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[Rockfill and Crib]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 287) is of men building a wooden frame in the side of a hill. The second image (numbered 293) is of rocks at the base of a dam, near the water line. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Rockfilled Crib at Entrance of Conduits" taken on 08-10-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Rockfill and Crib at Entrance to Conduits" taken on 10-25-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Upstream and Downstream Slides]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 249) is of a shallow pool lined with pipes. The second image (numbered 250) is of a dirt slope with a pipe running along it; a pool of water at the base of the slope has a pipe running across it, perpendicular to the slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 37 Showing Slides Downstream" and "Garza Dam North from Sta. 28 Showing Upstream Slide … more
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Garza Dam]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 241) is of a pool of water with a pipe suspended across it. The second image (numbered 242) is of a dirt hill next to water with several pieces of a large pipe on the hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 27 at Slide" taken on 02-24-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 30 at Slide" taken on 02-25-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Riprap]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 291) is of a wooden tower, with men laying rocks on a slope in the background. The second image (numbered 294) is of a tall hill covered in rocks, with some water at the bottom. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Placing Riprap at Sta. 47 from Local Rock" taken on 10-08-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North Along Upstream Toe from opp. Sta. 50" taken on 10… more
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 260) is of a shallow dirt trench with some water in it. The second image (numbered 263) is of a rough dirt field with pieces of pipes and small pools of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Sta. 30" taken on 04-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking South from Sta. 14" taken on 04-29-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dam and Spillway]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-38) is of a dirt dam with a crane and water near it. The second image (numbered P-39) is of a bridge built on a concrete spillway near a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Top of Concrete Plant" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking South from Top of Concrete Plant," both taken on 05-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dredge]

Description: Photograph taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The image (numbered P-42) is of a field next to a dirt road, with a dredge in a lake in the background. Handwritten text on the image identifies it as: "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 31, Placing Dry Toe Upstream" taken on 08-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 257) is of pools of water among mounds of dirt. The second image (numbered 258) is of a pool of water with part of a wooden tower in the foreground. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Sta. 30" taken on 04-11-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North from Sta. 25" taken on 04-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dam and Bracket Line]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-32) is of a dirt friend with water in the distance. The second image (numbered P-33) is of a pool of water between mounds of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking South from Sta. 9" taken on 02-01-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 37, Slide Showing upstream near Bracket Line" taken on 03-16-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway Bridge and Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-30) is of a bridge built on a concrete spillway next to a building and some water. The second image (numbered P-31) is of a mound of dirt with water behind it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking South from Top of Concrete Plant Near Sta. 55" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 31, Bringing Up The Last Section of The Hydraulic Fill," both … more
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Section of Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-26) is of a long dirt dam with water pooled on either side. The second image (numbered P-27) is of a pipe coming form a mound of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 36 Starting Last Section of Hydraulic Fill" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 30 Starting Last Section of Hydraulic Fill," both taken on 01-04-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill and Overflow Well]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 231) is of two pools of water separated by a small dirt dam. The second image (numbered 232) is of two pools of water and a dirt mound between them; the dirt mound is lined with pipes. Handwritten text on the images identify them as (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill South from Sta. 9" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill South from Sta. 15+50. Overflow Well Close in," both taken on 02-01-26. more
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Levee and Blanket]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 290) is of a dirt slope with shallow pools of water at the bottom of it. The second image (numbered 296) is of a dirt road with train tracks. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 37 Placing Wagon fill Levee Downstream" taken on 10-08-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 31 Placing Wagon Fill Blanket" taken on 10-27-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dam and Spillway]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-34) is of a dirt dam with a crane and water near it. The second image (numbered P-35) is of a bridge built on a concrete spillway near a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Top of Concrete Plant" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking South from Top of Concrete Plant," both taken on 03-16-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-37) is of a long pipe running along the side of a lake. The second image (numbered P-41) is of a mound of dirt with water in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Sta. 34" taken on 05-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 37" taken on 08-12-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Garza Dam Upstream]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 255) is of a dirt plateau and slope leading down into a pool of water. The second image is of water with a dirt slope in the background and a pipe from the slope into the water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Upstream Side Looking North from Sta. 37" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Upstream Toe Looking Southeast from Sta. 25," both taken on 04-06-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Cofferdam and Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 229) is of a lake with some water flowing over the bank into a pool in the foreground. The second image (numbered 230) is of two pools of water with a dirt mound between them. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Closing Cofferdam around Outlet to Remove Drift from Stoplogs" and "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North from Sta. 31," both taken on 02-01-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Garza Dam]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 247) is of a wooden tower near pools of water, with several cranes in the background. The second image (numbered 248) is of a man standing next to a wooden tower partially submerged in shallow water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 37" taken on 02-25-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 37 Showing Upstream Slide Near Br. Line"… more
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Garza Dam and Draglines]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 245) is of a dirt slope near some trees. The second image (numbered 246) is of two cranes near a shallow pool of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North along Downstream Toe from Sta. 25" and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 30 P&H Draglines building Levy," both taken on 02-25-26
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Garza Dam Views]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 243) is of a crane and some men at the top of a hill with water at the base. The second image (numbered 244) is of a dirt hill next to water, with some lumber in the foreground. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking Southeast from Bracket Line" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North along Upstream Toe from Sta. 25," both taken on 02-25-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
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