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[Slide and Hydraulic Fill]

Description: Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 300) is of a horse and some men working on a dirt slope with pieces of pipe on it. The second image (numbered 301) is of a dirt trench with pipe pieces on its sides. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 25 Slide on Downstream Slope" taken on 12-13-26, and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from Sta. 32 Hyd-fill Center, Clay Blanket Right" taken on 02-07-2… more
Date: [1926..1927]
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Ranch Work Collage]

Description: Series of four trimmed photographs mounted on a board, with white paint outlines and decorations around the photos. At the top, there is a rectangular photo of five mounted cowhands herding a loose group of cattle on an open plain; in the center are two oval-shaped photos including a makeshift corral of horses with several men standing or mounted outside the pen (left) and a pitched tent with a man seated in the shade next to it (right); at the bottom is another rectangular photo of cowhands, … more
Date: 1926
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

[The Pony Express Banner]

Description: Photograph of two cowboys on paint horses holding the Pony Express banner for the Mai-Fest Parade. The Banner says "The Pony Express Galveston & San Antonio Oct 2nd to Oct 8th 1925, Benefit of Old Trailers Monument Fund. Old Trail Divers of Texas, Pictures Will Be Shown At Rex Theatre soon." There is a longhorn cow pictured on the center of the banner.
Date: 1926~
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[A man with a horse that has been trained to sit]

Description: Photograph of a man with a horse that has been trained to sit. The man is holding the horse's reins with his left hand and he has his right hand extended toward the horse's head. The black and white horse is sitting on the ground. They are in a pasture with cattle to the left near wooden shoots. There is a white bowl or pan near the bottom left corner of the photograph. The photograph has a black trim around the image with "Fox Co." printed in the top right and bottom left corners. Written on t… more
Date: [1926..1927]
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park
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