Interior View of Boylan Merchant Tailor Shop

Two unidentified men in the interior of the Boylan Merchant Tailor Shop. One of the two men has been possibly identified as J. Enfarlment.
Date: January 1, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Othello Norvell Lister as a Child]

Studio-style portrait of Othello Norvell Lister [Hill] as a child in Ennis, Texas. She stands next to a wire-back chair and wears a light ruffled dress with dark stockings and shoes. A bow is in her hair.
Date: 1904~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mildred Jackson]

Portrait of Mildred Jackson taken on her twentieth birthday. She is wearing a light colored-dress, and is visible from the waist up.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girls Industrial College Bulletins.  Bulletin Number 01, February 20, 1903 (open access)

Girls Industrial College Bulletins. Bulletin Number 01, February 20, 1903

This gives a basic overview of important information about the college as well as important people and dates associated with it as an introduction for the opening of the school.
Date: February 1903
Creator: Girls Industrial College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

John Wesley Gober Riding a Mule

John Wesley Gober, age 77, riding a mule in the center of the image and facing to the left. The handwriting on the bottom looks like it says the photo was taken near Dumas, Moore County, about 1903.
Date: 1903?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commencement Exercises John B. Denton College (open access)

Commencement Exercises John B. Denton College

John B. Denton College hosted commencement exercises on June 12, 1902, at Wright's Opera House. This programme contains a list of graduates and an order of services.
Date: June 12, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Veterans

Large group of unidentified men from "Sul-Ross Camp" number 129. The picture was taken in front of the Denton County Courthouse.
Date: 1902
Creator: Shaw and Hargrove
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Veterans

Large group of unidentified men who were soldiers in the Confederate Army, from Sul Ross Camp, no. 129. The photo was taken with the Denton County Courthouse as the backdrop.
Date: 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton Athletic Club

Group portrait of the first Denton Athletic Club's baseball team was made up of only local players. Pictured are: (top row, from left to right) Frank Case (3rd base), Guy Witherspoon (shortstop), Robert Edwards, Lawrence Schweer (1st base); (middle row, from left to right) Aubrey Terrell (right fielder), Will Edwards (Manager), Ford Witherspoon (2nd base); (bottom row from left to right) Alex Hann (pitcher), Timmons, Bala Williams (left fielder), Ed Hann (catcher). The club was organized in 1901 and its quarters were in the Wright Building. According to an article in the Denton Record-Chronicle, "it was not organized to sponsor baseball or football, but to afford young men of the city an opportunity to enjoy and improve themselves in a well-equipped gymnasium." They formed a football and baseball team in 1902 and played each year, until the club disbanded in 1908. The Gainesville team and Denton were bitter rivals.
Date: 1902~
Creator: Williams Art Conference
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pilot Point Girls' Basketball Team

Pilot Point girls' basketball team. Those pictured are: Sadie Nance, Ethel Wilborne, Roberta Johnson, Bess Montgomery, Ella Elder, Hazel Nance, Mary Lane, Kate Cooper, Clara Scott, Maude Hendricks, Myrtle Pearce, Florence Parvin, Vera Gee, Lula Selz, Minnie Drake, and A. H. Gee holding a basketball on which is written, Pilot Point, 1902. The photo was taken in front of the Gee home.
Date: 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burial of John B. Denton

Group of individuals on the Denton Square for the burial of John B. Denton on the lawn of the Denton County Courthouse. The pallbearers are E. B. Orr, L. Willis, J. M. Swisher, John W. Gober, J.H. Hawkins, and W. C. Wright. The Minnis and Curtis Drugstore can be seen in the southeast corner of the square. The Exchange National Bank can be seen in the background. This photo was given to the Library by Bess Minnis McFadden, according to a Denton Record-Chronicle article from July 2, 1967.
Date: November 21, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John B. Denton Funeral Notice] (open access)

[John B. Denton Funeral Notice]

Funeral notice for John B. Denton, who was killed by Indians on May 22, 1841. The interment was held at the Denton Courthouse on November 21, 1901. According to an article in the Denton Record-Chronicle, "the custom was to place such notices in all public places to invite people to the funeral. This notice was given to the Denton Public Library by Mrs. R.M. Mitchell and was included in one of three scrapbooks that she made for the library."
Date: November 21, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping" John B. Denton College] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping" John B. Denton College]

Newspaper clipping contains information about students of John B. Denton College and the construction of the college building. This clipping is the only known surviving piece of the September 26 issue of 1901.
Date: September 26, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: John B. Denton College] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: John B. Denton College]

Newspaper clipping contains information about the creation of John B. Denton College in Denton, Texas. O. M. Thurman was the first president of the college.
Date: June 23, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ten Men

Group portrait of ten men in suits. Four men are identified as Sidney, T. Carroll (bottom row, middle), Monroe Davenport (bottom row, far right), Emory B. Peter (top row, 4th from left), Frank Erwin Piner (top row, fifth from left); the other six men are unidentified.
Date: 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Woman's Shakespeare Club Programme (open access)

Woman's Shakespeare Club Programme

The program for the Woman's Shakespeare Club meeting on December 27, 1900 contains words of welcome from Mrs. W. A. Ponder, vocal solos, readings, papers, and instrumentals.
Date: 1900-12-27~
Creator: Woman's Shakespeare Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

John Dunn

John Dunn standing next to a cabin made out of wood in a field.
Date: August 8, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Jessamine Blount (open access)

In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Jessamine Blount

A short poem commemorates the life of Jessamine Blount who died on June 28, 1900 at the age of 49. Dr. J. P. Blount, first president of a Denton bank, survived his wife.
Date: 1900-06-28~
Creator: Blount Family
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plat Drawing]

Plat blueprint showing a river, ditches, and various orchards with boundary lines. Scale is 1:1200.
Date: June 8, 1900
Creator: Reed, W. M.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School (open access)

Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School

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.
Date: 1900-05-18~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit for Garnishment after Judgement] (open access)

[Affidavit for Garnishment after Judgement]

Affidavit includes blanks for the prosecutor and defendant of the trial, the date of the trial, and the stipulations of the judgment.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burial of John B. Denton

Burial of John B. Denton on the lawn of the Denton County Courthouse. The pall bearers were John W. Gober, E. B. Orr, L. Willis, J. M. Swisher, J. H. Hawkins, W. C. Wright. Rev. J. T. Denton, one of John B. Denton's sons, was in charge of the services. Son John B. Denton, Jr. and grandson Wiliam Baker were also present.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Cottage Hotel

Exterior view of the Cottage Hotel on South Locust Street
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton County Courthouse

Exterior view of the Denton County Courthouse. Five unidentified individuals are standing outside of the courthouse. It was built in 1876 at a cost of $40,000 and was condemned in 1894.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History