Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Denton Public Libraryhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/DPL/browse/?sort=creator&start=10&fq=untl_collection:DG062010-10-27T19:34:31-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Denton Public LibraryExterior of Home on Concrete Blocks2006-06-17T15:50:36-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14846/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14846/"><img alt="Exterior of Home on Concrete Blocks" title="Exterior of Home on Concrete Blocks" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14846/small/"/></a></p><p>External view of two houses that are pieced together from different types of siding and are sitting on concrete bricks on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Exterior of Home With Air Conditioning Unit2006-06-17T15:52:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14845/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14845/"><img alt="Exterior of Home With Air Conditioning Unit" title="Exterior of Home With Air Conditioning Unit" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14845/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of the side of house with an air condition unit sticking out of the window and supported by struts.</p>Exterior Two Homes and a Tree2006-06-17T15:54:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14844/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14844/"><img alt="Exterior Two Homes and a Tree" title="Exterior Two Homes and a Tree" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14844/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of the side of a pier and house that is partially shaded by a large tree planted to its right on the Nike Missile Base.The house has a screened-in porch and a washing machine can be be seen. A second home is partially visible behind the tree. It is two-story and the side of a staircase can be seen. The first level is bermed with rocks and the lower level also has a screened-in porch.</p>Exterior View of a House2006-06-17T16:20:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14832/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14832/"><img alt="Exterior View of a House" title="Exterior View of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14832/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a small house on the Nike Missile Base. The roof of the house is half siding and half tiled and the entire think is sitting on concrete blocks.</p>Exterior View of a House Missing a Wall2006-06-17T16:37:44-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14824/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14824/"><img alt="Exterior View of a House Missing a Wall" title="Exterior View of a House Missing a Wall" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14824/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a white house on concrete blocks that is missing one half of a wall on the side facing the camera so that you can see the interior on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Exterior View of a Two-Story House2006-06-17T17:17:20-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14803/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14803/"><img alt="Exterior View of a Two-Story House" title="Exterior View of a Two-Story House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14803/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a two-story house on the Nike Missile Base. None of the windows have screens or glass except for one on the front of the house in the bottom left corner. The house is up on cement blocks and there are pieces of wood sitting in the grass around the structure.</p>Exterior View of a White House2006-06-17T16:52:59-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14816/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14816/"><img alt="Exterior View of a White House" title="Exterior View of a White House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14816/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a white house. There is a metal trash can on the lawn in front of the porch just right of center in the image.</p>Exterior View of a White House2006-06-17T16:51:08-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14817/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14817/"><img alt="Exterior View of a White House" title="Exterior View of a White House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14817/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a white house on concrete blocks on the Nike Missile Base. There is a metal trash can on the lawn in front of the porch in the bottom left corner of the image.</p>Exterior View of a White House2006-06-17T16:47:18-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14819/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14819/"><img alt="Exterior View of a White House" title="Exterior View of a White House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14819/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a white house on concrete blocks on the Nike Missile Base. This house abuts a second house which is partially visible on the far left of the image.</p>Exterior View of a White House2006-06-17T16:43:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14821/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14821/"><img alt="Exterior View of a White House" title="Exterior View of a White House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14821/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a white house on concrete blocks on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Exterior View of a White House2006-06-17T16:41:34-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14822/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14822/"><img alt="Exterior View of a White House" title="Exterior View of a White House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14822/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a white house on concrete blocks on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Exterior View of a White House2006-06-17T16:39:41-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14823/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14823/"><img alt="Exterior View of a White House" title="Exterior View of a White House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14823/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of a white house on concrete blocks. This house was possibly on the western area of the University of North Texas campus and was moved during its expansion in the late 1960s or early 1970s.The edge of a second house can be seen on the far left of the image.</p>Exterior View of Back of a White House2006-06-17T16:54:53-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14815/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14815/"><img alt="Exterior View of Back of a White House" title="Exterior View of Back of a White House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14815/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of the back of a white house on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Exterior View of Two Houses2006-06-17T17:19:04-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14802/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14802/"><img alt="Exterior View of Two Houses" title="Exterior View of Two Houses" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14802/small/"/></a></p><p>Exterior view of two white, derelict houses on the Nike Missile Base. The closest house is up on cement blocks and is missing its front door. Trees mark the edge of the frame on the right side.</p>A. H. Gee's Home in Pilot Point2006-04-21T03:51:01-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12350/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12350/"><img alt="A. H. Gee's Home in Pilot Point" title="A. H. Gee's Home in Pilot Point" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12350/small/"/></a></p><p>Unidentified girls in school uniforms are playing basketball in the foreground while a group of unidentified adults look on from behind. In the background, center-frame, A. H. Gee's house rises up. On the right side of the frame a windmill is visible above the treeline in the background. Note on the front of the photograph, "Lumber was hauled from Jefferson, Texas." On the back of the photographs is written, "Earl Selz, 1899."</p>33.394854 -96.964734Interior of a House2006-06-17T17:02:31-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14811/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14811/"><img alt="Interior of a House" title="Interior of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14811/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior of a house showing a corner where the ceiling has fallen down in a house on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Interior of a House2006-06-17T16:09:54-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14837/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14837/"><img alt="Interior of a House" title="Interior of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14837/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior view of a house on the Nike Missile Base. Pieces of wood are visible on the ground and the floral print wallpaper is partially torn down on the left side of the image. A window is on the right and a door can be seen to the far left.</p>Interior of a House2006-06-17T16:07:36-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14838/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14838/"><img alt="Interior of a House" title="Interior of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14838/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior view of a house on the Nike Missile Base showing a dirty interior including trash and a dresser drawer on the floor.</p>[Interior shot of roof rafters]2006-06-17T17:06:04-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14809/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14809/"><img alt="[Interior shot of roof rafters]" title="[Interior shot of roof rafters]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14809/small/"/></a></p><p>View of a ridge board and rafters in the attic of an unknown house that was possibly located on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Interior View of the Ceiling of a House2006-06-17T16:12:07-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14836/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14836/"><img alt="Interior View of the Ceiling of a House" title="Interior View of the Ceiling of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14836/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior view of the ceiling of a house on the Nike Missile Base. The wooden frame of the ceiling is visible and on the bottom edge of the image a large hole is in the dry wall.</p>Interior View of the Ceiling of a House2006-06-17T16:18:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14833/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14833/"><img alt="Interior View of the Ceiling of a House" title="Interior View of the Ceiling of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14833/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior view of the ceiling of a house on the Nike Missile Base. The wooden frame of the ceiling is visible as are the wooden slat walls of the building..</p>Interior View Through A Doorway2006-06-17T16:56:57-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14814/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14814/"><img alt="Interior View Through A Doorway" title="Interior View Through A Doorway" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14814/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior view of a room full of trash as seen through a doorway without a door on it in a house on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Interior View With Graffiti2006-06-17T16:45:26-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14820/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14820/"><img alt="Interior View With Graffiti" title="Interior View With Graffiti" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14820/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior view of the kitchen of a house on the Nike Missile Base. There is graffiti all over the white walls and ceiling and a light bulb socket without a bulb is visible in the center top.The words, groovy, love me, peace and love.</p>Interior View With Two Rooms2006-06-17T16:25:21-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14830/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14830/"><img alt="Interior View With Two Rooms" title="Interior View With Two Rooms" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14830/small/"/></a></p><p>A sink without any plumbing hookups is visible in a room to the right and an open door into a different room is visible on the left side of the image inside of a house on the Nike Missile Base. Center frame the dry wall is on the floor in front of the wall where it used to be.</p>Landing in the Interior of a House2006-06-17T16:16:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14834/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14834/"><img alt="Landing in the Interior of a House" title="Landing in the Interior of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14834/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior view of the second-story landing of a house on the Nike Missile Base. The floor is dirty and the white paint on the wood of the railing on the stairs is chipped.</p>Room Without Sheetrock2006-06-17T16:35:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14825/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14825/"><img alt="Room Without Sheetrock" title="Room Without Sheetrock" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14825/small/"/></a></p><p>Along the right side of the image most of the sheet rock is missing from the wall and on the far wall there is a hole in the wall that allows a small glimpse into the room beyond in a house on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Room Without Sheetrock2006-06-17T16:33:48-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14826/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14826/"><img alt="Room Without Sheetrock" title="Room Without Sheetrock" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14826/small/"/></a></p><p>Along the left side of the image most of the sheet rock is missing from the wall and on the far wall there is a hole in the wall that allows a small glimpse into the room beyond in a house on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Sink in a Missile Base Residence2006-06-17T16:23:11-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14831/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14831/"><img alt="Sink in a Missile Base Residence" title="Sink in a Missile Base Residence" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14831/small/"/></a></p><p>A sink without any plumbing hookups is in the center of the image in the middle of a section of countertop. A battered cardboard box is beneath the sink. On the wall behind the sink two "X's", a flower, and the phrase "Please Love Me Baby" have been scrawled on the wall.</p>Underside of a House2006-06-17T17:00:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14812/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14812/"><img alt="Underside of a House" title="Underside of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14812/small/"/></a></p><p>Underside of a house showing a wooden foundation that is deteriorating and how the house is up on concrete blocks. The house is on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Underside of a House2006-06-17T16:00:58-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14841/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14841/"><img alt="Underside of a House" title="Underside of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14841/small/"/></a></p><p>View underneath a pier and beam house on the Nike Missile Base showing plumbing and electrical wiring.</p>Underside of a House2006-06-17T16:14:17-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14835/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14835/"><img alt="Underside of a House" title="Underside of a House" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14835/small/"/></a></p><p>View underneath a house on the Nike Missile Base showing a wooden frame and one of the concrete blocks the house is sitting on.</p>Underside of a Sink2006-06-17T17:04:16-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14810/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14810/"><img alt="Underside of a Sink" title="Underside of a Sink" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14810/small/"/></a></p><p>View of the plumbing in the cabinet underneath a sink in an unknown house on the Nike Missile Base.</p>[Window in a derelict house]2006-06-17T16:05:23-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14839/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14839/"><img alt="[Window in a derelict house]" title="[Window in a derelict house]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14839/small/"/></a></p><p>View of an interior window in a derelict house on the Nike Missile Base. The paint is chipped and the window has been broken. The window blinds have been removed, except for two strings hanging on either side. The house has wood paneling.</p>Wooden Ceiling2006-06-17T16:30:01-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14828/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14828/"><img alt="Wooden Ceiling" title="Wooden Ceiling" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14828/small/"/></a></p><p>View of a vaulted wooden ceiling inside of a home on the Nike Missile Base.</p>Wooden Ceiling and Window2006-06-17T17:07:49-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14808/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14808/"><img alt="Wooden Ceiling and Window" title="Wooden Ceiling and Window" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14808/small/"/></a></p><p>The beams of a wooden ceiling take up the top half of the image while the bottom half is comprised of a white window with no screen or glass and door off of its hinges laying next to the entry-way in an unknown house.</p>Wooden Wall and Doorway2006-06-17T17:13:26-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14805/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14805/"><img alt="Wooden Wall and Doorway" title="Wooden Wall and Doorway" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14805/small/"/></a></p><p>A dirty wooden wall has trash on the floor in front of it in an unknown derelict house. On the left side of the image is a doorway into another room that was painted white, but the paint is now peeling and cracking. The house is one of many moved by Denton County House Movers around 1970. They (DCHM) think that it could have come from one of two area: near the University of North Texas campus, or from Pacific Street, which was moved to make way for the expansion of South Carroll Boulevard.</p>Wooden Wall and Doorway2006-06-17T17:15:25-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14804/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14804/"><img alt="Wooden Wall and Doorway" title="Wooden Wall and Doorway" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14804/small/"/></a></p><p>A dirty wooden wall has trash on the floor in front of it in an unknown derelict house. On the right side of the image is a doorway into another room that was painted white, but the paint is now peeling and cracking.</p>Sketch of R. E. Cobbs rent house by Mary Jane Edwards Blackburn2007-02-19T11:00:33-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21915/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21915/"><img alt="Sketch of R. E. Cobbs rent house by Mary Jane Edwards Blackburn" title="Sketch of R. E. Cobbs rent house by Mary Jane Edwards Blackburn" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21915/small/"/></a></p><p>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."</p>Joseph (Joe) W. Minnerly2007-02-14T21:00:48-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21895/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21895/"><img alt="Joseph (Joe) W. Minnerly" title="Joseph (Joe) W. Minnerly" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21895/small/"/></a></p><p>Studio portrait of Joseph Minnerly. Mr. Minnerly is wearing a three-piece suit and a bowtie.</p>In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Jessamine Blount2007-04-26T10:35:28-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24932/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24932/"><img alt="In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Jessamine Blount" title="In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Jessamine Blount" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24932/small/"/></a></p><p>A short poem commemorates the life of Jessamine Blount who died on June 28, 1900 at the age of 49. Dr. J. P. Blount, first president of a Denton bank, survived his wife.</p>[Unidentified woman with pearl necklace]2007-06-24T20:57:10-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25503/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25503/"><img alt="[Unidentified woman with pearl necklace]" title="[Unidentified woman with pearl necklace]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25503/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an unidentified woman with wavy hair. She is wearing a dark-colored blouse with pearl buttons, a white scarf, and a pearl necklace.</p>Ashley Newton Denton2006-04-21T04:18:00-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12321/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12321/"><img alt="Ashley Newton Denton" title="Ashley Newton Denton" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12321/small/"/></a></p><p>Head-and-shoulders portrait of Dr. Ashley Newton Denton, son of John B. Denton (1806-1841), for whom Denton County and City are named, and Mary Greenlee Stewart (1808-1848). Dr. Denton was born in 1837, the year the Denton family moved from Clark County, Arkansas, to Clarksville, Texas. He studied medicine and served as a surgeon in the confederate army. Dr. Denton practiced medicine for many years at San Marcos and Austin, Texas. He was a member of the Texas legislature for one term and from 1885 to 1888 was superintendent of the Texas State Mental Hospital in Austin. He was a close friend of Governor Jim Hogg, Col. E. M. House, and other prominent citizens of Austin. He was married twice and fathered a number of children. He died March 4, 1901, and is buried in San Marcos, Texas.</p>John Bunyan Denton2006-04-21T02:54:37-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12410/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12410/"><img alt="John Bunyan Denton" title="John Bunyan Denton" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12410/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an artist's sketch depicting the death of John B. Denton in the Indian fight at Village Creek on May 24, 1841. Captain Denton and Captain Henry Stout, also shown in the sketch, were leading an advanced scouting party when they were ambushed on Village Creek near modern Fort Worth. Denton was killed and Stout severely wounded.</p>Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill2006-04-21T04:01:57-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12337/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12337/"><img alt="Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill" title="Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12337/small/"/></a></p><p>Head-and-shoulders portrait of Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill in an overcoat buttoned up over a dark suit and bowtie and white shirt. His body is parallel to the camera, but his head and gaze are turned to the right of the camera. Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill was the oldest grandson of John B. Denton (1806-1841) for whom Denton County and city were named. Judge Hill was born March 15, 1844, near Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, son of Bernard Hill and Sarah Elizabeth Denton, oldest of John B. Denton's six children. He served in the Confederate Army, Company E, 34 Regiment, Texas Cavalry, from 1862 until he was wounded at the Battle of Mansfield, LA, in 1864. After the war he attended McKenzie College, Clarksville, TX, and in 1872 he graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN. Judge Hill began practicing law in Little Rock, AR, in 1873, where he was also elected probate and county judge for three terms (1884-1890). He married Sidney A. Willett (1847-1935), with whom he fathered one daughter. Judge Hill died February 1, 1905 and was buried in Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, AR. His picture hangs in the county courthouse in Little Rock, AR, which was built under his administration.</p>Reverend John Bunyan Denton, Jr.2006-04-21T03:29:11-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12371/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12371/"><img alt="Reverend John Bunyan Denton, Jr." title="Reverend John Bunyan Denton, Jr." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12371/small/"/></a></p><p>Head-and-shoulders portrait of Reverend John Bunyan, Jr. Denton, youngest of six children of John B. Denton (1806-1841), for whom Denton County and city are named, and Mary Greenlee Stewart (1808-1848). Rev. J. B. Denton, Jr. was born in Clark County, AR. He and a brother, Rev. Jonathan Franklin Denton followed their father into the Methodist ministry. The two brothers were members of the West Texas Conference of the M. E. Church, South, that met at San Marcos, TX, on October 16-22, 1878. Their pictures, with those of other members of the conference, appear in Nail's Centennial History of Texas Methodism, page 122. The two preacher sons of Denton and a grandson, Professor William Baker, were speakers at the services in which John B. Denton's remains were buried on the courthouse lawn at Denton in 1901. Rev. J. B. Denton, Jr, died in Clay County, Texas, early in the twentieth century.</p>Reverend Johnathan Franklin Denton2006-04-21T03:30:01-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12370/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12370/"><img alt="Reverend Johnathan Franklin Denton" title="Reverend Johnathan Franklin Denton" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12370/small/"/></a></p><p>Head-and-shoulders portrait of Reverend Jonathan Franklin Denton, son of John B. Denton (1806-1841), for whom Denton County and city are named, and Mary Greenlee Stewart (1808-1848). Rev, J. F. Denton was born in Clark County, AR. He and a brother, Rev. John B. Denton, Jr., followed their father into the Methodist ministry. The two brothers were members of the West Texas Conference of the M. E. Church, South, that met at San Marcos, TX, on October 16-22, 1878. Their pictures, with those of other members of the conference, appear in Nail's Centennial History of Texas Methodism, page 122. The two preacher sons of Denton and a grandson, Professor William Baker, were speakers at the services in which John B. Denton's remains were buried on the courthouse lawn at Denton in 1901. Rev. J. F. Denton died in Weatherford, TX, around 1907.</p>Sarah Elizabeth Denton2006-04-21T03:30:52-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12369/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12369/"><img alt="Sarah Elizabeth Denton" title="Sarah Elizabeth Denton" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12369/small/"/></a></p><p>Head-and-shoulders portrait of Sarah Elizabeth Denton, born May 18, 1826, in Clark County, AR, oldest of six children of John Bunyan Denton (1806-1841), for whom Denton County and city were named, and Mary Greenlee Stewar (1808-1848). She first married Bernard Hill, a teacher of Clarksville, Texas, by whom there was one son, Judge Wilbur Fiske Hille (1844-1905) of Little Rock, AR, onetime county judge of Pulaski County, AR. After Bernard Hill's death in May 1848, she married Wiliam C. Baker (1823-1903), son of James S. Baker (1791-1870) and Susannah Crutcher Baker (1798-1858), Fannin County, Texas, pioneers. Six Baker children were born between 1850 and 1869: Virgina (Wilburn), Thomas Crutcher, Catherine (Shearer), James William, Martha (Walker), and Minnie (Carter). Denton died February 20, 1894 and is buried in Elwood Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.</p>[Unidentifed baby in white dress sits in wicker chair]2010-10-27T19:34:31-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123834/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123834/"><img alt="[Unidentifed baby in white dress sits in wicker chair]" title="[Unidentifed baby in white dress sits in wicker chair]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123834/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a baby sitting in a wicker chair in a white dress.</p>[Portrait of unidentified baby in white dress]2007-06-24T21:06:09-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25482/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25482/"><img alt="[Portrait of unidentified baby in white dress]" title="[Portrait of unidentified baby in white dress]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25482/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an unidentified baby in a white dress and wearing a bangle.</p>Bedridden Boy Still In School2007-04-25T14:26:32-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24857/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24857/"><img alt="Bedridden Boy Still In School" title="Bedridden Boy Still In School" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24857/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>