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[Concreting Outlet Conduits]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 116) is of a trench with steep walls with concrete poured into the bottom. The second image (numbered 117) is of a concrete-pouring structure at the bottom of a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them both as "Garza Dam Concreting Outlet Conduits Looking Upstream," taken on 02-16-25 (top) and 02-23-25 (bottom).
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway and Cantilever Wall]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 160) is of a sloped concrete structure in a pit. The second image (numbered 165) is of concrete poured into a trench with a steel frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking Southwest" taken on 05-18-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Steel in Base of South Upstream Cantilever Wall" taken on 05-20-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill and Dredge]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 154) is of water pouring over a conduit after being pumped into a trench. The second image (numbered 162) is of men shoveling mud next to a large pipe. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Starting Hydraulic Fill over Conduits" taken on 04-29-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Discharge from Dredge on River Section" taken on 05-20-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[River Channel and Fishtrap Road]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 191) is of a small river surrounded by brush and tree branches. The second image (numbered 190) is of a crane dumping dirt onto a dirt pile. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Reservoir Timber Slashed in River Channel S. from Fishtrap Br." and (bottom) "Garza Reservoir New Model 2-T Monighan Raising Fishtrap Road," both taken on 07-20-25.
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 is of a concrete spillway with a concrete floor. The second image is of a concrete spillway with a wooden structure at the top of it. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking North," and "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South," both taken on 09-03-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill and Levee]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 127) is of a dirt field with some pools of water in the distance. The second image (numbered 130) is of a crane digging a trench. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from Concrete Plant" taken on 03-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Building Downstream Slope Levee for Hyd. Fill near Sta. 4" taken on 03-23-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Outlet Conduits]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 141) is of concrete outlet conduits in a trench. The second image (numbered 142) is of concrete outlet conduits with tall concrete walls. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Upstream" taken on 04-13-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Outlet Conduits Looking Downstream" taken on 04-14-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway and Outlet]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-6) is of a concrete spillway with an arched tunnel running through it. The second image (numbered P-7) is of a sloped concrete structure at the top of a slope. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Looking North Spillway and Spillway Outlet" and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking Northwest" both taken on 06-15-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Upstream Slop and Pump]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 202) is of a small hill of dirt with water running alongside it. The second image (numbered 206) is of a river with men holding a pipe. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Unfinished Upstream Slope Near Sta. 95" taken on 08-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Pumping Clay into Cut-Off Trench Near Sta. 66" taken on 09-09-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway Bridge]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 224) is of steel reinforcements in the floor of a bridge.The second image (numbered 330) is of a bridge on top of a spillway. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Reinforcing Steel in Spillway Bridge Floor" taken on 12-11-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking North at Spillway and Bridge" taken on 10-03-27.
Date: [1925..1927]
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway and Bridge]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered P-14) is of a large concrete spillway with concrete structures on either side. The second image (numbered P-17) is of a concrete spillway with the framework of a bridge at the top. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking South, Concrete Plant" taken on 08-21-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking North Showing Progress on Erection of Spillway… more
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Spillway and Weir]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 138) is of a large, shallow pit with buildings on the far edge of it. The second image (numbered 140) is of men pouring concrete into a wooden frame. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Looking Upstream and to Northwest," and (bottom) "Garza Dam Placing Concrete in Spillway Weir" both taken on 04-13-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Hydraulic Fill Views]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 215) is of a long, shallow pool of water with a pipe running parallel to it. The second image (numbered 217) is of piles of dirt with a square wooden frame in the foreground and a crane in the background. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill From Gate Tower Looking North" taken on 11-07-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Hydraulic Fill Looking North from… more
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Excavating and Shooting Trench]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 106) is of a crane excavating a trench with water running through it. The second image (numbered 118) is of an explosion on the edge of a trench and riverbed. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Excavating Cut-Off Trench," taken 01-27-25 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Shooting Core Trench in Shale in River Bed," taken 02-23-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Levee and Pool]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 200) is of cranes piling dirt on the sides of a river. The second image (numbered 201) is of a long pool of water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Building Levees for Hydraulic Fill near Sta. 103" taken on 08-15-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Looking N. E. from Sta. 108 Elev. of Pool 528" taken on 08-21-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Steel Sheet Piling and Cut-Off Trench]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 104) is of a pile driver suspended on top of I-beams in a trench. The second image (numbered 107) is of a trench filled with water, with a crane near the far end. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Driving Steel Sheet Piling Near Sta. 19," taken on 01-22-25 and (bottom) "Garza Dam Cut-Off Trench Looking Northeast from Sta. 98," taken 01-27-25.
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Outlet Conduits]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 213) is of concrete outlet conduits with water flowing through them. The second image (numbered 262) is of concrete outlet conduits filled with water. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Downstream End of Outlet Conduits" taken on 10-24-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Downstream End of Outlet Conduits 5 Logs out S. Cond., Elev. Water in Lake 499" taken 04-24-26.
Date: [1925..1926]
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Levee and Spillway Foundation]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 135) is of men and machinery in a large pit, with a small wooden bridge in the foreground. The second image (numbered 139) is of concrete being poured into a trench in a shallow pit. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Spillway Exc. and Levee Looking Southeast from Concrete" taken on 03-27-25, and (bottom) "Garza Dam Spillway Foundation Looking North" taken on … more
Date: 1925
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[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
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[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
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