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[Aerial View of Colonial Park and Surrounding Area]

Description: Photograph of Colonial Park and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park sits on a square subdivision in the center of the picture with a building and swimming pool. It is surrounded by similarly shaped subdivisions with small buildings and houses.
Date: 1955
Creator: Haskins, Squire

[Pipes At White Rock Filter Plant]

Description: Photograph of a machine room in the White Rock filter plant. In the photograph, piping runs vertically on each side. One large pipe runs on the ceiling. Typed note on reverse: "Pipe gallery at White Rock filter plant built 1923. Photo in 1955 after reopening.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)

[Kiest Park and Recreation Fields - March 1955]

Description: Photograph of the aerial view of Kiest Park overlooking the oval field featuring five (5) baseball fields. Streets and roads wind throughout park partially obscured by trees. Additional park features include tennis courts, unknown miscellaneous buildings, and open fields. Streets run around the perimeter of the par, separating the park from the surrounding residential areas.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Location: None

[Photograph of Samuell at Mesquite Park]

Description: Photograph of one man named Samuell and an unidentified man at Mesquite Park. The back of the photo states that the two men were doing a "143 Acre sprigging job." Both men are on the sprigging machine in an open field. A stamp on the back names the image as an official photo from the city of Dallas.
Date: April 4, 1955

[Collapsed Wall & Lake Cliff Park]

Description: Photograph of the crumbling walls and broken railing that lines Lake Cliff. A stone pavilion is partially obscured by trees in the background of the image.
Date: August 1, 1955
Location: None

[Pool at Griggs Park]

Description: Photograph of four children swimming in a pool. The admission to Griggs Park was free.
Date: August 1955

[Crumbling Retaining Wall]

Description: Photograph of a stone and mortar retaining wall that has peeled away from the earth and crumbled into the water of Lake Cliff. The metal railing that rests atop the stone retaining wall has been bent and mangled after the collapse of the retaining wall.
Date: August 18, 1955
Location: None
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