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100th Anniversary Denton Chamber of Commerce, 2009-03-24 captions transcript

100th Anniversary Denton Chamber of Commerce, 2009-03-24

This moving image is produced by The Crouch Group for the 100th anniversary of the Denton Chamber of Commerce. The video highlights programs and events such as the Chamber of Commerce campaign to secure Denton's water rights to Lewisville Lake, Dynamic Denton, fundraising for the Denton State School, construction of the FEMA Region 6 Office, the Leadership Denton program, the establishment of Peterbilt's headquarters in Denton, and the renovation of the Chamber of Commerce building.
Date: March 24, 2009
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Adam Petty in his car]

Photograph of Adam Petty in his car at the DIRECTV 500 Winston Cup race held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2, 2000. He wears a red and black jumpsuit and adjusts something on the side of his head as he looks out from his car's window. The vehicle is primarily red at its top and black along its side and has logos like those of Hot Wheels, Lucky Charms, Coca-Cola, and Nascar decorating its side. A large white "45" outlined in red fills space under Petty's window on the car's side.
Date: April 2, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Aerial photograph of the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track]

Aerial photograph of the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track at the Southern Bleacher Classic held at night. The track is oval shaped with a large swath of dirt at its center surrounded by a road lined by a short white wall. Outside this wall is a line of stands around the left side of the track and a row of parked trucks along the right side of the track. According to the label on the photograph's back, a crowd of 20,400 fills the stands. Light on tall poles stand around the inner and outer areas of the track. To the left and outside of the track are two large buildings that sit alongside some of the stands that face the track. The rest of the photo is dark and dotted with yellow, orange, and red balls of light.
Date: March 31, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Aerial view of NASCAR Winston Cup drivers racing]

Aerial photograph of NASCAR Winston Cup drivers racing before the DIRECTV 500 race held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2, 2000. The bottom third of the photo is filled by cozens of stands packed with people watching the race below them, only a tall fence lien separating the onlookers from the road. The middle third of the photo is occupied by the racing circuit, its roads wrapping around large patches of grass with logos like that of DIRECTV, Albertsons, and Sprint painted onto the grass. The cars of the race all speed along the part of the circuit closest to the stands of people watching the vehicles. The top third of the photo is filled with parked vehicles including large trucks and cars, plus a lien of tents that sit in front of the far side of the racing circuit. According to the label on the back of the photo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race, making it his first Winston Cup victory.
Date: April 2, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Angie Athanas (left) and Jeff Gordon (right) eating "Jeff's Mint Chocolate Speedway" ice cream]

Photograph of Angie Athanas (left) and Jeff Gordon (right) eating "Jeff's Mint Chocolate Speedway" ice cream at the DIRECTV 500 race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Athanas has light, shoulder-length curly hair and wears a silver necklace, black shirt, and white lab coat. She closes her eyes as she lifts a white spoon to her mouth with her right arm. On the left side of her lab coat near the collar is a white tag with red text while on the right side of the coat is a red and black ice cream tub icon with text in it. Gordon has short black hair and wears a black hat with the Du Pont and Du Pont Racing logos on it, a black shirt with a white-lined collar and the Pepsi logo, a black belt, a watch on his left arm, and blue jeans. He holds in his right hand a white tub of Edy's ice cream, its sides patterned with gold fleur-de-lis while its front has the Edy's logo and the name of the ice cream flavor. Gordon's left hand holds a black spoon that he's raised to his mouth. Behind Gordon and Athanas is a wall with the Edy's …
Date: April 2, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Antiques and Denton County Courthouse Photographs on CD, 2008

Photograph from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection of ....
Date: 2008~
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library

Antiques and Denton County Courthouse Photographs on CD, 2008

Photograph from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection of ....
Date: 2008~
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bryan Reffner celebrating a win]

Photograph of Bryan Reffner celebrating a win at the O'Reilly 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on October 13, 2000. Reffner wears a tan and red hat with the O'Reilly logo on it and a bleu jumpsuit with bands of red, orange, and yellow around the waist and elbows. Across the stripes on the waist of the jumpsuit is the word "Menards", spelled out in white letters. Logos decorate the collar and chest of the jumpsuit while Reffner's full name adorns the blue belt around his waist in white stitching. Reffner raises his arms into the air as red, white, and blue confetti fills the area around him. A white, yellow, and red striped wall sits behind Reffner and has large, blurry words across its width. The label on the back of the photo describes Reffner as winning the race with the #3 Johns Manville Chevrolet.
Date: October 13, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bryan Reffner posing with a helmet]

Photograph of Bryan Reffner posing with a helmet after winning the O'Reilly 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on October 13, 2000. Reffner's helmet is black with an image of a waving Texas flag on the side along with the race's logo. Reffner himself wears a gray and black ballcap with a logo on it and a blue jumpsuit with red, orange, and yellow stripes around the waist and elbows. There are logos on and around the jumpsuit's collar while the chest is decorated by "JM" in large blue letters. below which is "Johns Manville" and then "Menards" in white. Behind Reffner is a wall with a large logo on a red background, above which is red text on a yellow stripe and then the Texas Motor Speedway name and logo on a white background. According to the label on the back of the photograph, Reffner won in the #3 Johns Manville Chevrolet and set a track record of 180.371 during his qualifying run for the race.
Date: October 13, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Buddy Lazier and Robbie Buhl leading a race]

Photograph of Buddy Lazier (#91) and Robbie Buhl (#24) leading the Casino Magic 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Lazier's car is white and blue, driving in the bottom right corner of the image, while Buhl's car is orange and blue and moves to the left of Lazier. Four other cars follow farther behind, varying from red to yellow to white in color. The road the vehicles race on is divided into three lanes by white dashed lines and has a short white wall separating the race's audience from the road. The wall has "Texas" painted on it next to a logo and has a tall fence line along its top. The race's audience is seated in a large swath of bleachers, the farthest ones shaded by a large rectangular building held aloft by numerous columns. The words "Texas Motor Speedway" are painted onto the building's top right corner.
Date: June 11, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Buddy Lazier celebrating]

Photograph of Buddy Lazier celebrating his Indy Racing Northern Light Series championship at the Excite 500 race held at Texas Motor Speedway on October 15, 2000. Lazier wears a white and black jumpsuit with logos across the chest and a blue and yellow helmet with its clear visor pushed up. The front of the helmet has a "Delta Faucet" logo on it while the jumpsuit and Lazier's car have "Xerox" logos on them. The car also has "Firestone" and "Coors Light" logos on it. A circular black object sits in front of Lazier on top of his vehicle. As he raises his glove-clad hands into the air a group of people crowds around his car, some holding cameras.
Date: October 15, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Buddy Lazier squinting]

Photograph of Buddy Lazier squinting as he watches the scoring tower during the Excite 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Lazier's helmet is yellow and blue with the Coors Light logo and the Colorado flag on the yellow section while the bleu section has the text "Delta Faucet" and Lazier" on it. Lazier's clear visor has a red line across its top edge, which has the Bell logo at its left end, and has been lifted up. Lazier also wears a white top with text including the Firestone logo on it.
Date: October 15, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cars crossing the starting line]

Photograph of cars crossing the starting line at the O'Reilly 400 race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Two blue and white trucks pass over the starting line while a third follows closely behind, the group leading over a dozen other trucks down the road. On either side of the starting line is "Texas" written in white between two white renditions of the Texas Motor Speedway logo. Towards the left end of the checkered line is an elevated, open-air box that a man in blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and a red and white ballcap stands in as he waves a green flag. At the opposite end of the starting line is a swath of green grass with a large yellow, red, and black logo painted on it. On the far side of the grass is another stretch of road in the racing circuit, running alongside a row of stalls crowded with people. The label on the back of the photo describes the event as involving forty-four trucks that attempted to qualify for the race's thirty-six starting spots.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Casino Magic 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series race]

Photograph of the Casino Magic 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on June 11, 2000. Eleven cars approach and go around a curve in the three-lane road, the red and white lead car partially disappearing at the bottom edge of the photo. To the right of the road is a patch of short yellow grass while to the road's left is a short white wall with the word "Texas" painted on it. According to the label on the back of the photo, 27 cars are participating in the race photographed and it was #8 driven by Scott Sharp that won, barely finishing in front of Robbie McGehee. Sharp's car is visible in this photo as the red and yellow car closely following behind #14.
Date: June 11, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Celebrating Milestones: DFWATC's 25th Anniversary in February 2003] (open access)

[Celebrating Milestones: DFWATC's 25th Anniversary in February 2003]

Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection. The compilation features a heartfelt letter inviting marketing partners to join in the festivities, providing a sneak peek into the Copy of the 2003 Official Visitors Guide, a detailed program of work, and the engaging February issue of the newsletter "The Exchange."
Date: February 2003
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Chisolm Trail] (open access)

[The Chisolm Trail]

Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection. A comprehensive compilation featuring abstracts from 'Texas Explorer,' insights into "The Chisholm Trail," and highlights from the NAITCP Business Summit program. This curated collection provides a multifaceted exploration of historical and contemporary perspectives on the iconic Chisholm Trail.
Date: 2000/2001
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Crew members pushing Ron Hornaday's car down pit road amidst rain]

Photograph of crew members pushing Ron Hornaday's car down pit road during a rain delay at the NASCAR Busch Series Albertson's 300 race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Hornaday's car is blue and yellow with numerous logos across its side including those of 76, Simpson, Clevite, Penske, and Goodyear. A large white "3" sits in the middle of the car's side, between groups of logos. Standing in front of the vehicle is one of the crew members carrying a black and white umbrella, leaning against the car's windows while looking out over the wet road. The crew member, plus two other men at the back of the car, wear blue jackets, pants, hats, and headsets along with black shoes. Their clothes, similar to the car, have multiple logos decorating them. One crew member at the vehicle's rear covers himself with a blue tarp that extends across the roof and back end of the car while the third blue-clad crew member crouches behind the car to push it. Pushing alongside the third man is a fourth crew member dressed in a yellow jacket. White dashed lines run along the wet road next to the crew members and the car while a …
Date: April 1, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A crowded pit stop]

Photograph of a pit stop at the Pronto Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Cars sit parallel to a wall crowded with staff wearing headsets as pit crew personnel run to and around cars, some carrying tools or wheels. Long sticks with signs on them are raised or lowered as cars arrive and depart. According to the label on the back of the photo, the #38 car pulling into the pit stop is driven by Patrick Lawler, one of 37 trucks competing in the race. Not visible in the photo is the #50 truck driven by Greg Biffle, which won the race.
Date: June 9, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dale Earnhardt and son Dale Jr. celebrating]

Photograph of Dale Earnhardt and son Dale Jr. celebrating Jr.'s win at the DIRECTV 500 race held at Texas Motor Speedway. The Earnhardts both wear red ballcaps with the text "Bud" and "King of beers" on them in white along with red, black, and white jumpsuits with a variety of logos on them. The father and son embrace as two men with black ballcaps, one in a red jacket and the other in a blue jacket with a headset, stand in front of them. A group of men in red ballcaps crowd in the background behind the Earnhardts.
Date: April 2, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrating]

Photograph of Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrating his win at the DIRECTV 500 race held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2, 2000. He wears a red and black jumpsuit with the text "Bud" repeated across it in white and stands with his right arm raised as he appears to yell triumphantly. Red, white, and blue confetti fill the air, falling towards the crowd around Earnhardt's who raise their hands in fists or hold out microphones. One microphone has the CBS name and logo on it. To the left of Earnhardt's legs is a partially visible gold trophy. In the background behind the crowd is a blurry gold, red, and white wall.
Date: April 2, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[David Starr in his car]

Photograph of David Starr from inside his car at the Pronto Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Starr wears a white helmet with two red "Simpson" labels on it, a white long-sleeved top that has another "Simpson" label on the right sleeve, and dark blue pants. He is fastened into a black seat by a black seatbelt with larger "Simpson" labels on it as he grips the black steering wheel in front of him. Black tubes run along the edges of the car while a black net covers the open window on Starr's left. Bright light fills the view of the area outside of his car, blurring two people that stand outside the window with netting over it.
Date: June 9, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[David Starr sitting in the window of his car]

Photograph of David Starr sitting in the window of his car at the O'Reilly 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Starr wears a white ballcap and a white long-sleeved shirt, both decorated by multiple logos include that of "Simpson", along with blue pants. Starr's truck is white and also adorned with logos, plus the white text "Craftsman" at the top of the windshield and "Starr" above the window Starr sits in. In the background behind the driver and his truck are swaths of grass followed by a stretch of empty road, beyond which are mostly empty bleachers. The long rectangular building sitting above the top of the bleachers has "Texas Motor Speedway" in black text along its top left edge, flanked on either end by the Texas Motor Speedway's logo.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Convention & Visitors Bureau: Welcome To Denton by Phyllis George. captions transcript

Denton Convention & Visitors Bureau: Welcome To Denton by Phyllis George.

Video footage of Denton Convention & Visitors Bureau: Welcome to Denton Video with Phyllis George, undated, former Miss America and UNT alumna, Phyllis George.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Denton CVB Advisory Board: Compilation of Meetings, Reports, and Promotional Materials] (open access)

[Denton CVB Advisory Board: Compilation of Meetings, Reports, and Promotional Materials]

A comprehensive compilation featuring detailed Denton CVB Advisory Board agendas, member rosters, and meeting minutes. Explore additional content, including Hotel Occupancy Tax Collection Summaries for 2004, drafts of enticing advertisements, CVB Activity reports, and intricate travel reservation details. This compilation offers a thorough overview of the board's activities, financial summaries, and promotional initiatives for the specified period.
Date: 2004
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library