[Removal of Confederate monument]

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Photograph of a construction crew removing the Confederate monument on the Denton Downtown Square. Two unidentified people are sitting in folding chairs on the courthouse lawn watching the removal, and several people standing on Hickory Street are visible taking pictures of the construction.

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1 photograph : col.

Creation Information

Gieringer, Morgan Davis June 25, 2020.

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Description

Photograph of a construction crew removing the Confederate monument on the Denton Downtown Square. Two unidentified people are sitting in folding chairs on the courthouse lawn watching the removal, and several people standing on Hickory Street are visible taking pictures of the construction.

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1 photograph : col.

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Description from donor: "Removal of the confederate monument on the downtown Denton square, June 25, 2020"

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  • Preferred Citation: University Memory Collection, University of North Texas Special Collections

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University Memory Collection

Submitted to UNT Special Collections through the online Keeper App, these digital materials document people and events connected to the University of North Texas. The University Memory Collection, started in 2017, is an ongoing project of the UNT Special Collections department and the University Archive.

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  • June 25, 2020

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  • April 4, 2021, 5:54 p.m.

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  • 33.215394, -97.132106

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Gieringer, Morgan Davis. [Removal of Confederate monument], photograph, June 25, 2020; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1777911/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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