This photograph of a flash flood that occurred in Denton, Texas was taken on April 24, 2007, from the staff entrance door of the Emily Fowler Library by staff member, Leslie Couture. This is looking west at Parkway Street. The water had crested over the curb and moved to within six feet of the staff door.

This photograph was taken after the rain stopped during a flash flood on April 24, 2007, in Denton, Texas. Staff member, Leslie Couture went outside and took the photograph from the Festival Bridge on the southeast corner behind the library. The water came up to her knees while she was walking towards the bridge. That is how much the water had crested the banks of the creek.

This photograph was taken just after a flash flood that occurred on April 24, 2007. The rain stopped shortly after 5 p.m. Library assistant, Leslie Couture, went outside and took photos of Oakland Street from the staff entrance on the west side of the building. While the water did not breach the building, it did come within six feet of the door.

Photograph of floodwaters at the Denton Public Library, Emily Fowler Central Library. View of the bridge in Quakertown Park. Pecan Creek has topped its banks and run-up to the southeast (back) side of the Emily Fowler Library. It had been raining for days when this flash flood occurred. The photo was taken from inside the library.

Photograph of floodwaters at the Denton Public Library, Emily Fowler Central Library. A view of the parking lot in front of the Emily Fowler Library, Oakland street can be partially seen on the left side of the picture. Photograph taken from in front of the library. It had rained for many days when this flash flood occurred. A couple of people tried to drive out of the parking lot before the water had reached this level and their engines flooded. It happened in minutes. This photo was taken just as the rain was starting to dissipate.

Photograph of floodwaters at the Denton Public Library, Emily Fowler Central Library. North view of the parking lot in front of the Emily Fowler Library and Oakland street running towards TWU. The photo was taken from the front entrance of the library, just after the rain had stopped. These two drivers had ignored the high water sign and their cars stalled.

Photograph of of mayor Euline Brock (second from right) and three unidentified members of the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce standing under a white tent at the Cinco de Mayo festival. Behind them there is a sign that reads "Hispanic Chamber of Commerce" and to their left there is a booth selling homemade hot tamales; there are red, white, and green balloons floating above both tents.

Photograph of mayor Euline Brock (right) holding a microphone and posing with an unidentified woman holding a piece of paper while a third person holds up a painting on a stage at the Cinco de Mayo festival.

Photograph of three women and two men standing in front of a large inflated sign that reads "Radio Unica 1360 AM" at their booth at the Cinco de Mayo festival with the Emily Fowler library visible in the background.

Photograph of two men dressed as vaqueros demonstrating rope techniques on a stage in front of the East side of the Emily Fowler Library at the 2002 Cinco de Mayo Celebration in the Civic Center Park (now Quakertown park). In the background there is a sign that reads "Cinco de Mayo 'A Celebration of Friendship'" and several rows of decorative paper flowers.

Photograph of an unidentified man and boy dressed in traditional Vaquero costumes with sombreros at the Cinco de Mayo Festival in Civic Center Park in Denton. In the backgroun there is a group of people gathered around a stage, trees, and some people tailgating.

Photograph of Rondella Hawkins and Keith Reeves posing holding a plaque that reads "Programming Awards. Second Place. Denton, Texas" at the Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors Conference. She is wearing a red jacket and he is wearing a checkered shirt, name tag, and a ribbon that reads "Speaker."

Photograph of Euline Brock (center, with a blue shirt) and other unidentified people gathered for a noise demonstration of decibel levels in the parking lot of Muther's Bar at 113 Avenue A; t here is a mural on the building in the background and several parked cars are visible on the left side.

Photograph of (left to right) Ronnie Beasley, Euline Brock, and Mark Burroughs looking over Rick Reid's shoulder at the noise decibel meter at a noise demonstration at Muther's Bar (located at 113 Avenue A; they are inside the covered porch area of the bar.

Photograph of a Denton Police Department Patrol Lieutenant Scott Fletcher holding a decibel meter and demonstrating the decibel reading for the music in the parking lot of Muther's Bar (113 Avenue A.). On the left is Rick Reid, the owner of Muther's bar, and the man on the right is Denton City Councilmember Raymond Redmon.

Photograph of Dr. Ann Stuart posing with three unidentified representatives from Ciudad Victoria, Denton's sister city; Dr. Stuart is wearing a brightly colored jacket and holding hands with the two men on either side of her and all three men are wearing suits and name tags.

Photograph of an unidentified woman and man shaking hands at a reception for the International Sister Cities Program in the courtyard of Denton City Hall. There is a table with food and drinks and other people partially visible in the foreground and trees in the background.

Photograph of three unidentified representatives from Ciudad Victoria, Denton's sister city, posing with Mayor Euline Brock (second from right) in the Denton City Council Chambers. Brock is wearing a pink blazer and the representatives (two women and a man) are holding small gifts.

Photograph of two unidentified men during a Sister Cities Signing Day at Denton City Hall with red and white balloons and trees in the background.

Photograph of UNT's CoolN2 car, a gutted 1973 Volkswagen with a blue frame, two seats, with a large metal canister in the back, which ran on liquid nitrogen, at the Civic Center during the City of Denton's Hybrid Car Show.

Photograph of a group of bicyclists wearing green shirts turning left from Hickory onto Locust Street on the square with a sign for White's Furniture Company and the old Southern Hotel visible in the background. The cyclists were participating in the City of Denton's Alternative Transportation Day.

Photograph of mayor Mark Burroughs standing next to a poster advertising the City of Denton Alternative Transportation Day and featuring a pie and bar graphs showing alternative modes of transportation and participation among different groups. In the background various participants wearing green t-shirts are standing in the courtyard of City Hall (215 E. McKinney), which was designed by O'Neil Ford.

Photograph of (left to right) Roni Beasley, Mike Jez, Sandy Kristofferson, and Barbara Ross wearing green shirts that say "Air Pollution Warning" standing near the entrance of Denton City Hall (215 E. McKinney) during City of Denton Alternative Transportation day.

Photograph of three unidentified young men riding lowrider bicycles along Bell Avenue during the Denton Cinco de Mayo festival with Johnny Joe's Convenience Store & Gas Station visible in the background. Two of the boys can be seen with the wearing the colors of Mexico on their bikes. The boy in the green shirt is wearing a gold necklace that says, Juan. Their bikes have chain steering wheels, twisted handlebars, forks, and spokes, and white trim lowrider wheels.