Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: Rescuing Texas History, 2007https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/SG07/browse/?sort=creator&fq=dc_language:nol&fq=dc_type:image_photo&fq=str_location_county:Denton+County,+TX2007-06-27T17:11:14-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: Rescuing Texas History, 2007[Dismantling old water tower, full shot]2007-06-27T16:21:56-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26692/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26692/"><img alt="[Dismantling old water tower, full shot]" title="[Dismantling old water tower, full shot]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26692/small/"/></a></p><p>The crane is in place to dismantle the minicipal water tower. Originally purchased October 15, 1923 for $5,650 from Pittsburgh - Des Moines Steel Co. Dallas, TX. Held 50,000 gallons of water.</p>[Dismantling old water tower, lowering the top]2007-06-27T16:24:40-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26690/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26690/"><img alt="[Dismantling old water tower, lowering the top]" title="[Dismantling old water tower, lowering the top]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26690/small/"/></a></p><p>A crane lowers the top of the municipal water tower originally built in 1923.</p>[Dismantling old water tower, removing the top]2007-06-27T16:23:20-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26691/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26691/"><img alt="[Dismantling old water tower, removing the top]" title="[Dismantling old water tower, removing the top]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26691/small/"/></a></p><p>A crane removing the top half of the tank of the municipal water tower. The tower was erected in 1923 and held 50,000 gallons of water.</p>[Chamber of Commerce Saturday drawing]2007-06-27T15:36:33-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26717/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26717/"><img alt="[Chamber of Commerce Saturday drawing]" title="[Chamber of Commerce Saturday drawing]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26717/small/"/></a></p><p>Many people gather in downtown Sanger each Saturday for a cash drawing. Entries for the drawing were obtained by making a purchase from participating merchants during the preceding week. George W. (Speedy) Sullivan, standing on truck conducting the drawing. George A. Sullivan standing arms akimbo with straw hat.</p>[Dr. Wall and Dan Davis]2007-06-27T16:01:06-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26705/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26705/"><img alt="[Dr. Wall and Dan Davis]" title="[Dr. Wall and Dan Davis]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26705/small/"/></a></p><p>Outside of store displaying Coca Cola sign, Dr. Wall (Dentist) & Dan Davis are mock fighting for the camera.</p>[Electric power plant installation]2007-06-27T16:33:52-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26684/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26684/"><img alt="[Electric power plant installation]" title="[Electric power plant installation]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26684/small/"/></a></p><p>Workers install new equipment at the original Sanger power plant.</p>[Ella Warren's Insurance Office]2007-06-27T15:53:31-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26708/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26708/"><img alt="[Ella Warren's Insurance Office]" title="[Ella Warren's Insurance Office]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26708/small/"/></a></p><p>Office in back part of First National Bank. Pictured are "Miss Ella" Warren with her partner RW Walten, Curtis Warren and Rev. J.L. Ratcliff Pastor of First Baptist Church. "Miss Ella" was the first woman in Sanger to receive the outstanding citizen award.</p>[First public water tower]2007-06-27T16:19:46-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26694/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26694/"><img alt="[First public water tower]" title="[First public water tower]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26694/small/"/></a></p><p>Dan Davis and Charlie Henderson owned and operated the first public water utility and electric power plant in Sanger. This water tank on wooden platform and tower, with work sheds and picket fence in foreground was built in 1906. It was on the south east corner of 4th and Locust Streets.</p>[Gaskins Drug Store]2007-06-27T15:56:04-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26707/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26707/"><img alt="[Gaskins Drug Store]" title="[Gaskins Drug Store]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26707/small/"/></a></p><p>Gaskins Drug Store, NE corner of 3rd and Bolivar streets. Shows typical soda fountain. At register: W H Gaskin, on his right: Duncan Davidson, opposite them: Dan Davis, Jeweler</p>[Goodview School students and teachers]2007-06-27T17:11:14-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26663/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26663/"><img alt="[Goodview School students and teachers]" title="[Goodview School students and teachers]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26663/small/"/></a></p><p>Small brick schoolhouse with thirty students and four (?) teachers.
The building was located on the southeast corner of Metz and View Roads.
Front row: First three unidentified, Alfred Coggins, J.C. Barnes, ___Barnes, Ouida Miller Anderson, Bernice Wade, Helen Christian, unknown, Junior Stinson, four unknown, Foy Stinson, Coy Stinson
Second row: Nellie Mae Christian, J.B. Wise, Orville Andrews, Lemon Ausband, Bethany Waide, Pearl Lanier Klum, Charlie Mae Stinson, Louise Gilbert, Gibson Lanier, unknown, Gladys Baker, Joe Bob Farrell, unknown.
Back row: Frances Barnes, Alyne Seale, Mildred Touchstone, unknown</p>[Grading Bolivar Street]2007-06-27T16:09:49-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26698/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26698/"><img alt="[Grading Bolivar Street]" title="[Grading Bolivar Street]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26698/small/"/></a></p><p>Tractors, one possibly steam, grading the road. Early wooden structures and one brick or stone building on right. Man on left is Dr. Ervin Howard, first doctor in Sanger. May 23, 1892</p>[Sanger Dry Goods Store]2007-06-27T15:51:05-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26709/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26709/"><img alt="[Sanger Dry Goods Store]" title="[Sanger Dry Goods Store]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26709/small/"/></a></p><p>Interior of store with ladies hats displayed prominently.
Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Waide, Mr. Collins, and Mr. McNiel.</p>[Sanger High School Class of 1907]2007-06-27T16:42:02-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26680/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26680/"><img alt="[Sanger High School Class of 1907]" title="[Sanger High School Class of 1907]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26680/small/"/></a></p><p>The second class to graduate from Sanger High School. Standing left to right: J. W. Parker, Superintendant, Walter Trickey, W. B. Chambers; seated: Jennie Bowers, Alma Lain, Fay Parker.</p>[Sanger Presbyterian Church]2007-06-27T16:06:48-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26700/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26700/"><img alt="[Sanger Presbyterian Church]" title="[Sanger Presbyterian Church]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26700/small/"/></a></p><p>Early photo of Sanger Presbyterian Church with original roofline. The gable to the left of the steeple was later removed. The building was built in 1902.</p>[Sanger Presbyterian Church / Sanger Public Library]2007-06-27T16:07:33-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26699/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26699/"><img alt="[Sanger Presbyterian Church / Sanger Public Library]" title="[Sanger Presbyterian Church / Sanger Public Library]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26699/small/"/></a></p><p>Originally in 1902 built to serve as a Presbyterian Church. It was donated to the city, and housed the public library from 1972 to 1995. Historical marker describes the history of the congregation rather than the building.</p>[Sanger School class picture 1916-1917, 2nd or 3rd grade]2007-06-27T16:44:10-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26678/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26678/"><img alt="[Sanger School class picture 1916-1917, 2nd or 3rd grade]" title="[Sanger School class picture 1916-1917, 2nd or 3rd grade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26678/small/"/></a></p><p>Left to right- Back row- Ruby Pearl Odom, Erminia Perez, Alyne Seals, Alta Mae Crandall, Ida Pearl Nance, Faye McClendon ,
Pauline Carson, Nell Thomas, (unknown), Mildred Touchstone, Oveleta Smith, Mary Sue Lusk, Pauline Burchard, (unknown).
Front Row- (unknown), Calvin Kline, Bennie Hughes, Howard Carrico, Bill Burroughs, Tommy McDaniel, Gyp Gibson,
J. P. Hampton, Grady Woods, Willard Ashely, Frank Burchard,
(unknown).</p>[Sanger School class picture 1922-23, Third Grade]2007-06-27T16:50:47-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26673/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26673/"><img alt="[Sanger School class picture 1922-23, Third Grade]" title="[Sanger School class picture 1922-23, Third Grade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26673/small/"/></a></p><p>Mrs. Winnie Minnick's third grade class of 1922-23
Front row: Mary Lou LeGear, unknown, unknown, Beatrice Jones, Ruby Lee McClendon, unknown, Warren Jones, Alyneen Mallow
Second Row,: Ted Cherry, the remainder of the row are unknown
Third row: T.H. Pritchett, the remainder of the row are unknown
Fourth row: J.C. Landers, unknown, unknown, Essie V. Vandervor, Joe Batis, Joe Bill Rogers, Royce Michaels, unknown, unknown,
J.T. McCrellon
Back row: Winne Minnick, Richard Hoehn, H. M. Horst, unknown, Edward Spratt, Thomas Moore, Christene Hoehn, unknown</p>[Sanger School class picture 1923-24, First grade]2007-06-27T16:48:35-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26675/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26675/"><img alt="[Sanger School class picture 1923-24, First grade]" title="[Sanger School class picture 1923-24, First grade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26675/small/"/></a></p><p>First grade class of Lila B. Koons.
Front row: John Lewis Sullivan, Henry Lee Sullivan, Laverne Sullivan, Mary Ready, Dorothy Forrest, Rex Moore, Wilma Lou Atkins, Margaret Brown
Second row: Marguerite Neal, E. Echols, Rob Chambers, Alyne Burkholder, ___? Yarbrough, James Ready, Mary Jone Batis, Jesse Earl Seal, ___? Duncan
Back row: Cliff Wilson, Virginia Pritchett, Ben Dell Sullivan, Abbie Lee Gentle, Ernest Hopkins, unknown, Newton Stone, R. T. Martindale, Mrs. Koons</p>[Sanger School class picture 1924-1925, Third Grade]2007-06-27T16:55:32-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26671/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26671/"><img alt="[Sanger School class picture 1924-1925, Third Grade]" title="[Sanger School class picture 1924-1925, Third Grade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26671/small/"/></a></p><p>Mrs. Winnie Minick's third grade class of 1924-25
Front row: Gambill Sullivan, unknown, unknown, Helen Enlow, unknown, Julia Miller, unknown, Gwen Giles
Second row: ____? Duncan, unknown, unknown, unknown,
Jessie Hopkins, Marjorie Burroughs, Elizabeth Hughes
Third row: Ruben Williams, unknown, Welda Thompson, _____? Daniels, unknown, unknown, unknown
Back row: T.H. Pritchett, unknown, unknown, Robbie Eliot,
Winnie Minick, unknown</p>[Sanger School class picture 1925, First grade]2007-06-27T16:53:06-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26672/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26672/"><img alt="[Sanger School class picture 1925, First grade]" title="[Sanger School class picture 1925, First grade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26672/small/"/></a></p><p>Mrs. Pearl Boydstun's First grade class of 1925
First row: Floyd Frizzell, Jack Stacy Burkholder, J.M. Atkins, Josephine Tyson, Joe LaGear, Cloe Jimmy Williams
Second row: Theda Cherry, unknown, Verdie Mae Horst, unknown, unknown, Buford Chestnut, Mary Frances Ready
Third row: unknown, Elouise, Echols, Clyce Mundy, unknown, unknown, Floy Ezell, Jr., Joyce Spratt, unknown
Back row: only the teacher, Pearl Boysdstun, is known
Names of those marked unknown above: Vernice ___? , Francis ___?, Morris Anderson, Robert Ashley, Esta Caves, Ruby Duncan, Ernestine Hicks, ___? Kerr, Opal Kerr, Frankie LeGear, Edna Earl Lewis, Limble Lewis, Opal Marion, Katie McClendon, Waymond Miller, Virginia Pritchett, Evelene Rice</p>[Sanger School class picture 1926, Second grade]2007-06-27T16:57:53-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26670/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26670/"><img alt="[Sanger School class picture 1926, Second grade]" title="[Sanger School class picture 1926, Second grade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26670/small/"/></a></p><p>Ms, Fay Wade's Second Grade class, 1926.
Front Row: Bruce Hampton, Sidney Hampton, Jack Stacy Burkholder, Leland Newton, Waymon Miller, Clyde White, Ancil Hardaway, Floy Ezell, Clyde Munday, L.N. Landers, A. Jones, Alton Dickens, Burton ___?
Second Row: Theda Mae Cherry, Esta Caves, Josephine Tyson,Virginia Pritchett, Elouise Echols, Dorothy Forrest, Ruby Duncan, Doyce ___?, Mary Ruth Miller, Evelyne Rice
Back row: ___? Gadsberry, Elizabeth Collins, Verdie Mae Horst, Joyce Spratt, Margarette Neal, Hattie Margaret Harwell, LeNora Williams, Earnesteen Hicks, Mary Ready</p>[Sanger school - first brick building]2007-06-27T16:39:05-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26682/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26682/"><img alt="[Sanger school - first brick building]" title="[Sanger school - first brick building]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26682/small/"/></a></p><p>Large group of children and a few adults in front of two story brick school building.</p>[Sewer site]2007-06-27T16:28:23-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26687/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26687/"><img alt="[Sewer site]" title="[Sewer site]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26687/small/"/></a></p><p>Original Sanger Sewer site probably built in the early 1920s. Concrete holding pools.</p>[Water tower construction with drill rig]2007-06-27T16:25:56-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26688/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26688/"><img alt="[Water tower construction with drill rig]" title="[Water tower construction with drill rig]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth26688/small/"/></a></p><p>Base of the water tower is ready for the tank to be put on top. Drilling rig on right.</p>