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The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, January 21, 1991 (open access)

The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, January 21, 1991

Newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1991
Creator: Wilkinson, S. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 23, Ed. 1 Monday, June 11, 1990 (open access)

The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 23, Ed. 1 Monday, June 11, 1990

Newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 11, 1990
Creator: Wilkinson, S. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reflections of Mills County (open access)

Reflections of Mills County

Book compiled of photos collected from around Mill County, Texas. Notes are written on the inside title page, the first of which reads, "Joy Taylor Happy Anniversary 1943-1993 High School Graduation". The second note reads, "O'Quinn Family p. 133 Zepher p. 123". A section about the collector is printed on the last page.
Date: 1993
Creator: Shaw, Kenneth M. & Hime, Macalee Long
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Businesses on Square After a Fire]

Photograph of fire damage to businesses on the north side of the square, including Glen's Pawn Shop & Music Store and T & L Sons; there is caution tape in front of the sidewalks and fire damage visible through the second-story windows.
Date: 1994
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congress Street Nights]

Photograph of of the front of Congress Street Nights (located at 200 W. Congress St.), a one-story brown and black building with a neon light sign taken during the day (when the sign was off).
Date: 1994~
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Libby Babcok and Diorama]

Photograph of an architectural diorama of the South Branch Library of the Denton Public Library on display on the courthouse lawn for a fundraiser held to benefit the new South Branch Library. Behind the display Libby Babcock is playing guitar in front of a cardboard stage rendering of the Magic School Bus and there is a man looking at the diorama in the foreground and various other people in the background.
Date: 1994~
Creator: Nance, Nelda
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two People with the Denton Main Street Association]

Photograph of two unidentified people with the Denton Main Street Association selling cornerstones at a table in front of a business on the southeast corner of the square. There is a poster next to them that reads "Downtown Denton Cornerstones," four bricks with people's names engraved into them on the table, and various people walking around behind them.
Date: October 1991
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walnut Street]

Photograph of Walnut Street behind Ever's Hardware Store in Denton, Texas with several cars parked in the alley and other businesses visible on the right side.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lloyd Harrell, Annette Watkins, and Bob Castleberry at Service Awards]

Photograph of city manager Lloyd Harrell standing behind a banquet table giving Annette Watkins a 40 year award at the City of Denton Service Awards ceremony at TWU with mayor Bob Castleberry and another unidentified man clapping and watching in the background. The men are wearing suits and ties and Watkins is wearing a dark green dress.
Date: January 26, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B. D. Pierce Photograph]

Photograph of Denton Municipal Electric employee B. D. Pierce standing wearing a baseball cap and a denim shirt with his name and "Denton Municipal Electric" embroidered on it standing next next to a computer with red light in the background.
Date: 1999~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shops on West Side of Denton Square]

Photograph of some of the shops on the west side of the square in Denton, Texas, including Grimmer's Antiques & ORiental Rugs (at 109 N. Elm St., owned by Donald Grimmer) and Ruby's Diner on the Square (111 N. Elm St., owned by Tim & Lillie Shaw). There is also a red brick shoe store on the left and several cars parked in front of the storefronts.
Date: June 1994
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Street Beach]

Photograph of the Austin Street Beach, a shop located on 124 N. Austin Street in Denton, Texas. A handpainted mural of a beach and ocean covers the front of the building and there is a sign above that reads "Austin Street Beach" and several signs in the windows that read "Apparel, Jewelry, Gifts."
Date: 1991~
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jack Miller at Sweetwater Grill & Tavern]

Photograph of mayor Jack Miller (far left) and other unidentified people at a ribbon cutting ceremony inside Sweetwater Grill & Tavern. A girl in the middle holds a large pair of scissors and cuts a large red ribbon held by several men and women on either side of her and there is a sign in the background that reads "Sweetwater Grill & Tavern."
Date: 1996
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drilling on West Side of Courthouse Lawn]

Photograph of four unidentified workers wearing hard hats operating drilling equipment next to an Altec truck on the west side of the courthouse lawn with a tree in the foreground. Several businesses are visible in the background, including Sunday Morning on the Square (a church ministry located in the Fine Arts Theater at 115 N. Elm), First Peoples Jewelers (117 N. Elm, owned by Frank Zagarl), and Vision Ministries Church (119 N. Elm).
Date: October 1992
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texican Grill]

Photograph of the Texican Grill, a white brick building with a black awning and a red, green, and white sign painted on the side that says "Texican Grill" at 111 W. Mulberry Street.
Date: 1998/2002
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Damage on West Side of Square]

Photograph of fire damage on the west side of the square after a fire in the Lawyer's Building, featuring several businesses, including the Fine Arts building and Florsheim Shoes. A van from the Denton Fire Department is on the northwest corner of the square, the road is cordoned off with safety tape, and the street is wet.
Date: 1994
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bayless-Selby House on Truck]

Photograph of the Bayless-Selby house, a two-story house with a wraparound porch, on a moving truck seen from the side, showing the damaged roof over the front porch.There is a sign on the side of the house that reads "Denton Municipal Electric." and people and balloons are visible in the background on the left side.
Date: June 18, 1998
Creator: Cabrales, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sign for Eureka Playground]

Photograph of a sign at Southlake Park that reads "Come Build the Playground! Eureka! Kids + Fun. Nov. 1-6. To volunteer 484-1502" with a large moving van and several people in the background.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Video Mural]

Photograph of an unidentified man standing on a ladder painting a mural on the back entrance to Downtown Video on Austin Street; the mural includes a red and black sign that reads "Downtown" and a long winding roll of film.
Date: 1991~
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Designer Wedding Boutique]

Photograph of the Designer Wedding Boutique, a two-story building on the corner of Locust & Oak Street on the square in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1998~
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South Side of Denton Square]

Photograph of businesses along the south side of the square in Denton, Texas, including (left to right) County Seat Antiques & Crafts, Matheson Photography, Ellington's on the Square, and Lakeside, with several cars parked in front of them.
Date: June 1994
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bayless-Selby House on Moving Truck]

Photograph of the Bayless-Selby House, a two-story house with a wrap-around porch, on the back of a Denton County House movers truck as it is maneuvered into the Historical Park. There is a sign on the house that reads "Bayless-Selby Historic Home. Denton County Housemovers" and there are balloons on the truck's right side and trees, a house, and a pickup truck visible in the background.
Date: June 18, 1998
Creator: Cabrales, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alberto Lopez with plaques]

Photograph of Alberto Lopez wearing a shirt and tie standing beside a wall lined with plaques, one of which reads "Surface Water Testing Contest 'Best in Texas'" and was dated March 7, 1995. Alberto Lopez had been with the City of Denton since the early 1980s. He had a degree in biology. In 2000, he was the Water Production Plant Supervisor for the City and had been elected the President of the Texas Water Utilities Association (TWUA) the same year.
Date: February 28, 1999
Creator: Cabrales, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Fundraiser]

Photograph of several unidentified people at a fundraiser held on the lawn by the Denton County Courthouse for the South Branch Library of the Denton Public Library. A man in a top hat is walking by while another man plays a guitar under a sign that reads "Help Jim's Diner raise 'Bucks for the Branch.' Come see one of our shows and donate some bucks to buy books for the Branch Library. Free entertainment for kids of all ages."
Date: 1994~
Creator: Nance, Nelda
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History