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[Scrapbook Page: Brownie Investiture]

Description: Scrapbook page with information about the investiture ceremony held by Brownie Girl Scout Troop #74 in Denton, Texas. It includes a small newspaper clipping and a handwritten note discribing the event above a photograph of the girls. In the image, the girls are wearing their uniforms and are seated in a semi-circle in a classroom. Large posters with the Girl Scout and Brownie symbols are behind them and chalkboards are visible on the walls. A handwritten note at the bottom of the page ident… more
Date: 1958~

[Scrapbook Page: Denton County National Bank]

Description: Scrapbook page containing the text of a newspaper article titled "The History of the Denton County National Bank" from Friday, March 9, 1962. The article discusses the history of Denton, Texas with a focus on the bank, which was founded in the 1890s.
Date: unknown

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Churches]

Description: Scrapbook page with several newspaper clippings about churches in Denton, Texas. At the top of the page, a diamond-shaped clipping has an image of a church building and says "Rally Day Sunday October 20" (left) next to an article about the construction of First Methodist Church and how they acquired the property for their location. In the center of the page, there is a photograph of two large buildings on a street, with the label "First Methodist Church." At the bottom of the page, there is … more
Date: unknown

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Golden Anniversary Class]

Description: Scrapbook page containing a newspaper clipping that includes an image of the 1903 Denton High School Diploma and caption text below, which says: "DHS Golden Anniversary Class -- Graduates of Denton High School in 1903 received a diploma complete with a picture of the class. The diploma is the only one known which has a picture of the entire graduating class. Graduates are seated, left to right, Bessie Edwards (now of College Station), the late Silas Fry, Bessie Hogue (now of Dallas) and Georg… more
Date: unknown

[Scrapbook Page: Play Day, 1960]

Description: Scrapbook page containing four photographs of children participating in events during "Play Day" held at on the North Texas State College campus. The children are in a large grassy area and several buildings are visible in the background. In most of the images, children are standing in groups or lines for various activities; in the lower-right corner, the children are seated in the grass and several adults are standing on a raised tower in front of them. A handwritten note in the center of t… more
Date: 1960~
Location: 33.209696 -97.149035

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Citizens]

Description: Scrapbook page containing four photographs with text labels. At the top of the page, a man and woman are standing on the front porch of a home with a spotted dog; the label below says "Luther Lambert and wife." On the left side of the page, there is a photograph of a man (Tony Robinson) standing in front of a shoe-shine station where several clients are seated; a newspaper clipping below gives a brief biography of Robinson. On the right side is a photograph of an unidentified man in a fenced… more
Date: unknown

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Graduates and Pioneer Citizens Clippings]

Description: Scrapbook page with a number of newspaper clippings and a photograph, near the top. In the image, a group of women are gathered together; information below the photo says: "'Sillies' Denton High School 1916." and also identifies the persons who are pictured. Newspaper clippings discuss (counterclockwise) the Denton High School commencement speaker -- Charles I. Francis -- for the 1916 graduates; information about the 59 seniors graduating from Denton High school in 1916; an account of the Den… more
Date: unknown

[Scrapbook Page: Chain Gang]

Description: Scrapbook page with a photograph of several men standing in a loose semi-circle, with two hounds in the foreground. Horses hitched to wagons are visible in the background. A handwritten note below the image says "About 60 yrs ago, people who were picked up and put in jail worked their fines out by working on the roads. They were chained together while they worked. And bloodhounds were carried along. (This picture brot. [sic] by the "Rose Twins" Bertie & Myrtle, 1960)." We think that this mi… more
Date: [1890,1900]

[Scrapbook Page: City of Denton 1961]

Description: Scrapbook page that contains a copy of the City of Denton, Texas annual report for1961 (top) and a newspaper clipping at the bottom of the page advertising the Jagoe Abstract Co. The annual report includes highlights of the city council and public safety, public works, utilities, parks/recreation, and sanitation departments as well as an overall summary of funding. The advertisement has the title "106 Years of Continuous Service to Denton" and has a photograph of J. W. Jagoe as well as brief … more
Date: unknown

[Scout Troop Calendar and Scrapbook Page]

Description: Calendar page labeled "November 1959" with handwritten notes regarding the activities of a Denton Girl Scout troop, including meetings on Tuesday and a "Play Day" on Saturday the 21st. The back of the page includes a handwritten description of the Play Day event and three photographs which show a large group of children playing various games outside several large, brick buildings on the North Texas State College campus.
Date: 1959-11~

[Scrapbook Page: Prohibition Ticket and Article]

Description: Scrapbook page that has a voting ballot on the left, labeled "Prohibition Ticket," with several handwritten arrows marking choices. A newspaper article on the right describes the history of alcohol sales and prohibition in Denton, Texas.
Date: unknown

[Scrapbook Page: Denton Properties]

Description: Scrapbook page featuring photographs of three buildings in Denton, Texas with a label that says "Three of the Properties Denton is Buying For Site Of New Civic Center." The images are (left-to-right, clockwise): a wooden building with a multi-story store front labeled "One of the Old Buildings at Civic Center Site: This One To Be Torn Down"; a one-story house with wooden siding labeled "Dwelling on McKinney Street: This Lot Joins Present City Garage"; and several buildings behind a driveway an… more
Date: unknown

[Scrapbook Page: First Baptist Church, Denton]

Description: Scrapbook page with several clippings about First Baptist Church in Denton, Texas. The story in the upper right part of the page has an image of the original First Baptist church building (which burned) and the article discusses the centennial celebrations to honor the founding of the church. A newspaper clipping on the left side of the page discusses a Sunday School class at the church made up of students who cannot speak or hear and has a photograph of the teachers and students. At the bot… more
Date: unknown

[Pamphlet for "Follow Thru" Motion Picture]

Description: Pamphlet for a Paramount Picture musical called "Follow Thru," with Charles Rogers and Nancy Carroll, produced by Schwab and Mandel. On the back is an advertisement for The C. I. A. (College of Industrial Arts) Beauty Shop.
Date: 1930

[Denton Traction Company transfer ticket]

Description: Transfer ticket for the Denton Traction Company, a system of streetcars. Instructions on the ticket say "Good only for continuous passage at transfer point - Northwest Corner of Public Square - on first connecting car after time and on date punched in margin."
Date: [..1918]
Creator: Denton Arts Council

[Flow Memorial Hospital Employee Handbook]

Description: Handbook for Flow Memorial Hospital employees, including a foreword by Jerry M. Smith (Administrator) and containing information about the hospital's history and all policies relating to employees.
Date: unknown

[College of Industrial Arts Ex-Students' Association Banquet Program]

Description: Program from the annual banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts in 1927. The classes being honored were 1907, 1917, and 1927. Included in the program is a menu and a sequence of events.
Date: June 4, 1927
Creator: Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts

[Burch's Ju-cy Pig Restaurant Menu]

Description: Menu from Burch's Ju-cy Pig Restaurant in Denton, Texas. On the front of the menu is a cartoon of people in bright clothing driving a red car down a road.
Date: June 1966

[Burch's Ju-cy Pig Restaurant Menu]

Description: Menu from Burch's Ju-cy Pig Restaurant in Denton, Texas. On the front is a cartoon of a sailboat and a calendar page of July 1966.
Date: July 1966

[The Western Presbyter]

Description: The Western Presbyter, a weekly publication from Cumberland Presbyterian, contains information about the state of the church.
Date: January 14, 1904
Creator: Russell, Charles C.
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