Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "OLD-TIME friends and Democratic party leaders from throughout the state came to Oklahoma City Sunday to help Mrs. Etta Grimm, mother of Gov. Turner, celebrate her seventy-eighth birthday."

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ten million gallons of extra water storage were added to the city's water system with completion of these tanks."

Daily newspaper from El Reno, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When Sheldon Stirling, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce official learned Mrs. Wilson and her Daughter, Margaret Robb, would visit here, he wrote Wilson, nationally-known aviation colunmist for the New York Herald-Tribune, asking what Oklahoma City could do."

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

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.

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.

Daily newspaper from Gladewater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Invoice to Daniel W. Kempner from Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Company debiting his account for services provided, including labor furnished by Pete Shepherd and egg crates.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Paneled walls and wainscoting in the downstairs hall of the Washington house are equal in hand workmanship of the inlaid floor and stair banisters, although the detail is not so apparent."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Only the gas stove is new."

Daily newspaper from Orange, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.