Two unidentified men stand next to a General Electric steam turbine generator located at the Denton power plant. The photograph appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle on May 29, 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.

Photograph of the water line on Sherman Drive. The trench was approximately 2 to 3 feet deep after the maintainers was able to get out of the ditch. The City of Denton took the photograph on May 4, 1978.

Photograph of the water line on Sherman Drive. The Loader wheel track is approximately 1 foot deep over the poorly filled ditch. The City of Denton took the photograph on May 4, 1978.

Photograph of the water line being repaired in front of Quinby Self's home on Sherman Drive in Denton, Texas on May 12, 1978.

Check from First National Bank of Denton, Texas to A. F. Evers for 8.33 dollars. The check is dated May 12, 1898. A handwritten note below says, "rent from May 10 to June 10." The check is signed by Jagoe & Ponder.

Check from First National Bank of Denton, Texas to the Denton County News in the amount of four dollars. The check is dated May 4, 1895. A note below the amount says, "fine account (stationary)." The check is signed by Jagoe & Ponder.

This original newspaper clipping was pasted once pasted into a scrapbook. The obituary contains a summary of the life and death of W. C. Wright, an early settler in Denton, Texas. W. C. Wright died at the age of 70 after having lived under three flags, having served in the Texas Cavalry during the Civil War, and having served in a local militia. Wright became a wealthy farmer and trader and built and operated the Wright's Opera House. He was survived by his wife, Julia A. Gober Williams, and seven children including Mrs. Effie Fay Branche Wright Williams. William Crow Wright died May 16, 1906.

Photograph of the glow from a burning building and two firetrucks. Some cars and onlookers are also pictured.

The permit certifies Denton Monument Works the authorization to erect a monument in the Oakwood Cemetery for J. R. & Mary E. George on May 25, 1955.

Photograph of an organization known as "Natives of the Confederate States of America" of Denton, Texas in 1936. The men and women are posing outside and wearing suits and dresses. A caption identifying the members and organization is included.

Advertisement welcomes all to enjoy Denton's old swimming hole on 512 Bois D'Arc Street. The swimming hole was supervised at all times by Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wilson.

Miss Wright's Ariel Club program is dated May 14, 1909. The program contains a list of readings, and musical pieces to be performed at the event including Chopin, Staunton, etcetera.

The program for the Ninth Annual Reception of the Alumni Association at Denton High School on May 20, 1915, at Elks Hall contains an order of addresses, a list of toasts, and the lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne." The program was printed on cream paper with a watermark that says, "Dresden Paper," which meant it was produced by the Dresden Paper Mills Co. out of Dresden, Maine.

Program for the Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School at Wright's Opera House on Friday, May 18, 1900 contains an order of services, and a list of the Board of Trustees.

Letter to the Record-Chronicle newspaper in Denton, Texas from the Library Extension Committee of the Denton County Council of Parents and Teachers. The letter contains information about a traveling library that was created to provide books to rural schools.

Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.

Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.

Two unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.

Two unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. In the background to the left a parked car is visible. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.

Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants talk while power plant equipment looms over them. The man furthest to the right is facing into the left of the image and slightly away from the camera; he is the one talking, while the other three are looking at him. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.

Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants talk while power plant equipment looms over them. The man furthest to the right is facing into the left of the image and slightly away from the camera; he is the one talking, while the other three are looking at him. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Mary Camp Gober, age 46, looking into the camera. In writing on the back of the photograph: "Mrs. Mary Camp Gober, mother of Mrs. W. C. Wright. Mama's photograph was taken in Atlanta, GA, May 2, 1872, Age 46 yrs, 2 months, 12 days. The first Confederate woman from Denton County to be enrolled in the Stone Mountain Book of Memory is Mrs. Mary Camp Gober. The name of Mrs. Gober is the 3rd from Texas to be entered in the Silver Book memorializing wives of Confederate soldiers." This appears to be a photograph taken of photograph. The original photographer is unknown, although the original date is listed on the back as indicated by the author. This duplicate was taken by J. T. Jones, a photographer in Denton, Texas in the 1890s, who photographed the original matted photo at an unknown time and mounted it on board.

Interior view of the Pilot Point Depot. Fred Wiggs is in the foreground and Noah Wiggs is sitting on the desk; the other two men in the photo are unidentified. A Texaco calendar on the wall on the right side of the room shows the month and year to be May of 1919. To the right, a bicycle pump sits atop a notebook on a counter next to a glass insulator that holds down a stack of papers.

The caption reads: Old Timers Celebrate Fritz's Birthday. These 14 old timers of Denton were photographed at a party celebrating Dr. E. W. Fritz's 84th birthday. They are, back row, left to right, Noah Batis, farmer; Mrs. J. W. Underwood; Mrs. F. E. Piner, wife of an early judge; Mrs. Ida Williams, whose husband was an early photographer; Mrrs. A. J. Kittrell, wife of an early cattleman; Mrs. J. S. Chapman, wife of a mining operator; Mrs. T. A. Robinson, wife of a cotton buyer, and Mrs. Cora Elliott, dressmaker. Front row, left to right, J. W. Shaw, a photographer, Dr. Fritz; Charles Wilkins, ranchmans; J. C. Parr, farmer, Mrs. C. C. Bell, and C. C. Bell, a farmer. (photo courtesy of Sam Fritz)