[Pipe Laying at White Rock Filter Plant]

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Photograph of pipe-laying at White Rock purification plant. In the photograph, a large pipe is laid across a truck bed. Handwritten note on reverse reads, "General view of pipe laying between pump stn & clear well at old White Rock purif plant."

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1 photograph : b&w

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Dallas (Tex.) November 17, 1952.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Dallas Water Utilities Records, 1882-1990 - Photographic Materials Series and was provided by the Dallas Municipal Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 33 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Dallas Municipal Archives

Since 1985, the Archives have kept more than 2,000 cubic feet of materials open to the public by appointment. These materials include departmental documents, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and much more; they document historical events like the Kennedy assassination and Clyde Barrow gang's activities.

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Photograph of pipe-laying at White Rock purification plant. In the photograph, a large pipe is laid across a truck bed. Handwritten note on reverse reads, "General view of pipe laying between pump stn & clear well at old White Rock purif plant."

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1 photograph : b&w

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Dallas Water Utilities Records, 1882-1990 - Photographic Materials Series

Photographic materials of the Dallas Water Utilities Records, 1882-1990. Founded in 1881, the Dallas Water Utilities is a non-profit water and wastewater service for the City of Dallas, Texas.

Rescuing Texas History, 2010

Rescuing Texas History, 2010 is comprised of photographs, postcards, maps, letters, yearbooks, and other materials that reflect on bygone eras of Texas history.

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  • November 17, 1952

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  • Jan. 10, 2011, 9:53 a.m.

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  • March 27, 2017, 4:06 p.m.

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Dallas (Tex.). [Pipe Laying at White Rock Filter Plant], photograph, November 17, 1952; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139657/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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