From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History - 142 Matching Results
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- [City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission]
- Photograph of the City of Denton Planning and Planning Commission (formed in 1959). The group is seated around a wooden desk in a room with a checkered pattern tile floor. From left to right: Conrad Callicoatte, he was hired as the City Engineer in 1960, at that time he was 24 and the youngest man in the upper levels of the City of Denton government. The woman seated next to him is Mrs. Lonnie (Emma Joe) Yarbrough, Richard Ragsdale (Chairman), Harold Farmer, Roy Lagleder and Dr. Paul P. Young.
- Denton Federal Savings and Loan Association
- Denton Federal Savings and Loan located at the corner of Elm and McKinney.
- Exterior View of the Electric Manufacturing Company
- Exterior view of the south side of the Electric Manufacturing Company building with cars in the parking lot. The foreground is filled with a field of grass. The Electric Manufacturing Company is a division of the Amerace Corporation.
- Exterior View of the Moore Business Forms Plant
- Exterior view of the Moore Business Forms plant located at 601 E. Hickory. There are cars parked on the street to the left of the factory.
- North Texas State University Administration Building
- Administration building with clock tower on the North Texas State University Campus. The foreground has a line of trees receding into the left and a full parking lot is on the right hand side of the image.
- [Othello Hill and Norvell Hill Reed]
- Studio-style portrait of Othello Hill (on the left) and Norvell Reed (on the right).
- Post Office
- Old post office at the corner of North Locust and McKinney. There are multiple automobiles in the foreground of the image. The J. B. Lumber Yard was previously located on this corner.
- Old Alton Baptist Church
- Three newspaper clippings provide information regarding the Old Alton Baptist Church of Denton County, Texas. A photograph of the church building and a photograph of a choir are also included.
- Flower Mound Presbyterian Church
- Photograph of Flower Mound Presbyterian Church, erected about 1890. A caption including a brief history of the church is included.
- [Bridges across Clear Creek on U.S. Highway 77 and interstate]
- Newspaper pictures of the concrete bridge across Clear Creek on Highway 77 south of Sanger and the double bridge across Clear Crek on the new interstate highway.
- [Authala Williams in the City of Denton water lab]
- Photograph of Authala Williams using lab equipment in City of Denton water lab. She is wearing a white blouse and printed skirt.
- [City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- The City of Denton Municipal Generating Station addition in 1961. The steam plant is visible in the background behind a construction site with a large Koehring crane. A few small buildings and workers are also visible in the background. A worker is walking in front of the crane, and a Chevrolet truck and Chevy Bel Air are visible in the foreground. The license plate on the Bel Air reads "Texas '61 EC-3654."
- [City of Denton Public Utility Board]
- Photograph of the members of the City of Denton Public Utilities Board. They are seated around a wooden desk in a room with a checker-patterned tile floor. All of the members are looking towards the man to the far right who is leaning back in his chair and talking with an folder in his hand. Left to right: Acting Director of Utilities Frank Drummond, Walter B McClurkan, Dr. H.W. (Wib) Kamp Jr., Marvin Ramey, Chairman Tom Harpool. The man in the dark suit at the end of the table is Homer Bly, City Manager (1959-1963) and A.B. (Swede) Swenson. the director of utilities and the city manager are e-officio members of the board.
- [Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive]
- Photograph of the Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive before the construction project to widen the bridge. Three cars are visible on the road. A small crane is on the left side of the road, as well as some construction materials. A several rows of houses are visible to the left of the road.
- [Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive]
- Photograph of the Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive before the construction project to widen the bridge. Three cars are visible on the road. A small crane is on the left side of the road, as well as some construction materials. A few houses are visible in the background.
- [Denton Police Department]
- Interior of the City of Denton Police Department with Luther Allen, dispatcher Eddie Huey, and Clyde Elrod can be seen behind the glass.
- [Meeting of Denton City Councilmen]
- Photograph of a City of Denton officials and City Councilmen sitting around a table and looking over paperwork. From left to right: W.F Brooks Sr., G Emery Taylor, City Manager Homer Bly, Mayor Frank Barrow, City Secretary W.D. Buttrill, Tax Assessor George F. Spuller, and Thomas E. Noel. The men are wearing suits and ties. A large aerial map is visible in the background.
- Park Board Members Crillon Payne and Dr. Jack Watson Standing By Map
- Park board members Crillon Payne, left, and Dr. Jack Watson, right stand in front of a map to discuss Denton's long range park plans. This photo appeared in a special edition of the Denton Record-Chronicle on April 3, 1961.
- [City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- Several men work on the city of Denton Municipal Generating Station. A large crane is visible in the foreground, and a power plant is visible in the background.
- National Current Agenda - Resource Material: Unit Meeting - January 10-11, 1962
- Resource Material on the National Current Agenda from the League of Women Voters of Denton's Unit Meeting on January 10 - 11, 1962.
- [70,000-lb steam drum being lifted at City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- A crane is lifting a 70,000-lb steam drum in the center of the plane. The steam drum is part of a boiler at the steam power plant. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
- [Eagle Drive Looking West]
- View of Eagle Drive, Denton, Texas, looking west from an unknown intersection. Two manhole covers are visible in the foreground and houses, trees, and power lines border the road on either side.
- Sheriff and Mrs. Pat Gallagher
- Photograph of Sheriff and Mrs. Pat Gallagher and Denton Record-Chronicle clipping describing Sheriff Wylie Barnes's recovery of loot from a burglary of Beasley's Jewelry Store in Lewisville, Texas in 1962. A Photograph of Wylie Barnes is included.
- [View of Kendolph looking North from Whippoorwill]
- The view of Kendolph street looking north from Whippoorwill. The road is unpaved with one house visible on the left and two on the right.
- [View of Kendolph looking South from Whippoorwill}
- The view of Kendolph street looking south from Whippoorwill. The road is unpaved with three houses visible on the left side of the street and one on the right.
- [View of Whippoorwill Lane looking West]
- View of unpaved Whippoorwill Lane looking west. Houses and trees are on both sides of the street at the far end of the road and power lines run the length of the right side of the road.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, January 6, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter, Volume 01, Number 09, February 12, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 01, Number 10, March 10, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 01, Number 11, April 1, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- Kippy Jagoe Elected CAR Honorary State President
- Photograph of Kippy Jagoe, recently elected Honorary State President of the Children of the American Revolution, and several female members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The women are wearing dresses and cloches. Some of the women have medals pinned to their dresses. A newspaper clipping describing recent events of Children of the American Revolution and a caption identifying those photographed are included.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 01, May 3, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 02, June 16, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 03, September 8, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 04, October 8, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 05, November 12, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- Jack Schmitz of Mortuary Dead At 71
- Photograph and obituary of Jack Schmitz Senior, a mortician of Denton, Texas.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 06, December 8, 1962
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- [Aerial view City of Denton Municipal Generating Station and Water Treatment facility]
- Aerial view of the City of Denton power plant and water treatment facility. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
- Bridges Settlement Probably First Community In County
- Three newspaper clipping provide a brief history of the early settlements in Denton County, including the Bridges Settlement. The clippings also include photos of Hebron Baptist Church and the last standing cotton gin in Hebron circa 1963.
- [City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- Exterior view of the steam plant at the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
- [City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- Exterior view of the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station at night. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
- [City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
- Two parts of the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station are visible on either side of a tree. A barbed wire fence stands between the tree and the power plant. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
- [City of Denton Sanitation Department Worker and Truck]
- An unidentified City of Denton Sanitation Department worker empties a metal trash can into the back of a garbage truck. The man is wearing a polo shirt and jeans. In the background trees and power lines are visible and there is a light-colored house which can be seen behind the truck on the far left of the image.
- First National In Sanger Expands Services, Staff
- C. H. Easley, president of First National Bank in Sanger, initiated new and better service to his customers in 1963. He also made various improvements to the bank.
- First Stewart's Creek Church
- Photograph of several unidentified men and a horse and buggy standing around the First Stewart's Creek Church. A photograph of the church as it appears today in Lewsiville is also included.
- Looking Back
- Three Sanger Courier newspaper clippings regarding the grading of main street in 1892, a tornado that damages Sanger in 1895, and a Sanger fire in 1909. Mr. N. P. Kirkland and family are pictured.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 07, February 9, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
- Bedridden Boy Still In School
- Newspaper clipping and photo regarding Larry Wayne Shell, a third-grader at Little Elm School. Larry broke his leg and was forced to stay at home. His family installed an intercom wire between the school and his room, so he could participate in the lessons. Mrs. Harmon was his teacher.
- The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 08, March 10, 1963
- League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.