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City Federation of Women's Club

Description: Group of women from the City Federation, who were guests of the Texas Power & Light Company at Lake Trinidad, Texas. Pictured are: (bottom row, left to right) Miss Lee Williams (Pres.), Mrs. R. L. West (Treasurer), Mrs. Nettie Edwards, Mrs. Jo Blanks (Fanny), Mrs. C. C. Yancy, Mrs. Billy Woods, Mrs. Fisher (of Dallas, whose husband conducted the group); (top row, left to right) Mrs. Emory Curtis, Mrs. F. V. Garrison, Mrs. Dan Turner, Mrs. R. T. Mays.
Date: 1927
Partner: Denton Public Library

1921 Lewisville High School Football Team

Description: 1921 Lewisville High School football team coach, Lee Preston, is pictured with thirteen mostly unidentified members in front of the school building. The players are lined up in three rows: the first row is one member sitting Indian-style on the ground, row two has six members sitting up on both knees, and the back row consists of six players standing. Coach Preston is standing fourth from the left in the back row. The only identified team member is Sulton John Boyd, who is on the back row, seco… more
Date: 1921~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[1921-22 Lewisville High School basketball team]

Description: 1921-22 Lewisville High School basketball team coach, Lee Preston, is pictured with six team members in uniforms on steps in front of a brick building. The team members are arranged in an inverted V with Coach Preston at the apex. On the top right, to Coach Preston's left, is Sulton John Boyd who went on to play football at North Texas State University.
Date: 1921~
Partner: Denton Public Library

Unidentified Man and Woman with Guitars

Description: An unidentified man and woman hold and strum guitars in a side yard next to a frame house (house is on the right edge of the image). A tree is behind the couple and beyond that a wooden fence. in the distance to the left, the roof of a building can be seen peeking above the fence.
Date: 1922~
Creator: Carruth Studio
Partner: Denton Public Library

Lewisville High School Basketball Team

Description: Lewisville High School basketball coach Lee Preston stands to the right of a six-person pyramid (three on the bottom, then two, then one student) comprised of mostly unidentified team members, except for Sulton John Boyd who is perched in the middle on the left. In the background, an unidentified male in overalls is on the very right edge of the frame. There is a dirt field in the background with homes, trees, and a wire fence.
Date: 1921~
Partner: Denton Public Library

Lewisville High School Football Team with Coach Lee Preston

Description: 1921 Lewisville High School football team coach, Lee Preston, with unidentified team members arrayed in offensive playing positions in front of the school. The only identified member is Sulton John Boyd, third from the right. Sulton was the grandson of Susan McCombs Boyd and the son of George Taylor Boyd. A natural athlete, he played both basketball and football. Sulton graduated from North Texas State University, teaching there for a brief time period, later worked for the National Labor Relat… more
Date: 1921~
Partner: Denton Public Library

Wisdom Gober

Description: Head-and-shoulders portrait of J. Wisdom Gober, age 90, facing and looking into the camera. On the back of the photo is handwritten, "J. W. Gober - Bolivar."
Date: 1927?
Partner: Denton Public Library

Alvin, Clark, Henry, and Their Father, Alvin C. Owsley

Description: Portrait of Alvin, Clark, Henry (standing left to right in the back), and their father, Alvin C. Owsley (sitting in front of his children). All are wearing dark suits and ties with white shirts.
Date: 1925?
Creator: The Shaw Studio
Partner: Denton Public Library

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Bell

Description: Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Bell. Charles Bell married Elmira Elizabeth "Bettie" Inge in Fannin County in 1862. They owned the land along what is now Bell Avenue in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1920?
Partner: Denton Public Library

Robert E. Lee School Teachers

Description: Ten Robert E. Lee school teachers. Included areL Louise Graham, Ona Rainey, Marguerite Sinclair, Mrs. Meyers (first name unknown), Mrs. William H. Lundy, Clara Skiles (principal), Frances WEathers, Beatrice Clark.
Date: 1925~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Portrait of Williams Family on Christmas Day]

Description: Posed group photo taken on a porch of the Williams family on Christmas Day, 1925. None of the individuals are identified. The house number is 801. (Note House Number is actually 1801). Entered on back in black and blue ink: Christmas Day Dec. 25th 1925 Williams Family (Williams family written twice on back , once in blue ink in bottom left corner, once in green ink in top right corner).
Date: December 25, 1925
Partner: Denton Public Library

Main Auditorium before adding lobby and studios

Description: The main auditorium of Texas State College for Women is shown before the adding of lobby and studios. Five doors and windows are shown on the front of the building. The old Household Arts Building is partially visible behind the auditorium, and the old Administration Building, now known as the Old Main Building, is partially visible to the right of the auditorium.
Date: [1922..1935]
Partner: Denton Public Library

Gymnasium 1922

Description: The entrance of an unidentified gymnasium is visible. The three-story brick building has four columns at its entrance. Two plots of flowers are blooming in front of the building.
Date: 1922~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[First TSCW Gymnasium Building]

Description: Photograph of the first Gymnasium Building at Texas State College for Women, now known as Texas Woman's University. Flowers, shrubs, and trees are in front of the two-story brick building with four Doric columns.
Date: 1922~
Creator: Carruth Studio
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Basketball court in old TSCW Gymnasium]

Description: Photograph of a basketball court in the first Gymnasium of Texas State College for Women, now known as Texas Woman's University. Various exercise equipment, benches, chairs, and a piano are visible in the background.
Date: 1922~
Creator: Carruth Studio
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Fire Department and City Hall]

Description: Thirty-one unidentified men and two unidentified women are posing in front of the Denton City Hall and an early Fire Station that was located at the northeast corner of West Oak and Bolivar Streets. Two fire engines are visible with two of the men sitting in one of the engines. A motorcycle is also visible in the foreground. The City Hall and part of the Fire Station are one brick building with a bell steeple on top. A wooden addition to the Fire Station is shown to the left of the building… more
Date: 1926
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Louisa Prater Rogers]

Description: Photograph of Louisa "Lou" Prater Rogers sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of a house with the number 810 over the front door. She and her husband, Samuel G. Rogers, lived at 810 N. Throckmorton Street in Sherman, Texas [the Sherman City Directory incorrectly lists their house number as 910, but the number 810 can clearly be seen over the door frame] Louisa was the daughter of Erby "Erb" Boyd Prater and Katurah S. "Kitty." She did not marry until 1897. Samuel worked as a driver and Lou st… more
Date: 1925~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Portrait of Margaret Almeda Harpole Prater]

Description: Portrait of Margaret Almeda Harpole with gray hair and wearing a black dress. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the woman and notes her date of birth as March 31, 1857 [this date cannot be true for two reasons: in the 1860 census she is listed as being nine years old, which makes more sense for her age at time of marriage: 17 instead of 11]. She married Richard Wesley Prater in 1868. Margaret died in Smith County, Texas. A photo of Richard Prater can also be found in the co… more
Date: 1922~
Partner: Denton Public Library
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