North Texas State Normal College, Chemistry Class Lab, 1900. Individuals in lab aprons gathered around a table with equipment on it.

Photograph of the Physics class, spring 1900, North Texas State Normal College. Two women are seen seated at either end of a long table on which are seen books and various scientific apparatus, and 13 men and women stand behind the table, most looking to the camera. Photographic print mounted on embossed board.

Photograph of a group of men and women standing and sitting on the front steps of the Normal Building of the NT campus, ca. 1900. The 29 men and women are well dressed, posed in rows for the photographer. Photograph print mounted on card backing, with decorative border around image. Several handwritten notes on reverse: "Ask Roland Green", "A.B. Tyson", and "Class, undated". The Normal Building was constructed as the first permanent structure on the campus of the North Texas Normal College in 1891. Between 1897 and 1902, a wooden porch/awning was added to the front entrance, the posts of which are visible in this photo. The Normal was stuck by lightning and burned down in 1907, by which time NT had become the North Texas State Normal College.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the 1900 North Texas Normal College Chemistry class. Everyone in the photo can be seen wearing white aprons looking towards the camera. Several pieces of Chemistry equipment can be seen on the table in front of them.

Photograph of the North Texas State Normal College campus, with the Power Plant being the focal point. In the background of the photograph the Main Building (left) and the Library (right - known now as Curry Hall) is visible. The curfew bell can be seen on top of the Power Plant building, ringing for class changes, curfews, special events, and emergencies.

Advertisement for the North Texas State Normal College, 1901, located at Denton, Texas. The advertisement describes the commodities that the University offers the potential students.

Photograph of the Chemistry Class, Spring 1900, of the North Texas State Normal College. 9 young women and 7 young men are seen sitting and standing in a classroom, around a table, on which rest a number of pieces of scientific equipment. All wear aprons. Photographic print mounted on card backing. Handwritten notation below photo "The Chemistry Class 1900 - [Spring]". Reverse of mount with several handwritten notes: "Chemistry Class 1900 North Texas Normal College"; "Y873", and "Chemistry students, 1900"; The reverse also has a typed label "Chemistry Class 1900 North Texas Normal College", with handwritten notation "3 col [illeg] zinc halftone".

Photograph of fifteen women in front of an unidentified boarding house circa 1900. The women are in two groups, one of 12 women sitting and standing in rows on the porch, while three more stand in a line on the other side of a pair of columns. It was common for students of the various higher education schools in Denton to live in boarding houses or with families around town, and many students from the then North Texas State Normal College lived in boarding houses. Photographic print mounted on card backing.

Photograph of a group of women sitting in front of an unidentified boarding house circa 1900. The 30 women sit or stand in rows outside in front of the porch, while a single bearded elderly man stands at back to left. It was common for students of the various higher education schools in Denton to live in boarding houses or with families around town, and many students from the then North Texas State Normal College lived in boarding houses. Photographic image mounted on stiff backing. Inscribed on reverse: "Boarding House".

Young man and woman in snapshot with early model car.

Photograph of Boarding House tenants gathered in the yard of the home in Denton, Texas. There are mainly women in the photo and some are seated in rocking chairs.

Exterior view of the North Texas State University Old Normal Building. The Old Normal Building was built in 1891 and razed by lightning in 1907. The negative is a copy negative of a print tacked to a wall and then photographed.

Full-length portrait of Nettie Williams Edwards in a long sleeved, high necked dress with lace on the bodice.

John Wesley Gober standing center-frame in front of a brick house. He is wearing a dark suit with vest and matching hat. There is a brick cellar to the right and trees are visible in the background. Information found on the back of the photograph: "John W. Gober was born in Marietta, Ga., March 14, 1826. Married Miss Mary Ann Comp, November 20, 1846. Moved to Fannin County, Texas 1851 - moved to Denton County 1853. Settled on Clear Creek near Bolivar. He served 4 years in the Confederate Army. He died Feb. 23, 1905 and was buried with Masonic honors in IOOF Cemetery. Joined Co. H, Eighteenth Regiment, a partisan Rangers."

Gentry Thompson sits in an automobile in a dark suit and hat and looks towards the camera. A white dog is sitting in the car in front of him. Newspaper caption reads: First Auto Here - Gentry Thompson, ginner who fancied diamonds, cars and a pet bull dog, is shown here in his auto, the first in Denton. Note the tillertype steering mechanism. His constant companion, the bull dog, went along for the ride in the dawning machine age.

Exterior view of the Denton County Courthouse. Five unidentified individuals are standing outside of the courthouse. It was built in 1876 at a cost of $40,000 and was condemned in 1894.

Building on the corner of the Denton Square which includes the Wright Opera House and Parlin and Orendorff Company. A horse-drawn wagon and several unidentified men are pictured

Unidentified group of three men and three women in front of a store. The sign in front of the group reads "C. A. Williams." A sign to the right reads "S. P. Allison Hardware.'

Portrait of Etta Jones wearing a cape with a fur collar and black hat. She appears to be in a snow storm. The writing on the back reads, "Miss Etta Jones to Hallie." Hallie Thurman was friend who lived in Denton and both women worked and were unmarried. We believe this photo to have been taken around 1900 based upon her clothing, but not after 1909, as she was married in October and became Mrs. Etta Scott. She taught first grade and later high school. Originally, Sarah Etta Jones, she was born in January of 1867 in Pennsylvania.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Hallie Thurman in a high-necked dress taken before 1900. Hallie Maud Thurman was born on April 18, 1881 in Limestone, Texas to Jim Thurman and Elizabeth "Betty" Garrison. Following the death of her mother, she moved to Denton to live with her mother's sister, Marga LeRett Page. They resided, along with her uncle, at 402 Pearl Street. She worked as a telephone operator, first for Northern Texas Telephone Company, and then later for Bell Telephone Co. She died on December 5, 1962 in Denton.