Photograph of Jack Brooks, September 1956 | Briscoe Center Digital Collections

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Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, September 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-002481
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks and other officials at the groundbreaking ceremony for the McGee Bend Dam. The dam was later renamed the Sam Rayburn Dam.
Date: 1956-09
Date Created: 1956-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Subject Topic: Dams
Subject Geographic: United States - Texas--Gulf Region - Jasper County -
Subject Geographic: McGee Bend Dam
Physical Genre: Photographs
Extent: 1 photograph
Box: 2007-255/750
Folder: Groundbreaking of McGee Bend dam Sept. 1956
Collection Strength: Congressional and Political History
Texas History
Project: Jack Brooks digital legacy project
Project Theme: Politics and Elections