Photograph of a man wearing a necktie standing in front of a car in Glen Rose, Texas around July in 1938. The car has a North Texas State Technical College Eagles sticker attached to the windshield.

Photograph of police officer Sgt. Tillman E. Uland standing by a squad car and holding a shotgun. Another unidentified officer is sitting in the car with the door open. Several children are gathered around the officers and car. The group is near Emily Fowler Public Library on the west side of the building. The library book drop can be seen on the far right.

Photograph of an unidentified city of Denton employee kneeling in the grass panting the top of a fire hydrant blue with a tree and flowers in the background.

Photograph of (left to right) Roni Beasley, Mike Jez, Sandy Kristofferson, and Barbara Ross wearing green shirts that say "Air Pollution Warning" standing near the entrance of Denton City Hall (215 E. McKinney) during City of Denton Alternative Transportation day.

Photograph of three unidentified workers replacing boards on an old iron bridge in Denton, Texas; there is pickup truck behind them, trees on both sides of the bridge, and telephone poles and fields in the background.

Photograph of five teenagers building a puppet stage underneath a tree outside the Emily Fowler Library. The three girls on the right are holding paint brushes and standing next to a wooden frame and boy and girl on the left are standing and posing for the photograph. The girl on the left is Gretchen Cline, and the one in the middle is Katherine Orr, daughter of library director, Joella Orr.

Photograph of mayor Mark Burroughs standing next to a poster advertising the City of Denton Alternative Transportation Day and featuring a pie and bar graphs showing alternative modes of transportation and participation among different groups. In the background various participants wearing green t-shirts are standing in the courtyard of City Hall (215 E. McKinney), which was designed by O'Neil Ford.

Photograph of a group of bicyclists wearing green shirts turning left from Hickory onto Locust Street on the square with a sign for White's Furniture Company and the old Southern Hotel visible in the background. The cyclists were participating in the City of Denton's Alternative Transportation Day.

Photograph of the Roy O. Minton Memorial Shelf in the Emily Fowler Public Library. Books from left to right: The Disappearing Daily by Oswald Garrison Villard, Peace of Mind by Joshua Loth Lichman, Men Who Have Walked With God by Sheldon Cheney, And Another Thing by Howard Spring, Christ and the Fine Arts by Cynthia Pearl Maus, Across the Unknown by Stuart Edward White and Harwood White, The Stars Are Still There by Stuart Edward White, The Unobstructed Universe by Stuart Edward White, The Shore Dimly Seen by Ellis Gibbs Arnall, Where Are We Heading? by Sumner Welles, [unknown book], [unknown book], [unknown book], Radio Physics Course by Alfred A Ghirardi, Book of Small Houses by Harold E. Group, Architects' and Builders' Reference Book by Frank Halstead, Popular Home Decoration by Mary Davis Gillies, The Best Days: 1944-1945 by Mantle, San Antonia: City in the Sun by Green Peyton, The Roosevelt I Knew by Frances Perkins, The Autobiography of William Allen White by William Allen White, Last Chapter by Ernie Pyle, The Texas Republic by William Ransom Hogan, Texas by Owen White, The American by Henry James, [unknown book], The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, [unknown book], The Show Piece …

Unidentified group of people in the adult section of the Denton City-County Public Library on opening day. The windows are open facing Austin Street and there are several plants on the table and windowsills. A man and woman, both seated, are reading copies of Life magazine while others browse the bookshelf. A woman stands over two boys and she is wearing a ribbon that says, "Reception". Funds for the furnishings were raised by the Denton Lions Club.

Four generations of in one portrait. Identified (from back to front) are Mary Camp Gober, Julia Ann Gober Wright, Effie Wright Williams, and Myrtle Branche Williams.

View of the reading room at the Emily Fowler Public Library, also known as the Denton Public Library.

View of the reading room at the Emily Fowler Public Library, also known as the Denton Public Library.

Denton High School 30-year class reunion of the 1942 class. Those identified are: George Hopkins, Bill Cromer, Margie Lynn Brooks, Cara Boswell, Fred Slach, Zeke Martin, Colin McSween, Jane Jagoe Stabile, Lanell White Little, John Waldrip, Jack Bayless.

Baby portrait of Mary Edna McGaughy in a white dress. Written on back: "June? Sans? McGaughy Decatur, Texas RR#2 Bot 23"

Hand-drawn map of Denton County by Mrs. Sena Mounts Wright behind the checkout desk at the Denton City-County Public Library (now called the Denton Public Library). According to an article from the January 26, 1949 issue of the Denton Record-Chronicle, the mural was commissioned by the Parent-Teacher Association. It was painted by Mrs. Irene Grady directly onto the wall. She added a border to each side of the map depicting the old cattle brands of Denton County.

Portrait of Emily Fowler in the Denton Public Library.

A view of the check-out desk at the Denton City-County Public Library. (The building after three remodels is now the Emily Fowler Central Library) A painted map of the brands and historical points of interest in Denton County by Sena Mounts Wright is behind the desk. Flanking either side of the desk are the doors leading to the reading room and ornate cast iron plant holders with plants. According to an article from the January 26, 1949 issue of the Denton Record-Chronicle, a reproduction was commissioned by the Parent-Teacher Association and painted by Mrs. Irene Grady on the wall. Ms. Grady added a border to each side of the map depicting the old cattle brands of Denton County.

Front entrance to the Denton Public Library

Front entrance to the newly built Denton City-County Library.

View of the reading room at the Denton City-County Library. Librarian Emily Fowler is visible at the check-out desk in the background. (After three remodels the building is now the Emily Fowler Central Library). The furniture was prominently advertised in the Denton Record-Chronicle as being "Remington Rand" furnishings.

Several men work on the city of Denton Municipal Generating Station. A large crane is visible in the foreground, and a power plant is visible in the background.

Photograph of Golden Triangle Mall in Denton, Texas. Signs for the Old Country Buffet (now Barnes and Noble) and Service Merchandise can be seen in the background. The marquee for the United Artists Theater lists the following shows: Power Rangers, First Knight, Batman Forever, Pocahontas, and Crimson Tide.