[Four Members of the Public Utility Board at the Denton Power Plant]

Four members of the Public Utility Board can be seen inspecting the electrical installation at the Municipal power plant. The second man second from the left is Tom Harpool. The second man from the right is B. Swenson. The station was fully operational in May 1963.
Date: 1968-05~
Creator: City of Denton
System: The Portal to Texas History

Satellite Image of Denton, Texas

Satellite photograph of Denton, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Texas, taken during the Apollo 6 mission.
Date: April 4, 1968
Creator: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Front Exterior View of the Emily Fowler Public Library

Front exterior view of the north side of Emily Fowler Public Library which is also the main branch of the Denton Public Library. This photo represent the 1968 installment of the library that extended the building from west to east and made it 11,000 square feet, which was four times the size of what it originally was. The addition was designed by architect, O'Neil Ford. The front entrance to the building was moved from east-facing to north-facing. The renovation cost the City $246,000.
Date: 1968~/1970~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Joella Orr with Microfilm Reader

Joella Orr, library director, standing in front of a microfilm reader at the Denton Public Library. She is wearing a vest that she crocheted.
Date: 1968~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lady Bird Johnson

Portrait of Lady Bird Johnson. Inscribed on the mat board beneath the image: "For the people of Denton in whose new library I rejoice. Lady Bird Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson." Emily Fowler had written a letter to the president and included a thank-you because the library's new addition was built with federal funds. She received a photograph of the president and his wife in return.
Date: 1968?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lyndon B. Johnson

Portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson which is inscribed below the image on the matboard: "For the people of Denton with best wishes, Lyndon B. Johnson." Emily Fowler had written a letter to the president and included a thank-you because the library's new addition was built with federal funds. She received this photograph in return.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Shelves of Books at the Denton Public Library

Shelves of books at the Denton Public Library. The shelving starts in the foreground on the left side of the frame and moves to the right and back, away from the camera.
Date: 1968~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History