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.

Photograph of a man working at his desk in the Engineering and Transportation Department in Denton, Texas. He talks on the phone as he looks at papers. A computer displays a GIS (geographic information system). Binders, sticky notes, and various office supplies cover the desk. An aerial photo sits on the desk in front.

Photograph of two City of Denton firemen assessing the fire damage to a city truck on the side of a road in Denton, Texas. Trees line the road on the left behind the truck. Two cars are visible in the distance.

Photograph of a man kneeling beside a City of Denton Electric Distribution truck for a publicity shot at the City Service Center in Denton, Texas.

Photograph of a woman sitting at a desk, working on a computer, in Denton, Texas. White sheets of paper are pinned to the cubicle wall behind her.

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 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.

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