Keywords: Car towed in Texas 1951 drought.jpg en This 1951 photo shows what happened after the Texas Highway Department closed a bridge on the Canadian River near Pampa that had become too dangerous to use Drivers who took their chances crossing the dry river bed didn ™t always make it and had to be hauled out by tow trucks 2002 Texas State Library and Archives Commission https //www tsl texas gov/highlights/2012_02/lobby-exhibits-3b html Texas Highway Department Historical Records Texas Commission on Environmental Quality other versions PD-USGov Black and white photographs of Texas Trucks in Texas |