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[Elephant Butte Dam]

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 33.152033 -107.192848
Partner: El Paso Public Library

The steel frame of the new building

Description: Photograph of the construction of the new Administration Building at West Texas State Normal in Canyon, Texas. The steel frame of the three-story building is in place, and some of the stonework at the ground level has been completed.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Construction of the W.T. Waggoner Home in Ft. Worth, Texas, 1912

Description: Photograph of several construction workers building the W.T. Waggoner home in Ft. Worth, Texas. The bottom of the house has many wooden beams with brick pillars, and on top of that are twenty construction workers dressed in coveralls or suspenders, all with hats. In the foreground are stacks of bricks and wooden beams. In the bottom left-hand corner is written, "Waggoner, Res. Aug. 28th, 1912."
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Road in a desert]

Description: Photograph of a road being constructed in a desert. Wooden planks have been placed side-by-side in between long stretches of wooden planks that form a road. Mountains are visible in the distance.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Partially constructed walls on a construction site]

Description: Photograph of partially constructed walls on a construction site. These walls are made out of lumber and have large spaces in between their legs and bracing. In front of this structure are piles of lumber and rocks. There are also other types of construction materials, such as saw horses and a wheel barrow, that are sitting in front of the structure. In the background of the image behind the structure, a treeline is visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man standing on an underground pipe]

Description: Photograph of a worker standing on a large pipe in a ditch while he pours a liquid into a small container. The man wears trousers, a collared, long-sleeve shirt, a hat, and shoes. He smokes a cigarette and leans over while holding the bucket of liquid he pours. Two metal buckets are visible in the foreground.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A road in the desert]

Description: Photograph of a road that is under construction in the desert. The road is covered in large rocks, and the edge is paved with cement. There is a wheel barrow laying on its side on the right side of the road and there is heavy construction equipment in the background of the image at the end of the road. The desert is flat with no trees and in the background on the left side of the image there are mountains.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Construction Equipment]

Description: Photograph of a wooden construction structure. The structure includes a large funnel with a chute underneath it for the material it funnels. A pulley system runs along the height of the stand for the funnel. A pile of wood lays on the ground in front of the structure.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A pipe in the ground at a construction site]

Description: Photograph of men working on a construction site that has a pipeline in a ditch. Most of the men are standing on the edges of the ditch, but one man is standing in the ditch and another is standing on top of the pipe. The right edge of the ditch has a mound of dirt on it that was excavated from the ditch. The pipeline has dirt on top o it and there is space between the pipe and the walls of the ditch. In the background of the image, trees are visible and the sky is cloudy.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A truss birdge over water]

Description: Photograph of a truss bridge over a river. The bridge is partially constructed and is made of steel with two trusses on each side. In the foreground of the image is a beach and there is a river that is past this that is running underneath the bridge. There are boats sailing through the river and there is a large piece of debris in the water near the bridge. On the opposite shore in the background of the image is a dense treeline and there are some structures on the shore on the left side of the… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men working on a dirt road]

Description: Photograph of men working on a dirt road. The road has fences on both sides that contain areas dense with bushes and shrubs. The men are working in the background towards the end of the road. They are holding a long tool that is pointed down at the road.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men working in ditch]

Description: Photograph of men working on an underground construction site. They are possibly assisting with the construction of a culvert. The men can be seen shoveling next to a cement rectangular structure in a ditch. The men are wearing overalls, long sleeve shirts, and hats. Piles of dirt surround the construction site.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Inside a partially constructed building]

Description: Photograph of a construction site that is surrounded by rebar frames. These frames are made in a grid-like pattern and are surrounding a concrete foundation. In the middle of this foundation are rebar frames that are laying on the ground. The image was taken from inside of the site at a low angle.There is lumber scattered around the ground and there is a large wood plank that is leaning against the left side of the structure and is connecting the top of the structure to the ground. On the other… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mules pulling a truck]

Description: Photograph of men working on a construction site using mules to pull a truck. The truck rests at the top of a dirt hill. One man can be seen dragging a shovel as he walks past the truck. All of the workers are wearing hats.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man working with construction equipment]

Description: Photograph of a worker using heavy machinery on a construction site. The worker is standing on a ladder that is attached to the barrel of one of the machines and has his back turned to the camera. He is holding a shovel and looking down at the machine. The equipment consists of a metal barrel that has a funnel structure hanging over it and this machine is located in front of a tower. Behind the tower, there are large pipes laid out on the ground and there is black smoke in the air.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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