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[Unidentified woman posing in dress and bodice]

Description: Photograph of a young woman posing in a form-fitting bodice and dress with high shoulders. An ornate brooch is pinned near her neck. A backdrop of a porch or gazebo is visible behind her.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jones Photographic Studios of America. Studio No. 1, Denton, Texas
Partner: Denton Public Library

[A Parks Department Employee Operating a Trench Digger]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified Parks Department employee operating a trench digger in preparation for a pipeline. A truck is parked behind the man, and a row of pipes lie on the ground beside him.
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Unidentified man standing near palm trees and railroad]

Description: Photograph of a man standing in a field by the corner of a building. Several palm trees, a building, and a railroad are visible in the background. A field of crops and a mountain are visible in the distant background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Unidentified man in three-piece suit and woman in white dress]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man with a mustache posing in a three-piece suit. An unidentified woman stands next to the seated man with her hand on his shoulder. The woman is wearing a white Victorian dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: H. J. Purnelle
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Young girl in white lacy dress with doll]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified young girl posing in a white lacy dress, beaded necklace, and white hair bow. She is holding a small doll.
Date: unknown
Creator: Shaw
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Portrait of early Texas family]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified family in American Victorian attire. The man is wearing a three-piece suit with a tie. A young boy is sitting in his lap, and another is standing behind him. The woman is wearing a dark dress with a lacy scarf. Three girls are positioned around the woman and are wearing dresses with scarves.
Date: unknown
Creator: J. T. Jones
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Terrill King]

Description: Photograph of Terrill King sitting in a leather chair behind a desk. A telephone, several pictures, and a typewriter are located on a desk against the wall. The man is wearing a suit and tie.
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Ron L. Nash peruses paperwork behind desk]

Description: Photograph of Ron L. Nash, Personnel Director for the City of Denton, looks at the camera. He appears to be browsing paperwork at his desk in City Hall. A potted plant is on a table behind him and an ashtray is to his right. Nash began working for the City on August 15, 1975; he was the "first full-time Personnel Director" for the City.
Date: 1975
Creator: City of Denton
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Field trip to Emily Fowler Library]

Description: Photograph of a large group of children and two women entering Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas. A Denton Baptist Temple church bus is visible behind them.
Date: 1976~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Children inside Emily Fowler Library]

Description: Photograph of a few children sitting on colorful cartoon-animal chairs inside a room of Emily Fowler Central Library, Denton Public Library, in Denton, Texas. Linda Touraine, a librarian, stands in the center of the room, and a desk and bookshelves are visible behind her.
Date: 1978~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Johnny E. Brownrigg]

Description: Photograph of a City of Denton Police officer Johnny Brownrigg at the dispatch desk of the Denton Police Department located at 221 N. Elm Street showing equipment used. Until civilian dispatchers were hired in October 1959, Officer Brownrigg and other officers had to man the dispatch desk, rotating day, evening, and night hours. Mr. Brownrigg was previously a police officer in McKinney until he was hired in April of 1959. His wife was also hired as the Corporation Clerk and was in charge of rec… more
Date: 1959
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Unidentified Girl Standing on a Baluster]

Description: Snapshot of a girl standing on the baluster of a Victorian-style house. She is smiling broadly and the wind is whipping the tie of her dress uniform. In the background a young woman is sitting on the porch and another is entering the house. The library has numerous photos (A-155 through A-165), all of the same size, that appear to have been removed from a scrapbook with black pages. Most are taken all on the same front porch. The others are taken in various locations. The girls appear to be hig… more
Date: 1917~
Partner: Denton Public Library
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