[Main Building (Old Main) before demolition]

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Photograph of the Main Building (Old Main) being torn down. The Main Building was constructed in 1904, the second permanent structure on North Texas Campus. It housed an auditorium that seated 1,200, library, administrative offices, and classrooms. Sometimes referred to as the Old Main building, the structure was demolished in 1923 to make way for the new Administration Building, which is now the Auditorium Building.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1923.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 433 times, with 21 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the Main Building (Old Main) being torn down. The Main Building was constructed in 1904, the second permanent structure on North Texas Campus. It housed an auditorium that seated 1,200, library, administrative offices, and classrooms. Sometimes referred to as the Old Main building, the structure was demolished in 1923 to make way for the new Administration Building, which is now the Auditorium Building.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Photograph donated by Dr. J. Echvard Johnson, M.D. of Mineral Wells, Texas.

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University Photography Collection

Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • 1923

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  • Dec. 3, 2013, 10:04 a.m.

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  • April 27, 2016, 11:15 a.m.

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[Main Building (Old Main) before demolition], photograph, 1923; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc267744/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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