[Postcard of Main Building Park View]

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Postcard of the Main Building of the Texas State College for Women as viewed from a distance at Denton's main park, now Quakertown Park. Large bushes, ferns, and a stream is visible in the foreground. The back of the postcard describes the writer's experience at the college and is addressed to David Martin in Syracuse, New York.

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Carruth, C. E., 1891-1969 December 1950.

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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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Postcard of the Main Building of the Texas State College for Women as viewed from a distance at Denton's main park, now Quakertown Park. Large bushes, ferns, and a stream is visible in the foreground. The back of the postcard describes the writer's experience at the college and is addressed to David Martin in Syracuse, New York.

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2024

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  • December 1950

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Carruth, C. E., 1891-1969. [Postcard of Main Building Park View], postcard, December 1950; Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1861448/: accessed September 5, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.

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