An extensive compilation from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection featuring the Arts, Culture, Heritage Press Tour Itinerary alongside captivating newspaper articles and vibrant images capturing the essence of the tour. This document also includes a detailed list of participants, multiple revised versions of the itinerary, and informative guides to various buildings, offices, and facilities.

Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection. A comprehensive compilation detailing the itinerary of the 1996 Press Tour organized by the DFW Tourism Council. This document includes a wealth of information about the scheduled events, activities, and destinations covered during the tour. Additionally, delve into candid conversations between tour participants and organizers, capturing firsthand experiences, feedback, and insights shared during this engaging exploration of the DFW region.

A documented advertisement from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection showcasing the comprehensive services, from precision printing to expert manufacturing, seamless installation, and reliable shipping.

Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection about the TXDDT Travel Info Center Study Tour 2001. Uncover handwritten notes, email communications with memos for travel centers, participant lists with room preferences, and detailed contact information for various segments of the Texas Tour. Explore the meticulous planning and coordination that went into orchestrating this informative and enriching study tour.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of Eddie Gossage (left) and John Mayewski (right) posing with a poster for the Casino Magic 500 race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Gossage wears a blue-button up shirt, black pants, and a dark jacket. He looks off-camera as he raises his left hand to hold the poster steady on its stand. Mayewski is dressed in a black and gray patterned button-up shirt, a black jacket, and has a lanyard around his neck with multi-colored cards attached to it. He looks into the camera and gives a small smile. The poster in-between Mayewski and Gossage has a white outline and a block fill with the large text "Casino Magic 500" in white towards its top. Red, yellow, and blue slashes of color go through the numerals in "500" while a yellow checker pattern and a blue racecar icon sit above :Casino Magic". Below the "500" text is a red racecar icon and the Texas Motor Speedway name and logo along with "2000". Below the red racecar is the black text "Texas Motor Speedway June 10, 2000" on a white rectangle, below which is a blue checker pattern and a large yellow racecar icon. Behind Gossage, Mayewski, and their poster …

Photograph of Greg Biffle peeling out at the start-finish line after winning the Pronto Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2000. Biffle's red, black, and white truck turns in front of the start-finish line amidst a billowing cloud of smoke as two men in red and white uniforms and headsets watch from an elevated box. The box the men stand in is shaped like an oval and has blue sides adorned with the Pronto logo in white. A metal ladder leads from the ground to the box. Separating the area the box occupies from the road Biffle drives on is a line of tall metal fencing. According to the label on the back of the photo, Biffle drives the #50 Grainger Ford.

Photograph of Greg Biffle posing with a helmet after winning the Pronto Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2000. Biffle wears a red and black jumpsuit with multiple colorful logos with white text on it and a black hat that says "Grainger" in white and "Racing in red". Biffle raises his right hand in a pointing gesture upwards while holding his helmet in his left hand. The helmet is white with Texas flag motifs on its sides and the text "Texas Motor Speedway" on its front along with a logo. Behind Biffle is his truck and a red wall with large logos on it. According to the label on the photograph's back, Biffle drove the #50 Grainger Ford.

Photograph of Greg Biffle posing with a trophy after winning the Pronto Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway. Biffle wears a red and black jumpsuit with multiple colorful logos with white text on it and a white hat with a large yellow logo on it. He uses both of his hands to hold his trophy into the air, a wooden object with a rectangular base and a circular top. A silver rendition of the Texas Motor Speedway logo occupies the glass of the trophy's circular top while the Pronto logo and the text "Texas Motor Speedway Winner June 9, 2000" decorate the trophy's base. Behind Biffle is a red truck with white hats and an open red toolchest on its top. Beyond this vehicle are two people in white hats standing in front of a wall with logos and the words "Texas Motor Speedway" on it. According to the label on the photo's back, Biffle drove the #50 Grainger Ford in the race.

Photograph of Greg Biffle's crew celebrating as he wins the Pronto Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2000. Six people stand alongside on another as they look towards the left off-camera, raising their arms and yelling. The crew are all dressed in red and black shirts with "Grainger" on them in white along with black hats, black or red pants, and bleu or red headsets. Some wear yellow-tinted glasses including the foremost man in the row of crew, who also has a measuring tape on his belt. To the left of this front man, in the background, is a tall tower with the numbers of all the race's participants sorted by what place they're in during the race, with each truck's number lit up by yellow lights. Biffle's #50 identifier sits at the top of the tower in the first place position.

Photograph of Greg Ray in his car during practice prior to the Casino Magic 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on June 11, 2000. Ray's car is green with logos and yellow, orange, and red stripes along its side, plus a large #1 in black and white on the car's nose. Ray wears shades and speaks to another man who kneels next to Ray's car, dressed in a dark green shirt with logos on it. A third man in dark green with a headset on walks around the back of the car, approaching a fourth man in black who walks towards the right side of the photo. In the background beyond Ray's car and the people walking is a strip of road, a swath of grass, and dozens of unoccupied stands.

Photograph of the Pronto Auto Parts 400 race held at Texas Motor Speedway on June 11, 1999. Two long lines of multi-colored cars drive across three lanes as they cross a checkered line on the road. Along the left edge of the road is a tall line of fencing consisting of poles that slightly curve towards the road below them. A small gap in the fencing is occupied by an elevated blue box with the white text "pronto auto parts" on its side and three people standing inside, two dressed in red shirts while a third person in white waves a green flag. On the left side of the fencing is an open area where over half a dozen people in high-visibility vests stand. A label on the back of the photograph identifies the man waving the green flag as heavyweight boxer Butterbean, who had participated in "Friday Night Fights" in The Speedway Club after Dennis Setzer won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.

Photograph of the #43 Richard Petty Dodge Motorsports truck in the pit at the Pronto Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway. The truck is red with logos and Petty's number in white across its sides. Two members of the pit crew rush around the front of the car, one holding an object with a long cord extending from it while the other bends over the car's grill. A third crew member stands on the far side of the car and holds a long dark object in his hands. Two more crew members rush around the back end of the car, one of whom is rolling a wheel to the vehicle. All of the pit crew are dressed in jumpsuits that match the color and design of Petty's car. In the background beyond the pit area is a large swatch of grass and stands full of onlookers. According to the label on the back of the photograph the truck's driver is Steve Grissom, who finished 15th in the race.