Sketch of R. E. Cobbs rent house by Mary Jane Edwards Blackburn

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Mary Jane Edwards Blackburn depicts a house, some trees, and a picket fence in a sketch of R. E. Cobbs's rent house on Mulberry. This house was also known as the "White House."

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1 sketch ; 3.5 in. x 5.5 in.

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Blackburn, Mary Jane Edwards Creation Date: Unknown.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History and was provided by the Denton Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 147 times. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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Denton Public Library

Denton's first public library opened on June 6, 1937, in Denton County Courthouse. It quickly outgrew the space and in 1949, the City of Denton donated a tract of land on Oakland Street for a new library.

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Description

Mary Jane Edwards Blackburn depicts a house, some trees, and a picket fence in a sketch of R. E. Cobbs's rent house on Mulberry. This house was also known as the "White House."

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1 sketch ; 3.5 in. x 5.5 in.

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From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History

These materials include historic photographs, books, maps, city directories, and records from numerous Denton women's clubs. Funding for this project was provided by the Forrest C. Lattner Foundation.

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  • Feb. 19, 2007, 11 a.m.

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  • Nov. 18, 2016, 5:06 p.m.

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Blackburn, Mary Jane Edwards. Sketch of R. E. Cobbs rent house by Mary Jane Edwards Blackburn, artwork, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21915/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.

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