Photograph of City of Denton Electric Distribution employees standing in Quakertown Park for their apprenticeship graduation photo in Denton, Texas. Behind them is the Emily Fowler Library.

Photograph of City of Denton employees and their families at the annual employee appreciation cookout in Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. People sit at the picnic tables eating and talking. Trees line the back; a large one stands to the left. A man in a cowboy hat walks in the center between garbage cans.

Photograph of City of Denton employees and their families at the annual employee appreciation cookout in Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. People are lined up at the food tables on the right. A woman holding a baby stands in the left front. At center, a man carries a plate and cup. A man opens a cooler in the bottom right corner. Trees stretch from the left over the group and cross to the right.

Photograph of City of Denton employees and their families at the annual employee appreciation cookout at Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. A group gathers in front of a large tree in the background. A bulldozer sits off to the left between them and the east side of the Emily Fowler Library. A woman carries balloons in the center. A man and little boy sit at a picnic table in the front left.

Photograph of city employees at the annual employee appreciation day cookout held at Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. Employees gather around grills and tables full of food. A park building and car are visible in the background. Trees drape over and surround the main cookout area.

Photograph of City of Denton employees and their families at an the annual employee appreciation event at Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. People sit at picnic tables enjoying drinks. A full trash can sits front and center. Sunlight filters through the many trees surrounding the picnic area.

Photograph of five employees at the City of Denton Service Awards for 20 years of service in Denton, Texas. They stand in front of a couch. The man in the middle is Ernie Tullos, now deceased, who was director of electric utilities for Denton (the title at that time). He began working for the City in 1971 or 1972.

Photograph of five employees at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Employees include: Charles Myer; Jeanette Scott, Airport; and Billy Johnson.

Photograph of City of Denton employees and their families crossing a bridge at the annual employee appreciation cookout in Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. Pecan Creek flows under the bridge. A group gathers in the background in front of some trees. A bulldozer sits beside them.

Photograph of a group of City of Denton employees playing volleyball at the annual employee appreciation cookout at Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. The Emily Fowler Library is the building in the background. Trees provide a shady area in the front.

Photograph of employees at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Employees pictured received their awards for 5 years of service. Front row: Manny Coronado, Carolyn Farmer, Carol Weller, Marilyn Williams, Jewel Austin. Second Row: unidentified man, Vince Gallegos, David Roby, Roger White, Eddie Driskell. Back Row: Fred Warswick, Billy Sangster.

Photograph of City of Denton employees working on Bell Avenue, across from the Civic Center swimming pool in Denton, Texas. Two men stand at the bed of a truck full of coiled power lines. Two other men walk away from them down the lot. Cars drive down the street in the background. The back end of a white car is in partial view in the front right. The entrance to the Municipal Swimming Pool can be seen in the background. It was designed by O'Neil Ford, Roland Laney and Carolyn Peterson in 1965. It was demolished in 1992 and replaced by another structure.

Photograph of City of Denton employees working on power lines on Bell Avenue in Denton, Texas. One worker stands in a raised cherry picker, as another works on the electrical pole. A white car and tanker are parked beside a metal fence to the right, behind the back of a Ford pickup truck in the front. Trees line the background. The Betty Jean Blazier Memorial play wall can be seen in the background and the Denton Civic Center Pool is on the right.

Photograph of a Denton fireman using a hose to put out a fire on what is believed to be a drilling truck for Denton Municipal Electric on the side of a road in Denton, Texas. Another man stands just out of frame on the left. A building and trees can be seen in the distance behind him. In the early 1980s the fire service started transitioning their bunker gear to add more protection. Until then the rubber boots came up above the knees and were referred to as "three-quarter boots" for covering 3/4 of the leg. The bunker coat was long and came down close to the knees to provide some overlap. To store and step into the boots, the person kept the upper part folded halfway down like in the picture; or more often folded in thirds so the top could more easily be pulled back when needed. Adding bunker pants to the ensemble gave more protection to the legs and also allowed the user to shorten the bunker coats to allow for a little more flexibility. The yellow bunker coat was made out of Nomex fire resistant fabric. Prior to that the coats were made out of black …

Photograph of City of Denton utility workers in cherry pickers below power lines. A worker in a hardhat sits on equipment in the front. A sign for ABC Boots stands on the wall behind him.

Photograph of City of Denton utility workers around a two utility poles in Denton, Texas. A utility truck is parked to their left. A mailbox and sign to "Vote for Billy Joe Wilson for County Commissioner Precinct 1" stand in the front grass.

Photograph of workers who have been cleaning out the old power plant station in Denton, Texas and are transferring items to freight cars. Workers stand between two trucks. Cars are parked around the lot. The old MKT and Texas & Pacific Depot is in the background right. The depot was built in 1881 and the office was closed in 1983. The building was torn down in 1999.

Photograph of the crane used to move equipment out of the old City municipal power plant in Denton, Texas. Workers stand in partial view on the right.

Photograph of the historic Courthouse-on-the-Square in Denton, Texas. Trees line either side of the view. The American flag and Texas state flag hang from poles in front of the courthouse.

Photograph of a crane blocking Bell Avenue across from the old power plant in Denton, Texas. Street traffic is stopped on either side of the crane.

Photograph of a crane blocking Bell Avenue at Hickory Street in Denton, Texas. Traffic waits on either side of the crane.

Photograph of a crane placing old equipment on a flatbed truck after its removal from the old City municipal power plant in Denton, Texas. Workers help its placement on the truck and beside the crane truck on the right. A truck drives down the road on the left beside traffic cones.

Photograph of W. University Drive facing east from the curb at Denton Dry Cleaners in Denton, Texas. A grassy area occupies the front. Cars travel up and down the main street. There is a sign for Buddies on the left.

Photograph of a diesel generator on a railroad car at the old power plant in Denton, Texas. Workers stand beside the railroad car. A white car and truck crane are in partial view on the right.