Resource Type

[Portrait of the Faculty and Staff of Southwestern University]

Photograph of the faculty and staff of Southwestern University organized in several rows, posing for a photo outside a chapel. The caption on the front of the photo reads, "Southwestern University - 1978/1979." The text on the back of the photo reads, "Faculty and Staff - 1978", with three indistinguishable names underneath.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man at construction site looking at plans]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton employees at annual appreciation day cookout]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Curb view of Denton Center Dry Cleaners on W. University Drive]

Photograph of W. University Drive facing east from the curb at Denton Dry Cleaners in Denton, Texas. A grassy area occupies the front. Cars travel up and down the main street. There is a sign for Buddies on the left.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of the Exxon station on University Drive]

Photograph of the Exxon station at University Drive/U.S. Highway 380 facing east at Alice Street in Denton, Texas. Cars head east past the intersection. Signs for Buddies and the Denton Center are displayed in the background. A grassy area takes up the front right.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton employees at annual appreciation picnic]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton Electric Distribution employees]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two unidentified men working in a shop]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars looking east on 3rd Street]

Photograph looking east on 3rd street toward Locust Street in Denton, Texas. Cars line both sides of the street. A white truck is pulling out of a driveway on the left. Stonewall Jackson Elementary School is on the right and a building with a clock tower on the Texas Woman's University campus stands in the background.
Date: [1975..1985]
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of City of Denton Reclassification Task Force - 1979]

Photograph of members of the City of Denton Reclassification Task Force in Denton, Texas. They sit around a table full of papers. Two large sheets of paper hang on a bulletin board in the back. Members include from left to right: Jimmy George (Water & Sewer), Rick Gaylor (Electric Substations & Metering), Nancy Boen (Parks and Recreation), Cengiz Capan (Data Processing), and Mack Parker (Engineering).
Date: 1979
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McDade Motors and Gulf Service Station at 222 S. Elm St. in Denton]

Photograph of the McDade Motors and Gulf service station on 222 S. Elm Street and Sycamore in Downtown Denton, Texas. Gas pumps and signs sit in the lot of the station. A traffic divider hangs off the curb in front. A few cars drive down and are parked on Elm Street. The Courthouse-on-the-Square rises above the buildings in the right background. A Taxi company can be seen across the street.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton cable television employee]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton employees and families at event in park]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton employees crossing a bridge at appreciation cookout]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man inspecting No-Left-Turn sign in shop]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City workers standing in front of the old MKT and Texas & Pacific Depot]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gas truck in a driveway]

Photograph of a public works gas truck in a driveway in Denton, Texas. A man wearing a hat walks passed bushes on the left. A building with arched windows takes up the back right.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A family at the City of Denton employee appreciation event]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gulf service station sign and Holiday Lanes bowling alley]

Photograph of a Gulf service station sign and the Brunswick Holiday Lanes bowling alley in Denton, Texas at 1212 E. University Drive. The view from the street across the parking lot with several cars.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Signs in front of gas station on S. Elm Street]

Photograph of signs outside of the Quick gas station at 800 S. Elm Street in Denton, Texas. Cars travel down the road and are parked at businesses across the street.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Lucky Lady service station on W. University Drive]

Photograph of the Lucky Lady gas station on the right of W. University Drive in Denton, Texas. Cars travel up and down the main street. Signs for Fort Worth Savings and Chevrolet appear in the background.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton employees and their families at appreciation cookout]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sammons Communication employee and unknown woman]

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.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Kiersten Dieterle, COD, Public Communications office]

Photograph of Kiersten Dieterle, COD, Public Communications office in Denton, Texas. Kiersten stands beside her office door, which displays her nameplate.
Date: 1970~/1989~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History