Card-mounted photograph of the first graduating class of North Texas Normal College taken in 1891. Each of the 15 men pictured in the photograph is labeled with a number and named by first and middle initials and last name on the back of the photograph. Of the men pictured, 3 (J.H. Alexander, S.W. LaFavor, and J.A. McKinney) are identified as "Creek Indian," and J.A. Sanders is identified as a professor. The back of the photograph also reads “This picture property of J.V. McReynolds 1251 East Morphy St. Fort Worth Texas, Class 1891"

Copy photo of a public school in Denton, Texas. There are three men riding horses out front. There's a building in the background as well. Written on the bottom of the photo is "Public School, Denton Denton Co." Below the image are written "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."

Copy photo of the Normal School in Denton, Texas. There are trees all throughout the image. Written on the bottom of the photo is "[sic] Normal School, ~ Denton." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."

Photograph of the May 1895 North Texas Normal College student body. Handwritten notation on the left margin with an arrow pointing to "M.B. Terrill" and a handwritten notation on the right margin with an arrow pointing to "Mrs. M.B. Terrill." There is a handwritten notation on the bottom left hand corner stating "R=Miss Ruby Terrill" followed by partially illegible "Dean of [illegible] U. of T. (1931)." The letter "R" is written on a student in the bottom left hand corner identifying her as Miss Ruby Terrill.

Photograph of the May 1895 North Texas Normal College student body. Handwritten notation on the left margin with an arrow pointing to "M.B. Terrill" and a handwritten notation on the right margin with an arrow pointing to "Mrs. M.B. Terrill." There is a handwritten notation on the bottom left hand corner stating "R=Miss Ruby Terrill" followed by partially illegible "Dean of [illegible] U. of T. (1931)." The letter "R" is written on a student in the bottom left hand corner identifying her as Miss Ruby Terrill.

Photograph of a name plate for Menter B. Terrill 1894-1901 glued to a piece of paper. The name "Davis" is also visible on the paper. Menter B. Terrill was President of North Texas Normal College and North Texas State Normal College from 1894-1901.

Photograph of the May 1895 North Texas Normal College student body. Handwritten notation on the left margin with an arrow pointing to "M.B. Terrill" and a handwritten notation on the right margin with an arrow pointing to "Mrs. M.B. Terrill." There is a handwritten notation on the bottom left hand corner stating "R=Miss Ruby Terrill" followed by partially illegible "Dean of [illegible] U. of T. (1931)." The letter "R" is written on a student in the bottom left hand corner identifying her as Miss Ruby Terrill. There is a large white "X" across the photograph.

Copy negative of a photograph of the graduating class of 1895. Students and faculty can be seen sitting and standing in front of the building. Some are looking out of the classroom windows.

Photograph of the 1899 North Texas Normal College Graduating class. The men can be seen wearing black suits, white shirts, and ties. Some of the men have flowers on their lapels. The woman can be seen wearing white dresses.

Photograph of President Joshua Crittenden Chilton (1852-1896). J. C. Chilton was the first president of the University of North Texas (then known as Texas Normal College and Teachers Training Institute). He served as president from 1890-1893.

Photograph of students and faculty of the North Texas Normal College, 1891-98. Men, women, and children are seated and standing before the front entrance of the Normal Building, some on the steps, and some in the window looking out. The first and second men seated at far left are tentatively identified as (1) Jesse A. Sanders, Treasurer, and instructor of mathematics and bookkeeping, and (2) Menter B. Terrill, President, and instructor of Pedagogy, Psychology, Ethics and Logic. Photographic print mounted on card backing. Handwritten notation at lower right of mount: "The School Group about May 1897 or '98". Reverse of mount with offset image from another photograph, and handwritten note "Class 1897 or 1898". The Normal Building was constructed in 1891 as the first permanent building on the NT campus, and served until 1907 when it was struck by lightning and burned.

Photograph of students posing on the steps of the Normal Building. Built in 1891, the Normal Building was the first building built on the North Texas Normal College campus, on what is now the corner of Oak and Avenue B. In 1907, the building was struck by lightning and destroyed. The photograph shows the front entrance stairs of the building, with two women and a man seated on the ground in front, and a group of 46 men and women standing on the stairs. Photograph taken between 1891 and 1907.

Photograph of students, faculty, and others posed along the south side of the Normal Building, North Texas Normal College, Spring 1896. The 69 men and women are seated or standing outside, while 11(?) are hanging out of or looking out of windows in the background. Photographic print mounted on card backing. Handwritten notes on reverse: "Mrs. Will M. Smith Frisco Tex. Spring of 1896", "312" and "Class 1896". The group is posed against the Normal Building, constructed in 1891 as the first permanent building on the NT campus. It stood until being struck by lightning in 1907, when it burned to the ground.

Photograph of the class of June 1899 of the North Texas State Normal College with President and Mrs. Menter Bradley Terrill, and Mathematics Professor and NTSNC Treasurer Jessie A. Sanders. The photograph shows four young men seated in the front row, three young women and the Terrills seated in the second row, and five young men standing in the back row. Photographic images mounted on embossed card mount. Affixed to upper margin of mount is typed caption: "Class of 1899. Top Row: (1) Billy Mayes (2) J.A. Sanders (3) Overton Parr (4) Omer Nicholson (5) John Potter. Middle Row: (6) Henrietta Austin (7) M.B. Terrill (8) Mrs. M.B. Terrill (9) Ida Cook (Mrs. Wolfsohn) (10) Sue Allison (Mrs. Christal) Bottom Row: (11) Sempy Horn (12) Joel McCook (13) Ed Horn (14) Newton Jarrell" Penciled notation on front of mount: "N.T. Normal College". Embossed along right edge of mount is photographer's information and monogram: "Williams W Denton, Tex." Reverse of mount has various penciled notations, including: "Miss Str[illegible] Justin PO 5.W. Slidell - 382 Greenwood"; "Mr. J. D. Hall"; "[illegible]sola Morgan"; "3 / 31/31"; "Make full 14 x 17 to the Edge"; "Class of '99"; "Class 1899"; "Y872"; and "SC St.257".

Photograph of twin children, both wearing white suits and hats, one standing next to a pony with a dog nearby, and the other sitting on a pony.

Photograph of the first graders of the Stonewall Jackson School. The teacher, standing in the back, is Miss Maggie McNeil (Mrs. C. C. Yancey), and the students are: (left to right) first row: Fred Collins, Sidney Lacy, Lloyd Garrison, Lucille Redmond, Jennie Mae McNeill, Josie Fulmer, Mary Fox, Odessa Peters (or Peterson), and Ethel Masters; middle row: Olive Collins, Finley Hare, Robert Wheeler, Bruce Wheeler, Richard Ashby, Carl Cunningham, Will Grube, Jack Skiles, Frank Wheeler, Joe Pratt, and Ione White or Eula Mae Brown; top row: Birdie Fulmer, Roy Stegall, Grover Campbell, Melissa Smith, Johnnie Sneathing, Lillie McCoy, Elba Henderson, Hallie Sneathing, Maggie Cunningham, Lucy Mae Ewan, Alvin Marchbanks, Eunice Jackson, Herbert Halliday, and Jerome Zumwalt.

Portrait of Mary Myrtle Wright, wearing a white dinner gown trimmed with possibly chenille or lace. The sleeves of the dress have small puffs at the shoulders. She is standing with her left hand on her hip, wearing fingerless mitts.

Portrait of Henry B. Selby with a white beard and wearing a suit and Albert watch chain.

Photograph of the North Ward School building in Denton, Texas, with the entire student body standing in front of the school. The photograph was taken in 1899.

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

Photograph of five men posing on horseback. Stables can be seen in the background with rooftops of many homes behind them. The men are wearing boots, white shirts, vests, and hats. A Rope is attached to the saddles of some horses. The man on the far left is Will Huffman, next is a man named Brown, in the middle is John Calvin (Jack) Christal, followed by Rufus "Ruf" D. Fry, and another unidentified man named Brown.

Photograph of several children posing outside of their school in Hackberry in 1894. A typewritten note identifying many of the children is included. The names on the note are (as spelled on note): Jack Jones, Matt Davis, Wallace Chappell, Sam Rector, Henderson Rose, Grover Adcock, Will Greer, Charlie Rector, Ben Fortson, Cleveland Presley, Ed Presley, Peral Young, Boy Fortson, Nora Sublett, Ann Greer, Lillie Erwin, Lela Presley, Willi Chappell, Maud Grace, Della Reynolds, May Presley, Maddie Adcock, Annie Jones, Rose twins, Lillie Chappell, Professor Shepherd, Bess Rector, Alma Rose, Bessie Greer, Izzie Jones, Myrtle Greer, Bob Greer, Tom Rector, Pearl Shepard, Ruby Shepard, Vick Smith, Donnie Smith, Emmett Harris, Neil Rose, Tom Chastain, Walter Chastain, Miller Harris, George Rose, Jim Harris, Walter Harris, Sam Rose, Cube Chappell, Jack Jones, Killis Rector, Aguila Presley, Ginn Davis.

Large group of unidentified people in an unknown room.

Studio portrait of ten unidentified young women.