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[Spillway Weir and Concrete Cut-Off]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 133) is of men working in a shallow pit with buildings along the side of it. The second image (numbered 134) is of a trench being excavated at the base of a hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North along Foundation for Spillway Weir," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Trench into Shale for Concrete Cut-Off for Spillway Weir" both taken on 03-25-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway and Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-22) is of a lake near a row of buildings and a bridge being constructed. The second image (numbered P-21) is of a river between long dirt hills with piping along the top of one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway and Bridge, Shops, Spillway from Core Pool, Borrow Pits, Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill North of Spillway, Core Pool … more
Date: 1925
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 101) is of a trench with water in it. The second image (numbered 102) is of men pouring water from a pipe into a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North from Sta. 49" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill North of River," both taken on 01-22-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway Bridge and Concrete Tower]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 216) is of a bridge being built on a concrete spillway. The second image (numbered 223) is of a bridge with a tower next to it pouring concrete. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Erecting North Span of Spillway Bridge" taken on 11-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North Spillway Span and Traveling Concrete Tower used for Erecting" taken on 11-24-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill and Dredge Discharge]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 174) is of two parallel trenches filled with water. The second image (numbered 175) is of a pipe surrounded with mud. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill from Sta. 80 to 97" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from Dredge Downstream Near Sta. 80" both taken on 06-04-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dredge and Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 163) is of water and mud pouring out of a large pipe. The second image (numbered 164) is of a small trench filled with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Close up of Discharge from 20" Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Valley Section of Hydraulic Fill Looking North" both taken on 05-20-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill Dam and Shops]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-3) is of a lake and dirt dam. The second image (numbered P-2) is of several buildings with lumber and steel in the yards around them; to the right is a lake with a dredge in it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North Valley Section of Hydraulic Fill Dam" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway, Material Yard, Shops, 20" Hydraulic Dredge… more
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway Weir]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 166) is of a concrete structure in a large pit. The second image (numbered 176) is of a sloped concrete structure with wooden supports and frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Base of Spillway Weir Looking North" taken on 05-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Weir Looking North" taken on 06-04-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway and Stored Water]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-18) is of a concrete spillway with buildings and a lake beside it. The second image (numbered P-19) is of a lake with a crane on top of the slope nearby. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South, Shops, Borrow Field for Hydraulic Fill" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Water Stored for Dredge by Unfinished Dam at Right Looking North," both taken on 10… more
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Flood Water and Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 147) is of water flooding a dam. The second image (numbered 155) is of a dirt dam with water behind it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:30 pm Garza Dam Floodwater Going Around North end of Dam W. S. 491.6" taken on 04-28-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Bringing up River Section of Hyd. Fill" taken on 05-05-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-1) is of a concrete structure in a pit near a row of buildings. The second image (numbered P-4) is of a large pit with concrete on one side. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Shops, Concrete Plant Spillway and Spillway Outlet Looking North" taken on 05-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway and Concrete Plant Looking Southwest" taken on 05-18-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Concrete Mixing Plant and Test Cylinders]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 161) is of a large wood and steel structure with a car parked in front of it. The second image (numbered 177) is of two men measuring a pile of dirt. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Gravel Screening and Concrete Mixing Plant" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Measuring Slump before Moulding Test Cylinders" taken on 06-04-26.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dredge]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 108) is of a suction dredger. The second image (numbered 109) is of pipes leading into a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge Seattle No. 2" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from 20" Dredger Material largely Clay Balls," both taken on 01-30-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Gravel Blanket and Concrete Plant]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-23) is of a field with a dirt hill in the distance. The second image (numbered P-25) is of a body of water with a crane on its bank. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam From Spillway South to Sta. 104 Placing Gravel Blanket" taken on 11-24-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North from Top of Concrete Plant" taken on 01-04-26.
Date: {1925-11-24,1926-01-04}
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dredge and Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 119) is of men standing near a pipe. The second image (numbered 120) is of a trench filling with water from a pipe. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Discharge from 20" Dredge Near Sta. 30" taken on 02-23-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill across River Channel" taken on 02-24-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Cantilever]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 158) is of steel rods being used as frames for pouring concrete. The second image is of concrete being poured into a wooden frame with steel rods. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Steel in Base of South Downstream Cantilever," taken on 05-16-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dam Shops and Spillway]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-5) is of a river with several buildings nearby and a concrete wall by the buildings. The second image (numbered P-11) is of a concrete structure being built with buildings and a river next to it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking South, Spillway, Shops, Dredge and Borrow Pit for Hydraulic Fill" taken on 06-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway, Sh… more
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway Wall]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 196) is of a spillway wall as seen from the top. The second image (numbered 197) is of a spillway with a concrete-pouring device behind it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking N. E. from Top of S. Spillway Wall," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking N. from Top of S Spillway Wall" both taken on 08-01-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dragline and Riprap]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 126) is of a crane near a large pile of rocks. The second image (numbered 205) is of men unloading rocks from a wagon and using them to line a dirt slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Bucyrus 24 Dragline Unloading Rock for Riprap" taken on 02-26-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Starting Riprap on Upstream Slope Near Sta. 40" taken on 09-03-25.
Date: 1925
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 219) is of men unloading gravel from wagons onto a dirt slope. The second image (numbered 220) is of men with trucks at the top of a dirt hill. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as: "Garza Dam Placing Gravel Blanket for Riprap Near Sta. 100" taken on 11-24-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Temporary Dam Failure]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 148) is of a pipe at the top of a dirt dam. The second image (numbered 150) is of water flowing over a dirt dam. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "1:45 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam 35' high by Sliding" and (bottom) "1:54 pm Garza Dam Failure of Temporary Dam" both taken on 04-28-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Riprap and Gravel]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 209) is of several wagons at the top of a slope covered in rocks, next to a lake. The second image (numbered 218) is of wagons at the top of a dirt slope above a lake. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Placing Riprap on Upstream Slope, Water Elev. 491.2" taken on 09-16-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Sloping and Placing Gravel Blanket for Riprap" taken on 11-24-2… more
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Suction Dredge]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 113) is of a dredger in a lake. The second image (numbered 114) is of a man standing in shallow water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam 20" Suction Dredge" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from 20" Dredge Hyd. Fill of Clo." both taken on 02-06-25
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Gate Tower and Outlet Conduits]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 128) is of men working on an arched wooden structure in a trench. The second image (numbered 132) is of concrete conduits at the bottom of a trench with arched wooden structures on top. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Showing Base of Gate Tower" taken on 03-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Downstream" taken on 03-23-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
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