons standing in frame". Also visible is another handwritten comment that reads "Hydro-electric power plant on Lake Texoma".
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artist's Depiction of Completed Denison Dam]

Artistic rendering of completed Denison Dam. This rendering is from an aerial view with the intake structure and powerhouse visible towards the center. Lake Texoma, with small boats, is visible in a large portion of the rendering.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Between Texas and Oklahoma]

Postcard of the Denison Dam spanning the Red River between Texas & Oklahoma. The intake structure as well the power house are shown within the design. Text on the back reads "At a cost of more than 50,000,000, the huge hydro-electric dam 4 miles north of Denison, Texas across Red River, will look like this from he south when completed. Length of main dam, 21,100 fee, maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 146,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma. Shoreline, approximately 1250 miles.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Power House]

Postcard image of the power house of the Denison Dam.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Proposal]

Postcard image of proposal of Denison Dam as what it would look like when completed. Text on front reads "Red River Dam as it will appear when completed". The text on the back reads "Now under construction at a cost of more than $50,000,000, the huge earthen dam between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, will look like this from south when completed. Length of main dam 14,000 feet; dike extension 7,800 feet; maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 127,600 acres in Texas and Oklahoma.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History