Photograph of a group of children and adults watching a young girl wearing red and white candy-stripe socks, a bloomer, apron, and a bright red wig perform at Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas.

Photograph of several unidentified and a woman at story time in Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas. One boy is wearing a firefighter's helmet.

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 Bailey Street in Denton, Texas, a dirt road with rows of houses on both sides, telephone poles on the right, and trees and other houses in the background. Bailey Street was amongst the last streets in Denton to be paved, hence the photograph.

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 an unidentified man's hands holding open a book, demonstrating how to apply bookplates, in the UNT bindery unit with several stacks of books on the table next to him.

Photograph of the City of Denton Machine Shop (at 414 E. Hickory Street), a large brick warehouse with frosted windows and a faded sign that reads "Municipal Machine Shop. 414 E. Hickory."

Photograph of a man looking at architectural plans at a construction site in Denton, Texas. Another person's hands hold the plans on the right. Dirt mounds rise behind them.

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 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 two unidentified men working in a utilities or electrical shop in Denton, Texas. Boxes and equipment fill the shelves along the wall in the background left. Parts lay on the table in front of the worker to the left. The worker on the right stands behind two machines, another table of parts to the right of them.

Photograph of a female City of Denton employee for cable television. She works on a computer with handwritten sticky notes, beside a TV and related equipment.

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 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 man inspecting a No-Left-Turn sign in a shop by the Engineering and Transportation Department in Denton, Texas. Various street and traffic signs line the wall to the left.

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 an unidentified family at the City of Denton's annual employee appreciation cookout in Civic Center Park (now Quakertown Park) in Denton, Texas. The man and woman stand with two young girls in front of a wall. One of the young girls holds a balloon animal.

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 an unidentified Sammons Communication employee and an unknown woman taking equipment out of a Sammons Communication truck. They stand at the curb beside the truck. A staircase is in the background right.

Photograph of Kiersten Dieterle, COD, Public Communications office in Denton, Texas. Kiersten stands beside her office door, which displays her nameplate.

Photograph of members of the Public Utilities Board posing for a photo in Denton, Texas.The man seated on the right is John Thompson, a former professor of political science at UNT and director of the Public Administration department.

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 a man using a closed-loop computer system as part of the Engineering and Transportation Department (Traffic) in Denton, Texas.