关于藏品
There are 37 pairs of images in the 白石湖 Aerial Photographs, 1927 Fairchild Survey digital collection that were taken by Fairchild Aerial Surveys for Dr. 塞缪尔·G. 盖斯. 除了一个 概述航空 of the lake and surrounding area taken in 1926 at an altitude of 18,000英尺, the photographs were taken from an elevation of 4800 feet in 1927 and feature many popular recreational sites and other notable areas of the lake.
SMU库 worked with regional historian George Cearley to identify essential features in the photos such as major roads, 铁路, 和地标. In the digital collection, there are two versions of each image, labeled and unlabeled. Labeled images include George Cearley's annotations, which appear below the image. Each image contains a link to the corresponding labeled or unlabeled photograph.
关于白石湖
白石湖, which originated as a city project, was commissioned to provide water to the growing city of Dallas. City officials began purchasing land around White Rock Creek in 1909. Winding branches of White Rock Creek are visible in 网格02, 网格03, 网格13. The dam and pump station, seen in 网格11, 网格12, 网格35，于1911年完工. Due to drought, however, 白石湖 did not fill up until 1914. It eventually became a popular recreational destination, but the lake was closed to swimming in 1933 when it was appropriated for use as a water source. 白石湖 was never reopened for swimming, but the trails are still used today. 也可以在 网格35 is the White Rock spillway, an ever-popular spot for visitors even today.
威廉·多兰, city Commissioner for Streets and Public Lands, oversaw negotiation and acquisition of 2,292 acres from local landowners for construction of the lake. Doran's Point, depicted in 网格19以他的名字命名. Dixon Bay, another popular site on 白石湖, is seen in 网格26, 网格27, 网格28. Although Dixon Bay was a popular site in 1927 when the photos were taken, it is almost completely silted in today. Several private boat houses are visible in 网格11, but by 1952 they had been removed because patrons felt their presence reduced access to the lake. The future site of the DeGolyers' lakefront estate, 牧场Encinal，可见于 网格34. The estate was later purchased by the City of Dallas and developed into the Dallas Arboretum.
来源:莎莉·罗德里格斯， Images of America, 白石湖, 2010, Arcadia Publishing.
