[Aerial view City of Denton Municipal Generating Station and Water Treatment facility]

Aerial view of the City of Denton power plant and water treatment facility. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
Date: 1963
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New generator inside the Denton Power Plant]

Two unidentified men stand next to a General Electric steam turbine generator located at the Denton power plant. The photograph appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle on May 29, 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
Date: 1963-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]

Exterior view of the steam plant at the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
Date: 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the City of Denton Wastewater Plant]

Aerial photograph of of the City of Denton Wastewater Plant.
Date: 1964
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the City of Denton Wastewater Plant]

Aerial photograph of of the City of Denton Wastewater Plant.
Date: 1964
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Top of the Golden Triangle: Denton, Texas (open access)

Top of the Golden Triangle: Denton, Texas

Pamphlet describing Denton, Texas located at the top (north) of the "Golden Triangle" area formed with Fort Worth (southwest) and Dallas (southeast). It includes various narrative and statistical facts about the city, including education, shopping, and cultural points of interest, recreational activities, and size.
Date: [1963,1964]
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Chamber of Commerce.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton, Texas Annual Report: 1965 (open access)

City of Denton, Texas Annual Report: 1965

Calendar for 1966 containing the city of Denton, Texas annual report for 1965, and other information about municipal services and community development. The calendar includes notations for holidays, department meetings, and events at North Texas State University and Texas Woman's University.
Date: 1966
Creator: Denton (Tex.). City Council.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dynamic Denton: Top of the Golden Triangle (open access)

Dynamic Denton: Top of the Golden Triangle

Pamphlet describing interesting facts about the city of Denton, Texas, including a list of 10 tourist spots in the "Golden Triangle" area delineated by Fort Worth (west), Dallas (east) and Denton (north). Illustrated text also expands on four "facts" about the city that outline its location, education in Denton, visitor attractions, and qualities that make Denton "A Great Place to Live!"
Date: [1963,1964]
Creator: Denton (Tex.). Chamber of Commerce.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Welcome to Dynamic Denton: The City of Planned Progress (open access)

Welcome to Dynamic Denton: The City of Planned Progress

Booklet providing an overview of services in the city of Denton, Texas for new residents, including revenue, expenditures, and tax-based projects; municipal utilities and water system; public works; fire and police protection; parks and recreation; zoning; garbage collection; and a directory of city officials and departmental numbers.
Date: 1961-02~
Creator: Denton (Tex.). City Council.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Authala Williams]

Photograph of an Authala Williams working in the water utility laboratory in Denton, Texas. Cabinets and equipment line the walls.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton Sanitation Department Worker and Truck]

An unidentified City of Denton Sanitation Department worker empties a metal trash can into the back of a garbage truck. The man is wearing a polo shirt and jeans. In the background trees and power lines are visible and there is a light-colored house which can be seen behind the truck on the far left of the image.
Date: 1963~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton Public Utility Board]

Photograph of the members of the City of Denton Public Utilities Board. They are seated around a wooden desk in a room with a checker-patterned tile floor. All of the members are looking towards the man to the far right who is leaning back in his chair and talking with an folder in his hand. Left to right: Acting Director of Utilities Frank Drummond, Walter B McClurkan, Dr. H.W. (Wib) Kamp Jr., Marvin Ramey, Chairman Tom Harpool. The man in the dark suit at the end of the table is Homer Bly, City Manager (1959-1963) and A.B. (Swede) Swenson. the director of utilities and the city manager are e-officio members of the board.
Date: 1961~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton Fire Station No.4 at Kings Row and Sherman Drive Under Construction

Construction of the fire station at 2116 E. Sherman Drive. The walls have been put up, but the roof has only been framed. A shirtless man is inside of the building to the far left working and construction materials dot the yard outside of the station. Denton Fire Station No.4 was designed by the Mount-Miller Architects of Denton, Texas.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Whippoorwill Lane looking West]

View of unpaved Whippoorwill Lane looking west. Houses and trees are on both sides of the street at the far end of the road and power lines run the length of the right side of the road.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eagle Drive Looking West]

View of Eagle Drive, Denton, Texas, looking west from an unknown intersection. Two manhole covers are visible in the foreground and houses, trees, and power lines border the road on either side.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of City of Denton Service Center]

Looking at the site of the City of Denton Service Center (construction currently underway) from the right end. The foundation has been poured for the section in the foreground.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of City of Denton Service Center]

View of the interior of the City of Denton Service Center building during construction, looking from the water meter shop toward the sanitation section. The building is empty except for construction materials, a small truck, and two men at the far end of the service center. The man on the left is kneeling and partly obscured by a brick wall while the man on the right is standing and looking towards the kneeling man.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Kendolph looking North from Whippoorwill]

The view of Kendolph street looking north from Whippoorwill. The road is unpaved with one house visible on the left and two on the right.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Kendolph looking South from Whippoorwill}

The view of Kendolph street looking south from Whippoorwill. The road is unpaved with three houses visible on the left side of the street and one on the right.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of Cooper Creek sewer outfall line]

A crane is placing cement piping into place during the construction of the Cooper Creek sewer outfall line behind Millpond Drive. Tex-Con Utility Contractors of Garland was in charge of the operation. The line ran within the city limits and was two miles long, following Cooper Creek. Construction began in 1965 and the new sewer line was in operation by January 1967.
Date: [1965,1966]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of City of Denton Service Center]

Two unidentified men set a wooden board in place during construction of the City of Denton Service Center. The view is of the garage exit, east side, north end.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of City of Denton Service Center]

Looking south at the interior of the City of Denton Service Center during construction from the north end of the garage. A small, free-standing office with an open door can be seen at the end of the empty garage.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission]

Photograph of the City of Denton Planning and Planning Commission (formed in 1959). The group is seated around a wooden desk in a room with a checkered pattern tile floor. From left to right: Conrad Callicoatte, he was hired as the City Engineer in 1960, at that time he was 24 and the youngest man in the upper levels of the City of Denton government. The woman seated next to him is Mrs. Lonnie (Emma Joe) Yarbrough, Richard Ragsdale (Chairman), Harold Farmer, Roy Lagleder and Dr. Paul P. Young.
Date: 1960~/1961~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of City of Denton Service Center]

Site for the City of Denton Service Center taken from the west (the motor pool). Trucks can be seen on the far end of the cleared, dirt site, as can a number of buildings.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History