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[Elephant Butte Dam]

Postcard image of the construction of Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico, viewed from the south side of the dam, with the reservoir in the background. The postcard front caption reads: "Elephant Butte Dam, Biggest Irrigation Project in the World. Lands under this Project Our Specialty. Broaddus & Le Baron, El Paso, Tex." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine and the postcard is post marked, El Paso, Texas, June 14, 1915.

Date: 1915~

Creator: Horne, Walter. H., 1883-1921

Location: 33.152033 -107.192848

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard of Salado Creek Dam in Fall]

Postcard with a photograph of a small dam on a creek, with bridges across the water further up the creek. Trees and bushes with brown and orange leaves line the banks on the right and left sides of the creek, and a thin mist lies across the water. The back of the postcard has typical postcard markings and a small paragraph about the Salado Creek scene.

Date: 1980

Creator: Scully, Rita

Location: 30.943866 -97.537255

Partner: Salado Public Library

[Postcard from Alivia and Herman to Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Kneupper, November 24, 1921]

Postcard from Alivia and Herman to Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Kneupper, wishing them a happy thanksgiving. The front of the postcard features an illustration of a small body of water flowing over a short dam into a small stream. The water is lined on either side by trees and bushes, and on the far bank, there is a short fence separating the grassy area.

Date: November 24, 1921

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Old Mill Dam, Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of the old mill dam in Boerne, Texas, a pile of ruins. The area depicted is a dried out river bed, with stumps, wood, and rocks laying in the bottom of the bed. In the background, there are trees and and a green grassy area. The back of the postcard has handwritten notes about the old mill and the donor of the postcard, as well as postcard markings.

Date: 1915~

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard to Mrs. F. Adler, July 16, 1915]

Postcard to Mrs. F. Adler. The front of the postcard features a photograph of a man-made dam on a small lake, taken from down-stream. Trees surround the lake and dam on all sides, and there are large, rectangular stones piled up on the right side. A man in a light shirt and dark pants walks along the edge of the dam (where the water pours over the edge), going left.

Date: July 16, 1915

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Boerne Dam, Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of a man-made dam in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features an illustration of a small body of water flowing over a short dam into a small stream. The water is lined on either side by trees and bushes, and on the far bank, there is a short fence separating the grassy area. The sky in the background has been colored blue, but the rest of the illustration is in black and white. The back of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.

Date: unknown

Location: 29.789464 -98.723632

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard from Bertha Wessely to Clarence W. Nelson, January 6, 1911]

Postcard from Bertha Wessely to Clarence W. Nelson, discussing a trade between the two of them. The front of the postcard features an illustration of the old mill dam in Boerne, Texas. The area depicted is a dried out river bed, with stumps and wood laying with rocks in the bottom of the bed. In the background, there are trees and and a green grassy area.

Date: January 6, 1911

Creator: Wessely, Bertha

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Aerial View of Denison Dam]

Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.

Date: 1944~/1949~

Location: None

Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Denison Dam and Power House]

Postcard image of the Denison Dam and power house in Denison, Texas. Viewed from the lake side with fields in the background. Text on back of the postcard reads "Denison Dam forming Lake Texoma, is one of the largest man-made dams in the world. Water flows through this waterway at the rate of 50,000 cubic ft. per second."

Date: unknown

Creator: Tutwiler Studio

Location: 33.818529 -96.568207

Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Denison Dam and the Red River]

Postcard image of Denison Dam in the bottom right corner with the Red River coming in from the North. Text on the back reads "17,250 feet long and 160 feet high, with a 40 foot top, this dam extends from Texas the Red River into Oklahoma. The normal reservoir extends up the river to Gainesville, having a shoreline of approximately 1000 miles, and an area of about 103,000 acres.".

Date: unknown

Location: None

Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Denison Dam Proposal]

Postcard image of proposal of Denison Dam as what it would look like when completed. Text on front reads "Red River Dam as it will appear when completed". The text on the back reads "Now under construction at a cost of more than $50,000,000, the huge earthen dam between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, will look like this from south when completed. Length of main dam 14,000 feet; dike extension 7,800 feet; maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 127,600 acres in Texas and Oklahoma… more

Date: 1942~

Location: None

Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Postcard of Medina Dam]

Postcard of workers in the quarries used to build Medina Dam. Text on the back of the card reads "Showing Quarries from which rock is taken for making concrete for the dam More than 2500 laborers are at work in this project. Dam is located in left of picture in Distance." The card is addressed to Mr & Mrs. Harry Morland.

Date: March 9, 1921

Location: 29.539200 -98.933347

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Leon River]

Postcard of a color image of a river dam with trees, a bridge, and a yellow house in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Favorite Fishing Spot Leon River near Temple, Tex." Handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.

Date: unknown

Creator: McConnell, J. H.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Loch Raven Dam and Spillway]

Postcard of the Loch Raven Dam and spillway in Baltimord, MD, surrounded with trees and a path. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Howdy- I arrived at camp at 12:00 which is the usual time. Joe, the feathered hat man, is being laid off his job this weekend for they are finished. It was rather warm sleeping last evening. Just had breakfast- cantaloupe, toast, dried beef and post toasties bran flakes. The apples smell good in my locker. Can't say when I wil… more

Date: August 29, 1941

Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

["Downstream Face Of Boulder Dam"]

Postcard of the "Downstream Face Of Boulder Dam". Mountains and canyons at top of photo, dam at center, downstream flow of water at bottom. Black text on back of postcard reads: "For Correspondence Post Card Address [in black line rectangle] Postage 1 [cent]".

Date: [1925..1935]

Location: 36.016066 -114.737732