This video contains four segments that concern the Denton Chamber of Commerce. The first segment, "Honoring Our Heritage," covers the history of the Chamber of Commerce. The story is presented by an actor portraying A.C. Owsley (President, 1909-1913). The production includes interviews with past Chamber of Commerce Presidents (in order of appearance) Tom Harpool, Jr. (1953), R.L. Selby, Jr. (1958), Marvin Ramey (1957), Bill Utter (1959), John Moellinger (1974), Roy Appleton, Jr. (1961), Fred W. Patterson (1979), Bob Crouch (1984), and Barbara Russell (1991). The second segment (beginning at 00:12:52) contains footage of unidentified men and women at what appears to be a reception. The third segment (beginning at 00:14:21) is news footage by reporter Mike Anderson (ca. 1996) about pollution in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex and actions taken by the North Texas Clean Air Coalition, Sammons Communication, and the Denton Chamber of Commerce to help Denton meet its air quality goals. An unidentified woman and Chamber of Commerce representative Chuck Patterson are interviewed. The fourth segment (beginning at 00:18:49) features an unidentified woman paying tribute to Chamber of Commerce volunteer James Wood of Lake Dallas Flowers and Balloons.

Photograph of Texas Special Olympics athletes on awards stands. The stands are made up by blue blocks of varying heights, with the center block being the highest, and have white numbers on them denoting first place, second place, and so on. From left to right the blocks are numbered 7,5,3,1,2,4,6, and then 8. The stands in the foreground have female athletes standing on them while the stands to the left in the background have male athletes. The female athletes in first through third place are all wearing blue shirts with orange text, black shorts, and white sneakers and have cards worn around their necks. The girl in 5th place is dressed in yellow clothing and is extending her right hand towards an older man to accept an object as another man stands behind them clapping. Standing in the foreground at the right side of the photo is a third man who faces away from the camera to view the stands. On the male athletes' stands at the left side of the photo stand two boys on the first and second place blocks while a third boy stans behind the stands, in front of a camera on a tall stand. The …

Photograph of the Evers Hardware storefront in Denton, TX. The front of the building is made of dark red bricks and includes a windowed first floor, shaded by a flat overhang, and a second floor with a large multi-paned window. Through the first-floor's windows, a wide variety of items can be seen stacked inside the store. A mostly legible sign in the far right window says "Extra parking at rear of...Walnut St." A brick mailbox sits on the sidewalk in front of the center window, near the store's entrance. A red Dodge truck sits parked in the photo's bottom left corner while a white car occupies the opposite corner. A line of small rectangular windows sits above the overhang that shade the store's first floor. The second floor has one large window made up by multiple rectangular panes, through which a yellow wheelbarrow can be seen. A white poster has been placed near the window's center and advertises a "special" for "7.97". Above the second-floor window is a rectangle of white stone with "1885. Evers Hardware Co. 1913" in dark letters written on it, partially shaded by a ledge that tops the stone rectangle.

Photograph of the Denton County Confederate Soldier Monument. The monument consists of a small, standalone archway with a confederate soldier statue on its top, a small sphere sitting on either side of the statue. Words around the archway's inner curve read "Our confederate soldiers". Above these words. under the top edge of the archway, is a motif of the letters "C", "S", and "A" as one icon. Rectangular piers support the archway's top section, each with words engraved on them. On each of the piers, near the ground, are singular cone-shaped attachments that both have "1861" engraved on them. Beyond the archway, the walkway it sits on extends into the distance a short way before splitting into three paths that all lead up to the Denton County Courthouse. Large green trees occupy grass growing around the paths. The courthouse itself is a large multi-floor building with rows of rectangular windows, stone bricks walls, and vaulted domes at each of its corners and atop the clocktower on its roof.

Photograph of men in western attire at the North Texas State Fair. The photo captures a view from above the men, leaving most of their faces hidden. Five men sit above the wet dirt ground on metal fencing while two stand in front of them. All seven men looks towards the left side of the photo and wear white cowboy hats and blue jeans. The two men standing both wear dark blue button-up shirts while the men sitting wear a variety of patterned button-up shirts. Along the right edge of the image, a metal rail extends over the heads of the men sitting. To the right of those men, at the top of the image is a yellow set of stairs leading upwards to the top right corner of the photo. A sign for a canned drink hands on the side of the railing that some of the men sit on. In the top left corner of the photo more seated people can be seen, one of whom is wearing a white cowboy hat.

Photograph of a child riding a carousel at night at the North Texas State Fair. The carousel has multiple pairs of white horses with saddles and bridles painted in blue and yellow on them, spaced apart at regular intervals and posed as if running. The child sits on a horse in the foreground near the right edge of the photo, dressed in a light pink short-sleeved shirt, dark pink pants, and white sneakers. The carousel appears to be turning counterclockwise as the child and the horses face towards the right side of the image. The floor of the carousel is made of gray metal while its top is yellow and adorned with painted imagery and yellow lights. At the center of the carousel is a column with ovals of lightbulbs decorating each of its sides. In the background beyond the ride are blurry stalls lit up by bright lights.

Photograph of the North Texas State Fair in Denton, TX. Booths and stalls with red and yellow striped tents shading them have been set up throughout a clearing, currently empty of fairgoers. In the background beyond the stalls and in foreground in between them are two separate trailers with large white signs atop them, both advertising funnel cakes, sausage, and home cooked meals with food like hamburgers and coffee. From the trailer in the foreground, two men exit from a door set in the trailer's back. Parked between two booths in the left side of the photo is a white cargo truck. Farther into photo, behind the stalls and trailers, are three amusement rides. Near the left side of the photo is a roller coaster with a single loop in its shape, while a ride with disc shaped pods at the end of wheel-like spokes sits to the roller coaster's right. Near the right edge of the photo is the third ride, a Ferris wheel. A line of tall, bushy trees sits behind all the amusement rides.

Photograph of four men in western attire at the North Texas State Fair. One man in a black cowboy hat and black short-sleeved shirt stands facing towards the left side of the photo as he lifts his right arm to shoulder height. Facing towards the man with their backs to the left side of the photo are two young men in white cowboy hats, white t-shirts, and blue jeans. One of the t-shirt men stands with his back visible to the camera, revealing the image of a silhouetted cowboy on a horse on his shirt along with the words "Western week" and "Lewisville". The fourth man stands to the right of the t-shirt men, his back to the camera as he faces the man in black clothing. This final man wears a white cowboy hat and a long-sleeved shirt with purple, blue, yellow, and black stripes on it and black pants. To the left of the group of men is a line of fencing constructed from metal poles, part of it set up to form a pathway within the fencing. On the side of the fencing near the men, clothing and gear has been laid of the fence poles including …

Photograph of a girl shearing a sheep at the North Texas State Fair. The girl wears a white t-shirt, dark blue pants, and white sneakers and has her dark hair pulled back into a short pony tail. She is in the process of shearing a sheep she holds still with her left hand as her right hand holds up the shearing tool. The sheep stands alongside the girl, closer to the camera, and has a white body with a black head and legs. It faces towards the right side of the photo as the girl does, its head positioned in a loop of dark blue metal attached to a metal platform resting on the ground. In the right side of the background behind the girl and her sheep is a series of metal barn roofs, providing shade for people seated on chairs under them. One child sits between two white buckets and faces the camera. In the left side of the photo's background is open space where a crowd stands and walks.

Photograph of two trucks parked at the North Texas State Fair. The truck on the left is dark blue with two dark white stripes across its back end and one large white stripe across its sides. It's license plates reads "JB4 535". The truck on the right is white with a thin red stripe across the middle of its body, a black stripe across its back end, and two brown stripes along the bottom of its sides. This truck's license plate says "BR3 271". Beyond the two trucks are tents with red and yellow stripes set up in rows with a food stand between two of them. A cluster of American and Texas flags occupy a space between the food stand and a tent. Farther in the distance, away from the fairgrounds, are two tall multi-story buildings made of red bricks.

Photograph of two people on horseback carrying flags at the North Texas State Fair. The riders move alongside each other towards the camera, both holding flags in their right hands and dressed in white cowboy hats, white long-sleeved shirts, and blue jeans. The person on the right rides of brown horse with a white stripe on its face while the person on the right rides a white horse with a gray and pink nose. The riders move across a dirt ground, moving away from a wall of metal pole fencing with an open gap in its center the riders left from. Through the gap a group of still riders can be seen, all with white cowboy hats and long-sleeved shirts. One riders in the group holds an American flag on a pole. Built above the metal fencing is a small walkway that multiple people stand on to view the riders. Multiple sign hang on the walkway including a white "3" towards the left upper corner of the photo, an ad for a feed store in the photo's upper right corner, and a smokehouse ad in between the two.

Photograph of people in the audience at the North Texas State Fair. A set of stands with six rows of benches, each about a foot higher than the first one, fills the photograph. On a low pole in front of the stands' base a line of circular, plated American flags have been hung up. Within the stands a crowd of people of differing ages have sat down, dressed in a variety of clothing. Some wear cowboy hats while others wear ballcaps or no hats, many shirts with patterns or decorations, and multiple have dressed themselves in jeans. Through the open structure of the bench, a person on horseback can be seen in a grassy field beyond the stands, riding away from the seated crowd.

Photograph of cars driving past the square on County Seat Saturday. The camera captures a view of the square where cars move towards the right sight of the photo across a multi-lane road, passing by horses in full tack and the courthouse at the center of the square. Amongst the cars in the photo's foreground are a few people standing next to vars or crossing the street. One car's passenger door is opened by a still-seated occupant. Beyond the cars, on the lawn surrounding the courthouse, a large group of people have gathered. Some stand under the shade of trees while others stand behind a wooden fence adorned with signs advertising "Crouch Realty Co.", Locust St. Grill", and "Downtown Video". The domed corners of the courthouse and it multi-domed clocktower rise above the trees surrounding the building's base. In the right side of the photo, a line of shopfronts sits facing a street that runs alongside the courthouse.

Photograph of people sitting on the lawn of the old Denton County Courthouse, on County Seat Saturday. The crowd surrounds a short, simple stage on which a group performs music using a variety of instruments. Pennants of varying colors hang from the stage's edge. Within the crowd watching the performance, some people sit on blankets or chairs. Multiple audience members have blue balloons. Trees planted in the courthouse's lawn provide shade for the majority of the crowd. In the background behind the performers and occupied lawn is a line of shops including "McBride music & pawn". One shop has the American and Mexican flags flying atop small poles in front of it.

Photograph of people riding a small "train" on County Seat Saturday. The miniature train has a small open-air vehicle pulling its colorful cars, driven by a man in a black cowboy hat, red bandana worn around the neck, a blue t-shirt, blue jeans, and dark shoes. The vehicle has a small gold bell on its top as well as a small American flag and a small Texas flag on its front. The "train" has five cars in its assembly, which from front to back are blue, green, yellow, and then red in color. Each train car appears to have at least one adult and multiple children in it except for the caboose, which has a second man in a blue t-shirt and red bandana on it. The "train" drives on a multi-lane road from the left side of the photo towards the right but has stopped before a crosswalk to let a family of four cross the road. The family walks away from the courthouse and its crowded lawn towards the camera. Amongst the courthouse's crowds, multiple tents have been set up to provide open-air shade. On the streetlights surrounding the edges of the courthouse's sidewalk, multi-colored streamers have been …

Photograph of a man working inside Evers Hardware in Denton, TX. The man sits behind a black desk, facing towards the right side of the photo, and wears a white button-up shirt, blue pants, and glasses. He appears to be elderly and has a paper folded up in his pocket and looks down to read a newspaper held open in his hand on the desk. Other objects including a telephone and a spray bottle sit around the man on the desk. At the left edge of the photo, on a wooden post in front of the desk, a calendar opened to September hangs with something written on the 9th day. Below the calendar is a small rectangular box affixed to the wall with a number pad on it. To the right of the seated man is the end of a shelf with boxed items sitting at the top on a shelf while other objects hang on the shelf wall below. The objects appear to mostly be tools and utility items. Behind the man, short shelves extend across the wall and disappear from view. Cabinets and dozens of small brown boxes occupy the shelves, along with a fan and open book, …

Photograph of the interior of Evers Hardware in Denton, TX. A wide variety of objects fill shelves that sit in the center of the room and line the store's back wall. The shelves at the wall contain pots, bowls, cups, tins, and packaged goods. The shelf standing in the middle of the room has lamps on its top, plus an assortment of objects on its shelves. Above the shelf hands a thin, rectangular light hanging from the ceiling. At the right side of the photo is the entrance to the store, its windows blocked out by stacks of objects and signs that say "Trustworthy" and "We're the problem solvers". Two young men stand near the entrance of the store, facing one another as if conversating. At the bottom left corner of the photo is the edge of an additional shelf of objects, this one containing tools and silverware. Towards the botto mrigth corner of the image is a counter with a scale and register on its top, among other objects.

Photograph of shelves of colorful fabric products at Evers Hardware in Denton, TX. Filling the right half of the photo are five shelves, extending across the width of the wall and containing over a dozen colors of fabric. At the left edge of the photo are free-standing shelves with more colorful fabrics folded up and layered in piles. Between these shelves and the wall shelves is a small gap. Along the top of the walls of the shop room are shelves holding of plastic-wrapped fabrics that have been stacked a short distance up to the ceiling. The walls themselves are painted a light teal color, while the floor is covered by flat gray carpeting. At the back of the room stand two people, one in red and one in pink, who appear to be in mid-conversation.

Photograph of the interior of Evers Hardware in Denton, TX. At the right edge of the photo, gray stairs extend upwards off-camera. To the left of the stairs is a wood wall with stand of metals objects and signs affixed to the wall. A few feet to the left of the stand are multiple shelves containing a variety of objects, filling the space from the foreground into the background and right up to the front entrance of the store farther into the photo. The wares of the shop appear to primarily be tools and utility objects. Signs hang from the ceiling and say "Sale", "We're the problem solvers!", and "Trustworthy".

Photograph of a wooden card catalog cabinet inside Evers Hardware in Denton, TX. The cabinet fills the left wall of the shop visible in the photo, extending from floor to ceiling and from the foreground to the front of the store. Dozens of small, square drawers fill the cabinet, each with a written label. A box and sprayer bottle sit on the edge of a ledge extending over the lower section of the cabinet. Opposite the cabinet is a register on a tall counter, at the base of which sits a trashcan. Wood paneling covers the floor of the store. At the front of the store, the wall is occupied by two multi-paned windows. A ceiling fans hangs down in front of the upper window.

Photograph of two people inside Evers Hardware in Denton, TX. An elderly man with white hair wearing a white shirt with red stripes and tan pants stands in front of a counter, facing towards the left side of the camera. Behind the counter and turned towards the man is a second person with dark hair and wearing a white shirt with red stripes, their back to the camera. The counter between the two people extends towards the camera as it forms a rectangle around the second person, its walls glass to display a variety of objects within. Hanging off the corner closest to the camera is a bag of two lawn flamingos while on top of the counter are multiple lamps, a pitcher, and a cup of small American flags. A blurry stand of flower seeds sits in the bottom left corner of the photo in front of the counter. A line of signs hanging from the ceiling extends across the width of the rooms while a line of thin lights hangs across the length of the room. The signs say "Trustworthy" and "We're the problem solvers!". Shelves lien the left and rights walls of the room and contains a …

Photograph of a dirt road and a farmhouse in Rayzor Ranch, Denton, TX. The dirt road winds away from the camera towards the right, disappearing between lines of white fencing and tall, tufted plants. Grass fills the space on either side of the dirt road, trimmed to a short height. Straight ahead from the camera are two dark horses, contained within a portion of white fencing. In the background beyond the grass and fences are two buildings, the one on the right twice the size of the other. Both buildings have light-colored roofs and red walls. The larger building has two windows in its roof and a yellow light illuminating its front porch, a feature the smaller building appears to lack. Tall bushy trees fill the area behind the buildings, covering the horizon.

Photograph of fenced land in Rayzor Ranch, Denton, TX. White fencing extends across the photo's foreground before turning away to move into the background, twisting to the right in the distance before turning to extend across the width of the photo again. A few yards from the camera, part of the fence line splits off into a second line of fencing to divide the enclosed space into two. The two resulting areas are both empty except for green grass and a large tree sitting towards the photo's right edge. Across from the farthest line of white fencing is another grassy area enclosed by black fencing, within which are three dark horses. Beyond the horses' enclosure are multiple large trees and about half a dozen small white buildings.

Video footage of The Party in Denton: An Old Fashioned Barn Raisin', 1995-09-28 , This is a VHS tape made for the Chamber Building Renovation Fund. It was produced by Wooten Productions and Camera For Hire.