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First National In Sanger Expands Services, Staff
C. H. Easley, president of First National Bank in Sanger, initiated new and better service to his customers in 1963. He also made various improvements to the bank.
Date:
1963?
Creator:
Denton Record-Chronicle
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Looking Back
Three Sanger Courier newspaper clippings regarding the grading of main street in 1892, a tornado that damages Sanger in 1895, and a Sanger fire in 1909. Mr. N. P. Kirkland and family are pictured.
Date:
1963
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Denton County Court House and County Clerk's Office]
Sam Hawkins, Dave Fry, and Maud Stringer sit in the County Clerk's office. Ms. Stringer is sitting at a desk with a mechanical typewriter. A 1963 postcard of the Denton County Courthouse is also included.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton County Courthouse, 1876 to 1894
The first Denton County Courthouse was believed to have been burned in an act of arson in 1875. The second County Courthouse was built in 1876 and lasted until 1894 when lightning struck it. A photograph of the second courthouse included.
Date:
February 3, 1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bridges across Clear Creek on U.S. Highway 77 and interstate]
Newspaper pictures of the concrete bridge across Clear Creek on Highway 77 south of Sanger and the double bridge across Clear Crek on the new interstate highway.
Date:
August 7, 1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crowd Waited For Flash--'War Over'
Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper clipping describing the celebration of Denton's citizens after the news of the signed armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. The clipping includes a photograph of fireworks lighting up the Denton County Courthouse.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Natives of the Confederate States of America
Photograph of an organization known as "Natives of the Confederate States of America" of Denton, Texas in 1936. The men and women are posing outside and wearing suits and dresses. A caption identifying the members and organization is included.
Date:
May 16, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Real Daughters of the Confederacy
Photograph of several women belonging to the Real Daughters of the Confederacy, Katie Daffan Chapter No. 933, posing in an unidentified living room. A Confederate flag is visible behind the group. A caption identifying the women is also included.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historical Sketch of the Katie Daffan Chapter H. D. C.
A program containing a list of officers, presidents, and members of the Katie Daffan Chapter U.D.C. A brief history of the group is given, and information regarding the dedication of a confederate monument on June 3rd, 1918.
Date:
1918?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kippy Jagoe Elected CAR Honorary State President
Photograph of Kippy Jagoe, recently elected Honorary State President of the Children of the American Revolution, and several female members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The women are wearing dresses and cloches. Some of the women have medals pinned to their dresses. A newspaper clipping describing recent events of Children of the American Revolution and a caption identifying those photographed are included.
Date:
1962-04-06?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton County Brands
The booklet contains a collection of many of the livestock brands used to identify cattle, horses, sheep, and goats by early Denton County Ranchers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Western National Bank of Denton
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centurama
The official program for Denton's centennial celebration on April 21-27, 1957 contains information about the events week, a brief history of Denton's foundation and progress, a map of Denton in 1957, and several advertisements for local organizations. Several photographs of early Denton County scenes, various historical markers, early buildings of North Texas State College and Texas State College for Women, and other mentionable landmarks are included.
Date:
1957-04~
Creator:
Denton Centennial Commision
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cascade Plunge Welcomes You
Advertisement welcomes all to enjoy Denton's old swimming hole on 512 Bois D'Arc Street. The swimming hole was supervised at all times by Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wilson.
Date:
May 1, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton Ariel Club's "Art Day" Program
The program lists the scheduled performances by members of the Denton Ariel Club's, Art Department during Art Day on March 4, 1912. The "Art Day" was held at the home of Mrs. L. H. Schweer and performances include "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "Forget Me Not," "Oh Nightingale," and others. The programs for the afternoon were hand-painted bluebonnets on the cover done in watercolor with gold leaf accents. The program inside was done in gold lettering.
Date:
March 4, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ariel Club program for Miss Wright]
Miss Wright's Ariel Club program is dated May 14, 1909. The program contains a list of readings, and musical pieces to be performed at the event including Chopin, Staunton, etcetera.
Date:
1909-05-14~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
William C. Wright v. The United States and the Comanche and Kiowa Indians
Record and transcription of William C. Wright v. the United States and the Comanche and Kiowa tribes of Indians in the United States Court of Claims. The claimant argued that the Comanche and Kiowa Indians stole property from him around 1868.
Date:
1891-07-01?
Creator:
United States. Court of Claims.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
Photograph of the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station. Brief paragraph about the generating station.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Public Speaking. Turn out Everybody.
Leaflet advertising a public address by Alvin C. Owsley concerning the upcoming vote on Prohibition and the Local Option Law in Denton County.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Owsley, Alvin C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Denton County Alliance Delegates Certificate]
Photograph of a Delegates Certificate for the County Alliance of Denton, Texas from July 12th, 1886. A State Democratic Convention ribbon from Houston, Texas, 1892, is also visible. It is sign by J.W. cook, president and Charles A. McMeans, secretary.
Date:
July 12, 1886
Creator:
Chas. A. McMeans
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report Card: Annie Parks, 1899-1900]
Report card documenting Annie Parks classes and grades during the session of 1899-1900. The report card contains a list of school board members, as well as the signatures of Annie's guardian and her teacher, Hattie Donnell.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Denton Public Schools
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Denton School
Announcement about the schedule, tuition, and courses of Denton School in Denton, Texas in the year 1884. The announcement also contains a list of faculty and information about the city of Denton. Denton's first public school began on March 17 and ended on July 4. The first session had 425 students. [A History of the Denton Independent School District: a centennial project / by the centennial committee, 1985] The name Lee Preston is written in pen on the back of the announcement. Lee Preston was a teacher and later, mayor of Denton.
Date:
1884-03-11~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ninth Annual Reception Alumni Association Denton High School
The program for the Ninth Annual Reception of the Alumni Association at Denton High School on May 20, 1915, at Elks Hall contains an order of addresses, a list of toasts, and the lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne." The program was printed on cream paper with a watermark that says, "Dresden Paper," which meant it was produced by the Dresden Paper Mills Co. out of Dresden, Maine.
Date:
1915-05-20~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School
Program for the Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School at Wright's Opera House on Friday, May 18, 1900 contains an order of services, and a list of the Board of Trustees.
Date:
1900-05-18~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Making Neighbors of the People of the Dallas and Denton Counties and the Towns of Denton, Garza, Lewisville, Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Dallas]
This pamphlet book contains a brief history of the Dallas-Terrell line and then an explanation of the Dallas-Denton line of the Texas Interurban Railway. This is followed by a two-page spread consisting of a photograph and a brief sketch (each) for Dallas, Farmers Branch, Carrollton, Lewisville, Garza, and Denton. Letters of congratulations from Terrell, Forney, and Mesquite, Texas. A small map of the Texas Interurban Railway and the schedule and connections.
Date:
1925~
Creator:
Texas Interurban Railway
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History