4 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 4

[Gravel Stripping]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 143) is of a pit with piles of dirt and several horse-drawn wagons being loaded with gravel. The second image (numbered 144) is of piles of dirt with wagons and men in the distance. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Stripping Earth from Stockard Gravel Pit" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Stripping and Loading Gravel for Concrete," both taken on 04-15-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway Excavation]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 111) is of a line of horse-drawn wagons next to a pile of large rocks. The second image (numbered 124) is of several cranes and wagons excavating rocky ground. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Excavation Looking North" taken on 02-06-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Erie Shovels on Spillway Excavation" taken on 02-26-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
Back to Top of Screen