[Construction on North Carroll Boulevard]

Unidentified men working on the construction of North Carroll Boulevard
Date: 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl performing at Emily Fowler Public Library]

Photograph of a group of children and adults watching a young girl wearing red and white candy-stripe socks, a bloomer, apron, and a bright red wig perform at Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joella Orr, Emily Fowler Public Library Director]

Photograph of Joella Orr, director of Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas, getting into a car. Oakland Street can be seen behind her, curving to the west. In her right hand, she is holding a pair of sunglasses. In her left, is a long zipper bag with gold lettering that says, 59th Conference. Texas Library Association, April 5-6, 1972, Galveston, Texas.
Date: ~1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Board meeting in Emily Fowler Public Library]

Photograph of members of the Denton Public Library Board meeting around a table, drinking wine and eating finger food inside Emily Fowler Public Library. Library Director, Joella Orr is sitting just slightly to the left and wearing a light blue jacket and white shirt. A Lance vending machine is visible in the background.
Date: ~1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Board meeting in Emily Fowler Public Library]

Photograph of seven people identified as the Emily Fowler Library Board meeting around a table, drinking wine, and eating finger food inside Emily Fowler Public Library. Patricia Warde, Board Chair, is on the far left in red and David Speck, the Vice-Chair, is the center gentleman with glasses but no necktie. Library Directory, Joella Orr, wearing a light blue jacket, has her back to the camera.
Date: ~1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Board meeting in Emily Fowler Public Library]

Photograph of eight Library Board members meeting around a table in Emily Fowler Public Library. Library Director, Joella Orr is seated on the far left, wearing a tan suit. An exhibit about literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is visible in the background in the far southeast corner of the building. Wire displays of paperback books stand in front of the windows. Three pendant lamps made by the Beaumont Mood Lighting Co. hang from the ceiling.
Date: ~1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Story time at Emily Fowler Public Library]

Photograph of several unidentified and a woman at story time in Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas. One boy is wearing a firefighter's helmet.
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Window in a derelict house]

View of an interior window in a derelict house on the Nike Missile Base. The paint is chipped and the window has been broken. The window blinds have been removed, except for two strings hanging on either side. The house has wood paneling.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Bennett, Doug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sgt. Tillman E. Ulman near the Emily Fowler Library]

Photograph of police officer Sgt. Tillman E. Uland standing by a squad car and holding a shotgun. Another unidentified officer is sitting in the car with the door open. Several children are gathered around the officers and car. The group is near Emily Fowler Public Library on the west side of the building. The library book drop can be seen on the far right.
Date: July 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 1971 Miss Denton Pageant (open access)

The 1971 Miss Denton Pageant

Book contains information about the Denton Jaycees and their Miss Denton Pageant. Photographs of the Denton Jaycees chairmen are included. Several advertisements for Denton area business and the photographs of pageant contestants are also included.
Date: 1971
Creator: Denton Jaycees
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children around fountain at Emily Fowler Library]

Photograph of six young children gathered around a brick fountain in the Susan Campbell Deussen Memorial Garden at Emily Fowler Central Library in Denton, Texas. Lucile Deussen McRae gave the library $2,000 in 1968 to build the garden in the enclosed patio outside the children's area.
Date: 1971~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emily Fowler Public Library sign]

Photograph of an engraved, wooden sign for Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas. A few cars are parked in a lot in the background.
Date: 1971~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Mall fountain at UNT]

Photograph of the Library Mall Fountain at the University of North Texas. Hurley Administration Building is dimly visible in the background.
Date: 1971~/1987~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Library Mall fountain at UNT]

Photograph of the Library Mall Fountain at the University of North Texas. Hurley Administration Building is dimly visible in the background.
Date: 1971~/1987~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting of tree house at Emily Fowler Public Library]

Painting of the tree house at the Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton, Texas. A platform in the tree branches is supported by poles, and a staircase leads to the platform from the ground.
Date: 1971-02?
Creator: Robinson, Betty
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified burning building and firetruck]

Photograph of the glow from a burning building and two firetrucks. Some cars and onlookers are also pictured.
Date: 1972-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton High School Class of '42 Reunion

Denton High School 30-year class reunion of the 1942 class. Those identified are: George Hopkins, Bill Cromer, Margie Lynn Brooks, Cara Boswell, Fred Slach, Zeke Martin, Colin McSween, Jane Jagoe Stabile, Lanell White Little, John Waldrip, Jack Bayless.
Date: July 15, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joella Orr, David Speck, and unidentified man]

Photograph of Joella Orr, director of Emily Fowler Public Library, Dr. David Speck and an unidentified men in a light blue suit. Joella is holding a photograph on an easel. They are standing in front of a carved wood wall by Lynn Ford.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Denton Public Library
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Denton]

Aerial view of Denton, Texas with Texas Woman's University visible in the right foreground.
Date: 1973~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Denton Community Theater presents "Bus Stop"] (open access)

[Denton Community Theater presents "Bus Stop"]

The program for "Bus Stop" presented by the Denton Community Theater contains advertisements for Denton area businesses including banks, grocers, pharmacies, auto dealers, insurance agencies, general stores. The program also lists the cast, a synopsis of the scenes, special credits, board of directors, patrons, and the production and business staff.
Date: 1973-11~
Creator: Inge, William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Puppets at the Denton Public Library

Photograph of Vicki Bleick, children's librarian, and Barbara Stevens, reference librarian, showing puppets at the Denton Public Library. They are holding up a poster which says: "Take a Giant Step Sponsored cooperatively by your library and the Texas State Library." On the floor in the bottom right corner of the image the top half of the cover of the children's book "That Cat!" is visible.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[School field trip to Emily Fowler Library]

Photograph of a large group of children on a school field trip to Emily Fowler Library. Two librarians are giving the tour of the Junior Teen area. Linda Touraine, wearing a brown jacket, can be seen speaking to the children. Several bookshelves are visible in the background, and a shelf of 45s is visible in the foreground, one by Jazz musician, Toots Thielemans' Captured Alive.
Date: 1974~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tree House at the Denton Public Library

Joella Orr (standing), Clema Perry (seated, on left), and Mae McKnight (seated, on right) pose with books in the tree house at the Denton Public Library. This photo was taken prior to the opening of the tree house. Construction was funded by members of the Denton Garden Culture Club. Mrs. Harold E. Perry was the club president and Mrs. F. W. McKNight was the clubs' project chairman. Joella Orr was the director of the Emily Fowler Library. The tree house was designed by Betty Robertson.
Date: March 26, 1974
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hilltop Happenings, Volume 2, Number 5, May 1974] (open access)

[Hilltop Happenings, Volume 2, Number 5, May 1974]

Newsletter published by Flow Memorial Hospital in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1974-05?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History