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[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

[Gravel Blanket]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 239) is of men standing at the top of a hill near a truck and a pile of gravel. The second image (numbered 240) is of gravel pouring out of a truck on a slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Placing Gravel Blanket on Slope Near Sta. 72" taken on 02-05-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Refilling Slide and Dumping Rock]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 297) is of men dumping dirt onto a slope. The second image (numbered 286) is of men dumping rocks onto a rocky slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Refilling Slide at Sta. 47" taken on 10-27-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Shuttle Car Dumping Rock on Upstream Toe" taken on 09-10-26.
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

[Riprap and Railroad Track]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 283) is of a slope covered in rocks, with a pile of rocks at the bottom and a railroad track at the top. The second image (numbered 284) is of railroad tracks at the top of a hill, leading towards a bridge across the spillway of a dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Showing Progress of Riprap S.W. from Sta. 63" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Track Arrangement to … more
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

[Slide Filling]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 277) is of men pouring dirt onto the side of a dam. The second image (numbered 278) is of dirt sliding down the slope of a dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Filling Slide Upstream Sta. 47" taken on 06-17-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Showing movement of Slide After Filling" taken on 08-05-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dragline and Slide Repair]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 273) is of a crane excavating a trench for a river. The second image (numbered 274) is of a work crew building a wooden frame at the base of a dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Dragline Opening Up Inlet Channel to Conduits" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Repairing Slide at Sta. 48, Looking Southeast," both taken on 05-31-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dam Slide and Break]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 271) is of a wooden structure and crane at the bottom of a dirt dam. The second image (numbered 272) is of a dam with dirt sliding down the side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Slide at Sta. 48 Looking Southeast" taken on 05-26-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Slide at Sta. 48 Showing Break Near Top of Dam" taken on 05-31-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Gravel Blanket and Rock Riprap]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 285) is of men placing rocks from a wagon onto a slope. The second image (numbered 289) is of a small river at the bottom of a slope with men placing rocks on it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Lowering Rock Down Slope on Cradle Near Sta. 40" taken on 08-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Placing Gravel Blanket and Rock Riprap North from Sta. 26" taken on 10-0… more
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

[Upstream and Downstream]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 253) is of a river next to a slope of dirt and rock. The second image (numbered 254) is of a dirt slope with pieces of pipe on it and water in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Upstream Toe Looking North from Sta. 36" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Downstream Side Looking North from Sta. 36," both taken on 04-06-26.
Date: 1926
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Rock Riprap]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 251) is of men working on a gravel slope. The second image (numbered 252) is of a gravel slope above a river. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 104 Showing Rock Riprap" and (bottom) "Garza Dam South from Sta. 90 Showing Rock Riprap" taken on 03-16-26
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

[Rock Riprap]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 259) is of a valley with a large pile of rocks in it. The second image (numbered 261) is of a slope lined with rocks above a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Rock Riprap on Upstream Slope Sta. 65 + 50 South" taken on 04-12-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Placing Rock Riprap on Upstream Slope Sta. 48 North" taken on 04-16-26.
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

[Rock Riprap]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 233) is of a railroad track near a dirt slope with some rocks laid on it. The second image (numbered 234) is of a hill mostly covered in rocks. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Placing Rock Riprap Southwest from Sta. 100" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Rock Riprap Northeast from Sta. 104," both taken on 02-01-26.
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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